Feds Use Bank Loophole To Surveil Americans' Financial Data Without Warrants, House Judiciary Says
The FBI "manipulated" the Suspicious Activity Report filing process by pressuring banks to file reports on individuals the FBI deems "suspicious," making financial institutions "de facto arms of law enforcement," the interim report released Friday said.

Judge’s move in Daniel Penny trial undermines justice, empowers Bragg’s overreach
By allowing prosecutors to drop a deadlocked manslaughter charge mid-deliberation, Judge Maxwell Wiley handed DA Alvin Bragg an unfair advantage. This tactic pressures jurors toward a compromise guilty verdict, violating Penny’s right to a fair trial and setting a dangerous precedent for prosecutorial abuse.

UnitedHealthcare, insurance companies scrub top execs’ info from websites after Brian Thompson’s murder
In addition, some health care CEOs’ Wikipedia pages have even been marked for deletion.

Judge Allows US Naval Academy To Use Race In Admissions
U.S. District Judge Richard Bennett determined that the Naval Academy does not fall afoul of the Supreme Court’s ruling to strike down affirmative action in college admissions because the Naval Academy is not a civilian university.

Boston city councilor arrested for kickback scheme
Prosecutors say she funneled thousands of taxpayer dollars from a staff bonus to herself via a secret cash handoff in a city hall bathroom.

Trump Reveals First Executive Orders He Will Be Signing
Trump said that he is planning on ending birthright citizenship using an executive order.

‘They Came In Illegally’: Trump Clashes With ‘Meet The Press’ Host Over Deportation Promises
“The people who have been treated very unfairly are the people who have been [in] line for 10 years."

Trump says he'll pardon Jan. 6 rioters on day 1
"I'm going to be acting very quickly, first day," Trump told Kristen Welker. Trump said there could be "some exceptions" to his pardons if the individuals had acted "radical" or "crazy" during the assault.

January 6 pardons: Who qualifies, and what can we expect?
A defense attorney offers his "informed speculation" on how Trump might quickly end the legal nightmares of thousands of Americans caught up in the events of four years ago.

Trump considers Democratic priorities, including minimum wage and 'dreamers'
Trump said he would take a second look at the federal minimum wage and would work to keep “dreamers” in the country with a legislative solution.

NBC’s Kristen Welker Hounded Trump Over A Dozen Times About Whether He Would Target His Opponents
“(Patel) has a list in his book of 60 people that he calls members of the so-called deep state. ... You campaigned on destroying the deep state. Do you want Kash Patel to launch investigations into people on that list?”

Ex-Secret Service Agent Warns He ‘Certainly Can See’ Trump Being Attacked Again Before Inauguration Day
"It’s not going to be some 20-year-old kid on the roof of a building that’s allowed to get within 100 yards. It’s going to be something of a much bigger magnitude, and I don’t think the Secret Service is anywhere equipped to handle that situation.”

Trump: Pete Hegseth Never Flinched Over Risk Of Leaving High-Paying Job Because He Loves America
“And I said, ‘You know, if for some reason you don’t get this thing, you’re not going to be able to go back. And all that money you’re making, you can kiss it goodbye.’ He said, ‘This is all about America.'”

Has Hegseth turned a corner?
At the beginning of last week, Hegseth was facing a desperate situation, what seemed like sure defeat. But after launching a vigorous media counteroffensive, Hegseth has given himself a chance.

Trump Rips Those Criticizing Tulsi Gabbard For Meeting With Assad
“I met with Putin. I met with President Xi of China. I met with Kim Jong Un twice,” Trump said. “Does that mean that I can’t be president?”

More lawsuits are barreling toward Trump over Jan. 6
The criminal cases against the president-elect have crumbled, but he remains enmeshed in civil litigation over Jan. 6 and a barrage of cases he filed against the media.

Biden will leave office as the 'worst president' in modern history, according to voters in devastating poll
"There's always a recency bias and as Joe Biden is the incumbent, he starts off at a disadvantage there. But regardless of that, these numbers are worse than I expected."

Joe Biden, corrupt career politician, crawls offstage
It’s perfectly fitting that his parting act would be an indefensible pardon of his criminal son. After all, Hunter was just doing things the Biden way.

