Category: National

Education Department Forgives $4.5 Billion in Student Loans for over 200,000 Borrowers

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The Department of Education (DOE) on Wednesday announced the forgiveness of another $4.5 billion in student loans for over 200,000 borrowers at Ashford University, in one of the department’s final moves of the Biden administration.

President Joe Biden and his administration have attempted to clear out a massive amount of student loan debt for Americans who are still paying off their loans after 20 years, though some efforts have been curbed by the courts. However, they have successfully forgiven loans for over 5 million borrowers over the past four years.

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FDA Bans Cancer-Linked Food Dye Ahead of RFK Jr’s Confirmation Hearing

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Wednesday it will ban Red No. 3, a common artificial food dye linked to cancer.

The dye, which the FDA banned for cosmetics and topical drugs in 1990 after it was found to promote tumor growth in rats, is widely used in hundreds of products ranging from candies to ADHD medications. The move precedes the Senate’s decision on confirming Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an opponent of food dyes, as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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Former U.S. Ambassador to Denmark Carla Sands Explains Why the U.S. Must Acquire Greenland for National Security Purposes

Kaitlin Housler
Carla Sands

Carla Sands, former U.S. ambassador to Denmark during the first Trump administration, said the U.S. acquisition of Greenland would be a vital national security move for America and its allies.

Greenland, the world’s largest island, is a North American island autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.

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Israel, Hamas Agree to Ceasefire in Gaza: Report

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Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire deal that will halt fighting in Gaza, resulting in the release of hostages and Palestinian prisoners, a source told CNN Wednesday. “The movement has dealt with this matter with full responsibility and positivity, stemming from its duty towards our steadfast and resilient people in the Gaza Strip, to stop the Zionist aggression against them and put an end to the massacres and genocide they are facing,” a Hamas senior official told the outlet.

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Clemency Request ‘Pending’ for Leaker of Trump’s and Others’ Taxes

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Charles Littlejohn, Donald J Trump

The Biden administration is formally considering commuting the sentence of the convicted felon who stole and leaked incoming President Trump’s tax records along with those of thousands of other taxpayers, in the biggest tax data heist in U.S. history.

A search of the Justice Department’s pardon database reveals Charles Edward Littlejohn – who just began his five-year sentence in May – has been assigned a clemency case number. It says a petition for “commutation of sentence” was recently sought and is “pending.”

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Deaths Will Outpace Births in Eight Years, According to Dire Government Prediction

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Annual deaths are expected to exceed annual births in the United States by 2033, a new report estimates.

Population growth in the U.S. is expected to stagnate between 2025 and 2055 as fertility rates continue to decline, a report released Tuesday by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found. A predicted significant decline in illegal immigration as well as many women choosing to delay motherhood are two contributing factors.

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Bitter Kamala Refuses to Invite Vances to Veep’s Residence

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JD Vance, Naval observatory (V.P. residence)

Vice President Kamala Harris has not extended a formal invitation to JD Vance and his family for a tour or sit-down at the Naval Observatory, where they are scheduled to move on Jan. 20, multiple sources from both parties disclosed to CBS News.

As Vance, his wife Usha, and their three young children prepare to move into the Naval Observatory residence on Jan. 20, they will set foot in the mansion for the first time—a residence that has hosted vice presidents since the 1970s. In a bid to prepare the home for their children—all under the age of eight—the Vances, through intermediaries, reached out to the current occupants, Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, last November.

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Commentary: If You Care About Healthy Food, Confirm RFK Jr.

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Mollie Engelhart, Robert F. Kennedy Jr

As a vegan chef turned regenerative cattle rancher, I’ve traversed the narrow divides between two worlds: the health-conscious, progressive enclaves of Los Angeles and the rugged, often misunderstood landscapes of rural Texas. For years, I lived and breathed the principles of organic farming and plant-based eating, firmly rooted in the belief that our food systems should be safe, resilient, and free from harmful chemicals. My community was predominantly left-leaning, passionate about clean water, food safety, and the dangers of over-medication. It felt like common sense.

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Music Spotlight: Noah Thompson

Bethany Bowman

The one word that came to mind when I heard Noah Thompson for the first time was “unexpected.” And I believe that is part of why Thompson won American Idol in 2022. No one, including himself, expected that he could sing so well and then win the competition.

Even though he had a “tumultuous childhood” in rural Western Kentucky, where he was raised, he can always remember music being part of his life. Thompson’s dad was a musician growing up, and he instilled music in him literally from the time he was in his mother’s belly.

