Snippet of Article: "...At a ceremony marking the U.S. Navy's 250th anniversary, President Donald Trump sought to reassure service members affected by the ongoing government shutdown, pledging they would receive "every last penny" of their pay and promising an "across-the-board" raise once the impasse ends. ..."
Source: www.foxnews.comSnippet of Article: "...A sheriff’s office spokesperson said Movement Church on Browns Ferry Road was spray-painted sometime between 5:00 p.m. Tuesday and 8:00 a.m. Wednesday. Church staff discovered the graffiti on Wednesday morning. ..."
Source: www.waff.comSnippet of Article: "The latest TIPP Insights poll, conducted between September 30 and October 2 among 1,459 adults, shows that Trump is now polling at 47 percent job approval (versus 44 percent disapproval) in U.S. cities, putting his net approval at +3 points. ... marks a rare urban rebound for Trump, whose support has traditionally lagged in cities—and could reshape the 2026 electoral map. Cities have long been Democratic strongholds, but rising fears over crime and disorder appear to be softening partisan lines. ..."
Source: www.newsweek.comSnippet of Article: "...the FBI revealed bombshell information that former Special Counsel Jack Smith and his team spied on nearly a dozen GOP senators...Smith and his gang allegedly tracked the phone calls of GOP Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, Josh Hawley of Missouri, Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, Bill Hagerty of Tennessee, Dan Sullivan of Alaska, Tommy Tuberville of Alabama and GOP Rep. Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania. Patel wasted little time in reacting, and on Tuesday, he ousted the whole group and warned that further consequences would be forthcoming..."
Source: redstate.comSnippet of Article: "...The U.S. Postal Service will observe Columbus Day on Monday, Oct. 13.
Post office locations will be closed in recognition of the federal holiday..."
Snippet of Article: "...Nearly ten Republican senators and a representative had their private communications allegedly tracked by former Special Counsel Jack Smith under the Biden administration, FBI Director Kash Patel revealed Monday. ...was allegedly tracking the phone calls of Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham (SC), Marsha Blackburn (TN), Ron Johnson (WI), Josh Hawley (MO), Cynthia Lummis (WY), Bill Hagerty (TN), Dan Sullivan (AK), Tommy Tuberville (AL), and Republican Rep. Mike Kelly (PA).
The alarming document, revealing that Smith and his “Arctic Frost” team
Files obtained..."
Snippet of Article: "we reported on what appeared to be a coordinated attempt to disrupt cellular phone services in New York City, including service near the United Nations building. This attempt involved many thousands of "Subscriber Identity Modules", or SIM cards, set up in several hundred SIM servers. ...But this week, that number expanded. Law enforcement sources told ABC News that agents from Homeland Security Investigations found an additional 200,000 SIM cards in New Jersey. ..."
Source: redstate.comSnippet of Article: "...The nation’s largest police union condemned reports that Chicago officers were told not to help ICE agents surrounded by protesters, calling it "shocking" and a violation of law enforcement’s duty to protect fellow officers in danger.
Presidents of the National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) and Illinois State FOP expressed shock at reports that Chicago's chief of patrol directed officers not to assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents as they were surrounded by protesters on Saturday. ..."
Snippet of Article: "...The Postal Service has released its standalone USPS Informed Delivery Mobile app.
USPS Informed Delivery is a free feature that allows customers to preview their incoming letter-size mail and manage their package deliveries. ...The app is available in the Apple and Play stores...."
Snippet of Article: "...During Thursday night’s mayoral debate, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell said he wouldn’t jail an eight-time convicted offender and would rather learn about that person’s life story.
Faced with a shockingly high number of prolific offenders severely harming the city of Seattle’s quality of life, Harrell’s comment was one of the most jaw-dropping, tone-deaf moments I’ve ever seen from a sitting mayor..."
Snippet of Article: "...The news comes after Republican state House Del. Kim Taylor, who is running for reelection in Virginia, said she received a death threat last week after Virginia Democrat gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger told her supporters to “let your rage fuel you.” That kind of rhetoric has long been deployed by the assassination left to pre-justify and inspire violence against their political opponents. ..."
Source: thefederalist.comSnippet of Article: "Under the Trump administration, the Education Department this week reinstated a long-standing student loan forgiveness program ...under the Income-Based Repayment plan (IBR) can now have their remaining balances forgiven...Roughly 2 million borrowers are enrolled in the IBR plan...the average loan balance for those enrolled in an IBR plan is approximately $57,000 ."
