It’s been a long week in the House of Representatives. A tumultuous battle for House Speaker has put Congress on hold indefinitely.
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Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie says he will bow out of the race if he does not perform well in the first primary state of New Hampshire.
The former New Jersey governor told The New York Times in an interview that he does not see “any circumstances” where he would leave the race before the primary, but that the state is key to his path to the nomination.
“If I don’t do well in New Hampshire, then I’ll leave,” he said.
A Times analysis of Christie’s campaign stops found more than 90 percent of his events have been held in New Hampshire since February.
Christie said the way to stop Trump from winning the nomination is to deny him a victory in New Hampshire.
“I think once Donald Trump loses in one place, that entire rotted building will crumble,” he said.
But he said Trump will be the GOP nominee if he wins the state, which means New Hampshire will determine the “future” of the party and the country.
Former President Trump said there is no room in America for those who want to abolish Israel.
On Saturday, Trump told the crowd at the Florida Freedom Summit that he wants to ban entry into the United States for immigrants who support abolishing Israel, one of America’s strongest allies in the mid-East.
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“If you hate America, if you want to abolish Israel, if you sympathize with jihadists, and then you don’t want your country to do well, you don’t want your country to be successful, you’re just not going to get in, you’re not getting in, you’re not coming into our country,” Trump said.
Trump also proposed ideological screening for immigrants.
“On day one, I will restore the Trump travel on entering from having people that like to blow up our shopping centers and kill our people and do lots of bad things. Entry from plagued countries. We will not allow people to come in and will implement strong ideological screening for all immigrants,” Trump said.
Trump called for ideological screening for immigrants during his 2016 campaign as well, stating that “extreme vetting” needs to be in place.
Trump’s comments come after he promised to deport immigrants who are publicly supporting Hamas during an Iowa campaign speech in October.
On Thursday morning, President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania attended a ceremony commemorating the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the Pentagon. Today marks 24 years since the tragic terror attack.
Earlier Thursday, a large American flag was draped across the west side of the building — marking the area that was struck by American Airlines Flight 77.
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According to the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, 2,977 people died during the terror attacks — including 2,753 in New York City, 184 at the Pentagon and 40 on Flight 93 that crashed in Pennsylvania.
Later, the president is expected to travel to New York to attend a Yankees game.
The streets of central D.C. are soon to be filled with thousands of soldiers, massive tanks and artillery, and the cacophonic rumble of Vintage warplanes and sleek Blackhawks flying overhead.
The U.S. Army is marking its 250th anniversary with a pomp-filled procession through the streets of the nation’s capital Saturday, June 14, showcasing military might in a display with few, if any, precedents.
The date also coincides with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday.
The parade, which will feature Army equipment, flyovers, musical performances and thousands of soldiers in uniforms from the past and the present, caps off a week of programming designed to celebrate the country’s military might. Trump posted a short video address about the parade to Truth Social on Friday, June 6, inviting Americans to what he called an “unforgettable” celebration, “one like you’ve never seen before.”
“For two and a half centuries, the men and women of America’s Army have dominated our enemies and protected our freedom at home,” he said in the video. “This parade salutes our soldiers’ remarkable strength and unbeatable spirit. You won’t want to miss it. Just don’t miss this one. It’s going to be good.”
Here’s what to know about the parade and day-long celebration in Washington, D.C.
The military parade is slated for Saturday, June 14, in the heart of Washington, D.C., spanning six blocks and bisecting the National Mall. Organizers say the procession begins at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Celebrations and associated events are set to take place throughout the day at the Army Birthday Festival starting at 11 a.m. ET. Members of the public can visit, where there will be military demonstrations, equipment displays and live music throughout the day, Army event organizers say
Visitors can expect kid zones, more than 50 vendors and experience booths and meet-and-greets with “Army soldiers, NFL players, influencers and celebrities,” according to the U.S. Army event page.
Those feeling adventurous can show up early and take part in the Army’s fitness competition, from 9:30 a.m. to noon.
The festival is between 14th Street SW and the 12th Street Expressway on the lawn between Madison Drive NW and Jefferson Drive SW, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET.
It is next to the Smithsonian Metro Station NW entrance, which will be closed, organizers say, though the Smithsonian Metro Station SW entrance will be open.
Information is also available on the Army’s event website, www.army.mil/1775/.
Tickets for the parade are limited, but those interested in attending the parade on June 14 can RSVP here. Prospective attendees will be asked to provide their full name, phone number, email, state and zip code.
Fox News meteorologist Adam Klotz was attacked by a group of teens in the early hours of Sunday while riding the New York subway.
Klotz was on his way home after watching the Giants-Eagles NFL playoff game at a Manhattan bar shortly before he noticed a group of teens harassing an “older gentleman,” and had set his hair on fire with what was presumably a marijuana joint.
In an Instagram video, Klotz said he intervened to protect the older man and that’s when the group turned their focus on him and began the brutal attack before fleeing at the 18th Street station in the Chelsea neighborhood.
“I was like, ‘Yo, guys, cut that out.’ And they decided, ‘All right, if he’s not going to get it, you’re going to get it.’ And, boy, did they give it to me,” Klotz said.
During an interview with “Fox & Friends” Klotz noted that he attempted to separate himself from the situation but the group followed him to another train car.