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Commentary: Intifada in America

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Crown Heights Shrmira Attack

On the same day that an ISIS-inspired terrorist killed 15 civilians in a deadly car attack in New Orleans, hundreds of pro-Palestinian protestors marched in Times Square chanting, “There is only one solution: intifada revolution.” After a year of such scenes and with domestic terror attacks escalating, the threat from those calling to “globalize the intifada” has never been more acute.

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DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Attempting to Block Laken Riley Act

American Greatness
Illegal immigrant being arrested

Outgoing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is reportedly attempting to block passage of the bipartisan Laken Riley Act.

According to Breitbart, the report comes from independent reporter Pablo Manriquez, who said the DHS Secretary’s opposition to the bill is due to the fact that “sources at DHS” estimate the cost of the bill’s implementation to be between $20 billion and $30 billion.

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Two Federal Judges Rule for Small Businesses, Halt Corporate Transparency Act

The Center Square
Office Work

Within one month of each other, two federal judges ruled that a law passed by Congress is “likely unconstitutional” and ruled in favor of small businesses.

At issue is the Corporate Transparency Act, which Congress passed in 2021, overriding a veto issued by then President Donald Trump. The law requires entities incorporated under state law to disclose the personal information of their stakeholders, including current address, identification documents, and other sensitive information, to the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.

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JD Vance Says That People Who Were ‘Prosecuted Unfairly’ over J6 ‘Should Be Pardoned’

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January Six Riot

Vice President-elect JD Vance said that people who “committed violence” on Jan. 6, 2021, during the Capitol riots, should “obviously” not be pardoned by President-elect Donald Trump. 

“I think it’s very simple, look, if you protested peacefully on Jan. 6, and you had Merrick Garland’s Department of Justice treat you like a gang member, you should be pardoned,” Vance said in an interview on “Fox News Sunday.”

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Legal Expert Mark Pulliam Details How President-Elect Trump Should Handle Relief Requests for Damages Caused by Los Angeles Wildfires

Kaitlin Housler
California wildfighters

Mark Pulliam, a retired attorney and Misrule of Law blogger, shared his thoughts on how President-elect Donald Trump, once he assumes office, should handle the state of California and city of Los Angeles’ request for federal assistance following the ongoing wildfires which have since resulted in the death of 24 individuals.

The wildfires in California, which began burning on Tuesday, have since destroyed nearly 41,000 acres, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

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Biden-Harris Admin Imposes New Export Controls on AI Chips

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AI chip

The Biden-Harris administration announced on Monday that it would restrict exports of chips used for artificial intelligence (AI) and technology, according to a White House press release.

The new regulations, which were unveiled just a week before President Joe Biden is set to leave office, will cap the number of AI chips that can be exported to most countries, according to the press release. The export controls are intended to continue “to ensure that advanced semiconductors sold abroad are not used by countries of concern to train advanced AI systems,” the announcement states.

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Immigration Expert: FBI Closes First Illegal Alien Terrorist Attack Without Providing Answers

Kaitlin Housler
Todd Bensman

Todd Bensman, a senior national security fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, said the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) quietly closed its case into the first known terrorist attack by a “border-crossing Muslim migrant” on a Jewish American victim last year without providing answers to questions still concerning the Jewish community impacted by the attack.

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As Violent Venezuelan Gang Plagues US, Biden DHS Issues Deportation Protections for Migrants from Venezuela

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ICE arresting suspect

The Biden administration rolled out deportation protections to nearly a million foreign nationals living in the United States, including hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans.

More than 900,000 beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will be allowed to register for an 18-month extension, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Friday. The massive roll out — just days before President Joe Biden leaves office and President-elect Donald Trump returns to power — includes TPS extensions for roughly 600,000 Venezuelans living in the country.

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Commentary: America Is Already Seeing Signs of a Trump Economic Revival

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Blue Collar Work

Job creation smashed expectations in December, as employers finished the hiring season strong, optimistic about the end of Bidenomics and the return of the Trump bump. Employers added 256,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate fell to 4.1%. So much for Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s weakening labor market.

It’s New Year in America again.

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Report: President-Elect Trump Plans Many Ambitious Executive Orders on Immigration

American Greatness
Donald Trump

President-elect Donald Trump reportedly has plans to issue as many as 100 executive orders on his first day in office, dealing with a wide range of topics including his signature issue of immigration.

