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• DOGE and Tariff Revenue Impact: Trump Drops Deficit Spending by 92 Percent Compared to Biden

  09-05-2025 23:32 via westernjournal.com
  
  Thanks to the Department of Government Efficiency and new tariff revenue, deficit spending dropped by 92 percent during President Donald Trump’s first approximately 100 days in office, compared to the […]
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• Ouch: MSNBC's New-Look Lineup Is Off to a Horrific Start

  09-05-2025 22:03 via westernjournal.com
  
  Metaphorically speaking, one would prefer a dramatic hemorrhage, but perhaps the establishment media will slowly bleed to death instead. MSNBC, the pro-establishment outlet and perennial Democratic Party mouthpiece, debuted or […]
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• Watch: Fox News Guest's Words Trail Off Before She Collapses During Live Broadcast

  09-05-2025 21:18 via westernjournal.com
  
  Political commentator Camryn Kinsey collapsed during an appearance on Fox News Thursday night. Kinsey — who worked in President Donald Trump’s White House during his first term — was discussing […]
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• Recently Ousted Big-City Mayor Attacks Voters as Racist After Her Humiliating Defeat

  09-05-2025 20:41 via westernjournal.com
  
  What’s the best reaction when you fail to achieve your goals? If you ask former St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones, you lash out with accusations of racism. St. Louis Public […]
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• Letitia James' Bad Day Gets Worse as She's Confronted at Town Hall: 'How Does It Feel to Know That You Will Be in Prison?'

  09-05-2025 20:16 via westernjournal.com
  
  An absolute social media legend delivered a troll for the ages. At a town hall on Thursday, a TikTok user named “doge45_47” recorded himself as he asked New York State […]
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• In Massive Dogfight Between India and Pakistan, US Official Believes Chinese-Made Jets Emerged Dominant: Report

  09-05-2025 19:49 via westernjournal.com
  
  Wednesday’s dogfight between India and Pakistan left many with questions and concerns about the capability of Chinese-made aircraft and weapons. Newsweek reported, the dogfight took place for over an hour […]
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• Scott Jennings Says the Democratic Party Is Going to Get Hit 'with the Equivalent of a Nuclear Bomb' Next Week

  09-05-2025 18:25 via westernjournal.com
  
  Former President Joe Biden’s years-long cognitive decline amounts to perhaps the worst-kept secret in American political history. Now, in the wake of Biden’s calamitous appearance Thursday on ABC’s “The View,” […]
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• Trump Suggests a Significant Change to China Tariff Policy, Says It's 'Up To' Scott Bessent

  09-05-2025 17:49 via westernjournal.com
  
  President Donald Trump said Friday that changes could be coming to the 145 percent tariff on imports from China. “CHINA SHOULD OPEN UP ITS MARKET TO USA — WOULD BE […]
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• Huge Development as Trump Gets Ready to Tour Middle East Tour - POTUS Moving Forward Without Netanyahu: Report

  09-05-2025 17:10 via westernjournal.com
  
  President Donald Trump’s “America First” policies are extending even to the Middle East, according to new reports. The president, about to embark on a visit to three countries in the […]
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• JD Vance Reacts to Selection of American Pope Who Has Recently Criticized Him

  09-05-2025 16:46 via westernjournal.com
  
  Having grown up Catholic, gone to Catholic school, and attended Catholic mass as recently as October, I feel proud today. My pride (the good kind, properly distinguished from self-admiration) stems […]
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• Pennsylvania Man Arrested After Allegedly Committing 'Act of Darkest Evil' Inside Catholic Church

  09-05-2025 16:10 via westernjournal.com
  
  A 32-year-old man faces charges after an explosive was set off on the altar of a Pennsylvania Catholic church. Kyle Kuczynsk, 32, of Mahanoy City was arrested in connection with […]
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• Three Illegal Immigrants Charged in Disturbing Kidnapping of North Carolina Family

  09-05-2025 15:48 via westernjournal.com
  
  Three illegal immigrants have been arrested in connection with a North Carolina kidnapping. Eleodoro Estrada-Hernandez, Paola Duran Duran, and Miguel Duran Duran are all charged with kidnapping and aiding and […]
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• 19-Year-Old Illegal Immigrant Runs a Red Light Without a License; Now the Entire Family Will Be Deported Together: DHS

  09-05-2025 15:27 via westernjournal.com
  
  A Georgia teenager who had been living illegally in Georgia for 15 years is now in line to be deported along with the rest of her family after a driving […]
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• Trump Offers Advice to Americans as Trade Deals Loom: 'Buy Stock'