Source: www.newsmax.comSnippet of Article: "The lawsuit, brought by the State of Oregon and City of Portland, argued the deployment was unlawful, exceeding the president’s statutory and constitutional authority. ...While violence was reported near a Portland ICE facility in June, the state alleged that, by late summer, protests had become small and largely peaceful. ..."
Source:Snippet of Article: "...DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin revealed that after being “unable to move their vehicles” the agents got out of the car and were faced with one of the drivers having a “semi-automatic weapon.” McLaughlin added that “law enforcement was forced to deploy their weapons and fire defensive shots.”..."
Source: www.breitbart.comSnippet of Article: "...“In just 72 hours, our Memphis Safe Task Force is making an incredible impact in this iconic American city,” Bondi said in a post on X on Thursday.
Bondi added, “40 arrests were made including a Tren de Aragua terrorist, a felon in possession of a firearm, a man wanted for rape of a child, and an arrest for assault on a federal officer.”
“To date, there have been 93 arrests and 28 illegal guns seized. Our work is saving lives..."
Snippet of Article: "Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) called the arrest of independent, right-wing journalist Nick Sortor in Portland Thursday night, where he...apparently got involved in his own story by having himself filmed stamping out an American flag that someone had set alight before he was arrested. ..."
Source: www.mediaite.comSnippet of Article: "...Democrats’ reckless push to hold the government hostage over free healthcare for illegal aliens has forced a crippling shutdown — making essential workers and servicemembers go unpaid, pushing vital programs like WIC to the brink, and leaving key services unfunded. ..."
Source: www.whitehouse.govSnippet of Article: "a Chevron oil refinery outside Los Angeles on Thursday night, forcing residents to shelter in place following multiple reports of an explosion.
Californians said they felt the blast come from Chevron’s refinery — the company’s second-biggest site in the US — in El Segundo, Calif., around 9:30 p.m. ...“I thought we got nuked or something,” Mark Rogers told...The fire broke out at the facility’s Isomax 7 unit that converts mid-distillate fuel oil into jet fuel for nearby LAX...Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said on X that the LA Fire Department is standing by...The complex produces approximately 40 percent of Southern California’s jet fuel and 20 percent of its gasoline."
Snippet of Article: "...Pentagon on Monday awarded Lockheed Martin a $12.5 billion contract for nearly 300 of the newest F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.
The U.S. Navy said in a statement the contract modification will definitize 148 F-35s from the 18th lot of the jets and add scope for the production and delivery of another 148 fighters in lot 19. ..."
Snippet of Article: "...NewsNation reviewed Google Trends data and confirmed that search activity for help with mortgage (not in quotes) hit the highest level since 2009 in August. ...comparison to the Great Recession is bound to raise alarms, but there are several reasons the latest uptick may not signal a looming housing crisis."
Source: www.newsnationnow.comSnippet of Article: "...White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought notified federal department and agency heads shortly after Tuesday’s failed Senate vote to keep the government funded to begin preparations for a shutdown. Two Democrats, Sens. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Catherine Cortez Mastro of Nevada, voted for the measure. Sen. Angus King (I-Maine), who caucuses with the Democrats, also voted for it. The bill needed five more Democrats to support it in order to pass. ..."
Source: nypost.comSnippet of Article: "...President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared an end to “woke” culture in the military and targeted other policies of past administrations Tuesday before hundreds of top U.S. military officials who were abruptly summoned to Virginia from around the world.
Hegseth announced new directives for troops that include “gender-neutral” or “male-level” standards for physical fitness...Hegseth’s address largely focused on his own long-used talking points that painted a picture of a military that has been hamstrung by “woke” policies, and he said military leaders should “do the honorable thing and resign” if they don’t like his new approach. ..."
Snippet of Article: "The worker, videoed on a roof in Spanish Fort, is a heroic figure to some as local officials in south Alabama say ...Nathan Harris, a Birmingham-based immigration attorney, who said there’s more ICE activity in south Alabama. “I’m hearing that from the community, from our clients, and we’re not hearing that so much in Montgomery (or) Birmingham.” ...Alabama is home to an estimated 209,000 immigrants in total, and 60,000 undocumented immigrants, according to the American Immigration Council, a pro-immigration think tank. "
Source: www.al.com