According to Axios, the president-elect and his advisors detailed these plans during a meeting with Senate Republicans on Wednesday. Among those present at the meeting was Stephen Miller, who has been designated as the Chief of Staff for Policy in Trump’s second presidency, as well as the advisor for homeland security.

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Fires Devastate Los Angeles, Killing at Least 10 While Charring Neighborhoods to Apocalyptic Scenes

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California Fire

Wind-fueled wildfires continued to rage across Los Angeles early Friday, reducing once iconic neighborhoods to charred apocalyptic scenes while carving a path of historic death and devastation across a city increasingly frustrated at its political leaders.

Authorities announced late Thursday at least 10,000 homes, commercial buildings and other structures had been burned to the ground and that the death toll had grown to double digits.

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Meta Ends DEI Programs in Latest Policy Reversal

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Meta Office

Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta on Friday announced the end of its corporate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs, marking a dramatic reversal as such programs come under intense scrutiny from the public.

“The legal and policy landscape surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in the United States is changing,” wrote Vice President of Human Resources Janelle Gale in a memo obtained by Axios.

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Biden Gives Ukraine One More Handout Before Leaving Office

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Biden and Ukraine

The Biden administration sent approximately $500 million worth of aid to Ukraine on Thursday as the conflict continues to drag on without any clear end in sight.

The equipment covered by Thursday’s funding will include air defense missiles, gear to help Ukraine use F-16 jets, air-to-ground armaments and more. President-elect Donald Trump has clearly stated that he wants to broker an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, and Biden administration officials are arguing that the aid will give Ukraine as much leverage as possible before the two sides potentially head to the negotiating table to end the conflict.

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Commentary: MAGA Priorities Reshape the Right and the Country

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Donald Trump

Not only have America’s priorities shifted as a nation – as evidenced by President-elect Donald Trump winning the popular vote on a largely conservative populist set of priorities – but divisions are emerging between conservatives who consider themselves part of “MAGA” (Make America Great Again) and those who do not.    

The 2024 election was a powerful nation-wide referendum on the decades-long failed globalist experiment, with voters strongly aligning with President Trump’s populist, America First platform.

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Tom Zawistowski: President-Elect Donald Trump Must Pardon January 6 Political Prisoners

Kaitlin Housler
Donald Trump

Tom Zawistowski, president of the We the People Convention, is continuing his call on President-elect Donald Trump to issue a pardon to political prisoners who were convicted on charges related to the January 6, 2021, protest at the U.S. Capitol.

Trump has vowed to pardon individuals accused or convicted of charges relating to January 6, telling Time magazine in December 2024 that pardons will begin “in the first hour” of him being inaugurated later this month on January 20.

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Mexico: Criminal Groups Recruit Young People Through Video Games on Their Cell Phones

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Cell Phone

Mexican authorities warned this Tuesday about the use of online gaming platforms on mobile phones, where criminal groups enter to convince young people and involve them in illicit activities.

The Secretariat of Security and Civilian Protection (SSPC), through the General Directorate of Service Management, Cybersecurity and Technological Development, explained in a statement that the “growth of this sector is due to the easy access and versatility of smartphones.”

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New York’s Highest Court Won’t Stop Trump Sentencing

Zachery Schmidt
Donald Trump

The New York Court of Appeals rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s attempt to stop his sentencing in the state’s hush-money trial against him on Friday.

“Your proposed order to show cause was reviewed by Judge Rivera, who declined to sign the order. As a result of the Judge’s determination, no motion is pending in the above title at the Court of Appeals,” New York’s highest court sent to Trump’s lawyers in a letter.

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Biden Admin’s Effort to Drive Men into Women’s Sports Runs Out of Gas

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President Joe Biden’s attempt to rewrite Title IX to include gender identity was officially blocked by a federal court Thursday.

The rule rewrite would have allowed biological males to compete in women’s sports and use women’s spaces. Challengers to the rule hailed the court’s decision, with Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti declaring the ruling to be a “massive win.”

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Big Tech Companies Continue to Donate to Trump’s Inauguration Fund

Zachery Schmidt
Donald Trump inauguration Jan 20, 2017

Google and Microsoft announced this week that they will invest $1 million into President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration fund.

“Google is pleased to support the 2025 inauguration, with a livestream on YouTube and a direct link on our homepage. We’re also donating to the inaugural committee,” Karan Bhatia, Google’s global head of government affairs and public policy, said in a statement to German-owned Politico.

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