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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 Zelenskyy: US Offers Ukraine 15-Year Security Guarantee as Part of Peace Plan  The United States is offering Ukraine security guarantees for a period of 15 years as part of a proposed peace plan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday, though he said he would prefer an American commitment of up to 50 years to deter Russia from further attempts to seize its neighbor's land by force. President Donald Trump hosted Zelenskyy at his Florida resort on Sunday and insisted that Ukraine and Russia are "closer than ever before" to a peace settlement. Negotiators are still searching for a breakthrough on key issues, however, including whose forces withdraw from where and the fate of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, one of the 10 biggest in the world. Trump noted that the monthslong U.S.-led negotiations could still collapse.
Russia claims Ukraine attacked Vladimir Putin residence with more than 90 drones, Zelensky slams ‘typical Russian lies’  Russia claimed Monday that Ukraine had attacked an official residence of Vladimir Putin in the Novgorod region with 91 long-range drones overnight, all of which were shot down. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky emphatically denied the claim by Kremlin Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, charging Moscow was laying the groundwork for strikes on Kyiv following Zelensky’s Sunday meeting with President Trump at Mar-a-Lago. “Russia is at it again, using dangerous statements to undermine all achievements of our shared diplomatic efforts with President Trump’s team. We keep working together to bring peace closer,” Zelensky wrote on X. Lavrov claimed Russia would review its negotiating position in talks to end its nearly four-year-old invasion of Ukraine as a result of the overnight attack. Trump Says Russia Wants Ukraine to Succeed  President Donald Trump on Sunday said Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed and suggested access to cheap energy could be part of a future settlement. He made the remarks during a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, saying that his recent conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin left him believing Moscow is interested in a stable and prosperous Ukraine, even as Russia's war against the country continues. "I believe Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed," Trump told reporters, adding that economic incentives — including access to low-cost energy — could help underpin a peace agreement.
Tim Walz bragged about child care business in Minnesota during 2024 VP debate before massive fraud scandal came to light  Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz bragged about making it easier for people to get into the child care business during last year’s vice presidential debate with JD Vance, awkward resurfaced footage shows — as the state’s Somali immigrant community has been accused of bilking millions of dollars in aid meant for day care centers. “We have to make it easier for folks to be able to get into [the child care] business and then to make sure that folks are able to pay for that. We were able to do it in Minnesota,” Walz said on stage as he proposed a federal paid family medical leave program. The debate clip resurfaced following a mega-viral video from independent journalist Nick Shirley that exposed the vast scale of alleged fraud in the North Star State. Many of the child care centers he visited had their doors shuttered despite receiving millions in aid from the state over the last several years, records reportedly show — including a day care with a misspelled sign that got $4 million in taxpayer money despite being empty. Director Kash Patel: FBI Investigating Minnesota Fraud Scheme  The FBI has deployed personnel and investigative resources to Minnesota to "dismantle large-scale fraud schemes exploiting federal programs," Director Kash Patel said Sunday on social media. Minnesota officials are facing fresh scrutiny after an independent journalist uncovered multiple Somali daycare centers that received millions in public funds despite having few or no children, raising fresh concerns over fraud and state oversight failures. "The FBI is aware of recent social media reports in Minnesota. However, even before the public conversation escalated online, the FBI had surged personnel and investigative resources to Minnesota to dismantle large-scale fraud schemes exploiting federal programs," Patel said in the post. Israel fears US push to start next phase of Gaza cease-fire at Trump-Netanyahu meeting: reports  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to push back hard against any attempt by the Trump administration to move on to phase two of the cease-fire plan for the Gaza Strip when the two leaders sit down at Mar-a-Lago later Monday. Reports from multiple Israeli media outlets indicate that Netanyahu is expected to ask President Trump and his point men in the Middle East — special envoy Steve Witkoff and first son-in-law Jared Kushner — to provide firm assurances that Hamas will be disarmed and Gaza