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ISIS spokesman Abu Hassan al-Muhajir, considered a potential Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi successor, was also killed in Syria, a senior State Department official confirmed to Fox News on Monday. Al-Muhajir was considered a “number two” to al-Baghdadi, and a potential successor, according to the official. The senior State Department official said Al-Muhajir was killed in Aleppo province in a separate attack by U.S. forces. Hours after U.S. Special Operations forces raided al-Baghdadi’s compound in North West Syria, the top Kurdish leader for the Syrian Democratic Forces, Gen. Mazloum, the main U.S. ally against ISIS tweeted the following: “Following the previous ops,...

Francis Closes Synod with Ecological Lecture There were no wood-carving idols displayed in St. Peter's Basilica for the closing Mass for the Amazonian Synod that convened at the Vatican Oct. 6-27, but the idol of globalism was certainly placed on a pedestal. The historic synod indeed brought to fever pitch its globalist design to "repair" to "Mother Earth" for the "sins" committed against her. Its final document calls for the ordination of married men in the Amazon region and an "ecological conversion" for the entire Church. In his sermon of Oct. 27, Pope Francis denounced exploitation and "predatory models of...

The Big Apple has sent local homeless families to 373 cities across the country with a full year of rent in their pockets as part of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s “Special One-Time Assistance Program.” Usually, the receiving city knows nothing about it. City taxpayers have spent $89 million on rent alone since the program’s August 2017 inception to export 5,074 homeless families — 12,482 individuals — to places as close as Newark and as far as the South Pacific, according to Department of Homeless Services data obtained by The Post. Families who once lived in city shelters decamped to 32...

Speaker Nancy Pelosi has directed committees investigating President Trump to “proceed under that umbrella of impeachment inquiry,” but the House has never authorized such an inquiry. Democrats have been seeking to impeach Mr. Trump since the party took control of the House, though it isn’t clear for what offense. Lawmakers and commentators have suggested various possibilities, but none amount to an impeachable offense. The effort is akin to a constitutionally proscribed bill of attainder—a legislative effort to punish a disfavored person. The Senate should treat it accordingly.

This explains why Trump didn't inform Dems before the raid.

ECTOR COUNTY, Texas — A husband and wife are dead as a result of H2S gas poisoning on October 25. According to the Ector County Sheriff's Office, Jacob Dean, 44, was called out by Aghorn Energy to the 2200 block of W. 49th Street to check a pump house. When he had not returned home after some time, his wife, Natalee Dean, 37, started calling her husband. Knowing the location of the house, she decided to drive out and check on him. Natalee brought the couple's two children in the car with her.

Post #14. With so many rats running for president in 2020 it's hard to keep up with who's in and who's out. Hopefully, this post will help. Below is a list of declared candidates, their occupation, the date they dropped from the race (if they did) and misc. notes. This thread will be reposted each week, likely on Monday, with the dropouts from the previous week and newly declared candidates noted. The dust biter(s) from last week Tim Ryan: "I’m announcing today that I am withdrawing from the Presidential campaign. "I got into this race in April to really give...

Rep. Greg Walden of Oregon, the top Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, announced his plans to retire Monday. In a statement, Mr. Walden explained his retirement wasn’t for fear of losing a reelection bid in 2020. “Based on recent polling, strong fundraising, and the backing of my wife and family, I am confident I could earn the support of 2nd District voters for another term,” he said. “I’m also optimistic that a path exists for Republicans to recapture a majority in the House, and that I could return for two more years as chairman of the House...

NEWSFLASH: Federal Judge William O. Bertelsman partially reversed his ruling to dismiss #nicksandmann's claims against the @washingtonpost . Nick's case may now proceed into discovery. The ruling bodes will for the NBC and CNN cases, as well.

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By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to enhance public safety and support the well-ordered administration of justice, it is hereby ordered as follows:Section 1.  Purpose.  Crime, especially violent crime, denies people their unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.  Together as a society, we must work to prevent crime from occurring, ensure that those who perpetrate crime face justice, and assist victims in overcoming the effects of crime on their lives.  My Administration is focused on reducing crime, and the social and...

