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#1 Semi-Truck Driver Arrested in Deadly Crash on Southern California Freeway Was in U.S. Illegally, DHS Says - Dean Fioresi for CBS News, AnRan, Bill Melugin, John Basham, Just Linda TM, WION, and
A semi-truck driver who was arrested for driving under the influence following a deadly crash on the 10 Freeway in Ontario on Tuesday is in the United States illegally, according to officials with the Department of Homeland Security. They told CBS News that 21-year-old Jashanpreet Singh is an Indian national who entered the country by crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in 2022. He is a resident of Yuba City, California, which is located in Sutter County, about 120 miles northeast of San Francisco...
#2 FBI Still Offering $500K Reward to Find Person Who Placed Pipe Bombs at RNC and DNC on Jan. 5, 2021 - Just the News Staff, John Solomon, Dan Bongino, Breaking 911, FBI Washington Field, and Fox News on X
The unsolved case of two pipe bombs planted at the major political parties' headquarters in Washington, D.C. before the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot is back front and center as the FBI has posted on X an updated video, including previously unreleased footage. “The FBI is still offering a $500,000 reward for information that helps identify the person who placed pipe bombs at the offices of the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee on January 5, 2021. As part of our ongoing investigation, we're releasing an updated video of the subject, which includes previously unreleased footage, higher quality video, and longer clips of the subject's movements,” the post states...#3 Texas Dem Vows to ‘Fight Ugly’ Against Trump Administration: ‘If You Hit Me in My Face... I’m Going to Go Across Your Neck' - CNN, Libs of TikTok, Andrew Kolvet, Collin Rugg/LHGrey TM, and Vigilant Fox/Lauren G on X
Democratic Texas State Representative Jolanda Jones talks to CNN's Erin Burnett about why she's taking a different approach to Michelle Obama's famous 'if they go low' plea, saying "if they go low, I'm going to the gutter."#4 King Charles Becomes First Head of Church of England to Pray Publicly With Pope - BBC, Raymond Arroyo, Disclose.tv, Catholic Sat, Michael J. Matt, Cathy, and Sky News on X
King Charles has become the first head of the Church of England to pray publicly with the Pope. The King and Queen Camilla met the new Pope Leo for the first time before sharing a service in the Sistine Chapel - see the meeting in pictures. The symbolism of a pope and king praying together nearly 500 years after the Church of England's split from Rome is striking...
#5 US Strikes 2nd Alleged Drug Cartel Vessel in Pacific, in Expansion of Attacks - Luis Martinez and Anne Flaherty for ABC News, Tim Ricklefs, World News Tonight, Fox News, Jefferson City News Tribune, and KUMV-TV on X
The U.S. military has carried out another airstrike on an alleged drug cartel vessel -- the second vessel to be hit in the Eastern Pacific Ocean in as many days. The latest strike was announced by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a social media post on Wednesday that also included video of the attack, which he said took place in international waters earlier that day. Hegseth alleged the vessel was transporting narcotics and said three men were killed in the strike. "These strikes will continue, day after day," Hegseth wrote. "These are not simply drug runners -- these are narco-terrorists bringing death and destruction to our cities," he said in the post...
#6 Trump Prods American Cattle Ranchers to ‘Get Their Prices Down’ Amid Tariff Battle - Christopher Watson for ABC News, Darius Radzius, ABC Big2 News KMID, 1470 & 100.3 WMBD, Cernovich/Lancer, Joe December, K5Camper, and Gray Media Washngton News Bureau on X
President Donald Trump said in a social media post Wednesday that American cattle ranchers "have to get their prices down," and that the tariffs he's enacted are "the only reason they are doing so well, for the first time in decades." "The Cattle Ranchers, who I love, don’t understand that the only reason they are doing so well, for the first time in decades, is because I put Tariffs on cattle coming into the United States, including a 50% Tariff on Brazil," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. "If it weren’t for me, they would be doing just as they’ve done for the past 20 years — Terrible!" the post continued, adding "It would be nice if they would understand that, but they also have to get their prices down, because the consumer is a very big factor in my thinking, also!"
#7 US Hits $38 Trillion in Debt, After the Fastest Accumulation of $1 Trillion Outside of the Pandemic - Fatima Hussein, Massimo, Alex, George, The Washington Times, Kinesis Money, and tkidd on X
In the midst of a federal government shutdown, the U.S. government’s gross national debt surpassed $38 trillion on Wednesday, a record number that highlights the accelerating accumulation of debt on America’s balance sheet. It’s also the fastest accumulation of a trillion dollars in debt outside of the COVID-19 pandemic — the U.S. hit $37 trillion in gross national debt in August this year. The $38 trillion update is found in the latest Treasury Department report, which logs the nation’s daily finances. Kent Smetters of the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Wharton Budget Model, who served in President George W. Bush’s Treasury Department, told The Associated Press that a growing debt load over time leads ultimately to higher inflation, eroding Americans’ purchasing power...
#8 Ted Cruz Predicts Ballooning Obamacare Subsidies Now at Center of Shutdown Fight - Leo Briceno Fox News, Shirley Boyce, News News News, Chuck Schumer/J Daubner, Joseph P, and Elizabeth Warren/Heidi 1776 on X
Over a decade ago, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, predicted that healthcare premiums would skyrocket, even in the face of subsidies put into effect under Obamacare that were meant to bring them down. Today, the ballooning of those premiums and their accompanying subsidies are at the center of the 22-day shutdown that looks poised to get longer still. "Despite Obamacare subsidies, many Americans will still be paying higher premiums in 2014 as a result of Obamacare," Cruz said in 2013, referring to the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
#9 Cuomo and Sliwa Force Mamdani on Defense in Final Debate - Politico, NBC News, WSBT 22, F R E E D O M, Pam Geller, NDTV World, and Good Morning America on X
Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa made the most of the final New York City mayoral debate Wednesday night, their last big chance to ding frontrunner Zohran Mamdani. And ding him they did. The former governor and the Republican nominee repeatedly ganged up on the Democratic nominee, who’s polling ahead of Cuomo, his closest rival, by double digits. They mocked him for dodging questions, including one on whether he supports ballot initiatives aimed at speeding affordable housing production. They belittled the 34-year-old backbench state lawmaker’s lack of experience, and they took turns hitting him on his criticisms of Israel, saying he would make the city less safe for Jews, a claim Mamdani has rejected...
#10 Trump On Course To "Shatter" Deportation Record - Steve Watson via Modernity News on Zero Hedge, rebben, Patricia Zecha, Free Dom, Daniel Goodwin, and Duckets on X
The segment notes that the numbers include an estimated 1.6 million self deportations and more than 400,000 forced deportations. The DHS has said that it expects to deport “nearly 600,000 illegal aliens by the end of President Donald Trump’s first year since returning to office.”The number will likely be much higher than this, however, with figures released this week showing that 515,000 have already gone, with more than two months left of 2025. The numbers show an exponential increase of 100,000 just since late last month. DHS Assistant Secretary Tracia McLaughlin also told reporters that an additional 485,000 illegals have been arrested, presumably awaiting deportation...
