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Feds used slim evidence to revoke Ukrainian witness’ visa, thwart Senate’s Biden corruption probe
In the shadows of the 2020 election, the U.S. government revoked a Ukrainian witness' visa and prevented him from testifying in the Senate's probe into alleged Biden family corruption on the basis that he might be spreading Russian disinformation even though its own intelligence showed he was an opponent of Russia and rejected Moscow's overtures, bombshell memos released Thursday show.
Search for Amelia Earhart wreckage comes up empty as object near remote Pacific island ruled out
A new search for Amelia Earhart's plane wreckage turned up empty when an object spotted by satellite near a remote Pacific island turned out to be a tree formation, the researchers said Sunday. The revelation means the nearly century-old mystery about the date of America's most famous female aviation pioneer lives on.
West Virginia lawmakers press Flock on new privacy concerns: do employees access camera footage?
West Virginia state legislators are pressing the firm Flock Safety on new concerns about the privacy of their license reader cameras in an increasingly contentious inquiry into whether company employees have ever accessed footage illicitly. Correspondence between the West Virginia House of Delegates and Flock reviewed by Just the News show the Committee on Government Organization has summoned company executives to testify Nov.
House GOP crafts nuclear option for sanctuary cities, letting victims sue local officials
Original Article Posted By: Beardo, 10/19/2026 10:22:55 AM House Republicans are pushing ahead with sweeping legislation to obliterate sanctuary cities, setting up a post-election vote that would empower victims of illegal immigrants' crimes to sue the local officials who released them from custody.
Search for Amelia Earhart wreckage comes up empty as object near remote Pacific island ruled out
A new search for Amelia Earhart's plane wreckage turned up empty when an object spotted by satellite near a remote Pacific island turned out to be a tree formation, the researchers said Sunday. The revelation means the nearly century-old mystery about the date of America's most famous female aviation pioneer lives on.
Search for Amelia Earhart wreckage comes up empty as object near remote Pacific island ruled out
A new search for Amelia Earhart's plane wreckage turned up empty when an object spotted by satellite near a remote Pacific island turned out to be a tree formation, the researchers said Sunday. The revelation means the nearly century-old mystery about the date of America's most famous female aviation pioneer lives on.
West Virginia lawmakers press Flock on new privacy concerns: do employees access camera footage?
West Virginia state legislators are pressing the firm Flock Safety on new concerns about the privacy of their license reader cameras in an increasingly contentious inquiry into whether company employees have ever accessed footage illicitly. Correspondence between the West Virginia House of Delegates and Flock reviewed by Just the News show the Committee on Government Organization has summoned company executives to testify Nov.
West Virginia lawmakers press Flock on new privacy concerns: do employees access camera footage?
West Virginia state legislators are pressing the firm Flock Safety on new concerns about the privacy of their license reader cameras in an increasingly contentious inquiry into whether company employees have ever accessed footage illicitly. Correspondence between the West Virginia House of Delegates and Flock reviewed by Just the News show the Committee on Government Organization has summoned company executives to testify Nov.
Trump teases $100 million investment in Kentucky pharmaceutical firm as he presses for midterm win Original
President Donald Trump on Saturday evening continued to press his case to keep Washington in Republican hands, vowing to deliver a $100 million investment in a Kentucky drug company if his party wins the midterm election. Trump teased the potential War Department investment in the pharmaceutical company Antheia during a rally at Northern Kentucky University. “That’s a big revitalization project,” Trump told the crowd. “But, if the Democrats win … they wouldn’t be able to do it.
Declassified memos challenge key witness testimony from 2019 Trump case
Original Article Posted By: Beardo, 10/16/2026 2:53:46 PM Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, one of the Democrats' star witnesses in their first impeachment of Donald Trump, received repeated briefings, emails and memos related to the Ukrainian energy company that employed Hunter Biden, according to declassified documents that directly conflict with her and other witnesses' testimony in the failed bid seven years ago to remove the president from office.
California congressman applauds Trump DOJ for suing his state over suspected foreign voters on rolls
A California congressman is praising the Trump Justice Department for suing his state to try to block ballots from being counted from 20,000 suspected foreigners who made it onto California's voter rolls. "It's very much needed, long time in coming," Rep. James Gallagher, R-Calif., told Just the News. "And you know, they gave California every opportunity to clean up their rolls. You know, they said, 'Look, take illegal immigrants off of your rolls. We know that you have them.
Impeaching Impeachment: Declassified memos challenge key witness testimony from 2019 Trump case Original
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, one of the Democrats’ star witnesses in their first impeachment of Donald Trump, received repeated briefings, emails and memos related to the Ukrainian energy company that employed Hunter Biden, according to declassified documents that directly conflict with her and other witnesses’ testimony in the failed bid seven years ago to remove the president from office.