“I get off that train after taking a punch,” Klotz said. “The whole group, the doors open again at another stop, the whole group just comes and bum rushes me, and suddenly I’m like, on the ground. I’m getting kicked in the side. I’m getting wailed on.
“They were trying to knock me out, and then once you’re unconscious, and you’re getting punched like there’s no defense, so I was just doing my absolute best to cover my head,” he continued.
“So I kind of get knocked out, and now my side is black and blue. My knee, I can hardly bend because I was getting kicked and punched.”
“What I want is some sort of change,” Klotz said. “I don’t want this to happen to somebody else, and I don’t think necessarily just these kids getting in trouble, like, where’s the structural things? Like, put some cops down there.”
Klotz was treated at a local hospital for his injuries and the three members of the group were eventually apprehended by the cops. However, the group was released into parental custody and no charges were pressed due to their ages.
Despite the shocking attack, Klotz has remained in good spirits and is expected to make a full recovery.
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President Donald Trump said he is seeking $1 billion in damages from Harvard University, blasting the Ivy League institution as “Strongly Antisemitic” and accusing it of failing to protect Jewish students on campus.
In a late-night series of posts on Truth Social Monday, Trump said Harvard should be facing criminal charges, not just civil penalties, for what he described as the university’s inability — or refusal — to rein in antisemitism.
Trump also took aim at The New York Times, which reported earlier that he had “backtracked” in his administration’s dispute with Harvard.
According to the Times, Trump had dropped his administration’s demand for a $200 million payment to the federal government “in hopes of finally resolving the administration’s conflicts with the university, according to four people briefed on the matter.”
Trump called that reporting “completely wrong.”
He accused the paper of being run by “fraudsters” who intentionally misrepresent him — something he said the public will soon recognize as he pursues a $15 billion lawsuit against the newspaper.
“I hereby demand that the morons that run (into the ground!) the Times change their story, immediately,” Trump posted.
That message came roughly 40 minutes after Trump unleashed a separate post sharply criticizing Harvard itself.
He said the university has been “behaving very badly” and has been feeding “nonsense” to the Times for some time. Trump accused Harvard of attempting to escape accountability by offering superficial policy changes that failed to seriously address antisemitism on campus.
Here is the key section of Trump’s post:
“They wanted to do a convoluted job training concept, but it was turned down in that it was wholly inadequate and would not have been, in our opinion, successful. It was merely a way of Harvard getting out of a large cash settlement of more than 500 Million Dollars, a number that should be much higher for the serious and heinous illegalities that they have committed.”
Trump added:
“This should be a Criminal, not Civil, event, and Harvard will have to live with the consequences of their wrongdoings. In any event, this case will continue until justice is served.”
The president also criticized Harvard President Dr. Alan Garber, saying:
“Dr. Alan Garber, the President of Harvard, has done a terrible job of rectifying a very bad situation for his institution and, more importantly, America itself. He was hired AFTER the antisemitism charges were brought — I wonder why???”
Trump concluded by announcing he is “now seeking One Billion Dollars in damages” from the university.
He also quoted the same New York Times report he had criticized, which said many Harvard employees believe the school has “no option but to eventually cut a deal.”
Trump’s comments follow a federal task force report last year that accused Harvard of “deliberate indifference” and “willful participation” in antisemitic harassment of students and faculty.
According to the administration, the university became a hotbed for anti-Israel protests and antisemitism following Hamas’s October 7, 2023 terrorist attack on Israel.
“This hostile environment includes harassing speech, threats, and intimidation targeting Jewish and Israeli students, including calls for genocide and murder,” the administration said in a June report. “The findings also extensively detail acts of physical intimidation and violence between students. This hostile environment denied, and continues to deny, students’ fundamental educational opportunities.”
Trump’s administration previously attempted to freeze $2.2 billion in federal funding to Harvard over the allegations, but a federal judge blocked the move in September.
Happy Election Day! Today millions of Americas will flood the polls to cast their ballots as Republicans eagerly await to regain a majority in Congress.
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The top communications official at Health and Human Services has stepped down after just weeks on the job — as it was revealed he clashed with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over the deadly measles outbreak gripping Texas, according to multiple reports.
Thomas Corry, the assistant secretary of public affairs, who has only been on the job for a few weeks, announced he was quitting Monday, according to Politico.
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Will Trump apologize for this?
The 45th president of the United States is promoting a claim that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis “groomed” high school-aged girls.
American Liberty News previously reported:
Trump promoted a post that showed a grainy photograph of someone that is alleged to be DeSantis standing next to several women at a party who appear to be roughly the same age.
“Here is Ron DeSanctimonious grooming high school girls with alcohol as a teacher,” the post claimed.
Trump promoted the post on his social media channel, writing: “That’s not Ron, is it? He would never do such a thing!”
The New York Times previously reported that the photo was published by a blog run by a Democrat super PAC and that two former female students said parties that DeSantis attended “took place after” they had graduated.
The Florida Governor has been the recent target of a number of verbal attacks from Trump, however, the Governor refuses to sink to his level.
On Wednesday, a reporter asked if DeSantis’s proposal to make it easier for government officials to sue the media for defamation would address Trump’s “damaging” posts about him. After defending his panel proposals, DeSantis got more direct about Trump’s attack:
“I spend my time delivering results for the people of Florida and fighting against Joe Biden,” DeSantis said to applause. “That’s how I spend my time. I don’t spend my time trying to smear other Republicans.”