Karine Jean-Pierre refuses to apologize for lying about Hunter Biden pardon, teases ‘more’ to come
“I know what I said,” Jean-Pierre told reporters Friday. “I know what the president said. That is where we were at the time. ... Circumstances have changed.”

Tim Walz says America wasn't ready for Harris campaign's 'positive' message
"We were pledging to be inclusive. We were pledging to bring people in."

Alexander Hamilton Tried to Warn Us About Barack Obama
Barack Obama, the serial memoirist and Netflix producer who owns a $20 million estate on Martha's Vineyard and also served as the 44th president of the United States, has yet to embrace his irrelevance in the field of American politics.

Eric Adams Doesn’t Rule Out Becoming a Republican
It would be a return to the GOP for Adams, who was registered with the party from 1997 to 2001 when he was a working police officer.

FDA must disclose more COVID-19 vaccine records, US judge rules
U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman in Texas ordered the FDA to produce its “emergency use authorization” file to a group of scientists who wanted to see licensing information that the FDA relied on to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine.

USDA demands national milk supply get tested for bird flu
Regulators are seeking to quickly identify the dairy herds infected with bird flu. As of Friday night, 718 dairy herds had been impacted in 15 states.

‘Not our fight’: Trump distances US from Syria’s conflict
“Syria is a mess, but is not our friend,” Trump wrote, before switching to all uppercase letters for emphasis. “THE UNITED STATES SHOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. THIS IS NOT OUR FIGHT. LET IT PLAY OUT. DO NOT GET INVOLVED!”

Vance concerned about new Syrian leadership: ‘Literal offshoot of ISIS’
"The last time this guy was celebrating events in Syria we saw the mass slaughter of Christians and a refugee crisis that destabilized Europe,” Vance said in response to a Washington Post columnist.

US launches massive air strikes against ISIS in Syria after Assad regime falls
CENTCOM said it wanted to “prevent the terrorist group from conducting external operations and to ensure that ISIS does not seek to take advantage of the current situation to reconstitute in central Syria.”

Flashback 2016: In Syria, militias armed by the Pentagon fight those armed by the CIA
The attacks illustrate the difficulty facing U.S. efforts to coordinate among dozens of armed groups that are trying to overthrow Assad, fight ISIS, and battle one another all at the same time.

Ex-CENTCOM Chief On Syria’s Collapse: ‘Not Sure It’s Ultimately Going To Be Good News For Syria’
The rebels that overthrew the government are terrorists.

Israel Occupies Buffer Zone As Syria Falls Into Chaos, Netanyahu Warns Of ‘Significant Dangers’
"The collapse of the Assad regime, the tyranny in Damascus, offers great opportunity but also is fraught with significant dangers."

Syrian Christians face uncertainty as rebels promise to respect their rights and Assad regime falls
Historically, changes in the status quo, even the end of a brutal dictatorship, have resulted in hardship for Christians.

Russian State media report Syria’s Assad fled to Moscow
The Russian media reports said the Assad family was granted asylum.

Bashar Al-Assad’s private fleet of luxury cars revealed as Syrians loot his palaces
Videos shared on social media show gleeful looters touring a massive garage in the presidential palace, chock full of high-end roadsters from the deposed dictator’s private stash.

Trump calls on ‘weakened’ Russia to enact ceasefire in Ukraine after Kremlin ally Assad is toppled in Syria
“They lost all interest in Syria because of Ukraine, where close to 600,000 Russian soldiers lay wounded or dead, in a war that should never have started, and could go on forever."

Trump says Ukraine to ‘possibly’ receive less military aid
“We’re in for $350 billion, and Europe is in for $100 billion. Why isn’t Europe in for the same as us? The one thing that should happen is that Europe ... should equalize.”
- Shock video: Trump attempts to get back American funds from Zelenskyy

Biden gives Ukraine another $988 million assistance in latest aid package
The funds will be put toward buying ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems made by Lockheed Martin as well as drones and spare parts to maintain artillery equipment, according to the Pentagon.

