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Major banks closed accounts of MAGA, pro-life and other conservative groups disfavored by Biden admin: bombshell report
Major banks closed accounts and refused credit to MAGA merchants,
pro-life causes, religious groups, conservative organizations and
sectors disfavored by the Biden administration, such as firearms, oil
and gas, and private prisons, a bombshell report from the federal
banking regulator has found.
The Debanking Review by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
(OCC) investigated 100,000 complaints and scrutinized 50,000 internal
bank records to reveal how customers were “debanked” based purely on
their political, social, or religious beliefs.
JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citibank, Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank,
Capital One, PNC, TD Bank, and BMO Bank were found to have
discriminated against American consumers, citing “reputation risk” as a
reason to deny service between 2020 and 2025.
Negative press, protests, criticism from advocacy groups such as the
Southern Poverty Law Center, and reprisals from regulators or
politicians were cited as the reputation risks most feared by the banks.
The 47-page OCC report, “Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans,”
released Wednesday, found that the nation’s largest banks targeted
Christian organizations over abortion, LGBTQ issues, and traditional
family values.
Saudi Civil Defense issues warning for Riyadh area amid Houthi missile threat
Saudi Civil
Defense issued an early warning Wednesday for Riyadh and Al-Kharj,
alerting residents to potential danger, according to a local news
outlet cited by a public Telegram board.
The alert came
as Saudi Arabia faced renewed threats from the Iran-backed Houthis, who
urged “international shipping companies,” civilians and workers to
evacuate airports and oil facilities, which they declared legitimate
military targets.
The Saudi-led
coalition said earlier Wednesday that it intercepted a ballistic
missile fired by the Houthis toward Riyadh, while several loud booms
were heard in the Saudi capital.
Saudi authorities had also issued an alert for a possible aerial threat in Riyadh before the warning was lifted.
Netanyahu seeks Saudi Arabia's approval to join fight against Houthis, but crown prince opposes move
Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking Saudi Arabia's approval, through
U.S. mediation, for Israel to join the campaign against Yemen's
Houthis, a diplomatic source told Haaretz, adding that Saudi Crown
Prince Mohammed bin Salman opposes Israeli military involvement because
of the likely backlash among the kingdom's public.
Another source
familiar with the matter said Netanyahu's efforts were also aimed at
strengthening ties with Riyadh and paving the way for a future
normalization agreement between the two countries.
U.S. President
Donald Trump has repeatedly promoted Saudi normalization with Israel
through the Abraham Accords in recent months. The late Sen. Lindsey
Graham, a close ally of both Trump and Netanyahu, worked in the final
weeks of his life to make such an agreement a cornerstone of the Middle
East's postwar political order following the war with Iran.
NATO warns Russia: 'We will break' forces, destroy 'anything and everything' if you attack
NATO's top
military commander warned Monday that what he called the "lethal
alliance" would destroy "anything and everything" supporting an attack
on allied territory and "break" enemy warfighting systems to thwart any
potential future Russian assault.
"Should the
adversary choose to press the attack or commit his reserves, we will
break the warfighting system engaged against us," U.S. Air Force Gen.
Alexus Grynkewich said at the Warsaw Security Forum in Poland, in an
apparent warning to Moscow.
"This includes
not just the attacking force itself, but anything and everything that
supports, sustains, and controls that force," he said during a panel
titled "Theory of Victory: How Do We Achieve Military Success Against
Russia in Deterrence and Defence?" on the first day of the forum.
The warning
came amid heightened tensions between Russia and Western nations
following a series of drone incursions and suspected sabotage
operations that European countries have linked to Moscow.
Trump: 'Massive' Oil, Gas, Mineral Exploration to Begin in Greenland
President
Donald Trump said on Wednesday that "massive" oil, gas, and mineral
exploration is getting ready to begin in Greenland.
Trump did not share details about the exploration plans in Greenland
but said, "there are experts that are saying that the amount of easily
available oil is far greater than that of almost any land, anywhere
in the world."
The United States, Denmark, and Greenland last month signed an
agreement, aimed at ending tensions after Trump's repeated threats to
take control of the strategically located and mineral-rich island.
"Any future attack on the United States will have to come across
Greenland, where our Defense will routinely knock down drones,
missiles, or any other form of weapon not yet even conceived," Trump
added in his post on Truth Social.
Ilhan Omar’s husband insists he has ‘no concerns’ amid federal immigration investigation
Homeland Security Investigations agents searched the couple's DC residence amid probe into Omar's immigration paperwork
Rep. Ilhan
Omar’s husband, Tim Mynett, insisted he has "no concerns" about federal
investigations into the Minnesota Democrat’s immigration paperwork
after Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents raided the couple’s
Washington, D.C., home.
"My wife came here when she was 12 years old as a child war refugee," Mynett told Fox News Digital. "No concerns."
