DAVID MARCUS: Spurning Trump means Mayor Jacob Frey owns Minneapolis mess

Gov. Walz signals openness to dialogue while Frey refuses to cooperate with federal agents

By David Marcus

After protest, agitation and chaos rocked Minneapolis over the weekend, President Donald Trump has offered leaders there an olive branch, and placed the political ball squarely in their court.

Trump’s offer to Mayor Jacob Frey and Gov. Tim Walz began with a very real concession, by replacing Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and gung-ho Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino with the arguably more moderate Border Czar Tom Homan on the ground. The move angered many border hawks in his own party.  (Continue Reading)

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DAVID MARCUS: Spurning Trump means Mayor Jacob Frey owns Minneapolis mess

Street takeovers and traffic control by agitators in Minnesota cross legal lines, retired detective says

By Stepheny Price

Agitators directing traffic and impeding law enforcement activity in Minnesota are drawing sharp criticism from a former police official, who warns the scenes signal a dangerous normalization of obstruction that threatens public safety and the rule of law.

Retired NYPD detective and adjunct professor Mike Alcazar told Fox News Digital the behavior would never have been tolerated during his career, calling the lack of intervention a clear departure from long-standing enforcement standards.

“It would have been shut down immediately. It never would have happened,” Alcazar said.  (Continue reading)

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Rand Paul: Biden FBI tracked Catholic teacher with no Jan 6 ties in ‘weaponized’ probe

The FBI under the Biden administration spent two years investigating a Catholic school teacher — and even put her on a terror watchlist — based on an unverified tip that connected her to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol in 2021, according to a new congressional report.

Christine Crowder wasn’t at the U.S. Capitol when a mob overran the building to prevent the certification of the 2020 election, according to findings released by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. She was, however, in D.C. for a rally for President Donald Trump earlier that day, and the FBI spent 23 months tracking her for it, the report said.

The committee’s chairman, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., called the move an overreach of federal power based on insufficient evidence.  (continue reading)

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Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA founder, dead at 31 after Utah campus shooting

Conservative activist and Turning Point USA founder was scheduled to appear as part of American Comeback Tour

By Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Adam Sabes , Samantha Daigle Fox News

Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist and founder of Turning Point USA, is dead after being shot during a campus event at Utah Valley University Wednesday.

President Donald Trump confirmed Kirk’s death in a post on Truth Social.

“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 Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us,” Trump wrote. “Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!” (Continue Reading)

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Bill Maher corrects guest who says he left Democratic Party, says he was never there to begin with

By Rachel del Guidice

Bill Maher says he never left the Democratic Party because he was never there to begin with.

“I never was a Democrat to begin with,” Maher said during his “Club Random” podcast released on Saturday with his guest, actor Esai Morales. “I always like caucus with the Democrats and I generally vote for them,” the comedian added.  (Click to continue reading)

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JONATHAN TURLEY: Out-of-control judges, not FBI, appear to have crossed ‘red line’

A black robe doesn’t make one immune from the rule of law

Kash Patel and Judge Dugan (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images, left, Mike De Sisti / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images, right.)

By Jonathan Turley

“This is not normal.”

Those words from Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., are undeniably true after the arrest of Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan. However, the reason it is not normal is far more debatable. Dugan is accused of becoming a lawbreaker in seeking to obstruct an effort to arrest a man wanted by federal authorities. If true, that is manifestly not “normal.”

As soon as the news of the arrest was reported, Democrats declared another constitutional crisis. Klobuchar added that the arrest “is a drastic move threatening the rule of law” and a “grave step and undermines our system of checks and balances.”

That is a curious claim unless Klobuchar believes that the officers are lying. If not, Klobuchar is suggesting that a judge should not be held accountable for actively shielding a wanted person and facilitating their evasion of law enforcement.  (Continue Reading)

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JONATHAN TURLEY: Out-of-control judges, not FBI, appear to have crossed ‘red line’

Bill Maher reveals Trump was ‘gracious and measured’ at White House meeting, says he’s not the man seen on TV

By Joseph A. Wulfsohn

“Real Time” host Bill Maher revealed details Friday of his meeting last week with President Donald Trump at the White House, saying Trump was more gracious and good-humored than he expected.