  09-05-2025 15:01 via westernjournal.com
  
  President Donald Trump said Americans should hang on to their hats because the economy and the U.S. stock market are set to soar due to the favorable trade deals he’s […]
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• Two State Capitals Adopt LGBT Flags as Official City Flags in Bid to Circumvent Law

  09-05-2025 13:34 via westernjournal.com
  
  “Cutting off your nose to spite your face” is a metaphorical expression. I’m not letting most of you, our infinitely wise readership, at home in on this self-evident fact. Instead, […]
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• Nashville's Liberal Mayor Not Happy That ICE and State Officials Are Cutting Him Out of the Equation

  09-05-2025 13:01 via westernjournal.com
  
  The mayor of Nashville has no say in how the illegal immigrant population in the area is being arrested, and he’s outraged: Not because he can’t detain them, but because […]
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• Trump abruptly fires Librarian of Congress

  09-05-2025 05:11 via nbcnews.com
  
  WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump fired the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, on Thursday, according to a copy of her termination email obtained by NBC News.
  
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• Justice Sonia Sotomayor urges lawyers to 'stand up' amid Trump tumult

  09-05-2025 04:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  The liberal justice spoke at an event hosted by the American Bar Association, a legal group that has been targeted by the Trump administration.
  
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• JD Vance's Half-Brother Successful in Ohio Primary Election After Getting a Boost from the VP

  09-05-2025 03:49 via westernjournal.com
  
  A political newcomer who hopes to become mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, advanced in Tuesday’s primary after his half-brother, Vice President J.D. Vance, put in a good word for him. Vance […]
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• Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being moved out of the military in new Pentagon order

  09-05-2025 03:08 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Trump to implement his ban on transgender people serving in the military while a legal challenge against it continues.
  
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• Pope Leo XIV's 'godly' path from Chicago to the Vatican

  09-05-2025 02:17 via nbcnews.com
  Learn more about Pope Leo XIV after he was selected to become the first American-born pontiff. Robert Francis Prevost grew up in Chicago and attended Villanova.
  
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• Trump Picks Judge Jeanine Pirro to Fill DC Prosecutor Post After First Choice Blocked by GOP Senator

  09-05-2025 01:53 via westernjournal.com
  
  President Donald Trump has chosen Fox News host and former New York state judge Jeanine Pirro as interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. Trump wrote in a post […]
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• Some podcasters fear Spotify's new play count will crowd out smaller shows

  09-05-2025 01:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  Some podcasters raised concerns this week over a new Spotify feature that will publicly display how many plays each podcast episode gets.
  
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• Shedeur Sanders' first look at Browns locker has Deion Sanders cracking jokes: 'Let's go #2 I mean #12'

  09-05-2025 01:28 via foxnews.com
  
  Shedeur Sanders got his first look at his Cleveland Browns locker Thursday, and his father knows just how much it means to him. The Browns captured Sanders taking a look at his No. 12 nameplate and the gear and apparel he will use his first preseason with his new squad. Cleveland posted the moment to its social media platforms, and Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders once again pointed to his family's collective faith. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMHe also joked about
  
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• Biden Family Desperate for a New Source of Income After 'the Spigot Is Turned Off': Report

  09-05-2025 01:27 via westernjournal.com
  
  With former President Joe Biden emerging from a the darkness after the Democratic defeat in November, Americans might have to get used to seeing the octogenarian meandering out in public […]
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• College football offensive lineman Ben Christman died of irregular heartbeat, coroner says

  09-05-2025 01:25 via foxnews.com
  
  Ben Christman, a college football offensive lineman who had transferred from Kentucky to UNLV, was found dead in his off-campus apartment back in February at the age of 21, one day before his birthday.Christman reportedly felt chest pains the day before he died while practicing and underwent an EKG at a team facility.Well, the Clark County (Nevada) Coroner's Office announced Thursday that Christman died from cardiac arrhythmia, an irregular heartbeat and cardiomyopathy, a disease that impacts th
  
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• Vatican crowds react to the announcement of a new pope.

  09-05-2025 01:18 via nbcnews.com
  Tens of thousands of people descended on St Peter’s Square to witness and celebrate the new pope. Sharing the moment with them was NBC’s Molly Hunter who brings us the sights and sounds of this historic day. 
  
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• Pope Leo XIV is a Chicago native who led Augustinian order

  09-05-2025 01:16 via nbcnews.com
  Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago and worked extensively in Peru and Italy. His brother says he loves to play Wordle and recently watched the movie Conclave. NBC News’ Anne Thompson reports he was close to Pope Francis and wants a church that builds bridges.
  
