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Republican backlash brews over Trump’s diesel deal with Russia
President Donald Trump’s decision to allow Russia to supply diesel fuel to the United States and global markets triggered pushback from multiple Republican figures on Saturday. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) said he will introduce bipartisan legislation “to…

Trump rips into Volodymyr Zelensky — insisting it’s time for Ukraine to ‘get a new president’
President Trump ripped into Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday telling reporters outside the White House that it's time for Ukraine to “get a new president.”

America Owes Mahmoud Khalil Nothing
Pro-terrorist activist Mahmoud Khalil was asked by CNN the other day if he would condemn Hamas. He, of course, would not, calling the question “silly” and “disingenuous.” It is not “black and white,” he whined. Even if you oppose Israel’s reaction to the Oc…

Trump Says "Time For Ukraine To Get A New Leader" After Zelensky Ignored Six Pleas To Stop Refinery Strikes
Trump Says "Time For Ukraine To Get A New Leader" After Zelensky Ignored Six Pleas To Stop Refinery Strikes Update (1200ET): As he was boarding Air Force One on the way to Tennessee this morning, President Trump made his feelings clear over how he feels abo…
WFBThe Millionaire Next Door
Last year I met with an elected official frequently described in the press as friendly to the business community. The politician suggested the two of us could find common ground over shared "pro-business" leanings. That’s nice, I replied, but support for ec…
WFBRoy the Reprehensible
Roy Cohn, who burst onto the national political scene in the 1950s by pursuing communists, first in the trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and later as chief aide to Senator Joseph McCarthy, transformed himself in the 1960s and '70s into a take-no-prisoner…
WFBMary Kay’s Complete Makeover
In the 20th century, certain corporate brands became so well-known as to be immediately recognizable: McDonald's golden arches, the Nike swoosh, and, for a certain segment of the population, the Mary Kay pink Cadillac. The post Mary Kay’s Complete Makeover…
WFBPolitical Overtures
Down the generations, certain intellectuals have been attracted to opera. Nietzsche, outstandingly. Also Bernard Williams, the English philosopher (1929–2003). Williams wrote about opera throughout his life, and, three years after his death, a collection wa…
WFBREVIEW: ‘Top Gun’
The Reagan Revolution didn't just usher in a wave of prosperity, but also wholesome patriotism. Every proper child of the 1980s has a wisp of nostalgia for the times. Reagan was an actor, and Hollywood wasn't so uptight about politics. Producers then shovel…

Trump says he will 'make a decision' on Pentagon's plans to livestream Nidal Hasan's firing squad execution
President Donald Trump says he hasn't decided whether Nidal Malik Hasan's firing squad execution at Fort Hood will be livestreamed, weighing deterrence value.
RCPGarland, Wray and the Arrogant Mr. Smith
Abdul el Sayed's Senate campaign faces scrutiny after he dodged a question about whether Israel or Iran poses a greater threat to the United States.

American citizen among dozen dead in latest Houthi attack on Riyadh airport, Rubio says
The Iran-backed Houthis’s latest attack against Saudi Arabia left an American citizen dead and over 300 people injured on Saturday. “The United States strongly condemns the recent attacks on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by the terrorist Houthis,” Secretary o…
RCPHow To Prepare for Regime Change in Iran

Houthis Launch Missile Attack On Riyadh International Airport As Blasts Shock Saudi Capital
‘King Khalid International Airport was targeted’

Forget nukes: US, China and Russia could be in a new UFO arms race
Rep. Eric Burlison warned that America risks handing its rivals like China and Russian a propaganda victory if the Trump administration fails to follow through on its promises of transparency about UFOs and potential evidence of extraterrestrial life.

Michael Goodwin: Mamdani has betrayed NYC by siding with the terrorists
When he took the oath of office last January, Mayor Mamdani pledged that his administration would serve everyone in Gotham, without fear or favor.

Ukraine's Drones Reach Russia's Arctic "Gas Capital"; Is Nornickel's Palladium Next?
Ukraine's Drones Reach Russia's Arctic "Gas Capital"; Is Nornickel's Palladium Next? For most of the war, Russia's Arctic was the part of the map nobody bothered to defend. That changed a month ago. On September 9, Ukraine's Special Operations Forces said t…

Manlet MI Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed Mocks Dave Portnoy’s Body After Being Called a Terrorist
Fort Hood survivor: Livestreaming Hasan execution 'dishonors' victims
Alonzo Lunsford wants the man who shot him seven times at Fort Hood to die, and he says he has forgiven him anyway. What the retired Army staff sergeant does not want is for Americans to treat the execution as entertainment.
Mystery surrounds young worker's death at Russia lab studying severe diseases
The World Health Organization said Saturday it still doesn't know what caused the death of a young worker at a lab in Russia that focuses on plague and other illnesses.

Trump says US may help Saudis fight Houthis after airport attack kills 12, including American
Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for previous attacks on King Khalid International Airport, including one on Wednesday that killed a Sudanese national and wounded eight others.
El-Sayed calls for end to Iran war in favor of 'Michigan first'
Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed says in a new anti-war ad that he will put "Michigan first."
India cracks down on youth protests as anger grows against Modi and election chief
Indian authorities deployed a sweeping security crackdown across New Delhi and detained thousands of protesters Saturday as India's youth "Cockroach" movement sought to intensify a nationwide campaign against a contentious voter list revision that has fuele…
The ruling party of the populist Czech prime minister leads in 1st round of Senate election
A political group led by Prime Minister Andrej Babis was leading Saturday in the Czech Republic's first round of voting to fill one-third of the seats in Parliament's upper house, the Senate.
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