Trump raised $51 million in last half of 2021, enters new year with $122 million
Former President Trump’s political operation raised over $51 million in the second half of 2021, according to new federal filings.
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Biden Mulls Sending Thousands Of Troops, Warships To Russia’s Doorstep
U.S. President Joe Biden is considering deploying thousands of additional U.S. troops as well as warships and aircraft to the Baltics and Eastern Europe, amid fears of a Russian invasion into Ukraine, officials said Sunday.
RNC sues New York City over law to allow noncitizens to vote in local elections
The Republican National Committee says it has filed a lawsuit against New York City after new Mayor Eric Adams (D) failed to block a bill that will allow noncitizens to vote in local elections.
South Africa’s Anti-Apartheid Bishop Tutu Dies At 90
Desmond Tutu, the Anglican church leader who received the Nobel Peace Prize “for his role as a unifying leader figure in the non-violent campaign to resolve the problem of apartheid in South Africa,” has died. He was 90 years old.
Report: US tells Israel new tanker jets, key to Iran strike, not coming anytime soond
Israel has asked the United States to accelerate the delivery of refueling aircraft it had purchased that could be needed to attack Iranian nuclear sites, but was told by the Biden administration the first plane likely will not be delivered until 2024, according to a report Tuesday.
Netanyahu: ‘A grave mistake’ if Israel updated US before striking Iranian sites
Opposition Leader Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday hit out at the government after a report said Israel consulted with the United States before carrying out attacks earlier this year on an Iranian nuclear facility and a missile base.
Evangelical ministry asks Supreme Court to hear defamation case against Southern Poverty Law Center
An evangelical Christian ministry is asking the Supreme Court to take up its 4-year-old defamation lawsuit against the Southern Poverty Law Center, arguing that the “actual malice” standard established in the court’s landmark New York Times v. Sullivan case should be tossed.
Israel consulted with US before covert strikes on Iran missile, nuke sites
Israel consulted with the United States before carrying out covert strikes on an Iranian nuclear facility and a missile base earlier this year, the New York Times reported Saturday, as tensions rise between the two allies over Washington’s desire to make a deal with Tehran.
Dutch Detain COVID Quarantine Escapees Amid Airport Chaos
Dutch police say they have detained a couple who escaped from a COVID quarantine hotel amid criticism about how the Netherlands treats suspected coronavirus infected people.
‘We Will Never Allow Iran to Go Nuclear,’ Israel’s Security Adviser Tells Bahrain Summit
Israeli national security advisor Eyal Hulata described Iran as the “most destabilizing force in the region” in remarks Sunday, warning of “unprecedented threats” facing the world if Iran succeeds in developing nuclear weapons.
Report: Iran struck Syrian base in retaliation for Israeli raids
A drone strike last month targeting a US military base in southern Syria represented Iranian retaliation for Israeli airstrikes in Syria, the New York Times reported Friday citing several American and Israeli officials speaking on the condition of anonymity.
Apple, China Force Firm To Remove Bible App
A Christian software company says it has been forced to remove its Bible application from the Apple App Store in China amid a government crackdown on printed and digital Bibles.
17 American Missionaries Abducted In Haiti
Some 17 American Christian missionaries and their families, including children, have been kidnapped by a notorious gang in Haiti, Christian and security sources say.
Murders increased in 2020 by 29%, FBI annual report
The U.S. in 2020 had its biggest increase in annual murders since the national record-keeping started in 1960, according to an FBI’s annual crime report.
Report: Israel assassinated Iran’s top nuclear scientist with remote-controlled AI ‘killer robot’
Last year’s assassination of Iran’s top nuclear scientist was carried out by Israel through a state-of-the-art remotely controlled “killer robot,” according to a New York Times report published Saturday and based on interviews with American, Israeli and Iranian officials.
Iran One Month Away Of Nuclear Weapon
Iran has reportedly come within a month of having enough material to fuel a single nuclear weapon, adding to pressure on U.S President Joe Biden to renew the 2015 nuclear deal.
Bennett: Israel won’t annex territory or establish Palestinian state on my watch
Ahead of his first meeting as prime minister with President Joe Biden, Naftali Bennett of Israel said he would neither annex West Bank territory nor allow it to become a Palestinian state.
Two Supreme Court Justices want SCOTUS to review defamation law through Christian ministry case
Two US Supreme Court have stated that a defamation lawsuit by D. James Kennedy Ministries (DJKM) against the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) offers the Court an opportunity to review its controversial landmark defamation ruling in New York Times v. Sullivan (1964), Fox News reports. Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch are calling for the Supreme Court to hear the case specifically in order to revisit the high standard of “actual malice” that was set in 1964, and which they say has rendered it excessively difficult for plaintiffs to prove libel.
Churches Struggle As Haiti Quake Deaths Rise To 1,300
As the death toll of western Haiti’s 7.2 magnitude earthquake rose to 1,300, churches struggled to provide hope and relief to a wounded nation.
Oregon’s historic Bootleg Fire now 84% contained but has scorched over 400,000 acres
Oregon’s vicious Bootleg Fire was 84% contained as of Tuesday but is not expected to be fully extinguished until October.