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• Capitol Hill lawmakers react to election of first American pope: ‘Unbelievable’

  09-05-2025 01:13 via foxnews.com
  
  Fox News caught up with several senators on Capitol Hill Thursday for their thoughts on the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pontiff, and many voiced excitement about the historic first.Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., called the news "unbelievable.""If you told me ahead of time, I said, ‘No way. Never happen.’ This is phenomenal," said Hoeven. "I've been telling folks they'll never pick an American cardinal to be the pope. And I thought, you know, maybe somewhere else, but
  
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• Trump's first vice president urges his old boss against raising taxes on wealthy Americans

  09-05-2025 01:09 via foxnews.com
  
  Former Vice President Mike Pence has a message for his old boss.Pence is urging President Donald Trump, under whom he served as vice president in Trump's first administration, not to raise the tax rate on wealthy Americans.Trump's 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the signature domestic achievement of his first White House term, is scheduled to expire this year if it's not extended by Congress.The Trump White House and some congressional Republicans for weeks have mulled letting the tax reductions on
  
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• Sorry, Cubs fans: Pope Leo roots for the White Sox, his brother says

  09-05-2025 01:07 via nbcnews.com
  
  The new pope's Chicago roots led to speculation whether he held any rooting interests in the city's teams. The answer isn't straightforward.
  
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• Watch: Jill Biden Steps In as Joe Struggles to Answer 'The View' Co-Host's Question About His Cognitive Health

  09-05-2025 01:04 via westernjournal.com
  
  In an ironic moment on ABC’s “The View” on Thursday, former First Lady Jill Biden stepped in to finish a response for former President Joe Biden on whether he suffered […]
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• New air traffic control overhaul plans detailed

  09-05-2025 00:50 via nbcnews.com
  The Trump administration is sharing new plans to change the air traffic control system. The plan will likely take three to four years and cost billions of dollars. The proposed changes include a brand new radio system, fiber optic data feeds and new radars. NBC News’ Tom Costello reports from Washington, D.C.
  
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• Fox News Politics Newsletter: Trump Hails 'Great Honor' of First American Pope

  09-05-2025 00:50 via foxnews.com
  
  Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content.Here's what's happening…-From floppy disks to flight delays: Top lawmaker warns US air system is due for a reboot-North Korea launches short-range ballistic missiles into sea, South Korea says-Travelers weigh in on REAL ID rollout after 2005 law finally takes effect: ‘I think it's important'President Donald Trump congratulated the new Pope
  
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• Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel confirms he's considering a run for governor

  09-05-2025 00:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  The former Ohio State football coach made the announcement as the Ohio Republican Party considers endorsing Trump-backed Vivek Ramaswamy in the May 2026 primary.
  
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• White House highlights over $2B in savings from DEI cuts during Trump administration's first 100 days

  09-05-2025 00:47 via foxnews.com
  
  An analysis of the Trump administration's efforts to end diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the federal government during the president's first 100 days in office revealed that nearly 750 DEI employees have been placed on leave or fired for a savings of more than $2 billion.The analysis provided by the White House showed that the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Education and the Department of Labor saw some of the biggest savings. The trio of agencies fired or placed o
  
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• Blake Lively will testify in Justin Baldoni sexual harassment trial

  09-05-2025 00:45 via foxnews.com
  
  Blake Lively plans to speak under oath against Justin Baldoni.Lively, 37, will take the stand in the sexual harassment trial involving her "It Ends With Us" co-star and director, People magazine reported.The legal conflict, which first took shape in December with Lively's filed complaint, will reach a New York court for trial in March 2026. BLAKE LIVELY'S ‘ANOTHER SIMPLE FAVOR’ DIRECTOR SLAMS ‘OUTRAGE’ AGAINST ACTRESS OVER DIVA RUMORSLively's lawyer, Mike Gottlieb, c
  
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• Why Asian and Mexican immigrants, moments away from being deported to Libya, never left the U.S.

  09-05-2025 00:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  Migrants from Asia and Mexico were woken up at 2:30 a.m. and boarded on a bus to wait outside a military plane for hours. They were then sent back to solitary confinement.
  
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• Key New York Republicans reject 'insulting' offer on 'SALT' tax break

  09-05-2025 00:34 via nbcnews.com
  
  Their stance further complicates the task for House GOP leaders as they try to advance a massive bill for Trump's agenda through the tax-writing committee.
  