Trump's job-creation juggernaut stops in Ohio to unveil massive submarine repair facility
Continuing to dole out new election-year job opportunities, President Donald Trump used a trip Monday night to Ohio to announce the War Department's new submarine component repair center will locate in Cleveland. "This massive 46,000 square foot facility will manufacture, repair and maintain key parts for virtually all new and existing submarines," Trump told a cheering crowd in Youngstown at a midterm election rally. "A big deal that everybody wanted.
Congress Jumps Into Action as Fears Grow China Could Spy on Americans in Their Cars
Evidence that Chinese-made baby monitors and components used in British military drones can be turned into spy devices has prodded Congress to act in a bipartisan fashion to protect another private space: Americans’ automobiles. Republicans and Democrats in both the Senate and House have joined together to develop legislation banning Chinese-made cars and electronic components and software made by foreign adversaries like China from being included in cars sold in America.
Trump's job-creation juggernaut stops in Ohio to unveil massive submarine repair facility
Original Article Posted By: Mercedes44, 10/13/2026 9:27:21 AM Continuing to dole out new election-year job opportunities, President Donald Trump used a trip Monday night to Ohio to announce the War Department's new submarine component repair center will locate in Cleveland. "This massive 46,000 square foot facility will manufacture, repair and maintain key parts for virtually all new and existing submarines," Trump told a cheering crowd in Youngstown at a midterm election rally.
El Partido Republicano de la Cámara de Representantes elabora una contra las ciudades santuario, que permite a las víctimas demandar a los cargos locales
Los republicanos de la Cámara de Representantes están impulsando una legislación de amplio alcance para acabar con las ciudades santuario, preparando una votación tras las elecciones que permitiría a las víctimas de los delitos cometidos por inmigrantes ilegales demandar a los funcionarios locales que los pusieron en libertad.
House GOP games out the nuclear option for sanctuary cities; victims could sue local officials
Original Article Posted By: Mercedes44, 10/13/2026 5:09:13 AM House Republicans are pushing ahead with sweeping legislation to obliterate sanctuary cities, setting up a post-election vote that would empower victims of illegal immigrants' crimes to sue the local officials who released them from custody.
House GOP games out the nuclear option for sanctuary cities; victims could sue local officials
House Republicans are pushing ahead with sweeping legislation to obliterate sanctuary cities, setting up a post-election vote that would empower victims of illegal immigrants' crimes to sue the local officials who released them from custody.
Trump’s job-creation juggernaut stops in Ohio to unveil massive submarine repair facility
Continuing to dole out new election-year job opportunities, President Donald Trump used a trip Monday night to Ohio to announce the War Department’s new submarine component repair center will locate in Cleveland. "This massive 46,000 square foot facility will manufacture, repair and maintain key parts for virtually all new and existing submarines,” Trump told a cheering crowd in Youngstown at a midterm election rally. “A big deal that everybody wanted.
Jack Smith team got anti-Trump judges to approve phone monitoring, didn’t reveal lawyers as targets
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Congress jumps into action as fears grow China could spy on Americans in their cars
Evidence that Chinese-made baby monitors and components used in British military drones can be turned into spy devices has prodded Congress to act in a bipartisan fashion to protect another private space: Americans’ automobiles. Republicans and Democrats in both the Senate and House have joined together to develop legislation banning Chinese-made cars and electronic components and software made by foreign adversaries like China from being included in cars sold in America.
Famed lawyer Alan Dershowitz blasts Jack Smith, urges DOJ to rein in spying on phones
Famed Harvard University Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz says he believes ex-prosecutor Jack Smith trampled civil liberties during his pursuit of President Donald Trump by tracking the calls of Congress, defense lawyers and campaign aides, and he urged the Justice Department to impose new rules to rein in such phone surveillance. "What we need are Justice Department rules that are enforceable, that indicate when you can do what investigative tasks," Dershowitz told Just the News.
Famed lawyer Alan Dershowitz blasts Jack Smith, urges DOJ to rein in spying on phones
Original Article Posted By: FlyRight, 10/11/2026 6:57:58 AM Famed Harvard University Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz says he believes ex-prosecutor Jack Smith trampled civil liberties during his pursuit of President Donald Trump by tracking the calls of Congress, defense lawyers and campaign aides, and he urged the Justice Department to impose new rules to rein in such phone surveillance.
Famed lawyer Alan Dershowitz blasts Jack Smith, urges DOJ to rein in spying on phones
Famed Harvard University Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz says he believes ex-prosecutor Jack Smith trampled civil liberties during his pursuit of President Donald Trump by tracking the calls of Congress, defense lawyers and campaign aides, and he urged the Justice Department to impose new rules to rein in such phone surveillance. “What we need are Justice Department rules that are enforceable, that indicate when you can do what investigative tasks,” Dershowitz told Just the News.
