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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 US Officially Resumes Naval Blockade of Iranian Ports The U.S. resumed its naval blockade of Iranian ports, oil terminals, and coastal areas Tuesday as hostilities flared following the collapse of a memorandum of understanding signed between the adversaries last month. The blockade applies to vessels entering or leaving Iranian ports regardless of the flag they fly. "U.S. forces resumed the naval blockade against vessels transiting to and from Iranian ports and coastal areas today at 4 p.m. ET," U.S. Central Command wrote on X. "There are currently more than 20 U.S. Navy warships and hundreds of military aircraft operating across the Middle East. American forces remain vigilant, lethal, and ready." US launches new round of strikes against Iran as war of Strait of Hormuz threatens critical oil supplies The US said it had begun a new wave of strikes against Iran on Wednesday after reimposing a naval blockade of Iranian ports, while Iran threatened to shut off more regional energy exports. The strikes mark the latest escalation of attacks and counterattacks launched by the two sides as they vie for control of the Strait of Hormuz, which carried about a fifth of global oil and gas shipments before the war.” The US military said it had begun a new wave of strikes against Iran at 6 a.m. ET on Wednesday. At 6 a.m. ET today, US Central Command forces began launching a wave of strikes against Iran,” the US military said. “The strikes are designed to further degrade military capabilities Iranian forces have used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.” Trump warns US will ‘knock out’ Iran’s power plants and bridges next week — unless regime makes a deal
Iran vows to keep Hormuz strait closed until the ‘end of America’s evils,’ threatens to block more seaways as Trump reimposes blockade Middle East allies rushing new pipelines, port to bypass Iran’s grip on Strait of Hormuz US Resumes Strikes on Iran in Daylight, Part of Increasing Tempo of Attacks The U.S. reimposed a naval blockade on Iran and intensified its airstrike campaign Wednesday in retaliation for Tehran’s attacks on ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. carried out a wave of strikes, hitting dozens of targets over seven hours overnight, the military’s Central Command said Wednesday. Later, it resumed striking Iran during daylight — an unusual move that further signaled the increasing tempo in attacks. The American strikes hit an Iranian army barracks, killed at least seven troops and wounded more than 260 people across the country, Iranian officials said.
Blanche, on Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons, says president is backed by the Constitution Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Wednesday that “the Constitution gives the president the full power to pardon anybody for any reason he wants” when asked by Sen. Dick Durbin about the president’s past pardons of Jan. 6 defendants. “Do you think that blanket pardon by the president of January 6th rioters was the right thing to do?” Durbin, D-Ill., asked Blanche during his confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee. “I think that this the Constitution gives the president the full power to pardon anybody for any reason he wants. And so I don't question President Trump's authority or as a decision to do so on January 20,” Blanche responded. “As I said, President Trump, under our Constitution, just like President Biden, has the authority to pardon anybody for any federal crime. And that's something that every president -- that's a privilege every president’s afforded, including President Biden and President Trump,” Blanche told him. Elissa Slotkin says SAVE America Act would make it 'hard for any Democrat' to win an election Trump has pushed the election security measure as his top legislative priority after the Senate rejected it 50-48 Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., said the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE) America Act would make it harder for Democrats to win elections, prompting Republicans to argue she had finally said "the quiet part out loud" about Democrats' opposition to stricter election laws. Slotkin made the remarks in a video recently unearthed by Breitbart News that was recorded the day after the Senate narrowly rejected the SAVE America Act in June. The bill failed 50-48 after four Republicans joined Democrats in voting against it. The SAVE America Act has become one of the biggest legislative fights in Congress, and President Donald Trump has made its passage his top priority. Trump refused to sign a housing bill Friday to protest Congress' failure to pass the SAVE America Act. Leader of firm that won SCOTUS women's sports cases opens up on dealing with liberal media, Title IX lawsuits ADF is pursuing active Title IX lawsuits in Connecticut, Minnesota and Washington state as part of a sweeping legal strategy Fox News Digital sat down with Alliance Defending Freedom president, CEO, and chief counsel Kristen Waggoner after her law firm won a historic Supreme Court victory in the battle to "save women's sports." Waggoner spoke about her experience in dealing with mainstream media, and leading the ongoing legal battles against the Democrat-run states that continue to let biological male trans athletes play in women's sports. Waggoner: "I've been delighted because I know where we began. It was a tough go 10 years ago, to be able to talk about these things. But I think now as Americans have seen in real time the differences between men and women, they already knew that, but the media has also begun to shift a little bit as well in recognizing that eight of 10 Americans support the right of women to have fair play, and more and more we are seeing the real harm that comes from trying to blur distinctions between men and women and boys and girls. Trump reverses DHS policy, orders ICE to resume vehicle stops after one-day pause Trump pushed back on DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin's indefinite pause, saying ICE must stay strong Former senior advisor to Tom Homan, Todd Bensman joins 'Fox & Friends First' to break down the temporary pause on ICE vehicle stops, exposing how sanctuary city policies actively force agents into high-risk operations. The day after the Department of Homeland Security announced a pause on ICE vehicle stops, President Donald Trump instructed the agency to reverse course on what he called "one of ICE's most important and effective Crime Fighting tools." In a social media post, Trump wrote, "We CANNOT give up one of ICE's most important and effective Crime fighting tools, THE TRAFFIC STOP!" The president reasoned that the announced DHS policy shift would be "playing right into the criminal’s [sic] hands."