House Intel Chairman: Biden Has Imposed No ‘Consequences’ On China For Telecom Hack
“In the Obama administration, China hacked the personnel management system of the U.S. government, and there were no consequences. And now we’re seeing China hack the entire system of the nation."

Germany Charges American For Stabbing Migrant Who Sexually Assaulted Her
The African migrant grabbed the unnamed 20-year-old woman’s buttocks, she pulled out a knife, he grabbed her arm, and she wound up stabbing him in the heart, leading to his death.

I bought one of Sicily’s famous $1 homes and spent $446K renovating it
She visited her new home for the first time in June 2019. The condition of the property was “dire at best,” with no electricity, no running water, asbestos in the roof, and “probably two feet of pigeon poop on the floor.”

NY Times: Is the Awkward ‘Diversity Era’ of Hollywood Behind Us?
Hollywood was right that audiences were hungry for different stories, eager to see more types of people onscreen. The industry’s failure was in not finding enough creative ways to satisfy that appetite.

Actress Emma Dumont comes out as trans masculine non-binary
“They identify as a trans masculine non-binary person. Their work name is still going to be Emma Dumont, but they will go by Nick with friends and family,” a rep told TMZ.

Chuck Norris Announces The Death Of His 103-Year-Old Mother
“Our mom was a woman of unwavering faith, a beacon of light in our lives, and her love reflected God's grace,” he said as he paid tribute to her online.

Ray Epps’ Lawsuit Against Tucker Went Down In Flames
A federal fudge ruled that Carlson’s reporting on Epps was protected under the First Amendment because Epps’ lawyers did not prove Carlson had acted with “actual malice.”

Legacy media has no business lecturing anyone about the ‘truth’
If the media really wanted to fix journalism, it would be easy. Just act like every politician is Trump.

LA Times Owner May Add Bias Meter to Site Next Year
The Los Angeles Times Guild, the union representing hundreds of the newspaper’s newsroom staffers, criticized the Times owner for claiming that the newspaper is highly biased, stating that Soon-Shiong didn’t provide any evidence or examples.

Biden carbon capture requirements are unachievable, GOP states and industry argue
The rule requires new and existing power plants that plan to operate past 2039 to reduce 90% of their carbon pollution by 2032.

Transgender youth doctor faces historic lawsuit: ‘Damage has been done’
The lawsuit, filed Thursday, raises questions about the ethics of performing sex changes on children without comprehensive psychological evaluations and could have significant implications for medical practitioners in this field.

Can Democrats quit transgenderism?
Political movements ought to have a brain trust; the Democrats only have an emotive one.

Gay pilgrims get day in Catholic jubilee '25
The pilgrimage will be organized by the Italian LGBT association Tenda di Gionata and has the backing of Pope Francis. The group has also promoted LGBT prayer events featuring blasphemous icons of Christ with rainbow-colored halos and flags.

House Overwhelmingly Passes ‘Crucial Communism Teaching Act’ with a vote of 327–62
“Communism is one of the most destructive political ideologies the world has ever seen,” Rep. Salazar said when reintroducing the bill earlier this year.

View of US Health Care Quality Declines to 24-Year Low
The survey shows that the quality of health care in the U.S. has dropped substantially since Obamacare was passed in 2010 (from 62% in 2010 and 2012 to 44% in 2024).

FDA may finally ban artificial red dye from beverages, candy, and other foods
A decision on Red No. 3, the synthetic coloring made from petroleum, could come in the next few weeks.

AI’s growth is just getting started, BlackRock’s thematic ETF head says
“It’s still very early in the AI adoption cycle.”

AI friendships claim to cure loneliness. Some are ending in suicide.
Researchers have long warned of the dangers of building relationships with chatbots. But an array of companies now offer AI companions to millions of people, who spend hours a day bonding with the tools.

Creepy, faceless ‘Clone Alpha’ robot with synthetic organs, artificial muscles, and even veiny arms coming next year
An eerie humanoid robot that mirrors human anatomy with over 200 "bones" and a synthetic breathing system has just reached a new milestone.

Yankees star Juan Soto scores historic $765 million deal with Mets
The deal, reported by numerous media outlets, would be the largest contract in sports history.