“unconscionable-and-unlawful”:-judge-blasts-the-traitor-admin-for-blocking-dem-states’-disaster-funding

A federal judge called recent funding cuts to Democratic states “arbitrary” and unconstitutional Published December 24, 2025 3:03PM (EST) U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem delivers remarks to staff at the Department of Homeland Security headquarters on January 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Manuel Balce Ceneta-Pool/Getty Images) A federal judgeContinue Reading

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Khartoum proposes plan to end the conflict, but the UN warns violence is worsening., Khartoum proposes plan to end the conflict, but the UN warns violence is worsening. As 2025 comes to an end, there is still no sign of peace in Sudan. The conflict between the army and paramilitaryContinue Reading

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EXPERT OPINION — For about a week we experienced significant controversy over the first military attack on alleged narco-trafficker small boats off the coast of Venezuela (and later Ecuador). The controversy began with news that the Secretary of Defense had ordered the Special Operations Command Task Force commander to, “KillContinue Reading

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A church in a Chicago suburb has set up the nativity scene ahead of the holiday season, but Jesus, Mary and Joseph are conspicuously absent. Instead, there’s a sign: “Due to ongoing ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”  It’s just one chilling reminder that manyContinue Reading

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This story was originally published by High Country News. High on the volcanic shoulders of Northern California’s Cascade Range, the air is thin enough to sting your lungs. Between the mid-October freeze and November’s first heavy snow, chain saws echo in short bursts, muffled by dense trees and resin-sweet air. InContinue Reading

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For writers, the future has long been a tricky terrain. While the past can prove unsettling and the present uncomfortable, the future seems to free the mind from reality’s restraints and let the imagination soar. Yet it has also proven full of political pitfalls. Sometimes writers can tweak a trendContinue Reading

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Algeria’s new law declares French colonial rule a crime, seeking accountability and reparations for the colonial past., Algeria’s new law declares French colonial rule a crime, seeking accountability and reparations for the colonial past. Algeria’s parliament has unanimously passed legislation declaring France’s colonisation of the country a crime. On Wednesday,Continue Reading