Famed lawyer Alan Dershowitz blasts Jack Smith, urges DOJ to rein in spying on phones
Famed Harvard University Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz says he believes ex-prosecutor Jack Smith trampled civil liberties during his pursuit of President Donald Trump by tracking the calls of Congress, defense lawyers and campaign aides, and he urged the Justice Department to impose new rules to rein in such phone surveillance. “What we need are Justice Department rules that are enforceable, that indicate when you can do what investigative tasks,” Dershowitz told Just the News.
Parent rights powerhouse unleashes Super Intelligence surveillance system to monitor school boards Original
Moms for Liberty, one of America’s most influential parent rights groups, is unleashing a digital surveillance system powered by Super Intelligence to monitor school board agendas across the nation’s 13,000 school districts. The group unveiled its project, codename M4L AWARE, at its annual meeting in Dallas on Friday, promising parents it would give them advance warning about controversial policies or good news projects before school board members vote on them.
Jim Bakker, famed televangelist felled by scandal, dies at age 86
Original Article Posted By: Beardo, 10/6/2026 12:52:34 PM Jim Bakker, the powerhouse television evangelist felled by a 1980s sex and financial scandal, died Monday at the age of 86. Bakker's second wife, Lori, announced the death in a post on his TV show's official Instagram account. (snip) But Bakker's world came crashing down in 1987 when he was forced to admit he had a sexual relationship with a secretary named Jessica Hahn, who accused him of abuse.
Un organismo de control concluye que Biden arriesgó la seguridad nacional al dejar que millones se quedaran tras vencer su visado, incluidos quienes representaban una amenaza
El informe revela la estrategia de Biden, que restó prioridad a la localización de extranjeros que permanecían en el país más allá del permiso concedido y dejó un desorden estadístico abrumador.
Watchdog concludes Biden risked security by letting millions overstay visas, including threats
Original Article Posted By: Mercedes44, 10/6/2026 6:12:13 AM The Biden administration risked national security by letting millions of foreigners illegally overstay their nonimmigrant visas, including 104,000 who posed threats, while launching fewer than 500 investigations to remove violators, according to a bombshell report by the Homeland Security Department's internal watchdog.
Jim Bakker, famed televangelist felled by scandal, dies at age 86 Original
Jim Bakker, the powerhouse television evangelist felled by a 1980s sex and financial scandal, died Monday at the age of 86. Bakker's second wife, Lori, announced the death in a post on his TV show's official Instagram account. “It is with a broken heart that I share that my beloved husband, Jim Bakker, went home to be with the Lord this evening,” Lori Bakker wrote in the post. “For 66 years, Jim gave his life to preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Watchdog concludes Biden risked security by letting millions overstay visas, including threats Original
The Biden administration risked national security by letting millions of foreigners illegally overstay their nonimmigrant visas, including 104,000 who posed threats, while launching fewer than 500 investigations to remove violators, according to a bombshell report by the Homeland Security Department’s internal watchdog.
Jack Smith team tracked Trump defense lawyers' calls by monitoring his chief of staff's phone
Original Article Posted By: FlyRight, 10/5/2026 5:05:25 PM Already in the crosshairs for spying on Congress, ex-prosecutor Jack Smith and his team monitored the activities of President Donald Trump's legal defense team, journalists and campaign advisers using a pen register device that tracked the calls coming to and from his chief of staff Susie Wiles' phone, according to newly declassified memos that reveal some of the FBI's invasive tactics used to target Trump.
FBI in Los Angeles arrests realtor who allegedly worked as Chinese agent
The FBI said Sunday night that agents had arrested a California realtor who allegedly worked for China to surveil the Taiwanese president's son on American soil. Wanying "Heather" Zhang, 34, of Irvine, Calif., was arrested at LAX before she boarded a flight to Shanghai on a charge of acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government, according to a criminal complaint released by the bureau and the U.S. Attorney's office.
Trump administration closely monitoring reports of plague death, lab accident in Russia
The Trump administration is closely watching reports of a suspected fatal plague infection in Russia and is urging Moscow to be transparent, officials said Sunday night. The Moscow Times reported this weekend that health officials in Siberia's Irkutsk region placed nearly 200 people under medical observation after a laboratory worker died from the plague.
Jack Smith team secretly met ex-CIA chief John Brennan in 2023, but FBI agents left notes blank Original
Then-Special Counsel Jack Smith's team secretly met at the CIA in late 2023 with former Director John Brennan to discuss "expert testimony" in the classified documents prosecution of President Donald Trump, and the FBI agents who attended the interview left blank their notes of what transpired, according to bombshell memos released Monday.
Jack Smith team tracked Trump defense lawyers’ calls by monitoring his chief of staff's phone
Already in the crosshairs for spying on Congress, ex-prosecutor Jack Smith and his team monitored the activities of President Donald Trump’s legal defense team, journalists and campaign advisers using a pen register device that tracked the calls coming to and from his chief of staff Susie Wiles’ phone, according to newly declassified memos that reveal some of the FBI’s invasive tactics used to target Trump.
