A large mob in Russia appears to have stormed an airport Sunday in Dagestan, yelling, “Allahu Akbar,” while hunting for Jews after a flight arrived from Tel Aviv.
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Biden Approval Sinks to 37 Percent, Down 11 Points with Democrats: Poll
President Joe Biden’s approval rating has dipped below the 40% mark in a recent survey, with even Democrats giving the commander-in-chief lower marks.
Overall, Biden earned a 37% approval rating in the October iteration of the Gallup survey. That figure marked a four-point drop from the same survey in September.
Read the full storyRepeat COVID Vax Worsens Immune Response, Could ‘Enhance’ Dengue, International Research Suggests
With regulators worldwide on the defensive for approving mRNA COVID-19 vaccines associated with seizures and heart inflammation in low-risk groups, and confirmed to be contaminated with DNA in large-scale batch production, more science is filling in the gaps left by governments.
Dutch government-funded researchers confirmed the peer-reviewed work of two sets of German counterparts who found repeat vaccination spurs a “class switch” to inferior antibodies that moderate rather than neutralize SARS-CoV-2 infection, in a much larger study awaiting peer review.
Read the full storyMike Pence Suspends 2024 Presidential Campaign
Former Vice President Mike Pence suspended his 2024 presidential campaign on Saturday.
Read the full storyMaine Shooting Suspect Found Dead, Ending Three-Day Manhunt
Law enforcement discovered the body of Robert Card, 40, on Friday, ending a three-day manhunt that followed a major mass shooting in the town of Lewiston.
Read the full storyEmails Show How Feds Coalesced Around Russia, QAnon to Dismiss Hunter Biden Laptop
A New York Post scoop based on emails from Hunter Biden’s abandoned laptop, published three weeks before the 2020 election, immediately drew attention from the federal agency that helped set up a private consortium intended to squelch purported election misinformation.
It’s not clear why from heavily redacted emails the Department of Homeland Security turned over to America First Legal among several productions under the Freedom of Information Act.
Read the full storyGeorgia Election Case Goes to Trial over Mass Voter Challenge as Cases Mount
The trial over a 2020 Georgia election case has begun, including mass challenges of voter eligibility and allegations of voter intimidation. Similar legal challenges continue in the state.
On Thursday, the trial of Fair Fight v. True the Vote began, with the plaintiff arguing that the defendants’ challenging the eligibility of more than 364,000 voters in the 2020 presidential election amounts to “voter intimidation.”
Read the full storyProsecutor Says Biden Bribery Claim Was Credible Enough for Further Investigation, but FBI Resisted
In bombshell testimony, the federal prosecutor who initially probed the Biden family’s dealings in Ukraine told Congress his team had corroborated enough of an FBI informant’s claim of an alleged bribery scheme involving Joe Biden to merit further investigation but he encountered unprecedented foot-dragging and “reluctance” inside both the FBI and the Delaware U.S. Attorney’s office that took over the case, Just the News has learned.
Former Pittsburgh U.S. Attorney Scott Brady revealed to the House Judiciary Committee that his team found enough credible evidence in its initial review of Hunter Biden’s dealings with the Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings and possible corruption by Joe Biden to refer criminal matters to three separate U.S. Attorney’s offices in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Delaware for further investigation.
Read the full storyVoter Drop Boxes Face Challenge in Arizona, as States Weigh Legalizing, Banning or Protecting Them
As Arizona faces a lawsuit over its ballot drop boxes, states across the country have taken different approaches to using unmanned receptacles for elections.
The Arizona Secretary of State has been sued for allegedly overstepping state law by permitting unstaffed ballot drop boxes, while Wisconsin is facing a lawsuit to allow ballot drop boxes.
Read the full storyColleges Accused of Blindsiding Students with COVID Vax Mandates for Clinical Rotations
Like the cassette music format among hipsters, COVID-19 vaccine mandates live on in select educational settings.
Students may not be told until they’re already well into a program, however.
