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Homan: Pulling 700 Immigration Agents From Minnesota
Border czar Tom Homan announced Wednesday that U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement will immediately draw down 700 ICE and other
immigration agents and place Customs and Border Protection officers
under a single, unified command structure with ICE.
"I have announced, effective immediately, we will draw down 700 people
— effective today — 700 law enforcement personnel," Homan said at a
press conference airing live on Newsmax and Newsmax2.
"We have also fully integrated CBP personnel into the ICE team
structure under one unified chain of command, not two chains of
command. There'll be one chain of command here."
Homan said the staffing reduction is possible because of what he
described as unprecedented cooperation from local and county jails in
Minnesota, which are increasingly notifying ICE before inmates are
released.
Dems Seek Delay in Nomination Proceedings of Warsh for Fed Chair
Democrat members of the Senate banking committee on Tuesday asked
Republican committee chair Tim Scott to delay the nomination
proceedings for former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh, President
Donald Trump's pick to be the next chair of the U.S. central bank.
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"The nomination comes after months of repeated efforts by President
Trump and his Administration to influence the Fed by intimidation,
including by opening criminal investigations into Fed Governor Lisa
Cook and Fed Chair Jerome Powell," the letter said, referring to probes
initiated by the Department of Justice into Cook for alleged
mistatements on her mortgage applications and into Powell for alleged
mistatements to the Senate Banking committee about the Fed's
headquarter renovations.
Cook denies wrongdoing and is suing to stop Trump from firing her in a
case now before the Supreme Court. Powell says the DOJ's inquiries into
him are part of a broader attempt by the administration to exert
improper control over the U.S. central bank's monetary policy decisions.
Nancy Grace: Time Critical in Nancy Guthrie Disappearance
Crime analyst and television host Nancy Grace, in an interview with
Newsmax on Tuesday, warned that time is critical in the disappearance
of Nancy Guthrie.
Grace said that the mystery surrounding the disappearance of the
84-year-old mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, points to a
forcible, targeted abduction.
"First of all, it's bleak. It's bleak," said Grace on Newsmax's "National Report."
Grace added that, based on what has been reported publicly, "Someone
has absolutely taken her," and she stressed urgency as the search
continues.
Trump’s Iran threats face ‘Obama red line’ test as White House pivots to diplomacy
US forces shot down Iranian drone as naval buildup continues
President Donald Trump warns of a military response if
nuclear negotiations in Turkey fail, as the Wall Street Journal
editorial board calls for U.S. support to 'topple the ayatollah' amid
mass protests in Tehran.
For weeks, President Donald Trump has promised the Iranian people that
"help is on the way" while positioning a massive U.S. naval armada
within striking distance of Iran’s coast. But as the White House pivots
toward a diplomatic summit in Istanbul Friday, analysts warn the
president may face a growing credibility test if threats are not
followed by action.
By threatening "speed and fury" against a regime accused of killing
thousands of protesters, Trump has drawn a red line — one that analysts
say echoes President Barack Obama’s 2013 warning over Syria’s use of
chemical weapons. Obama ultimately chose diplomacy over military
strikes, a decision critics said weakened U.S. credibility and
emboldened adversaries, while supporters argued it avoided a broader
war and succeeded in removing large portions of Syria’s chemical
arsenal. Trump now faces a similar debate as he weighs whether to
enforce his own warnings against Iran.
Vance Slams Rep. Nadler for Justifying Shooting Agents
Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday assailed Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y.,
after Nadler suggested people could be justified in shooting a federal
agent if they believed they were being kidnapped by "masked hoodlums."
Vance called Nadler's behavior "despicable."
At a House Judiciary Committee hearing, Nadler argued that attacks on U.S. citizens were the country's most pressing issue.
Ukraine, Russia Begin Round 2 of Peace Talks in Abu Dhabi
Ukrainian and Russian negotiators began a second round of U.S.-brokered
talks in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, seeking to advance efforts to end
Europe's biggest conflict since World War II.
The two-day trilateral meetings come after President Volodymyr
Zelenskyy said Russia had exploited a U.S.-backed energy truce last
week to stockpile munitions, attacking Ukraine with a record number of
ballistic missiles Tuesday.