“You can hate me for it, but I’m not a liar. Trump was gracious and measured,” Maher said. “And why isn’t that in other settings- I don’t know, and I can’t answer, and it’s not my place to answer. I’m just telling you what I saw, and I wasn’t high.”  (Click to continue reading)

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Jury finds CNN committed defamation against Navy veteran, awards punitive damages

Decision comes after more than eight hours of deliberation

By Brian Flood

PANAMA CITY, Fla. – A jury found that CNN committed defamation against U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young and is responsible for punitive damages on Friday after more than eight hours of deliberation. 

The jury ruled Young is awarded $4 million in lost earnings, $1 in personal damages such as pain and suffering and said that punitive damages are warranted against CNN. 

The jury will now proceed to phase two of the trial to determine punitive damages. Lawyers on each side will have a chance to present evidence to determine punitive damages. 

Young alleged that CNN smeared him by implying he illegally profited when helping people flee Afghanistan on the “black market” during the Biden administration’s military withdrawal from the country in 2021. Young believes CNN “destroyed his reputation and business” by branding him an illegal profiteer” who exploited “desperate Afghans” during a November 11, 2021, report by Alex Marquardt that first aired on CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper.” (click to continue reading)

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JOE CONCHA: The 5 biggest losers from Team Trump’s confirmation hearings

Democrats showed this week that they clearly learned nothing from the last election

By Joe Concha

It’s been the theater of the absurd in the Senate this week for President-elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees, with Democrats playing the role of rogue clowns screaming (literally) for attention. 

If you’re just the average political observer, watching this show at home has likely been an annoying, infuriating and sometimes, comical experience. The questioning of Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick for defense secretary, and Pam Bondi, his nominee for attorney general, has greatly diminished what was once a relatively dignified Senate chamber. 

So, who were the biggest losers of the week in these confirmation hearings? (Click to continue)

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CNN defamation trial: Closing arguments made as jury begins to deliberate lawsuit against network

Plaintiff’s attorney says CNN engaged in ‘calculated attack,’ while defense implores jury to use ‘common sense’

By Brian Flood , Joseph A. Wulfsohn

Lawyers delivered powerful closing arguments on Thursday as U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young’s high-profile defamation trial against CNN heads to the jury. 

Young alleges CNN smeared him in a November 2021 report by correspondent Alex Marquardt that first aired on “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” suggesting he illegally profited off desperate people trying to flee Afghanistan following the Biden administration’s military withdrawal, implying he was involved in “black market” dealings and ruining his professional reputation as a result.

“It was a calculated attack by CNN on his character that has inflicted deep and lasting wounds,” Young’s lead counsel Vel Freedman told jurors.  (Click to continue reading)

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Gov. DeSantis fires back at Kamala Harris over hurricane feud: ‘No role in this process’

Fox & Friends Weekend’ co-host Pete Hegseth joined ‘The Faulkner Focus’ to discuss why Vice President Kamala Harris is facing scrutiny for her media tour as millions face storm dangers.

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DOJ charges Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s former Florida primary opponent with threatening to kill political rival

William Braddock allegedly threatened to send a ‘Russian-Ukrainian hit squad’ to kill his primary opponent

By Danielle Wallace

The Justice Department charged a former primary opponent of Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., with threatening to send a “Russian-Ukrainian hit squad” to kill his political rival. 

William Robert Braddock III, 41, of St. Petersburg, Florida, was charged with threatening to kill his primary opponent in the 2021 election for the 13th Congressional District of Florida, and a private citizen and acquaintance of his opponent, the Justice Department announced Friday. The indictment, unsealed in the Middle District of Florida on Thursday, describes the targeted individuals as only “Victim 1” and “Victim 2.” 

On June 8, 2021, prosecutors say Braddock allegedly made several threats to injure and kill his primary opponent during a phone call with the second victim, specifically stating that he would “call up my Russian-Ukrainian hit squad” to make the rival candidate disappear. The DOJ said Braddock left the United States after making the alleged threats and was later found to be residing in the Philippines.  (Click to continue reading)

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I left the Democrat Party and will do all I can to return Donald Trump to the White House

 by Tulsi Gabbard

This morning, I had the privilege of visiting Arlington Cemetery with President Trump and the Gold Star families of SSG Hoover and SGT Gee, two of the thirteen servicemembers who were killed in the attack at Abbey Gate in Kabul three years ago today.

