House Republicans will limp back into Washington, D.C., with a speaker nominee in Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, who, as of this writing, didn’t have enough votes, even from his own caucus, to win the job. That’s hardly surprising, given the party’s recent descent into self-parody. Jordan, whom former Speaker John Boehner once described as a […]
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has submitted “be ready to deploy” orders for up to 2,000 U.S. troops in response to the intensifying Israel-Hamas war. A Defense official informed Fox News that Austin gave the order over the weekend to prepare service members for deployment to the Middle East. The Wall Street Journal first reported […]
ANALYSIS – ‘DeSantis Airways’ – nonstop migrant flights to Martha’s Vineyard and return flights from Israel. In an act more befitting a president than the governor of a state, Republican Ron DeSantis ordered Florida state-funded flights to quickly rescue nearly 300 Americans, including 91 children, stranded in war-torn Israel. At least 30 Americans are listed as murdered […]
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is inching closer toward the speaker’s gavel. On Monday, House Armed Services Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) announced that he would support Jordan, a significant turnaround after the congressman reportedly said last week that he could not be swayed to back Jordan. Jordan “and I have had two cordial, thoughtful, and […]
On Monday, the federal judge overseeing Donald Trump’s election interference case agreed to a “narrow” gag order barring the former President from targeting witnesses, prosecutors, court staff and their families. Judge Tanya Chutkan said Trump’s status as a candidate did not give him authority to level a “smear campaign” against those involved in the case, saying that […]
ANALYSIS – You know things are bad when the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Team Obama is worried about terrorists crossing the border under Joe Biden. In the wake of the gruesome and deadly terror attacks against Israeli civilians by Hamas, Jeh Johnson told Fox News that he is concerned that Hamas […]
On Saturday, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry cruised to victory and became the state’s first Republican governor in eight years. “Today’s election says that our state is united,” Landry said in his victory speech. “It’s a wake-up call and it’s a message that everyone should hear loud and clear, that we the people in this state are […]
An Illinois landlord is in custody this morning for first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and two counts related to hate crimes. Joseph Czuba, 71, allegedly knocked on his unsuspecting tenant’s door on Saturday before stabbing a child to death and severely injuring the boy’s mother. Authorities are calling the attack a hate crime, motivated by […]
US Sends New Carrier Strike Group To Support Israel
MONDAY PDB – Eisenhower carrier strike group to join Ford in eastern Mediterranean. It will join the brand-new Ford Carrier Strike Group to provide support to Israel. While the White House says there are “no plans or intentions” for their use, it means U.S. military assets would be in place to provide significant air support to protect […]