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 My son has narrated the last book I wrote. Please consider listening to it and encouraging others to do so too. (Click HERE) World & Nation Trump says ‘we have a deal’ with China’s Xi Jinping — calls South Korea summit meeting ‘12’ out of 10  President Trump announced “we have a deal” shortly after meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping Thursday in their first face-to-face since he returned to the White House. “On the scale of 0 to 10, with 10 being the best, I would say the meeting was a 12,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One after leaving the South Korean air base that hosted the nearly two-hour summit. Trump said that Xi agreed to pause for a period of one year Beijing’s new export restrictions on products made with rare-earth and critical minerals, which could have impacted the global supply of high-tech magnets, batteries and semiconductors. The breakthrough averts Trump’s threatened 100% additional tariff on Chinese goods, which would have taken effect on Nov. 1 in protest of the export restrictions, which required companies to seek special permission for shipments.
Trump: US #1 in Nuclear Arms, Orders New Testing to Counter China  President Donald Trump declared on Truth Social on Wednesday night the United States possesses "more nuclear weapons than any other country," asserting the nation's arsenal surpassed both Russia and China. He said the superiority came from a "complete update and renovation" of existing warheads during his first term in office. In his post, Trump said he "hated" undertaking the modernization effort "because of the tremendous destructive power," but insisted he "had no choice." He went on to rank Russia as "second" and China a "distant third," warning Beijing is on pace to achieve nuclear parity "within five years." Washington Post editorial tells Dems it’s time to end shutdown, stop holding government ‘hostage’ 'Schumer has allowed the shutdown to drag on because he's worried about fending off a primary challenger in 2028,' the editorial said  The Washington Post editorial board criticized Senate Democrats on Wednesday for holding the government "hostage" for a month in hopes of extending costly Obamacare subsidies and urged them to reopen the government by voting for a clean funding bill. "The right answer is to reopen the government with a clean funding bill, ideally for a full year, to get food stamps flowing and federal workers back in the office, and then have a debate about ACA subsidies," the Post editorial said. "Democrats openly acknowledge that they refuse to do this because it would mean giving up their leverage. If they persist, it could mean families start to go hungry." Over the weekend, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) warned in a memo that because of the ongoing shutdown and lack of appropriations, funding for food stamps — officially known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — would run out by Nov. 1. Police say they're 'tired' of Dem cities spending billions on illegal aliens over cops: law enforcement group National Police Association cites understaffing issues as cities spend billions on services for illegal immigrants  National Police Association Spokeswoman Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith told Fox News Digital officers are "tired" of seeing politicians spend large amounts of money on illegal immigrants over issues that law enforcement is facing. A police group says that law enforcement in Democratic-run cities and states across the country are "tired" of seeing local politicians supporting illegal immigrants rather than attempting to address key issues they're dealing with, such as being understaffed and underfunded. New York City alone was projected to spend more than $8.9 billion on illegal immigrants in 2024 and 2025, according to the Fiscal Policy Institute. According to the report, that funding went toward housing and support for illegal immigrants. The Illinois Policy Institute estimated that the state has spent over $2.5 billion on care for illegal immigrants since 2021. Most of the costs came from healthcare, and costs vastly exceeded initial estimates, the institute claimed. In 2022 and 2023 alone, Chicago spent around $255 million on costs for illegal immigrants such as housing, food, clothing and other care, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Israel Carries out New Strikes in Gaza After Asserting Commitment to Ceasefire  Israeli planes and tanks pounded areas in eastern Gaza on Thursday, Palestinian residents and witnesses said, a day after Israel said it remained committed to a U.S.-backed ceasefire despite launching more lethal bombardments in the territory. Witnesses said Israeli planes carried out 10 airstrikes in areas east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, while tanks shelled areas east of Gaza City in the north. No injuries or deaths were reported. The Israeli military said it carried out "precise" strikes against "terrorist infrastructure that posed a threat to the troops" in the areas, which Israel still occupies. Thursday's strikes are the latest test of the fragile ceasefire that came into effect on Oct. 10 in the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
Arctic Frost Targeted 160 GOP Operatives, Lawmakers  Documents released Tuesday by the House Judiciary Committee show that FBI agents across the country participated in Operation Arctic Frost, an investigation into more than 160 Republican figures for alleged 2020 election-related offenses. The scope of former prosecutor Jack Smith's case regarding President Donald Trump's alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election appears to have been larger than previously understood. According to the committee, 198 new documents were made public. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the committee, disclosed that new records, provided by FBI Director Kash Patel, reveal the Arctic Frost investigation was broader than initially believed. The probe appeared to extend deeply into Trump's political network as the former president prepared for his 2024 campaign. The newly released documents reinforce Republican claims that there was a concerted effort by the Biden administration to "take down President Trump and his supporters." Russia Blasts Ukraine's Power Grid, Knocks Out Power, Kills 2  The latest in a sustained Russian campaign of massive drone and missile attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure brought power outages and restrictions in all the country’s regions Thursday, officials said, with the Ukrainian prime minister describing Moscow’s tactic as “systematic energy terror.” The strikes, which were the latest in Russia’s almost daily attacks on the Ukrainian power grid as bitter winter temperatures approach, killed at least two people and injured 17, including children between 2 and 16 years of age, according to authorities. Russia launched more than 650 drones and more than 50 missiles of various types in the attack, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Ukrainian cities use centralized public infrastructure to run water, sewage and heating systems, and blackouts stop them from working.