"Another round of negotiations has begun in Abu Dhabi. The negotiation
process started in a trilateral format — Ukraine, the United States,
and Russia," Rustem Umerov, Ukraine's top negotiator, said on the
Telegram app.
Umerov said that teams would also meet in separate groups to discuss
specific negotiation tracks and would then follow up with a joint
meeting to synchronize positions.
Kremlin: Russia Will Keep Fighting in Ukraine Until Kyiv Makes 'Decisions'
Tempers flare between Dem Rep. Maxine Waters and Scott Bessent over inflation: ‘Can you shut up?’
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) lashed out at Treasury Secretary Scott
Bessent — telling him at one point to “shut up” — after a tense
exchange over inflation.
Waters suggested that President Trump’s tariffs were inflationary and
immigration enforcement was tanking housing affordability during a
House Financial Services Committee hearing about the state of the US
economy.
“Will you be the voice of reason in the administration and urge Trump
to stop waging a war on American consumers?” the California Democrat
pleaded. “Yes or no?”
“You seem confused as to the definition of inflation,” Bessent began before Waters interrupted him to re-ask the question.
California school board member 'personally offended' when speaker says 'homeless' instead of 'unhoused'
Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board Vice President Joy Flynn called for the language to be 'updated'
A California school board member became "personally offended" when a
speaker said "homeless," saying she preferred the speaker say
"unhoused" instead.
"I have a lot to say and I will speak plainly. And you may not like it.
I am personally offended by what was presented. On so many different
levels," Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board Vice President Joy
Flynn said during a Jan. 14 meeting.
The comments were made after Michael Berman, the assistant
superintendent of educational services, presented a "Report on Student
Achievement" which, at some point during the presentation, referred to
a population of students as "homeless."
Another school board member interjected as Flynn spoke, saying that the term "homeless" is used in the state of California.
ICE re-arrests two Venezuelan men after federal judge's release order
The two men are accused of assaulting a federal officer during a chaotic Minneapolis arrest last month
Laura Ingraham discusses reports of journalists being attacked by
left-wing activists during protests in Los Angeles and Minneapolis. The
Daily Caller News Foundations Jorge Ventura weighs in after he fell
victim to an attack.
Two Venezuelan nationals accused of assaulting a U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer during a chaotic Minneapolis arrest
last month were ordered released by a federal judge this week, only for
ICE to re-arrest them, according to court records cited by The
Minnesota Star Tribune.
Alfredo Alejandro Ajorna, 26, and Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, 24, were
released under court-ordered conditions Tuesday after a judge found
they did not pose a heightened flight risk, the outlet reported. The
men were re-detained by ICE almost immediately after the hearing and
never left the courthouse before agents took them back into custody.
Clintons knew Team Trump was coming — and waved the white flag over Epstein
By Michael Goodwin
At first glance, the decision by Bill and Hillary Clinton to drop their
long resistance and agree to testify before a GOP-controlled House
panel about Jeffrey Epstein looks like a huge defeat for them.
And it is, since the Clintons’ separate appearances, scheduled to take
place in public later this month, are certain to turn into circus-like
spectacles that will heap embarrassment and scorn on the former first
couple.
Yet it’s worth noting that it wasn’t the goodness of their hearts that
led the Clintons to give in to the congressional demand to testify
under oath about Epstein.
They did it only because the alternative would have been much more painful.
Lawyer for detransitioner awarded $2M warns case signals a tipping point: ‘Every doctor’ should take it seriously
We’re at a point where the law is the only thing that can heal the harm
done by doctors and psychologists in the name of gender affirmation.
Last week, 22-year-old Fox Varian successfully sued the doctors who
conducted her process of transitioning from female to male, claiming
negligence. Varian — once again living as a woman — will walk away with
$2 million, but she’ll never get back her organs.
And on Tuesday, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons became the
first medical group to oppose surgical transition for kids, advising
waiting until age 19.
Varian’s case is an important milestone — the first time someone is
being held to account for churning children through a medical system
fueled by ideology rather than evidence. There are at least 28 similar
lawsuits headed to trial.