demilitarized before any further steps are taken. Another sticking point is the failure by Hamas to return the body of Israeli counter-terror police Master Sgt. Ran “Rani’’ Gvili, who was murdered during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack against the Jewish state and is believed to be the last victim of that atrocity whose remains are still in the Gaza Strip. Harris draws fire over sealed Epstein files  Kamala Harris said the Biden administration was right not to push the Justice Department to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein, arguing there had to be a strict separation between the White House and prosecutors. Harris defended the Biden administration’s approach by citing the need for a strict wall between the White House and the DOJ. However, critics argue that the Biden administration was not “hands-off” in other areas involving the DOJ. Speaking with ABC host Jimmy Kimmel, Harris said the administration believed the Justice Department should act independently of political pressure, even if that decision caused political damage. “To give you an answer that will not satisfy your curiosity, I will tell you, we, perhaps to our damage, but we strongly and rightly believed that there should be an absolute separation between what we wanted as an administration and what the Department of Justice did. We absolutely adhered to that, and it was right to do that,” Harris told Kimmel. Her comments sparked backlash from left-leaning commentators who wanted the files used against then-candidate Donald Trump, while conservatives mocked the explanation. Iranian President Says Tehran at War With West, Israel  Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says Tehran is at war with the West and Israel. "In my opinion, we are in a full-fledged war with America, Israel, and Europe; they do not want our country to stand on its feet," he said Saturday in an interview on the website of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader. Pezeshkian said the West's war against Iran is "more complicated and more difficult" compared to the 1980-88 war with Iraq that left more than 1 million casualties on both sides. Russia Sends 3 Iranian Satellites Into Orbit
Mamdani Aide Spurs Dem War After Calif. Redistricting  A behind-the-scenes move by a strategist tied to New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, the Democrat socialist, has ignited a new round of Democrat infighting in California — just as party leaders hoped redistricting would smooth their path back to House control. According to Politico, Mamdani lead media consultant Morris Katz traveled to California's Central Valley to produce a campaign ad for a little-known liberal challenger in a newly redrawn congressional district held by Republican Rep. David Valadao. The move opened a fresh front in the Democrats' long-simmering civil war between liberals and moderates. Broadcast bias: The top 10 worst examples of media malpractice in 2025 Looking back at 2025, it’s obviously, on a daily basis, why the broadcast networks are dismissed by most Americans as a source of daily advertising for one side of the political debate. This tilt has intensified in the last 10 years of media obsession over President Donald Trump. The broadcast networks have not distinguished themselves in Trump’s second term as capable of reason and common sense. Instead, what’s too common is emotionally overwrought propaganda. Here’s a quick top 10: 10. In a rare moment on ABC’s "The View" that pseudo-conservative co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin stuck up for America on June 18, she was quickly rebuffed. Griffin stated: "I think it’s very different to live in the United States in 2025 than it is in Iran." Co-host Whoopi Goldberg replied: "Not if you’re Black!" So, America is a theocracy for Black people? Griffin kept pushing: "Guys, don't compare us to Tehran. No one at this table should go to Tehran." Goldberg did, too: "Not everybody feels that way!" Birthright citizenship supporters get the law wrong by ignoring obvious evidence Legislative intent and early State Department decisions denied citizenship to children of temporary residents Despite what some legal scholars are claiming, the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment does not extend citizenship to children born in the United States whose parents are illegal aliens, or for that matter, lawful aliens such as tourists or foreign diplomats. That includes our good friend, professor John Yoo. On Dec. 10, he published an op-ed insisting that arguments for a more limited interpretation of the citizenship clause must "disregard the plain text of the Constitution, the weight of the historical evidence from the time of the 14th Amendment’s ratification and more than 140 years of unbroken government practice and judicial interpretation." Supporters of birthright citizenship ignore the contrary evidence that shows their interpretation is wrong. The language in the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment says "all persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof" are citizens. |
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