Pentagon readying thousands of Guard ‘reaction forces’ as U.S. mission widens Up to 23,500 troops across the country are being readied and trained for civil unrest missions in U.S. cities.  The Pentagon has ordered thousands of specialized National Guard personnel to complete civil unrest mission training over the next several months, an indication that the Trump administration’s effort to send uniformed military forces into urban centers — once reserved for extraordinary emergencies — could become the norm. The Defense Department’s newly established “quick reaction force” within the National Guard must be trained, equipped with riot-control gear and ready for deployment by Jan. 1, according to internal documents reviewed by The Washington Post. The 200 troops will be drawn from National Guard personnel whose primary focus is responding to disasters like nuclear accidents and terrorist attacks, the documents said. An existing separate but similar structure, the National Guard Reaction Force, is expected to complete civil unrest training and be fully operational by April 1. The total size of the force will be 23,500 troops across all 50 states and three territories, excluding the District of Columbia, the documents say. Most states will supply 500 personnel for the reaction force, with the rest falling between 250 and 450. Ciattarelli, Sherrill in dead heat for NJ governor in final days of campaign: poll  The New Jersey race for governor is a dead heat, with 49% of voters supporting Democrat Mikie Sherrill and 48% backing Republican Jack Ciattarelli, a bombshell new poll revealed Thursday. When undecideds are pushed to say who they’re leaning toward, Sherrill’s lead increases by 1 point — 50% to 48%, the Emerson College/Pix 11/The Hill survey found. The poll is a boost for Ciattarelli in the final days of the campaign — showing he has wiped out the 20-point lead that Sherrill boasted this summer. The race is so close that turnout will likely decide the outcome. Sen. Cruz: Impeach Judge Boasberg  Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, called for the impeachment of U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, accusing him of an "egregious abuse of judicial power" for ordering Cruz's phone carrier not to inform him about a federal subpoena for his personal records. Cruz told Newsmax on Wednesday the Biden administration's Department of Justice subpoenaed AT&T for his cellphone data as part of the Arctic Frost investigation, but the company refused to comply, citing constitutional protections for members of Congress. However, the subpoena included a gag order from Judge Boasberg — a directive that barred AT&T from telling the senator that federal agents were seeking his records. "Judge Boasberg ordered AT&T, 'Do not tell Cruz we are subpoenaing his cellphone records,'" Cruz said on "Rob Schmitt Tonight." "He claimed that if I were informed, I would destroy or tamper with evidence and intimidate witnesses.
Federal appeals court cancels daily Border Patrol chief check-ins Judge had ordered daily briefings on Chicago immigration sweeps after Operation Midway Blitz complaints  The Department of Homeland Security is celebrating a victory after an "act of judicial overreach has been paused." On Wednesday, an appeals court blocked an order issued on Tuesday that required a senior Border Patrol official to give unprecedented daily briefings to a judge about immigration sweeps in Chicago. U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis had ordered the meetings after weeks of tense encounters and increasingly aggressive tactics by government agents working on Operation Midway Blitz, which has resulted in more than 1,800 arrests and complaints of excessive force. Among America’s allies, Israel is 'first among equals' The US needs its many friends, but it can rely the most on Israel Which country is America’s most important ally? Hands down, it is Israel. Israel is the only other genuine democracy on the planet that is a nuclear superpower with the will and ability to project hard power across vast distances and which provides the United States with a reliable ally in what has been the most turbulent area of the world since the end of World War II. Israel, is, of course, not our only ally in the free world, or even our only ally in that region. Former Secretary of Defense General James Mattis has routinely referred to the United Arab Emirates, to cite the obvious example, as "little Sparta" for two decades, and the general is right to call attention to the UAE’s reliable friendship and commitment to our shared interests. Miranda Devine: Biden’s autopen presidency inked a legacy of failure and coverups When the White House included a gilt-framed image of an autopen in the new Presidential Walk of Fame installed outside the West Wing last month, it was more than just another epic troll by President Trump of his predecessor. The stark image on the wall among presidential portraits from George Washington to Donald Trump encapsulates Joe Biden’s failed presidency. It wasn’t just the opportunity cost of a commander in chief who was asleep at the wheel but the sum total of catastrophic judgments over four years of a man whose manifest flaws were only magnified by his cognitive decline. Even though everyone on the planet saw Biden’s deterioration with our own eyes and knew what it meant, having it laid out forensically in a 100-page report by the House Oversight Committee is still shocking, especially with the accompanying video interviews of various members of Biden’s inner circle. |
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