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By Nick Arama President Donald Trump just made a big decision that will likely expose a lot of information that was not released about Joe Biden during his occupation of the Oval Office.  Trump has  rejected Biden's claim of executive privilege  to not turn over documents requested in various Senate probes, determining it is "not in the best interests of the United States."  White House counsel David Warrington wrote Monday in a letter addressed to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and obtained by Fox News Digital that Trump "does not uphold the former President’s assertion of privilege" over records sought in four congressional probes. The letter directs NARA to provide the materials to Congress. The dispute centers on documents related to investigations into Biden’s health, alleged politically motivated probes into Trump and his allies, and the Biden family’s financial dealings, which Republicans argue go to the heart of Congress’s co...

By BENJAMIN BARTEE Lakeshia Alston, who, as of this month, is now the GOP nominee for North Carolina’s Senate in the 22nd district, after having won her primary running unopposed, has certain unconventional policy platforms and fashion sensibilities one doesn’t encounter in your run-of-the-mill state-level GOP politician. On the latter score, the fashion, Alston sports the ultra-fundamentalist Islamic garb called the niqab — not the Ilhan Omar-style hijab that covers the hair but rather the full-on, Taliban-style niqab — covering her from head to toe, which she wore in her surreal official campaign portrait. Here she is in all her glory — again,  currently on the ballot for the GOP to represent the good people of North Carolina’s 22nd. Ladies and gentlemen, your GOP nominee for North Carolina Senate in the 22nd district pic.twitter.com/lWRzij7TBZ — Ben Bartee (@BenBartee) March 9, 2026 Alston recently provided The Daily Caller with a banger of an interview, th...

By SARAH ANDERSON Donald Trump and Marco Rubio  kicked off the Shield of the Americas summit on Saturday. In case you missed it, it was the gathering of leaders from 12 right-leaning, United States-aligned Latin American and Caribbean countries to promote "freedom, security, and prosperity in our region." Much of it seemed to be focused on regional security and fighting the cartels that plague all of us, but from what I saw from the bilateral meetings, there was a lot of focus on economic and other issues. I think some of the thought going into it was also about keeping China out of the Americas. As Rubio said yesterday, "We want the world to see that when you're a friend and an ally of the United States, it is a good thing. It's reciprocated."   All of the Americas' cool kids were there, like our favorites, Javier Milei of Argentina and Nayib Bukele of El Salvador, etc. It was a historic moment that I think will b...

By Dave Patterson he war in Iran erupted nine days ago, and as the US continues hammering the Middle Eastern nation with air strikes, many are wondering if such attacks are depleting US military supplies. The short answer is no. Even with the massive amount of munitions being expended on ground targets inside Iran and in air defense against Iranian ballistic missiles, drones, and cruise missiles, the US is not running out of ordnance. But US forces are phasing in certain types of munitions where stockpiles are plentiful, suggesting good stewardship of air combat capabilities. The War Against Iran and Precision Weapons Arguably, the rate at which the US is using its fighters, bombers, support aircraft, and  precision munitions , including Tomahawk cruise missiles and other air-launched ordnance, is unprecedented. It is true that the quantity of such munitions is finite, should there be no effort to replenish the stockpile. As Operation Epic Fury enters its second we...

By Frieda Powers Tucker Carlson expressed his deep concerns over President Donald Trump’s demand for “unconditional surrender from Iran and the military force needed to achieve that goal. Speaking with Breaking Points co-host Saagar Enjeti, Carlson argued that Iranians will continue fighting to avoid surrender, since that has historically meant that conquering troops can rape the women and children of the nation. “Unconditional surrender means foreign troops get to rape your wife and daughter if they want. And everyone knows that,” he said. “If there is one consistent lesson of history, it means unconditional surrender means foreign troops get to rape your wife and daughter. Everyone can feel that. That’s like the most atavistic instinct there is. And so to avoid that, people will do anything.” (Video Credit: Tucker Carlson) Carlson further contended that the U.S. will “presumably” use nuclear weapons to fully subdue Iran, as using troops on...