Read the full storyReport: Ford, United Auto Workers Reach Tentative Deal to End Strike
The United Auto Workers union and Ford Motor Company have reached a tentative deal to end the ongoing strike, pending approval from union leaders.
The ongoing strike has thus far lasted nearly six weeks. Exact terms of the agreement remain unclear, though the final deal could be announced as early as Wednesday evening, CNBC reported, citing sources familiar with the talks.
Read the full storyFBI Had 40 Sources Providing Intel About Possible Criminal Activity Involving Bidens, Grassley Says
The FBI received information about possible criminal activity involving the Biden family from more than 40 informants over an extended period of time, but most avenues of investigation were thwarted, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, revealed in a bombshell letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, released Wednesday.
Read the full storyJohnson Officially Wins House Speakership on House Floor
The GOP-led House voted Wednesday to elect Rep. Mike Johnson speaker after 3 weeks without a chamber leader, according to the final vote tally.
Read the full storyLouisiana U.S. Rep. Johnson Nominated for Speaker, Full House Vote Expected as Early as Wednesday
Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., won the House speaker nomination on Tuesday night, becoming the fourth candidate to do so after the ousting of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy three weeks ago.
Johnson, vice chair of the House GOP conference, lost to House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., earlier on Tuesday but Emmer eventually dropped out due to opposition from enough Republicans to sink his ascension to the speakership on the House floor.
Read the full storyDHS Admitted Hundreds of Thousands of ‘Inadmissible’ Aliens Through CBP One App: House Panel
The Department of Homeland Security has been using a migrant processing app to release hundreds of thousands of otherwise inadmissible foreign nationals into the U.S. interior, according to documents obtained by the House Homeland Security Committee.
CBP One is an app through which would-be entrants to the United States may schedule appointments to appear at U.S. ports of entry. Ostensibly, its users must be in northern Mexico to schedule an appointment, though reporting from the Washington Examiner has suggested that users have turned to virtual private networks (VPN) to evade the geographic requirements. Moreover, the app has come under fire due to its alleged use by cartels in human trafficking operations.
Read the full storyFederal Prosecutors Spied on Congress in Search for Leaks, Now DOJ Is Being Investigated for It
Several current and former congressional oversight staff have been recently informed that the U.S. Justice Department seized their phone and email records back in 2017 as part of leak investigations, belated revelations that have touched off an inquiry by DOJ’s internal watchdog and raised serious concerns about the separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches.
Over the last week, several current and former Senate and House staff from both political parties have alerted Congress that they received belated notifications from Apple, Google or other Big Tech firms that their email or phone records were obtained from their personal devices via a grand jury subpoena.
Read the full storyTom Emmer Drops Out of Speaker’s Race
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer has dropped out of the race to become the Speaker of the House, doing so within hours of the Republican conference backing him for the post.
Read the full storyTrump Warns GOP Against Tapping ‘RINO’ Tom Emmer for Speaker: ‘Tragic Mistake!’
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Republicans against picking Minnesota GOP Rep. Tom Emmer to become the next Speaker of the House.
Read the full storyMinnesota Rep. Emmer Wins GOP House Speaker Nomination
Minnesota GOP Rep. Tom Emmer, the House majority whip, won his party’s nomination for House speaker on Tuesday after five rounds of secret ballot voting.
His nomination now moves to the House floor where it needs at least 217 votes to pass. It’s unclear when the vote will be held.
Read the full storyAnti-Israel Sentiment has Permeated Biden Administration from the Start
Even as President Joe Biden touts his support for Israel, many of his appointees have expressed anti-Israel and anti-Semitic sentiments, even after Hamas terrorists invaded Israel and killed more than 1,400 people, including at least 31 U.S. citizens.
“Biden has appointed the most anti-Semitic, anti-Israel people to important posts we’ve ever seen,” Zionist Organization of America National President Morton Klein told Just the News.
Read the full storyNew Pentagon Memo Reveals Almost 300 Reports of Potential UFO Encounters Since August 2022
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Defense publicly released the 2023 report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP)—colloquially known as UFOs—which revealed that there have been almost 300 reports of potential UAP observed, with some cases of UAP exhibiting “high-speed travel or unusual maneuverability.”
The report, titled “Fiscal Year 2023 Consolidated Annual Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena” was released by the Department of Defense for open publication along with charts detailing trends in UAP reporting which included the typically-reported characteristics of the objects as well as a heat map their locations.
Read the full storyCommon Themes on Energy Policy Emerge Among Republican Presidential Candidates
by Kevin Killough In the past few years, America has seen high inflation rates and a faltering economy that some observers say will go into a recession. The latest conflict in the Middle East could likely pose a significant disruption in global energy supplies. Where the GOP contenders stand on energy policies will likely weigh heavily on voters’ decisions in 2024. Just The News highlights the key points the top Republican candidates have made with regard to energy policy during their campaigns. Donald Trump When former President Donald Trump, the current leader in the 2024 presidential race, sat down with Association of Mature American Citizens’ (AMAC) Rebecca Weber and Just The News’ John Solomon, he said that at the end of his term in 2020, America was energy independent. “We didn’t need anybody’s energy. We didn’t have to give them arms or armies. We didn’t have to guard anybody. We didn’t have to keep the Gulf open. We were totally set,” Trump said. In another six months, Trump said, the U.S. would have been energy dominant, meaning it would be the largest producer and exporter of oil and gas in the world. Trump told Weber and Solomon that unleashing American oil is key to the country’s economic…
Read the full storyU.S. Urges Americans to Flee Lebanon, Accuses Hamas of Blocking Americans from Leaving Gaza
by John Solomon The State Department on Sunday night urged U.S. citizens to depart from Lebanon because of an “unpredictable security situation” while accusing Hamas of blocking Americans from fleeing Gaza ahead of an expected Israeli offensive. “To date, at least, Hamas has blocked them (Americans) from leaving, showing once again its total disregard for civilians of any kind who are stuck in Gaza,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken told CBS News. Meanwhile, the State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs posted an urgent alert Sunday night to X, formerly known as Twitter, to Americans in Lebanon. “U.S. citizens who wish to depart Lebanon should leave now, due to the unpredictable security situation,” the department tweeted. “There are still commercial flights available, but there is reduced capacity.” Lebanon: U.S. citizens who wish to depart Lebanon should leave now, due to the unpredictable security situation. There are still commercial flights available, but there is reduced capacity. Please check flight options at Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport… pic.twitter.com/7tjvXHlXle — Travel – State Dept (@TravelGov) October 22, 2023 The post gave readers resources, including flight options from Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport. “The Department of State urges U.S. citizens not to travel to Lebanon,” the U.S.…
Read the full storyNew York A.G. Flouts Court Orders by Pressuring Social Media to Censor ‘Hateful’ Speech, Lawyers Say
Free speech battles over Hamas terrorism against Israeli civilians and the Jewish state’s military response aren’t just roiling college campuses such as New York University, which is investigating its law school’s student body president for using her office to blame Israel.
They could get the Empire State’s attorney general in trouble with a federal judge.
Read the full storyD.C. Judge Pauses Trump Gag Order in January 6 Case
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Friday agreed to temporarily pause a gag order she imposed on former President Donald Trump while he appeals the decision.
Chutkan on Monday issued the order, prohibiting him from publicly attacking the court staff, the prosecution, and any potential witnesses. The judge is overseeing special counsel Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 case against the former president. Trump has vocally accused Smith of pursuing a political witch hunt against him to derail his 2024 White House bid.
Read the full storyTrump Endorses Jim Justice in West Virginia Senate Race
Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday endorsed West Virginia Republican Gov. Jim Justice in the state’s 2024 Senate race.
