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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 to Send Envoys to Putin, Ukraine After Peace Plan Tweaks  President Donald Trump said Tuesday his plan to end the war in Ukraine has been "fine-tuned" and he's sending envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to meet with Ukrainian officials. He suggested he could eventually meet with Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but not until further progress has been made in negotiations. "I will be briefed on all progress made, along with Vice President JD Vance, Secretary Exclusive | Fauci involved in 'massive' COVID-19 origins cover-up, FDA chief Marty Makary tells 'Pod Force One' | New York Postof State Marco Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles," Trump added in the social media posting. "I look forward to hopefully meeting with President Zelenskyy and President Putin soon, but ONLY when the deal to end this War is FINAL or, in its final stages."
Trump Not Considering Straight, 2-Year Obamacare Subsidy Extension: WH  President Donald Trump is not considering a "straight, two-year" extension of Obamacare subsidies, the White House said Tuesday. Politico had to reported on Monday that the Trump administration was preparing a health-policy framework that would extend Affordable Care Act insurance premium subsidies for two years. White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday that "contrary to fake news reporting, President Trump is not considering a straight two year subsidy extension." "The President is having ongoing conversations with members of his administration, members of Congress, and private sector experts," Leavitt added.
Retired General Rips Video for Insulting Command  A retired Army general criticized Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., and other Democrat lawmakers on Tuesday who released a video urging service members to refuse illegal orders, calling the message "an insult to our chain of command." Maj. Gen. James "Spider" Marks told CNN's Wolf Blitzer that Kelly and his colleagues were "inappropriate" in how they framed the issue, suggesting their wording implied distrust of military leadership and undue concern about influence from the administration. "Good for the senator to say what he said, but let me take a step back and indicate that what he and his colleagues did was inappropriate," Marks said. "I would completely disagree with that underlying assessment, which brought them to make these statements." Sen. Eric Schmitt says upper chamber in talks to have ‘Watergate-style hearings’ over Arctic Frost Missouri Republican calls Biden era actions 'Orwellian,' calls to impeach federal Judge Boasberg  The Senate will likely hold “Watergate-style hearings” to get to the bottom of the Biden administration’s pursuit of President Trump and other Republicans stemming from the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, Sen. Eric Schmitt told The Washington Times. The Missouri Republican said special counsel Jack Smith tried to “weaponize” the federal justice system to place Mr. Trump behind bars before the 2024 election. He said Mr. Smith will eventually be called as a witness in the hearings. Mr. Schmitt, speaking with The Washington Times’ “The Sitdown With Alex Swoyer” podcast, called antifa activists protesting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement the “paramilitary arm of the left” and said they deserve to be treated as a terrorist network. Fauci involved in ‘massive’ COVID-19 origins cover-up, FDA chief Marty Makary tells ‘Pod Force One’  Dr. Anthony Fauci orchestrated a “massive cover-up” about the origins of COVID-19 while serving as a top public health official during the coronavirus pandemic, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary argued on the latest episode of “Pod Force One.” Makary, a former professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, explained to “Pod Force One” host Miranda Devine that as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), Fauci went to great lengths to suppress the theory that COVID-19 leaked out of a research lab in China — something few in the medical community picked up on. “One thing that’s extremely obvious that very few people realize, and certainly hardly anyone in the medical establishment where I come from realized, is that [Fauci] was involved in a massive cover-up of the origins of COVID, a massive cover-up,” the FDA commissioner said. IDF Launches Broad Counter-Terror Operation in Samaria  The Israeli military, Shin Bet domestic intelligence, and Border Police forces announced the start of a large-scale counter-terror operation in northern Samaria late Tuesday night. In a statement, Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet announced they would "not allow terrorism to entrench itself in the region, and are taking proactive moves to thwart it." The IDF said that the operation would last several days and would focus on the "five villages" area, which includes Tubas, Tammun, Fara'a, Tayasir, and Aqaba. Schiff Probe Faces Challenges Amid DOJ Review  The