Biden book launch backfires as critics mock ‘autopen’ president into oblivion Rep. Jason Smith and Clay Travis question who actually wrote the book as Biden says cancer treatment is going well Former President Joe Biden’s announcement of a forthcoming memoir drew swift mockery from conservatives Wednesday, with critics reviving questions about his health, age and use of an autopen during his presidency. "This guy couldn't even sign his own name. He's not writing books. LMAO," wrote former Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt on X. "Politicians write books to launder money. Nobody wants to read this, but the corrupt NGOs he provided for as President will buy up 100K copies and burn 'em to hold up their end of the bribes,’" the former reality TV star added. Biden's memoir, "PROMISE ME, AMERICA," will chronicle his presidency and reveal the "deeply agonizing calculation" behind his decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, according to a press release announcing the book. The memoir is set to come out on Nov. 17, about two weeks after the midterms. Canadian woman slaps teen over Trump clothing on Jersey Shore boardwalk; now charged and in ICE custody A leftist Canadian woman allegedly slapped a teen who was wearing President Trump-branded clothing on the Jersey Shore over the Fourth of July weekend — before she was arrested and detained by immigration officials. Kaitlyn E. Tracey, 33, allegedly recorded herself confronting a group of four girls on the Point Pleasant Beach boardwalk when she became violent on July 3, according to court documents obtained by NJ.com. Tracey took issue with two of the beachgoers — who are minors — wearing “patriotic colored” sweatpants with the words “Trump” and “ICE” before she struck one of them across the face and body, police alleged. Ukraine's Attacks on Russian Ships 'Unprecedented' Ukraine has executed an unprecedented series of attacks on Russian shipping in an attempt to disrupt fuel and logistics supply chains for President Vladimir Putin's military. Kyiv says its latest drone campaign has struck more than 110 Russian vessels in just nine days, marking one of the most concentrated attacks on commercial and support shipping in modern history. According to the Financial Times, Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces said Tuesday that 11 additional Russian vessels — including five tankers, five cargo ships, and a tugboat — were hit overnight, bringing the total to 116 vessels targeted since July 6.
Trump’s defense reset drags US military tech into the 21st century By David McCormick
This week I’m welcoming President Donald Trump to Pennsylvania for an unprecedented gathering. For the first time, the US defense industry will recognize that achieving the president’s goal of sustainable peace through strength demands new players and new ways of doing business. And at the Defense and Innovation Summit at the US Army War College in Carlisle on Wednesday, Pennsylvania is showing the way. America’s adversaries, including China, Iran, Russia, North Korea and radical Islamists, share one objective: weakening the United States. They’re working together to that end. Barrett and Kagan’s safety plea exposes the left’s war on the Supreme Court Supreme Court requests $14.6M in extra security funding as threats against justices surge 38% this year By John Yoo
"Maybe I lack imagination, but I didn’t expect that performing this service was going to put me in the position of explaining to my children what a bulletproof vest was and why I had to wear one," Justice Amy Coney Barrett told Congress on Monday. Justice Barrett was explaining in vivid terms why the Supreme Court had requested an additional $14.6 million, as part of its $228 million budget request, for enhanced security. Her fellow witness, Justice Elena Kagan, observed that threats against the Supreme Court had risen 38% this year. Justice Barrett herself had suffered a "swatting" attack earlier this year, in which someone falsely reported an armed shooter at her house. More alarmingly, an assassin attempted to kill Justice Brett Kavanaugh after the 2022 leak of the court’s Dobbs opinion, which overturned Roe v. Wade and its creation of a constitutional right to abortion. |
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