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Joseph Emerson (46), a former Alaska Airlines pilot, pleaded guilty to trying to sabotage a flight by shutting down the plane’s engines during a flight in October 2023. Emerson was facing 83 counts of reckless endangerment, one for each person on the plane, so he reached a plea deal to resolve both his state and …
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett shocked the populace with her bold responses about Donald Trump. When Barrett was nominated for her position five years ago, it was widely assumed that she would be a reliable supporter of President Trump, but over the years, she has demonstrated an impressive degree of independence from both the …
President Donald Trump’s Department of Education is cutting discretionary funding to colleges that push ‘racial or ethnic’ quotas. This particularly affects colleges that are part of the Minority-Serving Institutions (MSI) grant programs. Trump’s administration believes the grants violate the law because it focuses on the “racial or ethnic” quotas only, rather than being available for …
Randi Mahomes, mother of NFL quarterback Patrick Mahomes, posted a tribute to Charlie Kirk on social media following his assassination Wednesday. She re-shared one of Kirk’s recent posts on X, adding the message: “Rest in heaven.” Kirk’s original post that Randi Mahomes shared was from Sept. 6, and read, “Jesus defeated death so you can …
Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar slammed Republicans who were attacking the left side of politics after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated. She claimed the attacks on her side were “full of sh*t.” Omar said to Mehdi Hasan: “You have people like Nancy Mace, who constantly harass, you know, people that she finds inferior and wants …
New York Yankees fans belted out USA USA USA while President Donald Trump was in the stands. It appears there was an American flag or National Anthem going on at the time as well. Trump appeared to be behind some sort of protective glass. Here’s the video of Yankees fans chanting USA to President Donald …
The Gov. of Utah has confirmed that the suspect accused of shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk had written messages on the ammunition. Some of the messages posted were as follows: – FIRED CASING: “Notices Bulges OWO What is this?” – UNFIRED CASING 1: “Hey fascist, catch! [3 down arrow symbols]” – UNFIRED CASING 2: “O …
President Donald Trump said the suspected shooter of conservative activist Charlie Kirk is in custody. “I think with a high degree of certainty, we have him in custody,” said Trump during an interview. Trump also hopes the suspect, if it’s him, gets the death penalty. The suspect was identified as Tyler Robinson, 22, from Utah …
As the U.S. labor market cools, the unemployment rate for Black workers is climbing despite campaign pledges to protect “black jobs,” but data analysts say they have identified the likely cause behind the spike. Seasonally adjusted figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show the unemployment rate for black Americans climbed from 7.2% in July …
Mortgage rates posted their sharpest weekly decline in a year, according to new data from Freddie Mac. The lender’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell to 6.35%, down from 6.5% last week. A year ago, the average stood at 6.2%. “Mortgage rates are headed in the right …
MSNBC has fired political analyst Matthew Dowd after his controversial on-air remarks about the connection between “hateful words” and “hateful actions” after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. MSNBC announced on Thursday that Dowd, a paid political analyst, is “no longer with the network.” Dowd said the following after Charlie Kirk was shot dead: …
A Lancashire councillor has resigned after posting that the assassination of right-wing US political activist Charlie Kirk was “good riddance.” Fiona Wild, who served as an independent councillor for Lanehead ward on Burnley Council, deleted the post which also claimed the “not… very nice man made himself a target and brought this on himself.” Kirk, …
The FBI released images of a person of interest they would like to talk to. The man appears to be a college age guy and there’s a chance that he might be the person who shot Charlie Kirk dead. The FBI would need to confirm that one way or the other. As of now, this …
President Donald Trump announced that he will posthumously award Charlie Kirk the honorable Medal of Freedom. This is the highest civilian honor that one can receive from a president. Trump said, “Charlie was a giant of his generation, a champion of liberty, and an inspiration to millions and millions of people… We miss him greatly, …
New details have emerged on the possible suspect responsible for shooting Charlie Kirk dead at a speaking event at Utah Valley University. Charlie Kirk was shot in the neck, rushed to a hospital, placed in critical condition, but then died. At least two suspects or persons of interest were either arrested or questioned, but they …
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk has been pronounced dead after being shot in the neck during an event today. The White House issued a statement from President Donald Trump: “The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than …
President Donald Trump issued a statement on the Charlie Kirk shooting. Trump said: “We must all pray for Charlie Kirk, who has been shot. A great guy from top to bottom. GOD BLESS HIM!” Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot during an event at Utah Valley University. Kirk was on stage for his “American Comeback …
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot during an event at Utah Valley University. Kirk was on stage for his “American Comeback Tour” when shots were fired from a nearby building. Eyewitnesses reported seeing Kirk bleeding from his neck and security rushed him away from the scene. A suspect was taken into custody shortly after the …
Residents of Austin, Texas are disgusted by the city’s rebrand that cost $1.1 million in taxpayer dollars. Chief communications director, Jessica King, tried to talk up the new logo and talk about why they chose it, but residents who saw the rebranding price tag didn’t care. They were more concerned with why the city wasted …
CNN anchor Kate Bolduan stops and corrects Eric Swalwell live on air after he claimed that President Donald Trump has more pictures with Jeffrey Epstein than with Don Jr. It’s possible that she knew this could result in a lawsuit or she had producers telling her to stop the lies. Swalwell said: “And again, he’s …
A panel on CNN sounded stunned when they found out that some people on social media believe a man with 14 arrests should be locked away for a very long time – if not life. That man in question is murderer Decarlos Brown Jr. who stabbed Iryna Zarutska, a young Ukrainian refugee on a train, …
Van Jones was on CNN talking about the horrific murder of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska. She was stabbed to death on a North Carolina train by Decarlos Brown Jr. Van Jones was criticizing commentator, Charlie Kirk, for saying the crime could be race related. Jones then said, “It’s not about cashless bail or no …
A newly released video shown Tuesday on Capitol Hill appears to capture a U.S. Hellfire missile bouncing off a reflective object tracked off Yemen’s coast on Oct. 30, 2024. The footage was presented during a House Government Oversight subcommittee hearing on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), the Pentagon’s term for UFOs. Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) played …
President Donald Trump clashed with a reporter while discussing the crime crackdown taking place in Chicago. REPORTER: Are you ready to go to war with Chicago? TRUMP: When you say that, darling, that’s fake news. Listen. Be QUIET. Listen. You don’t listen, you never listen. That’s why you’re second rate. We’re not going to war…we’re …
Democratic socialist and New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani supports reducing the jail population through comprehensive public safety reforms. His platform focuses on a community-based approach to safety that expands mental health outreach and addresses underlying causes of crime rather than relying solely on incarceration. Mamdani has proposed creating a Department of Community Safety …
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) stopped providing special security for former Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday, September 6, 2025, just days after it had begun. The temporary protection was initiated after President Trump rescinded her Secret Service detail. In late August 2025, President Trump canceled Harris’s Secret Service detail. Before leaving office, former …
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the launch of “Operation Midway Blitz” on September 8, 2025. The immigration enforcement initiative targets undocumented immigrants, particularly those with criminal records, in Chicago and the state of Illinois. The operation has been met with both support from the Trump administration and backlash from Illinois officials and …