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• Gabrielle Union gets brutally honest about surrogacy: 'I'll never have peace with it, ever'

  09-05-2025 00:33 via nbcnews.com
  
  Together with her basketball-star husband, Dwyane Wade, Gabrielle Union, welcomed daughter Kaavia James via surrogate in November 2018 when Union was 46 and Wade was 36.
  
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• Luxury real estate moguls hit with new allegations in sex trafficking case

  09-05-2025 00:27 via foxnews.com
  
  Federal prosecutors have filed a superseding indictment against the Alexander brothers, three luxury Miami businessmen previously arrested in December for running a highly sophisticated sex trafficking ring. The new indictment adds charges and victims, alleging Alon, Oren, and Tal Alexander conspired to exploit vulnerable women and minors for commercial sex through force, fraud, and coercion.The charges include conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, multiple counts of sex trafficking by forc
  
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• Cop killer dies after ‘botched’ firing squad execution; witness in the room reveals how it happened

  09-05-2025 00:19 via foxnews.com
  
  An inmate put to death last month in South Carolina's second firing squad execution was conscious and likely in extreme pain for up to a minute after the bullets missed their target, attorneys allege.Dr. Jonathan Arden, a forensic pathologist hired by Mikal Mahdi's attorneys, alleged that the execution on April 11 was a "massive botch" after he completed an analysis of the autopsy findings, according to the pathologist's report, which was filed Thursday with a letter to the state Supreme Court.T
  
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• Police release fatal traffic stop footage involving brother of 'RHOC' alum Lydia McLaughlin

  09-05-2025 00:14 via nbcnews.com
  
  “The Real Housewives of Orange County” alum Lydia McLaughlin shared a tribute to her brother amid his funeral and the release of bodycam footage from the traffic stop in April where he was fatally shot by police.
  
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• Cindy Crawford's kids open up in rare interview about following in mom's footsteps

  09-05-2025 00:14 via nbcnews.com
  
  Being the children of one of the most iconic supermodels in history doesn’t faze Cindy Crawford’s kids.
  
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• Viral video shows Frontier Airlines reps' airport meltdown that left passenger stunned

  09-05-2025 00:11 via foxnews.com
  
  Chaos erupted at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Carolina when two Frontier Airlines representatives screamed at a paying customer and barred him from checking in for his flight.The interaction between the unnamed customer, a 45-year-old married father of three, and the Frontier representatives began shortly before he started filming last Friday, according to the New York Post, which obtained the video that millions have viewed on social media. He reportedly showed up at the a
  
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• Celtics legend Paul Pierce walked 20 miles to Fox studio after bold prediction goes horribly wrong

  09-05-2025 00:11 via foxnews.com
  
  Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce will be getting his steps in after his Game 2 Celtics-Knicks prediction ended terribly for him. The Celtics blew a 20-point lead in Game 1, falling to the Knicks in overtime in Boston. But Pierce, sticking with his former squad, made a bold prediction before Game 2's tipoff."If the Celtics lose Game 2 at home, I promise you, I’m walking here tomorrow," he said. "I’m walking here. I’m walking here 15 miles. I’m walking here in my robe
  
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• Maine Democrats respond to SCOTUS appeal over Rep Laurel Libby's censure for trans athlete post

  09-05-2025 00:02 via foxnews.com
  
  Maine state Rep. Laurel Libby is seeking U.S. Supreme Court intervention in her lawsuit to overturn her censure for a social media post that identified a minor trans athlete. Now, the Democrat defendants have filed their response to the high court. The defendants, Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau and House Clerk Robert Hunt, represented by Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey, defended the decision to censure Libby for the February post in their response on Thursday afternoon. "Like other
  
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• Pelosi says Catholic Church could have female priests in her grandchildren's lifetime

  09-05-2025 00:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Wednesday the Catholic Church could have female priests in her grandchildren's lifetime. "Maybe my grandkids'," Pelosi told Politico’s Jonathan Martin after he asked her, "Do you think we'll see female priests in your kids' lifetime?" in a conversation Wednesday that was part of Politico's "Securing Europe: NATO's Next Steps Event." Pelosi, who is Catholic and was denied Communion by San Francisco's archbishop over her supp
  
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• GOP talk on millionaire tax hike 'makes no sense,' Trump White House alum says

  09-05-2025 00:00 via foxnews.com
  
  A former top aide in President Donald Trump's first administration is arguing that Republicans raising taxes on wealthy Americans "makes no sense."Marc Short, the former chief of staff to ex-Vice President Mike Pence, was an integral part of negotiations for Trump's 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). He also served in Trump's first White House as director of legislative affairs from 2017 to 2018."Raising taxes on America's highest earners and biggest job creators makes no sense. I don't understa
  
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