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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 Supreme Court agrees to review Trump admin effort to limit immigrant asylum processing claims at border Case centers on whether immigrants 'arrive' when meeting officials on Mexican soil or US side  The Supreme Court agreed to review an effort by the Trump administration to limit asylum processing claims from immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border in an order issued Thursday. The key issue in the case Noem v. Al Otro Lado is over what constitutes "arrival in the United States" within the meaning of federal immigration law. The law provides that an alien who "arrives" may apply for asylum and must be inspected by an immigration officer. The legal question, however, is over whether an immigrant "arrives" to begin the process for the asylum claim when meeting immigration officers on the U.S. side of the border or while still on the Mexican side. The Trump administration appealed to the Supreme Court after a federal appeals court said someone "arrives" when they present themselves to an immigration official "at the border," even if that meeting occurs on Mexican soil. Critics scoff at Trump’s shift to urging House GOP to vote to release Epstein files  President Trump’s sudden shift and show of support for a coming House vote to release the Epstein files has been met with skepticism from his critics on both sides of the aisle. On the left, Sen. Chris Coons said he suspects Trump is bluffing. The Delaware Democrat argued Monday that the president will ultimately lean on the Justice Department’s ongoing investigation into the late Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to Democrats as a reason to keep the records sealed. “My hunch is that Attorney General [Pam] Bondi, having just been ordered on social media by the president to open an investigation into a series of high-profile Democrats, will promptly say, ’No, there’s an ongoing investigation, we can’t disclose any of this,’ and the president will back that up,” Mr. Coons said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” On the right, Rep. Thomas Massie, the Kentucky Republican and frequent Trump foe who helped force House Speaker Mike Johnson to schedule the vote, also warned that Trump may be using investigations into Democrats to stall the release.
House Republicans say Dems twisting Epstein probe to smear Trump in new memo The House is expected to vote on forcing the DOJ to release all of its Epstein files Tuesday  Oversight Committee Republicans are accusing their Democratic counterparts of using the House's ongoing investigation into Jeffrey Epstein to attack President Donald Trump rather than find closure for the late pedophile's victims. Fox News Digital obtained a 10-page internal memo written by GOP committee staff for lawmakers on the panel that argued Democrats intentionally misrepresented information obtained by Republicans to create a narrative that was not there. "Unfortunately, during this investigation, Oversight Committee Democrats, led by Ranking Member Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), have intentionally mischaracterized witness testimony and selectively released information with targeted redactions in an effort to create another hoax involving President Trump," the memo said. Kremlin Says It Hopes for New Putin-Trump Summit  The Kremlin said Monday that it hoped another summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump could take place as soon as the necessary preparation had been completed. Putin and Trump last met in August at a summit in Alaska, where they discussed a possible resolution to end the war in Ukraine. Last month they announced plans for a summit in Budapest, but Trump canceled it soon afterward, saying the timing did not feel right. Struggling Venezuelans focus on day-to-day survival as defiant Maduro talks up war with U.S.  Ongoing U.S. Navy strikes in the Caribbean and talk of an American invasion naturally have Venezuelans on edge, but many who spoke to The Washington Times this weekend said a populace battered by years of chaos and violence under the socialist Maduro regime is more worried about day-to-day survival than a conflict with the U.S. President Trump again ratcheted up pressure Friday on the Nicolas Maduro government, which is seen as illegitimate by Washington and across much of the West. He told reporters that he had consulted with military advisers on the next step in the escalating conflict between Venezuela and the U.S. For months, the U.S. Navy has been destroying boats off the South American country’s coast that the Trump administration says are carrying drugs. Oz: Trump administration weighing ACA subsidies extension  Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), said Sunday the Trump administration is holding “discussions” on extending subsidies offered under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). “There are discussions around extending the subsidies, if we deal with the fraud, waste and abuse that, right now, is paralyzing the system,” Oz told host Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union.” The majority of fraud Oz is referencing concerns agents, brokers, web brokers and third parties that enroll people in the ACA marketplace, according to health policy research