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Trump suggests DOJ owes him money for past cases

President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) owes him money for past prosecutions against him.  In the Oval Office, a reporter asked Trump if he was seeking compensation from the DOJ over past federal investigations into him and, if so, how much he was seeking.  ‘Well, I guess they probably owe me a lot of money for that,’ Trump said in response. ‘No, I get no salary. I gave up...

Vance hails ‘days of destiny’ as VP seeks to build on ceasefire agreement

Vice President JD Vance declared Wednesday that, ‘these are days of destiny,’ as he met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to build on the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip. ‘We have a very, very tough task ahead of us, which is to disarm Hamas but rebuild Gaza to make life better for the people in Gaza, but also to ensure that Hamas is no longer a threat to our friends in Israel,’ Vance...

Hillary Clinton mocked for 2001 furniture scandal amid Trump ballroom meltdown: ‘At least he didn’t steal’

Conservatives and Trump supporters were quick to remind former first lady Hillary Clinton about her 2021 furniture controversy with former President Bill Clinton as she attempted to lambaste President Donald Trump for constructing a ballroom at the White House.  ‘At least he didn’t steal the silverware,’ Texas Sen. Ted Cruz posted to X Tuesday lambasting Clinton.   Clinton’s X post quickly set off condemnation from conservatives reflecting on the 2001 furniture controversy, when the Clintons...

Scammers target retirees with election tricks and fake polling updates ahead of Nov 4 vote

Election season should be about casting your vote and making your voice heard. But for scammers, it’s an opportunity to trick retirees into handing over personal details, money or even their vote itself. What many don’t realize is that public voter registration data is one of the biggest tools fraudsters use. With elections coming up on Nov. 4, scammers are already scraping these records and using them to create targeted scams. If you’re a retiree...

Japan plans to tell Trump it will build up its military after years of 1% defense spending

After years of pressure to increase defense spending, Japan announced plans to do so just ahead of a trip by President Donald Trump to the region next week. ‘We are firmly preparing for President Trump’s visit,’ Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said. Trump is expected to meet with Japan’s new hawkish Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who took office on Tuesday and leads a new right-wing coalition. Trump already congratulated the new prime minister on becoming Japan’s...

Hawley vows to hold Democrats’ ‘feet to the fire’ with new government shutdown funding bills

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is looking to hold Democrats’ ‘feet to the fire’ with new legislation seeking special funding for farmers and food assistance programs amid the government shutdown. Hawley’s bills would reinstate federal funding for the Farm Service Agency as well as the federal SNAP food program. Democrats have so far refused to work with Republicans amid the government shutdown, now the second-longest in U.S. history. ‘We need to start forcing Democrats to make...

Obama leading Biden off stage by the hand ‘really pissed me off,’ Hunter Biden seethes

Hunter Biden was furious with former President Barack Obama for leading then-President Joe Biden offstage with a guiding hand at a June 2024 fundraiser, according to a new book from ABC News’ Jonathan Karl. An excerpt from the book, obtained by Axios, details how the younger Biden believed Obama had disrespected and embarrassed the president. ‘I almost jumped up on the stage and said, ‘Don’t ever f–king do that to the president of the United...

SEN LINDSEY GRAHAM: Comey’s FBI investigated me and 8 colleagues in anti-Trump crusade

For nearly a decade, conservatives have argued President Donald Trump and his allies have been targeted by federal law enforcement agencies. The media and so-called intel experts tried to convince us that Hunter Biden’s laptop was fake news and the Steele Dossier was God’s honest truth. Why? Because of deep political bias against Trump. Rather than sweep these injustices under the rug, I want to set the record straight.   In September, former FBI Director James...

Alliance with US ‘dismantled’ by leftist Petro regime, Colombia’s former defense minister says

Colombia’s former defense minister Juan Carlos Pinzón warned that the once-close U.S.–Colombia alliance has ‘collapsed’ under President Gustavo Petro, accusing the leftist leader of aligning with Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro and turning Colombia into a ‘narco-state.’ Pinzón, who is weighing a presidential run, told Fox News Digital he could ‘repair U.S.-Colombian relations in a week’ and urged international oversight of Colombia’s May elections amid what he called growing cartel influence and political corruption. ‘Petro has made...

GOP lawmakers warn Trump’s Argentina beef proposal could rattle US ranchers

A group of House Republicans is raising concerns about the potential effects of the U.S. importing Argentinian beef after President Donald Trump floated the idea earlier this week. Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-N.D., is leading seven other House GOP lawmakers in a letter to the president on Tuesday evening, warning the potential plan has rattled the multibillion-dollar American ranching industry. ‘America’s cattle producers are among the most resilient and hardworking in the nation,’ the Republicans wrote....