His comments
came the same day that Omar’s relatives were reportedly issued
subpoenas, The New York Times reported Tuesday, as part of HSI’s
investigation into her immigration paperwork. At least two of Omar's
relatives were subpoenaed — one was confirmed to be Omar’s sister,
Sahra Noor.
Mamdani orders major NYPD shake-up amid revolt from progressive allies
New York City's
police department has been directed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani to conduct
a comprehensive review of its use-of-force policies, responding to
mounting pressure from progressive supporters who want the democratic
socialist leader to take firmer command of the country's largest police
force.
The mayor
outlined a series of oversight reforms on Monday, including expanding
the budget for the NYPD's Office of the Inspector General and new
policies aimed at strengthening accountability when officers face
allegations of misconduct.
"When the
government uses force against a New Yorker, the standard for
accountability must be at its highest. Every New Yorker deserves to
know that force will be used lawfully, carefully and only when
necessary," the mayor said in a statement.
Mamdani, a
Democrat, secured office last year after pledging to reshape municipal
policing by shifting specific responsibilities away from armed officers
to specialized mental healthcare teams. However, slow progress on these
plans has drawn criticism from supporters advocating for more
substantial systemic changes.
Hochul, Blakeman square off in only NY gov debate: Who won and who lost
Democratic Gov.
Kathy Hochul and her Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman faced off
Tuesday night in the only debate of their hotly contested gubernatorial
election campaign — trading barbs on affordability, immigration,
President Trump, and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Polls have
consistently shown Hochul leading Blakeman with the Nov. 3 election
fewer than three weeks away, but the Nassau County executive is hoping
to close the gap after the governor held off Lee Zeldin by just 6.5
percentage points four years ago.
Here’s
everything you need to know from The Post’s panel of experts about what
happened Tuesday night. Comments have been lightly edited for clarity.
Abdul El-Sayed's alleged family ties to Muslim Brotherhood surface after denying any link during NBC interview
Democratic Michigan Senate candidate told Kristen Welker his family had no ties to the group on 'Meet the Press'
Democratic
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is facing new scrutiny after
he denied that he or his family had any ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.
On Sunday's
"Meet the Press," NBC's Kristen Welker pressed El-Sayed whether he
could "set the record straight" on allegations that his family had
connections to the controversial Islamist group.
"No," El-Sayed replied.
"No, you don't have any ties, and your family doesn't?" Welker followed up.
However, according to his half-sister Eman Abdelhadi, their mother was an active member of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Washington girls walk off cross country meet in protest of male athlete, parents reveal how it came to this
About a dozen Camas High School runners sat out after learning a competitor had switched from the boys' team
Washington
state parents Kevin and Sarah Burns watched their daughter Holly Burns
join a mass protest of female athletes who walked off a cross country
meet in response to a male competitor.
Holly Burns and about a dozen other girls walked away from a cross-country race in Washington on Tuesday.
They refused to compete against a male athlete who had started the season racing on the boys’ team.
When the race began, half of the girls competing, and the male athlete, took off running.
Trump must answer Houthis’ airport strike — and punish Iran for its chaos
By Bridget Toomey and Behnam Ben Taleblu
The death toll
from the Houthis’ weekend attacks on Riyadh’s King Khalid International
Airport has risen to over 15, including one American — and Iran’s
Yemeni partner shows no signs of stopping its assaults.
The Islamic Republic of Iran is escalating against Saudi Arabia with two goals.
Tehran hopes
its proxy attacks on America’s partners will indirectly pressure
Washington into ending the ongoing blockade of Iran and prevent future
American airstrikes.
Locally, the
Houthis themselves want Riyadh to end its support for Yemen’s
internationally recognized government, or IRG, which is fighting the
group in a civil war that reignited this summer after four years of
relative peace.
Iran deploys
the Houthis — a radical Shiite group that chants “death to America” —
as a tool in Tehran’s ongoing conflict with the United States.
Ukraine showed Trump how easily an enemy could cripple an AI powerhouse
Three Russian AI computing facilities were disrupted in four days, raising questions about America's data center defenses
By Lt. Col. Robert Maginnis, (ret.)
An adversary
can interrupt an artificial intelligence system without defeating its
software. It need only strike the infrastructure that keeps the system
running. Ukraine proved the point inside Russia this past week.
President Trump
and his national security team should take note before an enemy tries
the same thing here. On October 8, a Ukrainian drone attack forced
Yandex, the technology company often called "Russia’s Google," to
suspend operations at its Sasovo data center. The next day, another
strike knocked out several modules at its Kaluga facility, which Yandex
had called its most powerful data center in Russia. On October 11, the
company announced that its Vladimir-region data center had shut down
completely after a drone attack. Ukraine disrupted three major Yandex
computing facilities in four days.
The Sasovo
facility housed two of Yandex’s three supercomputers used to train its
AI models, including YandexGPT. Yandex said it could not yet determine
whether the equipment could be restored. Whatever the final damage
assessment, Russia’s leading AI developer lost a major computing hub in
a single night.
