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By Emily Goodin Former President Joe Biden, who recently announced he was too sick with cancer to do a a book tour for his new post-White House memoir, popped up in Ireland to Tuesday watch his son get a gold medal from the nation’s top university. Hunter Biden, known for his laptop leak featuring images of him in the depths of his drug addiction with prostitutes and a pistol — and more recently profanity-laced social media posts and videos — was honored for his “Outstanding Contribution to Public Discourse.” The honor from Trinity College Dublin has also been bestowed on Burmese democracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi, the late Sen. Teddy Kennedy, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and Iranian human rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi. Dad Joe’s visit to the emerald isle was revealed by the Irish prime minister. Hunter Biden, center left, and former President Joe Biden arrive at the College Historical Society ZUMAPRESS.com “Very pleased to welcome former US President @JoeBiden and his...

By Teri Christoph House Republicans have chosen Rep. Jim Jordan (OH-04) to lead them in the new Congress after their party's electoral thrashing last Tuesday. Jordan defeated current House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (LA-01) in a closed-door vote held Tuesday afternoon. Incumbent GOP House members and members-elect made up the voting body, and they cast their votes via secret ballots. Meaning no one in the room was able to see for whom their fellow conference members were voting. Jordan, who chairs the House Judiciary Committee for now, will become House minority leader when the new Congress convenes in January, replacing outgoing Speaker Mike Johnson (LA-04), who announced last week that he would not seek a leadership position following the GOP's crushing midterm losses. (Johnson has also been coy about whether he'll even remain in Congress.) Jim Jordan wins House GOP minority leader race https://t.co/Q4RxHTJrTT — Axios (@axios) November 10, 2026 JORDAN: 106 SCAL...

By Riley Cardoza Russell Brand reportedly spent his first 24 hours in jail “staying in his cell as much as he can.” The disgraced actor, who was sentenced to a decade in prison Monday after being found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault , has been “trying not to show fear” during his time at London’s HMP Wandsworth, a source told the Daily Mail on Tuesday. The comedian, 51, “got a couple of books from the library,” including “a Bible and some prayer books,” according to the outlet. He has allegedly been “reading, meditating and praying for hours on end.” The “Rock of Ages” star, per the insider, has “tried hard to maintain a dignified and calm manner, though being jailed for so long is obviously going to be causing him huge distress.” Brand’s lawyer did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment. Brand, sketched above in the dock at Southwark Crown Court in London on Nov. 5, was remanded into custody last week after bei...

Prosecutors and defense attorneys are years apart on when the Turning Point USA founder's accused killer should face trial By Michael Ruiz, Adam Sabes PROVO, Utah — The judge overseeing the case against accused assassin Tyler Robinson set a trial date on Monday for June 21, 2028, after prosecutors and defense attorneys sought dramatically different start times for the trial of the man accused of gunning down Charlie Kirk last year. Robinson, 22, is accused of assassinating the 31-year-old Kirk on Sept. 10, 2025, during a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University in Orem by shooting him with a .30-06 hunting rifle from a rooftop on the other side of the campus courtyard. Judge Tony Graf Jr. said Monday he reserved 105 days for the trial. "Today's decision to delay the trial of the man accused of murdering our beloved Charlie until at least June 2028, is deeply disappointing," Kirk's family said in a statement. "While nothing will restore th...

By Ter Christoph The House Oversight Committee came out swinging Tuesday with a new report detailing how, for decades, the federal government failed in its criminal investigations into the misdeeds of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell . The report highlights the many missed opportunities there were for stopping the abuse of young women and girls and reveals a justice system that repeatedly failed the victims. Even worse, powerful individuals associated with Epstein and Maxwell were allowed to escape from any legal scrutiny of their actions. The 137-page report , released by Republican Committee Chairman James Comer (KY-01), is the culmination of a 15-month investigation and draws on 19 witness interviews and depositions, documents obtained from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Epstein's estate, and an extensive review of financial records. What investigators uncovered, according to Comer, was nothing short of infuriating. "What we found is both heartbreaking and i...

By Rusty Weiss President Trump crashed C-SPAN's party on Monday night. Ten minutes into the premiere of "Washington Journal Primetime," host Mimi Geerges gave viewers a bit of a shock. "It looks like we've got a call from the White House," she announced. Lo and behold, the president was on the line, live and unscreened, and he had more than a few things to say . First off, he addressed the folks who had already dialed into the show. Trump told Geerges he watches the call-ins as a barometer of the country, and he likes what he hears. Apparently, the Republicans calling in are a happy bunch. The Democrats, not so much. Which is in line with their personal lives as well, really. “Well, I like to watch the call-ins because it gives me a little bit of an indication of where we are,” Trump explained. “I do okay in there. We have some great Republicans calling in, and I’m not so sure the Democrats are thrilled, but the Republicans seem to be.” That's a hell...

By Connie Lee I was an Army Intel analyst for Special Forces and military police sergeant and I have spent over 40 collective months in Afghanistan over my 23 years of service. My background taught me how this actually works. I LIVED in their country. I SAW how they move and operate when they already hold power, and I STUDIED how they take a country when they don't. I saw girls beaten with fists and sticks. Kicked. I saw girls faces disfigured from acid attacks because they DARED to want to learn and have an education. I saw little boys as young as 9 years old treated as sexual entertainment through the accepted practice of bacha bazi (Chai Boys). I saw many a 'Man Love Thursday'. TOO MANY. I saw a culture where a woman accusing a powerful man of sexual abuse WOULD face shame, punishment and very likely DEATH because a man's word carried more weight than hers. Little girls are married off, bought and sold like livestock. These girls do not get a choice. It'...

By Stacey Lennox Some people can take a hint. Soon-to-be former Rep. Thomas Massie is not one of those people. Voters in his Kentucky district sent him packing on May 19, and he seems intent on breaking whatever he can before he leaves at the end of the year. He does not even have the leverage to say he could have won a district Republicans lost on Tuesday. The man who defeated him in the Republican primary, Ed Gallerin, beat his Democrat challenger in the general by 13 points.  Now he is going out with a bang, forcing an impeachment vote on Secretary of War Pete Hegseth this Wednesday. From his office:  Representative Thomas Massie reintroduced eight articles of impeachment against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth today and urged House members to vote to impeach him. Massie has invoked House Rule IX, which will force a House floor vote on the articles by Wednesday, November 11, 2026. Massie is doing this because he doesn't dare do what he really wants to do: introduce ar...

  By The Patroit Post  On November 10, 1775, the Second Continental Congress resolved to create two battalions of Continental Marines for the War of Independence from Britain. In 1798, President John Adams signed the Act establishing the United States Marine Corps. As historian Bill Bennett notes: “Their mission was to provide security on-board Navy ships, conduct ship-to-ship fighting, and serve as landing troops. Tradition has it that the Tun Tavern in Philadelphia served as the first Marines recruiting post. The Marines’ first landing, led by Captain Samuel Nicholas, came in March 1776 at New Providence, in the Bahamas, where they seized British cannons, shells, and powder.” The Marine Corps was disbanded after the Revolutionary War and reformed in 1798, and Marines have served in every major armed conflict in American history. As a “force in readiness,” its missions range from amphibious assaults to counter-terrorism operations. The 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen...