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9+ min ago (324+ words) All week long, I have tried to cry for the narco-terrorists who survived a'U.S. military strike'on their drug-laden boat, only to be snuffed in a second attack. Somehow, my eyes have stayed totally dry. The only thing wrong with the Venezuelan Two-Step'is that'Secretary of War'Pete Hegseth did not hold a press conference and'take full credit for this'operation. Critics from left to right have clutched their pearls so hard over this'episode'that their hands are'smothered in pearl dust. The sane and thoughtful Chris Whiton is among the detractors.'Writing in'Tuesday's Substack,'the Trump 45 foreign-affairs advisor complained: "It is a federal crime for a U.S. national or servicemember to willfully kill wounded, sick, or shipwrecked combatants'who are protected by the Geneva Conventions." The one-two punch on this'criminal/terrorist boat'was no less legal than bombing an ISIS safehouse and then hitting it again,'if'survivors of…...

14+ min ago (556+ words) Gram Slattery and Humeyra Pamuk Saturday, 06 December 2025 02:21 PM EST The message, recounted by five sources familiar with the discussion, including a U.S. official, was conveyed at a meeting in Washington this week of Pentagon staff overseeing NATO policy and several European delegations. The shifting of this burden from the U.S. to European members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization would dramatically change how the United States, a founding member of the post-war alliance, works with its most important military partners. In the meeting, Pentagon officials indicated that Washington was not yet satisfied with the strides Europe has made to boost its defense capabilities since Russia's expanded invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The U.S. officials told their counterparts that if Europe does not meet the 2027 deadline, the U.S. may stop participating in some NATO defense coordination mechanisms, said the sources, who requested anonymity to discuss private…...

21+ min ago (47+ words) Sam Stein highlights 16-year-old cancer patient Mikaela Naylon, who spent her final days lobbying Congress for the Give Kids a Chance Act, helping revive the long-stalled pediatric cancer research bill, with her story inspiring new momentum and raising cautious optimism it could finally pass....

21+ min ago (266+ words) By'Willliam A. Woodruff, Real Clear Wire Lost in most of the competing commentary is any detailed analysis of whether making and posting the video was a criminal offense as opposed to a juvenile and attention-grabbing political stunt intended to bolster the Democrat strategy of resisting everything Trump says and does and raise funds. Like anyone else facing a prosecution under 18 U.S.C. " 2387, Sen. Kelly and his colleagues, would, no doubt, invoke their right to free speech under the First Amendment. All they did, the argument goes, is to remind members of the military of the well-established legal principle that "I was just following orders" is no defense to a criminal prosecution and that illegal orders must be disobeyed. The same must be said for a conviction under 18 U.S.C. " 2384. To convict under this statute the prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the "seditious…...

22+ min ago (1118+ words) A loud chorus of medical and public health leaders decried the actions of the panel, whose current members were all appointed by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. " a leading anti-vaccine activist before this year becoming the nation's top health official. "This is the group that can't shoot straight," said Dr. William Schaffner, a Vanderbilt University vaccine expert who for decades has been involved with the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and its workgroups. Several medical societies and state health departments said they would continue to recommend them. While people may have to check their policies, the trade group AHIP, formerly known as America's Health Insurance Plans, said its members still will cover the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine. For decades, the government has advised that all babies be vaccinated against the liver infection right after birth. The shots…...

23+ min ago (678+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 792 The Israel Defense Forces is investigating the conduct of reservist forces who allegedly beat a Palestinian man in the West Bank earlier this week, causing a "disturbing" amount of injuries, the military confirmed on Saturday. The victim of the alleged attack, 18-year-old Owais Hamam, was wandering in the area near his village of Khirbet Bani Hairth, close to the Sde Ephraim farm settlement recently legalized by Israel, when his presence was reported to the military by Israeli civilians. Hamam has said he left his village, west of Ramallah, to head toward the nearby hills to pray the Maghrib, the fourth of Islam's five prayers, when he was approached by settlers who surrounded him, fired in the air, and beat him up with their fists and rifles. He has said he was then detained by troops who…...

23+ min ago (274+ words) I was subpoenaed before the grand jury in the Adam Schiff case. That investigation is still open. When I showed up in Maryland, the DOJ made a very deliberate choice: pull me out of the grand jury room, question me privately, and tell me I would be called back later. And here is the red flag. They did not ask about a single detail of the evidence against Adam Schiff. Not one. They were focused on the "investigators", not the crimes. That is the strange behavior we are now seeing with Letitia James. And here is the part that should worry everyone. The three government officials who questioned me in Maryland have "nothing" to do with the Virginia team handling the Letitia James case. These are separate cases, separate evidence, separate jurisdictions, separate prosecutors. Yet both cases show the same…...

25+ min ago (303+ words) Elon Musk fired back at European Union officials Friday after the bloc hit his social media platform X with a $140 million fine, and he warned that his response will target the individuals responsible. "The "EU" imposed this crazy fine not just on [X], but also on me personally, which is even more insane!" Musk wrote on X. "Therefore, it would seem appropriate to apply our response not just to the EU, but also to the individuals who took this action against me." The European Commission penalized X for violating transparency rules under the Digital Services Act. The Commission said in its press release that X"s blue checkmark system "deceives users" because anyone can pay for verified status "without the company meaningfully verifying who is behind the account." The Commission also cited problems with X"s advertising library and its failure…...

26+ min ago (283+ words) The San Diego city attorney's office has agreed to pay $30 million to the family of a 16-year-old youth who was fatally shot by police last January in what would be one of the largest settlements of a police-involved killing case in U.S. history. A resolution authorizing the proposed settlement with the family of Konoa Wilson has been added to the city council's agenda for Tuesday morning. "What happened to Konoa was a catastrophic failure of policing," family attorney Nick Rowley said in a statement to City News Service. "A 16-year-old boy was running for his life. He was not a threat and not a suspect, yet he was shot in the back by a police officer who only saw him for one second before deciding to pull the trigger." If approved, the settlement would exceed the $27 million the city of Minneapolis…...

26+ min ago (34+ words) The Greatest News Site On The Internet. Home of CFP Nation. Antonio Brown files motion to dismiss case citing "stand your ground" gun laws. Posted by Kane on December 6, 2025 2:10 pm...