A dozen public health experts are arriving in South Carolina to help the state contain the largest U.S. measles outbreak in more than 30 years, but they're not coming from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In a now-deleted X post on Sunday, Sen. Mike Lee appeared to compare masks worn by ICE agents to those worn by cartels setting fire to a gas station in Mexico. The intrigue: The comparison directly " if temporarily " contradicted the Trump administration's defense of immigration agents' concealment of their identities during raids, arrests and other public actions. Driving the news: "Cartel hitmen wear masks," Lee wrote above a video showing three armed men, one masked, setting a gas station ablaze. "Leftists aren't complaining."
Recent policy changes and economic shifts have slashed 12 years off the projected life span of the trust fund that pays for Medicare Part A, according to a newly updated report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The Hospital Insurance (HI) Trust Fund is now slated to be entirely exhausted by 2040, even though the balance generally increases through 2031, as spending will begin to outstrip income in the following year. This rapid deterioration of Medicare's financial solvency represents a stark drop from the CBO's previous estimate, which was published just last year, in March 2025. The dramatically shortened timeline means future retirees could face significant cuts to vital health care services far sooner than previously anticipated
Families are navigating the tough choice between unimaginable riches and the identity that comes with land.
He said Colt shot a deer in their first outing, leading Colin Gray to believe he had "turned a corner" with his son. But the rifle Colt was using jammed, so Colin said, "We keep doing good, you're doing good, maybe Santa Claus will bring you one." He then bought his son a rifle as his "big Christmas present" and gave him "the whole speech and everything" about gun safety, he said. Colt Gray, then 14, brought that AR-15-style rifle to Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, and opened fire on September 4, 2024. Four people were killed and nine were injured, before the teen surrendered to police.
On 23 Feb 2026, the Department of State ordered the departure of non-emergency US government personnel and family members of government personnel due to the security situation in Beirut.
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Donald Trump-pardoned Changpeng Zhao's Binance company helped transmit $1.7 billion to 1,500 accounts in Iran, some linked to terrorist groups, a possible violation of global sanctions. .
Changpeng Zhao is not a good human being.
The global transportation and postal company FedEx has filed a lawsuit for a "full refund" for US President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs. Trump introduced higher tariffs on most countries last April under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), but in a ruling last week the US Supreme Court said that law did not allow the president to impose the taxes on imports. Read more
Chart inflates prevalence of transgender people committing mass shootings
Speaking to far right outlet Newsmax, an anti-trans activist suggested that being transgender could be linked to carrying out mass shootings.
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) called on Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) to resign on Monday, hours after 24sight News reported on inappropriate text messages that Gonzales sent to Regina Santos-Aviles, a former staffer who committed suicide by self-immolation last September.
Some of the notable women mentioned are: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Ashley Biden Chelsea Clinton Ashley Massaro Diana, Princess of Wales Ghislaine Maxwell Gloria Allred Hillary Clinton Ivanka Trump Jill Biden Kamala Harris Lady Victoria Hervey Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway Ariane de Rothschild Melania Trump Michelle Obama Nancy Pelosi Nikki Haley Sarah Ferguson Theresa May Zoe Lofgren Naomi Campbell ... and many more. While appearing in the files doesn't indicate any criminal behavior, the list underscores the staggering breadth of Epstein's connections, touching royalty, politics, Hollywood, and the music world alike. For those watching closely, it's a reminder that even the glittering heights of fame and influence weren't immune to the shadow of Epstein's orbit. Read more
The DNC says Biden ignoring the genocide in Gaza cost Harris the election. See link...
"Since the State of the Union address is next Tuesday, let's get rid of the State of the Union address before Tuesday. And here's why. Nothing has misled the American people to the warped belief that the president can act like a king more than this stupid, boring, performative after-dinner speech from hell where the Sergeant-at-Arms announces the president like he's a king," Maher said.
The leftist congresswoman's Munich stumbling on Friday, Feb. 13, started the critical firestorm and has conservatives questioning her fitness for a potential 2028 Democrat presidential primary campaign. Read more
Top Democratic officials who worked on the party's still-secret autopsy of the 2024 election catastrophe concluded that Kamala Harris lost because of the Biden administration's support for Israel during the IDF onslaught which would kill 73,188 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children, and wounding or maiming another 175,000 people.
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