Justice, the state’s two-term governor, is currently seeking the Republican nomination and faces Rep. Alex Mooney in that contest. The winner of the primary will go on to seek the seat currently held by Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, who has yet to announce his reelection plans.
Read the full story‘What a Scam!’ Elon Musk Calls for Self-Described ‘Media Watchdog’ NewsGuard to Be Disbanded
On Thursday, Twitter CEO and entrepreneur Elon Musk called for NewsGuard—a for-profit entity dedicated to countering what it calls misinformation—to be “disbanded.”
Read the full storyCampus Speech Codes Used Against Students Who Dismiss Hamas Terrorism as Israel’s Fault
A mile and a half from the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil, a free speech battle is raging over the worst terrorist attack on Israeli soil.
New York University is under fire from critics of Israel and civil libertarians for its response to pro-Palestine student activism in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas slaughter and kidnapping of Israeli civilians and Israel’s resulting Gaza offensive.
Read the full storyHouse GOP Conference Votes to Remove Jordan as Speaker-Designate After He Lost on Three Ballots
The House GOP conference voted via secret ballot in a closed-door meeting on Friday to remove Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, as speaker-designate after he lost in 3 rounds of voting for House speaker.
Read the full storyJoe Biden Got $200,000 Same Day His Brother Got Big Payment from Failing Health Firm, Comer Reveals
Congressional investigators on Friday revealed the first evidence Joe Biden directly benefited from his family’s business dealings, releasing records showing the president got a $200,000 check in 2018 from his brother on the same day that James Biden got the same amount of money wired from a failing health care firm.
Read the full storyJordan Loses More Republican Votes in Third House Speaker Vote than Last Two Rounds
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan lost the third ballot in the House speaker on Friday with more Republicans voting against him than the previous two rounds.
Read the full storyBiden Pitches Aid for Ukraine, Israel: ‘American Leadership Is What Holds the World Together’
President Joe Biden on Thursday delivered a primetime address during which he attempted to convince Americans of the importance of continued aid to both Israel and Ukraine amid ongoing conflicts in those countries.
Read the full storyJordan Not Moving to Third Round in House Speaker Race, Supporting McHenry as Temporary Speaker
GOP Rep. Jim Jordan decided Thursday to not move forward with his bid to become the next House speaker and instead supported a proposal to elevate fellow Republican Congressman Patrick McHenry from his post as speaker pro tem to unelected speaker for a temporary period of time.
Read the full storyJordan Fails to Win House Speakership in Second Round of Voting
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, failed in the second round of voting in the House speaker election on the House floor Wednesday.
Read the full storyPro-Ceasefire Demonstrators Overrun Capitol Hill Demanding End to Israel-Hamas Conflict
Supporters of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas occupied Capitol Hill on Wednesday demanding an end to the ongoing conflict and urging the government against escalating the hostilities.
Read the full storyJordan Fails to Win House Speakership in First Ballot of Voting
GOP Rep. Jim Jordan came up short in the first ballot of voting for House speaker Tuesday on the floor.
Read the full storyFederal Judge Again Rejects Dem Claims that Georgia Voter ID Law is Racist
A federal judge has upheld Georgia’s Election Integrity Act, marking the second time in a year that a court affirmed the law in the face of Democrat allegations the state’s voter ID requirement is racist.
U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee, a Trump appointee for the Northern District of Georgia, last week rejected an effort by the U.S. Justice Department to stop portions of the state’s Election Integrity Act, which Georgia passed in 2021, from being enforced.
Read the full storyHundreds of 2020 Election Voter Registration Forms from Michigan Appear Fraudulent
More than 200 voter registration forms that the Muskegon Police Department in Michigan received from the city clerk during the 2020 presidential election were suspected to be fraudulent, with incorrect or phony addresses and some names signed in reverse order.
Read the full storyFreshly Launched Search Engine Allows Users to ‘Take Back the Power’ in Online Searches
A new search engine launched titled “Luxxle” prides itself on giving users more power when it comes to searching up content and more privacy.