DOJ demands records from two nonprofits tied to Facebook founder over voters' data privacy
The Justice Department is demanding that two nonprofits tied to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg turn over records of their use of sensitive voter data obtained through state motor vehicle departments after the Homeland Security Department raised concerns last month that the arrangement violated privacy laws.
FBI in Los Angeles arrests realtor who allegedly worked as Chinese agent
The FBI said Sunday night that agents had arrested a California realtor who allegedly worked for China to surveil the Taiwanese president's son on American soil. Wanying "Heather" Zhang, 34, of Irvine, Calif., was arrested at LAX before she boarded a flight to Shanghai on a charge of acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government, according to a criminal complaint released by the bureau and the U.S. Attorney's office.
Senator who sued Jack Smith says she thinks he should be criminally prosecuted too
Marsha Blackburn, the sitting senator from Tennessee and GOP gubernatorial candidate who sued Jack Smith for violating her civil rights, says she believes the ex-prosecutor should also face criminal prosecution and be compelled to return the personal records he took from lawmakers, donors and Trump supporters.
Senator who sued Jack Smith says she thinks he should be criminally prosecuted too
Marsha Blackburn, the sitting senator from Tennessee and GOP gubernatorial candidate who sued Jack Smith for violating her civil rights, says she believes the ex-prosecutor should also face criminal prosecution and be compelled to return the personal records he took from lawmakers, donors and Trump supporters.
My last conversation with Charlie Kirk, and its implications for Western civilization
In the new book, The Intellect of Charlie Kirk-A Collections of Writings, Ideas, and Stories from a Transformative American, Just the News’ own John Solomon has written a foreword. The book is authored by Charlie’s long-time collaborator, Brent Hamachek, and contains a curatedsampling of their extensive work together, produced over a decade-plus time frame. Below is an excerpt from John’s foreword.
Rand Paul drops Fauci bombshell, says more record destruction and gain-of-function research found
Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rand Paul, R-Ky., tells Just the News his investigation into Dr. Anthony Fauci's stewardship of the COVID-19 pandemic has uncovered fresh evidence of government-document destruction and more extensive gain-of-function research that enhances the human lethality of viruses.
Rand Paul drops Fauci bombshell, says more record destruction and gain-of-function research found
Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rand Paul, R-Ky., tells Just the News his investigation into Dr. Anthony Fauci's stewardship of the COVID-19 pandemic has uncovered fresh evidence of government-document destruction and more extensive gain-of-function research that enhances the human lethality of viruses.
DOJ makes widespread busts in election fraud
The Justice Department says its crackdown on noncitizen voting and election fraud has already produced more than 200 arrests and indictments, with that number possibly doubling soon and state election officials themselves now facing potential charges for looking the other way. Since the Trump Justice Department warned state and local election officials that they could be charged with allowing fraud… Subscribe to continue reading Read the full story Stay connected to your local news.
Supreme Court agrees to review Missouri redistricting map for third time with voting already started Original
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed late Tuesday to review for a third time in a month which congressional districts must be used for the Nov. 3 election after a federal appeals court tipped the case back in favor of a GOP-friendly map supported by President Donald Trump.
Agent in Jack Smith case says he was kept in dark that subpoenaed phone data belonged to Congress
A federal agent assigned to Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation of Donald Trump said prosecutors kept him in the dark that phone data he was gathering under grand jury subpoenas belonged to members of Congress and that he would have had reservations about doing so if he had been told, according to explosive testimony released Tuesday night by the House Judiciary Committee.
Agent in Jack Smith case says he was kept in dark that subpoenaed phone data belonged to Congress
A federal agent assigned to Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation of Donald Trump said prosecutors kept him in the dark that phone data he was gathering under grand jury subpoenas belonged to members of Congress and that he would have had reservations about doing so if he had been told, according to explosive testimony released Tuesday night by the House Judiciary Committee.
'Catching it all over the country'
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Feds arrest, indict hundreds in Trump voter fraud crackdown: 'Catching it all over the country'
Since the Trump Justice Department warned state and local election officials that they could be charged with allowing fraudulent voting activities, more than 200 arrests and indictments have been secured in a crackdown on election fraud and noncitizen voting, and that number could double soon, a top official revealed to Just the News "I think there are a lot of nervous election officials because I think some of them know that they've been looking the other way when this is happening, and...
Feds arrest, indict hundreds in Trump voter fraud crackdown: 'Catching it all over the country'
Since the Trump Justice Department warned state and local election officials that they could be charged with allowing fraudulent voting activities, more than 200 arrests and indictments have been secured in a crackdown on election fraud and noncitizen voting, and that number could double soon, a top official revealed to Just the News.
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