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Texas Republicans Alarmed About Comptroller Candidate’s Purchase of Epstein Ranch
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Texas Republicans are expressing alarm about a GOP state comptroller candidate, Don Huffines, for secretly purchasing a New Mexico ranch owned by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. They and many others are calling for transparency and an investigation. Huffines’ LLC purchased the ranch in 2023 with the owners’ names and…
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27 Members of TdA, Anti-Tren Members Charged in New York
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) An additional 27 members of Venezuelan transnational criminal organizations, Tren de Aragua and its splinter faction, anti-Tren, have been indicted in New York in an ongoing prosecution of groups the Trump administration has designated as foreign terrorist organizations. Last year, several hundred TdA members were federally indicted, including on terrorism…
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Shapiro Charged Taxpayers for Luxury Hotels, Critics Question Spending
(Mark Stricherz, The Center Square) Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat and a likely 2028 presidential candidate, spent nearly $1,700 of taxpayer dollars for three nights at high-end, luxury hotels, according to records The Center Square obtained under state open records laws. The hotel stays were for two ceremonial political events. Shapiro spoke at an…
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Robert Duvall, Oscar-Winning Actor and ‘Godfather’ Mainstay, Dead at 95
(Headline USA) Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor of matchless versatility and dedication whose classic roles included the intrepid consigliere of the first two “Godfather” movies and the over-the-hill country music singer in “Tender Mercies,” has died at age 95. Duvall died “peacefully” at his home Sunday in Middleburg, Virginia, according to an announcement from his…
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Obama Confronts UFO Contact Claims
(Headline USA) Former U.S. President Barack Obama said he did not see evidence that aliens “have made contact with us,” after sending social media abuzz by saying aliens were real on a podcast over the weekend. During a lightning round of questions with podcast host Brian Tyler Cohen, Obama was asked, “Are aliens real?” “They’re…
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Stephen A. Smith Offers Strongest Hint Yet at White House Bid
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) ESPN personality and podcast host Stephen A. Smith has for months flirted with the idea of running for president in 2028, but on Sunday, he offered his strongest signal yet that he may enter the race. Appearing on CBS News Sunday Morning, Smith said he is giving “strong consideration” to seeking the Democratic…
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Detroit Police Chief Targets Officers Allegedly Coordinating with ICE
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison said Thursday that officers purportedly collaborating with federal immigration agents will be held “accountable,” as the city defends its so-called “welcoming” status. Bettison made the comments during a hearing with the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners regarding two incidents, one on Dec. 16 and another on Feb.…
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Border Enforcement Official Allegedly Sheltered Illegal Alien Lover
(José Niño, Headline USA) Federal authorities arrested a border enforcement supervisor after discovering he allegedly sheltered an illegal alien romantic partner at his Texas home while his official duties required him to enforce immigration restrictions. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas revealed on Wednesday that prosecutors charged 52-year-old Andres Wilkinson with…
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‘Stacey Abrams Tanks’: Trump Names 60-Ton Warfighting Machine after Foe
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) President Donald Trump on Friday poked fun at Stacey Abrams, the twice-failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate and leftist activist, saying that he named a 60-ton battle tank after her. Trump made the quip during a speech addressing military families at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, ahead of Valentine’s Day. “To give you all of the equipment you…
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DOJ Declines to Prosecute FBI Official Who Threatened Hotel Worker w/ Gun
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The DOJ Inspector General issued a report Thursday, finding that an FBI official threatened a hotel worker with a government-issued firearm during a verbal confrontation. However, Justice Department officials have declined to prosecute the official. According to the report, the DOJ-OIG received information from the FBI that an assistant section chief…