group KFF. The ACA subsidies, which expire at the end of this year, were a source of conflict during the 43-day government shutdown. Republicans in Congress sought to reopen the government first before negotiating on the credits, while the majority of Democrats pushed for an extension to be included in any funding bill. Trump rolls back tariffs on grocery items, and critics say it’s an admission tariffs raise prices  President Trump has signed an executive order to reduce tariffs on grocery items that have risen in price or cannot be grown easily in the U.S. The order covers a wide range of agricultural products, including beef, tomatoes, coffee and bananas. “I have determined that certain agricultural products shall not be subject to the reciprocal tariff imposed [under previous orders],” Mr. Trump’s order, signed Friday, said. Mr. Trump issued the order as he tries to fulfill his campaign pledge to make life more affordable in the U.S. Universities report 17% drop in new foreign students after Trump visa crackdown  American universities have reported a 17% drop in new international students following the Trump administration’s crackdown on temporary immigration visas. That’s up from a 7% annual decline last year and is the sharpest decline in over a decade outside of the pandemic, the nonprofit Institute of International Education reported Monday. Sponsored by the State Department, the report surveyed 825 higher education institutions representing over half of U.S. international students. Israeli man accused of spying for Iran, providing details about air base, missile impact sites  An Israeli man is accused of passing intelligence information to Iranian agents about Israel Defense Forces bases and details about missile impact sites during the war with the Islamic Republic. Authorities in Jerusalem said Shimon Azarzar, 27, was in contact with Iranian intelligence officials for about a year until his arrest on Saturday. According to the indictment, he received “thousands” of Israeli shekels in compensation for his espionage work. Mr. Azarzar’s wife worked as a communications technician at an Israeli Air Force base during her reserve military duty. The couple shared information on their phone through the cloud, so any photos they took would be visible to one another. From November 2024 to March 2025, he was also employed by a renovation contractor that did work for the IDF, the Israel Police, and Rafael, the Israeli defense contractor, according to Israeli media. Ukraine signs a letter of intent to buy up to 100 Rafale warplanes from France  Ukraine signed a letter of intent to buy up to 100 Rafale warplanes from France, the Ukrainian Embassy and the French president’s office said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and French President Emmanuel Macron signed the document on Monday stating that Ukraine is considering the possibility of buying French defense equipment, including Rafale jet fighters, Macron’s office said. It did not provide further details. Zelenskyy was on his ninth visit to Paris since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. His talks are meant to strengthen Ukraine’s defenses as the country enters another winter under Russian bombardment of its energy infrastructure and other targets. NEWT GINGRICH: The simplest way to make American life affordable again Healthcare transparency could unlock savings for working families, but interest groups might oppose it Americans have delivered the same message in the last two elections: make life affordable again. They are tired of working harder for less, while the cost of everything — from housing to education to insurance — keeps rising. The affordability crisis touches every household, and its biggest driver is the one Washington refuses to tackle seriously: healthcare. Healthcare now consumes nearly one-fifth of our economy. It is the largest single cost for employers, the fastest-growing burden on families, and the quietest drain on national growth. Every dollar businesses spend on bloated health costs is a dollar not available for higher wages, new jobs or investment. Every dollar families spend on premiums or out-of-pocket costs is a dollar they can’t use for savings, housing or opportunity. Until we fix healthcare, we can’t fix affordability. Mamdani’s ‘gender-affirming care’ plan surgically erases gays — just like Iran The New York Times reported last month on the dire situation for gay people in Iran, where homosexuality is punishable by death. Many are pressured to undergo brutal reassignment surgeries to live as the opposite sex. Now, instead of effeminate gay men, they’re just run-of-the-mill straight women. Problem solved. What Iran has effectively built is a medical system that treats homosexuality as a defect to be surgically erased. The goal isn’t self-expression; it’s social conformity. Transition becomes a tool of state-enforced heterosexuality. Though you could say that what’s occurring in the United States is arguably worse. Here, the process of medically engineering gays into pseudo-straight people starts even earlier. Sissy boys who like Barbies are fed puberty blockers, which prevent their voices from deepening, facial hair from growing and shoulders from broadening. That way, they’ll have an even better chance of “passing” as female. |
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