December 14, 2025 5:06 pm

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Autopen-gate: The erasure of the Biden Presidency

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WASHINGTON, D.C.—President Donald J Trump announced on Friday, November 28, that all documents signed by former President Joe Biden using an autopen—estimated by the administration at approximately 92% of Biden-era executive actions and other official instruments—are “hereby terminated and of no further force or effect.” In a statement posted to Truth Social and republished by […]

Trump signs EO designating Muslim Brotherhood a Foreign Terrorist Organization

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WASHINGTON, D.C.—President Donald J. Trump signed on Monday, November 24, executive order titled, “DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD CHAPTERS AS FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS AND SPECIALLY DESIGNATED GLOBAL TERRORISTS,” that launches the formal process to designate specific Muslim Brotherhood chapters in Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt as foreign terrorist organizations under the Immigration and Nationality Act and […]

You be the judge: A dog whistle or defending democracy?

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Six Democratic congressional members—Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO06.), Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ11), Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA06), and Rep. Maggie Goodlander (D-NH02)—all of whom have military or intelligence backgrounds, released a video on Tuesday stating to U.S. service members that they have an obligation under the Uniform Code of […]

US designates Saudi Arabia a Major Non-NATO Ally

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WASHINGTON, D.C.—President Donald J Trump announced on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia has been granted status as a Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA), a designation that expedites U.S. arms sales, technology transfers, and joint military exercises without the mutual-defense obligations of full NATO membership. Other MNNA countries are Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Israel, Japan, Jordan, […]

US Mint ends penny production after 232 years

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PHILADELPHIA—The United States Mint, a bureau of the United State Department of the Treasury, hosted a ceremonial strike event on November 12, 2025, at its Philadelphia facility where Treasurer Brandon Beach struck the final, circulating penny, marking the official end of the penny’s 232-year production run as a circulating coin. “Today the Mint celebrates 232 […]

Senate passes critical funding package to end historic GOVT shutdown: What you need to know

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WASHINGTON, D.C.—The United States Senate passed HR 5371 tiled, “Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026,” on November 10 with a 60-40 vote, and now heads to the House of Representatives for consideration on Wednesday, November 12. The longest government shutdown in U.S. history could end Wednesday if […]

Dick Cheney, architect of American neocon power and critic of Trump, dead at 84

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Former US Vice President Dick Cheney died on November 4, 2025, at the age of 84 from complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease. Born Richard Bruce “Dick” Cheney on January 30, 1941, he was a prominent businessman who served as the 46th Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 under […]

Catastrophic flooding from typhoon Halong devastates Alaska native communities

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ANCHORAGE, AK—Typhoon Halong’s remnants struck the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta around October 13–14, 2025, with hurricane-force winds and storm surges, disproportionately impacted Alaska Native villages, specifically the Yup’ik communities. In Kipnuk, 90% of homes (121) were destroyed; in Kwigillingok, a third of homes were swept away. These communities are reliant on subsistence hunting and fishing. Tragically, one […]

Bolton, 76, indicted under US Espionage Act, faces 180 years in prison

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A federal grand jury in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland on Thursday, October 16, has charged John Bolton, former National Security Adviser under President Donald J Trump, with 18 counts under the Espionage Act (18 U.S.C. § 793) for allegedly retaining and transmitting classified information after leaving the White House in 2019. […]

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