Justice Department is reviewing whether two Trump-aligned officials, FHFA Director Bill Pulte and Justice Department official Ed Martin, or people claiming to act for them improperly influenced the Maryland mortgage fraud probe of Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA). The broader mortgage fraud effort led by Pulte and Martin has been criticized for bypassing oversight, producing weak evidence and possibly accessing nonpublic mortgage data. Prosecutors issued subpoenas and interviewed GOP congressional candidate Christine Bish, who promoted allegations about Schiff, seeking communications linking her to Pulte, Martin or their associates. She says she did not communicate with either. Bish said, “I expected to be asked questions, a lot of questions, about, ‘How did you come about investigating Adam Schiff and what were your findings?’ What they wanted to know was if I was in communication with Ed Martin or Director Pulte — and I was not.” 'World's Strongest Woman' competitor speaks out after winning title following trans controversy Andrea Thompson was awarded the title after the original winner was disqualified  Andrea Thompson was awarded the "World's Strongest Woman" title on Tuesday after a transgender controversy marred the competition. Jammie Booker originally won the title, but allegations that Booker was born male have since surfaced, highlighted by what appears to be a YouTube video of Booker claiming to be "trans." Thompson celebrated the win on social media, but called it "the most exhausting experience of my career." DOJ reverses course on nixing Halligan’s name from cases as lawyers grow 'tired of losing'  Despite a judge's ruling Monday that Lindsey Halligan was unlawfully appointed to her post as interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, prosecutors in the office were told to continue to use Halligan's name on cases, reports CBS News justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane. "Two hours after yesterday’s ruling that Lindsey Halligan was unlawfully appointed to her post as U.S. Attorney in Virginia, prosecutors in the office were notified to put name of an assistant U.S. Attorney atop their cases," MacFarlane posted on X. "At 4:30 PM, instruction was reversed. They were told to resume using Halligan’s name on cases." Lisa Rubin, MSNOW's senior legal reporter also says that "according to emails obtained by MS NOW [and] two sources familiar with EDVA, after Lindsey Halligan was ruled to be unlawfully appointed as interim U.S. Attorney, prosecutors were first instructed to sign court filings in the name of her first assistant." Scandal Erupts as Plaskett Evades Censure in Epstein Case  The U.S. House of Representatives considered a censure for Virgin Islands Delegate Stacey Plaskett (D) over texts with Jeffrey Epstein, but her removal from the Intelligence Committee failed 214‑209. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) defended Plaskett while facing backlash for an unverified claim about EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin. Crockett described Plaskett as a former prosecutor managing constituent issues and argued that President Donald Trump’s past Epstein ties also deserve scrutiny. Crockett said, “Now, I haven’t sat down and talked about all the specifics of why Stacey was doing what she was doing. I know that when she got up and she spoke, she talked about the fact that this was one of her constituents. At the end of the day, what I know of prosecutors is that they are typically talking to co-defendants. They are typically talking to the people that have the best information." Michael Goodwin: Trump needs to hit the reset button if the GOP wants to win the 2026 midterms As far as President Trump is concerned, T.S. Eliot got it all wrong. April is not the cruelest month — November is. As he barrels toward the end of his first year back in the White House, the president is beset by slumping poll numbers and a pileup of problems, some of which are self-inflicted. Even a gaggle of normally obedient Republicans in Congress are growing restless, and his call for gerrymandering House district lines in red states to pad the GOP advantage in the midterms is in danger of producing the opposite outcome. The virtue America forgot: Why gratitude still matters for our national character In our schools and colleges, are we teaching young people how fortunate we are to be Americans — and the importance of gratitude for our country? Does America need to focus more on the civic virtue of gratitude? It’s a question worth asking as we approach Thanksgiving. We do not mean personal gratitude. Most Americans are no doubt grateful for their families and friends, the roofs over their heads, God’s creation, and the blessings we enjoy in this country. But in our national discourse, do we publicly acknowledge those blessings enough? Do our leaders regularly express thanks for this nation’s greatness? In our schools and colleges, are we teaching young people how fortunate we are to be Americans — and the importance of gratitude for our country? |
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