“Luxxle is a search engine that provides a platform for publications of all size and voice to be discovered,” Luxxle communications director Molly Koweek told Just the News in an exclusive interview. “It’s a search engine that remains unbiased which is something you don’t have right now with the big search engines.”
Read the full storySocial Security Recipients to Get a 3.2 Percent Benefits Increase in 2024
The Social Security Administration announced Thursday that benefits will increase 3.2% in 2024 for the country’s over 70 million recipients.
This will result in the average monthly check for a retired worker to rise to $1,907. That’s up $59 from $1,827 this year, according to Forbes.
Read the full storyGender Identity Proponents Block Biological Sex Challenges
Proponents of the importance of biological sex to sports, science and law want to explain to critics and undecideds why gender identity is not a substitute. Some of their critics are working to ensure they can’t get a hearing.
It’s not just former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines, now in a spat with Pennsylvania State University over whether she was ever approved to speak on campus for “Real Women’s Day” on Oct. 10, a date chosen for its Roman numerals that mirror women’s XX chromosomes.
Read the full storyApple Blocks Presidential Candidate’s Newsletter, Libs of TikTok Banned from Email Marketing
Boring old email is still one of the most effective marketing methods – and a major choke point for entities deemed outside the political mainstream.
Apple is blocking delivery of a newsletter founded by Libertarian presidential candidate Michael Rectenwald to his own email subscribers, while email marketing provider AWeber booted Libs of TikTok, the influential chronicler of progressive pieties, a day after accepting its business.
Read the full storyPro-Palestinian Demonstrators Flood NYC as Hamas Calls for Mass Protests
Supporters of Palestine turned out in force across New York City on Friday amid ongoing clashes between the Israel Defense Forces and Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip.
A major incursion by the terrorist group over the weekend saw Hamas storm border towns, seize hostages, and inflict considerable civilian casualties. The IDF has since launched retaliatory strikes on Gaza, prompting former Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal to call for global protests.
Read the full storyFederal Law Charges Americans for Rescue Flights from Israel While Illegals Get Free Travel, Hotels
Thousands of Americans are looking to flee Israel amid fighting between the government and Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip. The U.S. government is moving to provide them assistance, but not for free.
Over the weekend, Hamas terrorists based in the Gaza Strip stormed a number of Israeli border towns, taking hostages, raping women and inflicting considerable human casualties, including infanticide. The Israel Defense Forces have since launched retaliatory strikes on Gaza and the conflict is ongoing. The State Department confirmed on Thursday that it was working to arrange charter flights for American citizens and their immediate family members.
Read the full storyJim Jordan Wins GOP Conference Vote for Speaker, Defeating Austin Scott
The House GOP conference held its second election for House speaker on Friday between Reps. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and Austin Scott, R-Ga.
Read the full storyRep. Austin Scott Makes Bid for House Speaker, as GOP Conference Convenes for Second Candidate Forum
The House GOP conference is heading into a second speaker candidate forum this afternoon — this time with Reps. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and Austin Scott, R-Ga., as expected contenders.
Read the full storySteve Scalise Bows Out of Speaker’s Race, Says ‘Conference Still Has to Come Together’
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise on Thursday evening announced he was withdrawing from the race to become the next Speaker of the House.
Read the full storyDemocrat Sen. Menendez Charged with Conspiracy to Act as a Foreign Agent: Indictment
Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., was charged with conspiracy to act as a foreign agent.
Read the full storyD.C. Election Board Says Records Breached, Voter Data Purportedly Found on Dark Web
Washington, D.C.’s Board of Election says it is the victim of a data breach, potentially providing access to 600,000 lines of voter data.
The group RansomVC is claimed responsibility for the breach.
Read the full storyMajority Leader Scalise Defeats Jordan in Battle for GOP Nomination for House Speaker
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise defeated fellow GOP Congressman Jim Jordan on Wednesday in the speaker election before the House GOP conference, following the House vote to remove Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., from the speakership post.
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