By Nick Arama We've seen people implode when they've run for president.  But I don't think we've seen someone who hasn't even officially declared yet implode as badly as California Gov Gavin Newsom has been doing.  Let's be frank, he isn't exactly facing tough questions as he tools around on his book tour, trying to increase his national presence. We even saw Katie Couric asking him about how good-looking he was. Nice suck-up "journalism" there, Katie.  But that said, he still has trouble answering basic questions.  He got in trouble in Georgia, where he told a black mayor, "I'm just like you," then went on to say that he had a 960 SAT, and couldn't read a speech. Then, he lost his mind and cursed at Sean Hannity for asking him a question, and Newsom's team doubled down by telling a reporter to "f**k off" when she asked about documents for his dyslexia diagnosis.  He seems to think the way to show he's "...

By Jonathan Turley In  Rage and the Republic , I quote former Rep. Jaamal Bowman (D., N.Y.) as capturing the essence of an age of rage when a colleague asked him to stop yelling outside of the House floor. Bowman responded, “I was screaming before you interrupted me.” Bowman’s statement came to mind this week when Democratic members were miffed when they were interrupted in tirades over war powers with questions about their prior support for unilateral attacks by Democratic presidents. Leaders like Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D., Cal.) and Sen. Adam Schiff (D., Cal.) struggled to explain their prior support for President Barack Obama in doing precisely that in Libya with embarrassing results. The greatest face plant may have been Schiff’s appearance on “Real Time” with host Bill Maher. After Schiff denounced any attack without prior congressional approval, Maher read “This statement from the administration: ‘The president had the constitutional authority to direct the use of military fo...

By Bob Hoge RedState reported on Friday about the appalling behavior by some of the Democrats in attendance at Jesse Jackson’s funeral in Chicago, who took what was ostensibly a memorial for the man and instead turned it into an anti-Trump political rally. Former President Barack Obama was perhaps the worst, issuing his typical divisive racial diatribes and hammering half the American people (Trump voters) instead of talking about Jackson’s life's work. As I noted, I found that part of the spectacle  appalling  and beyond the bounds of decency. Turns out, I was far from the only one who noticed. The reverend’s son, Jesse Jackson Jr., told the crowd Saturday at a separate memorial at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters that the three former commanders-in-chief who spoke  didn’t even really know his father . The opening line of this clip is stunning, a (figurative) slap in the face to the trio: WOW🚨: Jesse Jackson Jr. just DROPPED this at his father's memorial: "I list...

By Jennifer Van Laar Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the recently-flattened Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been named Iran's new Supreme Leader, a move that will undoubtedly not be acceptable to President Trump, who told ABC News on Saturday that any new leader who doesn't get approval from the U.S. will have a short term: "He’s going to have to get approval from us. If he doesn’t get approval from us, he’s not going to last long. We want to make sure that we don’t have to go back every 10 years, when you don’t have a president like me that’s not going to do it." Iran's Assembly of Experts announced the news just after midnight Tehran time. "By a decisive vote, the Assembly of Experts, appointed Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei as the third Leader of the sacred system of the Islamic Republic of Iran." Mojtaba Khamenei owns an extensive and troubling real estate portfolio in the U.K., including two luxury apartments in London overlooking the Israeli E...

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By Nick Arama There's now more information about that device that was thrown at police and an "anti-Islamification" protest near Gracie Mansion, the New York City mayor's residence, as well as more information about the men accused in the action. According to the NYC Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, the "ignited device" we reported about was, in fact, a dangerous IED.  The NYPD Bomb Squad has conducted a preliminary analysis of a device that was ignited and deployed at a protest yesterday and has determined that it is not a hoax device or a smoke bomb. It is, in fact, an improvised explosive device that could have caused serious injury or… — Jessica S. Tisch (@NYPDPC) March 8, 2026 The NYPD Bomb Squad has conducted a preliminary analysis of a device that was ignited and deployed at a protest yesterday and has determined that it is not a hoax device or a smoke bomb. It is, in fact, an improvised explosive device that could have caused serious injury o...