President Donald J. Trump Is Standing up for Our Nation’s Law Enforcement Officers and Making Our Communities Safer Today, I stand before you, as the President of the United States, to tell you that my Administration will always honor, cherish, and support the men and women in blue. President Donald J. Trump SUPPORTING LAW ENFORCEMENT: President Trump is supporting law enforcement and ensuring they have the tools, training, and information they need to protect our communities.   President Trump is establishing a new executive Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice – the first commission on law enforcement in...

France has never quite reconciled itself to Britain's EU membership, ever since De Gaulle's famous non in the 1960s. Once Britain did join, Parisian perspectives on a more fully integrated Europe were often thwarted by scheming from London. Now, Emmanuel Macron, who has staked his presidency on reviving that project, wants to ensure the obstacle is finally removed. France was the sole sceptic of the EU's decision to grant an extension of Article 50 this morning. The relationship between Macron and Boris is increasingly portrayed as an unexpected bromance. But the reality is more prosaic and hard-headed. Macron is taking...

October 26 marked National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, which provided Americans an opportunity to prevent drug misuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. One of the most tangible examples of the dangers of misusing prescription drugs comes from the opioid crisis, which the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) estimates cost $696 billion in 2018—or 3.4 percent of GDP—and more than $2.5 trillion for the four-year period from 2015 to 2018. These massive costs point to the nationwide economic destruction from America’s very human “crisis next door.”In 2017, CEA published a report that...

President Trump is back to taking shots at Jussie Smollett and Chicago prosecutors who dropped criminal charges against him ... calling the "attack" a sham and comparing it to the impeachment inquiry. Trump riled up his base Monday during a fundraiser at his Chicago hotel ... bringing up the Jussie case in front of a room filled with cops and also bashing police chief Eddie Johnson. The Prez went after Jussie for bringing "MAGA country" into it and said the actor actually beat up himself. TMZ broke the story ... Jussie claimed his attackers yelled, "MAGA country" as they fled,...

Judge Myron H. Thompson found that the definitions of "hate group" vary so widely that the slam is protected by the First Amendment, even if it causes harm. The ruling came in a case brought by D. James Kennedy Ministries, against SPLC [Southern Poverty Law Canter], which routinely labels anyone who disagrees with its pro-transgender, pro-homosexual, pro-abortion agenda as a hater or "hate group." In fact, the ministry, which is appealing the ruling, had been prevented from participating in an online donation program because of the label.

Joint Base Andrews Prince George’s County, Maryland 8:45 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: So, we had a great weekend for our country. We captured a man that should’ve been caught a long time ago. Unfortunately, he wasn’t. He’s done tremendous damage. But it was an amazing display of intelligence and military power and coordination, and getting along with people. Lots of great things happened. So that was a big, big day and a big weekend, and we’re very happy about it. The economy is doing phenomenally well. We have — it looks like another good day will be taking place today....

Behar then said Baghdadi was a “bad guy” and she’s “glad” he died but condemned Trump for taking credit. “In this case, the Special Ops or whoever they were did this thing… so maybe he should back off a little bit and stop bragging about it so much,” Behar said.

China is making swift progress on its 200 billion yuan (US$29.08 billion) fund aimed at investing in home-grown semiconductor development, as the world’s second-largest economy looks to reduce dependence on foreign chips amid a tech war with the US. New investment is likely to lean towards applications in the downstream supply chain, such as chip design, advanced materials and equipment areas, according to the report. The fundraising progress comes amid an escalating tech war with the US, which has seen China tone down statements on its wider “Made in China 2025” policy ambitions, after President Xi Jinping first called for...

Most baseball fans would love the opportunity to catch a home run in the stands of the World Series. When ballpark-priced beer is involved, however, that could be another story. At least for one fan.