Being there with President Trump, honoring the lives of those who sacrificed all, I saw firsthand the sorrow he shared with the families left behind, expressing his sincere appreciation the sacrifices made by their loved ones, our brothers and sisters, who paid the ultimate price.

This is personal for me. My first deployment to Iraq was with the Hawaii Army National Guard in 2005 where I served in a medical unit, every day confronted with the high cost of war. We lost so many of our brothers and sisters who never made that long trip home, and others who did come home, only to lose them to suicide.

President Trump understands the grave responsibility that our President and Commander in Chief has for us and our families, and values the lives of every one of us — Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors, Marines and Coasties. He knows the cost of war. It’s not just lip service.  During his first term as President, he not only didn’t start any new wars, he took action to de-escalate tensions and prevent conflict. He understands the cost of war and has shown he will exhaust all measures of diplomacy, having the courage to meet with adversaries, dictators and allies alike in the pursuit of peace, seeing war as a last resort.  (Continue Reading)

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Three Harris DNC attack lines against Trump that were inaccurate or false

Vice President Kamala Harris delivered her acceptance speech for the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday at the conclusion of the Democratic National Convention.

In her pitch to voters, Harris read a laundry list of complaints and accusations about Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Some of the attacks on Trump hinged on inaccurate interpretations about the former president’s platform and policies, while others were outright false.  (Continue Reading)

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Running for Congress: Pooch leads police, reporter and Senate staffers on hairy rush-hour chase around Capitol

By Chad Pergram

I thought it was a jogger at first.

Someone clad in black ran up the sidewalk on the north side of Constitution Avenue, just across from the Senate side of the U.S. Capitol.

But it was too fast for a jogger. There was an urgency.

This was a female U.S. Capitol Police officer, wearing a thick tactical vest. A radio pack and other police equipment sprouted from the front. Then yelling.

Then three other Capitol Police officers charged up Capitol Hill, knees churning.

Police radios crackled. Something was terribly wrong. (Continue Reading)

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It’s like Trump prosecutors are making up a crime as they go along: Andy McCarthy


Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Andy McCarthy and constitutional law professor Jonathan Turley join ‘America’s Newsroom’ to weigh in ahead of closing arguments in former President Trump’s New York criminal trial.

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Hero FSU Student Shows How To Deal With Pro-Hamas Nonsense On Campus

by Zach Dean

Another day, another instance of the great, big, beautiful, free, law & order, no-nonsense state of Florida leading the way for the rest of this backwards country. 

God, I love this state. It’s the best. Do we ever miss? Nope. We get elections right, we got COVID right, we back the blue, don’t teach nonsense in schools, and we definitely don’t allow it on campus. 

Exhibit A: how to properly deal with pro-Hamas crowds trying to take over a college campus:

Video of Florida State student dealing with pro-Hamas rally goes viral 

Amazing. You can feel the sheer annoyance this hero is feeling just by the way he tosses the chair like a ragdoll. He wants no part of this crap. He’s had enough. Frankly, we all have. 

At least us sane folks.  (Continue Reading)

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Activists challenged on Oct. 7 Hamas terror at pro-Palestinian campus ‘fair’ in Wisconsin

Lawrence Jones challenges female activists on rapes committed by Hamas

By Bailee Hill

“Fox & Friends” co-host Lawrence Jones visited a pro-Palestinian “fair” at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to talk with activists as antisemitism continues to engulf college campuses nationwide. 

“We’re here to really advocate for Palestinians, for Gaza,” one activist told Jones on Tuesday. “We’re advocating, honestly, for just… humanity.”

“There’s also a lot more casualties on the Palestinian side than there is on the Israeli side,” another activist chimed in. 

“And I’m not trying to like, compare the sides, but a lot of people are like, ‘oh my God, October 7th, October 7th,’ but like, no, this is since 1948.”

“People are saying, well, but what about the Jewish community that is under attack as well? The women that were raped, the kids that were put into ovens,” Jones said. 

One activist turned to the other activist and questioned the legitimacy of the claims that women and children were raped and tortured during the Oct. 7 massacre. She said she thought those claims were debunked.  (Continue Reading)

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Activists challenged on Oct. 7 Hamas terror at pro-Palestinian campus ‘fair’ in Wisconsin