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#1 Army Sentinel Sharply Reprimands Hegseth’s Group at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Veterans Day - Brittany Miller for Fox News, Being Libertarian/CSPAN, Flower03, Dossier-Truther, Ed, Chris Silas, and CBS 13 News on X
An Army sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery called for silence and respect Wednesday after laughter was heard from departing members of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's entourage following a Veterans Day ceremony. Video shows the incident unfolding shortly after President Donald Trump left the memorial following a wreath-laying ceremony. Trump left the memorial around 12:28 p.m. Hegseth and members of his entourage, including his wife, Jennifer Hegseth, began taking photos and posing on the memorial steps around 12:29 p.m., according to the video...
#2 Dave Chappelle’s Charlie Kirk Joke Draws Backlash From Former Trump Official Who Was in the Crowd - Kelly Coffey-Behrens for Yahoo, I Meme Therefore I Am, S.ocks, Regulator, Willie Ross Jr. Knee Deep, o/laundry queen, Albertteac/FreeThinkerFitness, and Timcast News on X
Dave Chappelle was only minutes into his sold-out Madison Square Garden show when he brought up Charlie Kirk's killing and told the crowd how it made him feel: "I feel better." The line drew laughter inside the arena. But one longtime Chappelle fan, a former Trump administration official who says they were sitting close enough to smell the comedian's cigarette smoke, had a very different reaction. In a first-person piece for the Daily Mail, the attendee said they'd always liked Chappelle's willingness to take shots at both sides of the political aisle. At Saturday's show, they found themselves wondering what had happened to the comedian they used to enjoy...
#3 ‘We Will Fire You’: Texas Latino Leader to Stephen Miller Over ICE Action; Trump Gets 2028 Threat - The Times of India, CSPAN, RAW EGG NATIONALIST/TheBlaze, Dangerous Thoughts, Kim devito/R T/Scott Mechkkowski, and April LaJune, copyright Holder In Due Course/Eric Daugherty on X
Stephen Miller faces a warning from Texas Latino business leader Benny Melendez over the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. Speaking at a Capitol Hill press conference following the 2026 US midterm elections, Melendez warned Miller that continued enforcement targeting Latino communities could cost him his job and Republicans the White House in 2028. He also offered to work with the administration on immigration reform. With Latino leaders criticizing ICE raids, family separations, and deportations, the remarks highlight growing demands for changes to Donald Trump's immigration policies.#4 Trump Threatens to Double Tariffs on Mexico if Migrant Caravans Not Stopped - Eric Mack for Fox News, The Koebissi Letter, Ken Kmak @ken_kmak8542, TayMerica, Dangerous Thoughts, and Molly Ploofkins/Donald J. Trump on X
President Donald Trump is using his tariff leverage to urge Mexico to stop a migrant caravan from reaching the U.S. southern border. "Huge CARAVANS are forming and beginning their illegal march through Mexico," Trump wrote in a Thursday morning Truth Social post. "Many of the people in these Caravans are those that various countries don’t want - ‘Send them to America,’ they say - But they will not be accepted! "MEXICO MUST STOP THEM, NOW, and if they do not do so, the Tariffs on Mexico will be IMMEDIATELY DOUBLED," he added. "MEXICO, THE GOVERNOR OF TEXAS, THE VERY LIBERAL NEW GOVERNOR OF TEXAS, OUR GREAT BORDER PATROL, & ICE, HAVE BEEN SO INFORMED. There will be no leniency!"
#5 Police Launch Probe After Santa Barbara Half-Marathon Runners With ‘Unusual Symptoms’ Seek Medical Care - Fedor Zarkhin for Los Angeles Times/The Seattle Times, Jennifer Callahan, Cjames, Daisy, ひゅ～む, and Lady Ginger on X
Police in Santa Barbara launched an investigation this week after more than two dozen half-marathon runners showed up at hospitals with “unusual symptoms.” The roughly 6,000 people who participated in Sunday’s half-marathon and 5K were running in temperatures much warmer than usual for Santa Barbara, known for its ocean breeze and mild Mediterranean climate, with little respite from the sun. It reached 86 degrees at noon, compared to a typical high of 71 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. While the race organizer confirmed they treated runners for dehydration and overheating, some online have speculated that something more sinister could be the cause of the illnesses...
