The alleged shooter found at former President Donald Trump’s golf course by Secret Service agents on Sunday had waited in a sniper’s nest for nearly 12 hours, according to federal prosecutors.
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Longtime Political Analyst Chris Cilizza Unloads on People Downplaying Trump Assassination Attempts
Trump faced a second assassination attempt on Sunday but experienced no injury this time as a Secret Service agent fired shots at a man with a semi-automatic rifle while the former president was golfing at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach. Cillizza, on his YouTube channel, said people who minimize the gravity of the attempts on Trump’s life undermine “our democracy” and must stop.
Read the full storyPro-Police ‘Big City Coffee’ Owner Wins $4 Million After Boise State Bullying
A pro-police coffee shop owner bullied off campus at Boise State University could be getting a large payout soon.
A jury awarded Big City Coffee $3 million following a lawsuit from owner Sarah Fendley against the public university.
Read the full storyCNN’s Harry Enten Warns Harris Currently In Polling ‘Danger Zone’
CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten warned on Monday that Vice President Kamala Harris’ current national lead over former President Donald Trump is too slim to signal a likely victory in the November election due to the electoral college.
Read the full storyCommentary: ‘American Girls in Sports Day’ Matters More Than Ever
Across our country, more than 3 million female high school and college athletes compete, practice, and train every day to achieve athletic success.
For many of these young women and girls, athletic participation is more than just a game: It is a life-long passion that improves their physical health, boosts their self-confidence, and teaches them the discipline and leadership skills to succeed on and off the field.
Read the full storyFederal Gun Charges Filed Against Suspect in Second Assassination Attempt on Trump
Federal authorities in Florida on Monday filed two gun charges against the suspect in what the FBI is calling an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, the second in two months.
Read the full storySecond Assassination Attempt Since July Raises Questions About How Shooter Got Within 500 Yards of Trump
Secret Service agents disrupted the second assassination attempt on Donald Trump’s life in two months, but difficult questions remain on how a would-be assassin with an AK-47 rifle got within 500 yards of the former president while he was golfing and why anti-Trump vitriol in America rages on.
Read the full storyConservatives Celebrate Courage of Sen. Marsha Blackburn in Leading Fight Against Income Tax in Tennessee
The Tennessee Star on Monday obtained videos from a newly released ad campaign by Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), who is currently favored to win reelection against State Senator Gloria Johnson (D-Knoxville), which feature prominent Tennessee conservatives celebrate Blackburn’s role in the successful 2003 effort to defeat an income tax proposal.
Blackburn’s videos include remarks from State Senator Jack Johnson (R-Franklin), former State Representatives Mae Beavers and Donna Barrett, and Nashville Tea Party founder Ben Cunningham, who each noted the senator was a key figure in the 2003 effort, which saw Blackburn successfully use conservative radio to leverage an outpouring of grassroots activists against a proposed 3.5 percent sales tax.
Read the full storyDOJ Charges Illegal Immigrant with Voting in Multiple Elections
Amid debate in Congress over requiring proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote, federal prosecutors in Alabama charged an illegal immigrant with obtaining a false identity in 2011 and voting unlawfully in multiple elections, including two presidential contests.
The Justice Department announced that the illegal immigrant from Guatemala agreed to a guilty plea after being charged with nine counts.
Read the full storyBillions Gone and Little to Show for It Years After Rampant COVID Fraud
Years after the passage of federal COVID-era relief and the subsequent loss of likely hundreds of billions of those taxpayer dollars, lawmakers are still unsure where that money went, how to get it back, and seemingly have done little to prevent it from happening again.
Federal watchdog and other reports estimate anywhere from $200 billion to half a trillion was lost to waste, fraud and abuse across various federal and state COVID-era programs.
Read the full storyTrump Leads Harris in Arizona as Kari Lake Narrowly Trails Rep. Ruben Gallego in Race Called ‘Essential’ for Democrats
A poll released Sunday found former President Donald Trump continues to hold a slim lead over Vice President Kamala Harris in the wake of their debate last week.
The poll found Representative Ruben Gallego (D-AZ-03) with a comparable lead over former newswoman Kari Lake in Arizona’s race for the U.S. Senate, after a Democratic strategist called the race “essential” for the party to retain its senate majority.
Read the full storyCalifornia Judge Blocks School’s Policy Notifying Parents of Gender Transitions
In California, a county judge has issued a ruling forbidding a school district from enacting its policy of requiring teachers and staff to inform parents whenever their child plans on “transitioning” their gender or using different pronouns besides their correct ones.
As reported by Fox News, San Bernardino County Judge Michael Sachs had previously issued his preliminary injunction against the Chino Valley Unified (CVU) school district last year; now, following the passing of a state law that forbids schools statewide from informing parents of such drastic decisions by their students, Judge Sachs has permanently struck down CVU’s policy.
Read the full storyCommentary: Trump Continues to Expand the MAGA Movement
Once again, former President Donald Trump is expanding the MAGA movement and the Republican Party by being open to new voices joining the movement and thinking outside of the box.
Elections are a game of addition, and if you’re subtracting, then you’re losing. Trump is adding to his base and it can be seen in his poll numbers with growing support among black men, Hispanic men, Jewish voters and blue-collar voters. The Democrats are panicking.
Read the full storyOhio Governor Defends Haitian Illegal Aliens
In a recent interview, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) voiced his support for importing as many illegal aliens as possible into his state, defending the surge of 20,000 Haitian illegals into the town of Springfield, Ohio.
Read the full storyU.S. Borrowing Tops $1.9 Trillion So Far This Year
The federal government borrowed $1.9 trillion in the first eleven months of fiscal year 2024, including $380 billion in August, a startling amount as federal watchdogs sound the alarm on spending.
Those borrowing figures come from the latest Monthly Treasury Statement from the Treasury Department.
Read the full storyCalifornia Considering Plan to Subsidize Phone Bills for Illegal Immigrants
The California government is considering a plan to subsidize home and cell phone bills for illegal immigrants.
The proposal would eliminate requiring social security numbers for the California LifeLine program, which provides phone bill discounts for low-income residents.
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