#6 Witkoff and Kushner Arrive in Moscow to Meet With Putin, Discuss Ukraine Peace Talks - David Brennan for ABC News, EU Border News, Mevric News, Dispute It, Anadolu English, and Sputnik on X
President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner landed in Moscow on Thursday morning ahead of a planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, following two days of trilateral U.S.-Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi that seemingly produced no major diplomatic breakthrough. Trump's envoys are expected to travel to Dublin, Ireland, later on Thursday, to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Witkoff and Kushner were greeted in Moscow by Kirill Dmitriev, the CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, who has been involved in revived U.S.-Russian bilateral relations since Trump's return to office in January 2025...
#7 Democrat Colom Flips Mississippi Senate Seat - Oren Oppenheim for ABC News, Marc E. Elias, Ugonna Okeke, Pamela L. Owen, Esq./Be A King, John E Tiffany, and Mo Broussard on X
Democrat Scott Colom will upset Republican incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi, The Associated Press projected Wednesday, flipping a Republican seat in a ruby-red state. With 99% of the expected vote reported, Colom leads with 49.2%, and Hyde-Smith has 48.7% of the vote, with Colom leading by about 4,700 votes. Colom's win is the eighth Democratic pickup in the Senate, with the race in Alaska yet to be decided. Colom is a district attorney for four counties along the Mississippi-Alabama state line and a former nominee to become a U.S. district judge. He is Mississippi's first Black U.S. senator elected since Reconstruction in the 1870s.
#8 Pope Leo Greeted by More Than 3 Million on Emotional Visit to ‘Homeland’ Peru - Reuters/NBC News, Liam Adams, Sonia F. Matar, Next Brief, teleSUR English, and Breitbart on X
Pope Leo XIV was greeted by the largest crowd of his papacy in an emotional return to Peru on Wednesday, declaring the South American country where he served as a missionary for two decades his homeland. The huge crowds, estimated at 3 million by local officials, pressed against police and security barriers, waving balloons and flags and chanting “Leo, Leo, Leo.” The pope was all smiles as he toured in an open-air popemobile and waved energetically on the final leg of his three-country, 12-day trip...
#9 With a Storm Approaching, Crews Are Racing to Search a Building Collapse That Killed at Least 8 People, Mayor Says - CNN, KCBD NewsChannel11, Fox SA, @Gabriele Sar, Value Media News/Eyewitness News, and MissMaple on X
More bodies were pulled from the rubble of a collapsed building in New York as the sun rose Thursday, bringing the total killed to at least eight. At least 19 people, including three firefighters, were injured when the three-story structure fell Wednesday; four were in critical condition. At least seven children are among the casualties, though it’s not clear if any children were killed. Rescue workers don’t know how many people may still be inside. The building collapsed around 4 p.m. in the central Brooklyn neighborhood of Flatbush. Firefighters pulled people from a mountain of debris, placing them on stretchers and carrying them up ladders to remove them from the site, video from the scene showed...#10 Hillary Clinton Has 2-Word Response to Boebert’s Projected Loss - Tara Suter for The Hill, L Gardner, #TuckFrump, Dahlia Berencia, FTD Facts, and Jesse Byrnes on X
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D) clapped back at Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert (R) after CNN projected the lawmaker had lost her reelection bid. Clinton posted a screenshot of a CNN headline in which the outlet projected that Boebert had lost Colorado’s 4th Congressional District to her Democratic opponent, Eileen Laubacher. In the post, the former secretary appeared to poke fun at the Republican’s defeat. “Bye, Felicia,” Clinton captioned the Tuesday post, referencing a line from the 1995 movie “Friday,” which has become an online meme. The Hill’s election results partner, Decision Desk HQ, has not yet called the race. As of Wednesday morning, the handicapper had Democrat Eileen Laubacher leading Boebert by a fraction of a point with over 95 percent of votes counted...
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