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President Trump Was A Victim Of Espionage, Both Foreign And Domestic
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/update-president-trump-was-victim-espionage-both-foreign/

Judge orders Trump to pay more than $350 million in civil fraud case
https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/judge-orders-trump-pay-more-350-million-civil-fraud-case

Matthew Whitaker to Newsmax: 'Ridiculous Judgment,' 'Ridiculous Judge'
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/whaitaker-trump-damages/2024/02/16/id/1153947/

Trump blasts 'partisan, deluded, biased Judges and Prosecutors' after civil fraud ruling
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/all-things-trump/trump-blasts-partisan-deluded-biased-judges-and-prosecutors-after

Trump Jr. to Newsmax: N.Y. Ruling 'Absolute Insanity, Disgusting'
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/donald-trump-jr-new-york-civil-fraud-case/2024/02/16/id/1153964/

Anger Erupts After Politically Corrupt Judge Orders Trump to Pay $370 million In a Case With No Victims
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/02/16/reactions-to-trump-fraud-case-decision-n2635371

Democrats’ Election Interference Starts With Lawfare That Keeps Trump From Campaigning
https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/16/democrats-election-interference-starts-with-lawfare-that-keeps-trump-from-campaigning/

Read Judge Engoron's full ruling in the Trump civil fraud trial
https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/read-judge-engorons-full-ruling-trump-civil-fraud-trial

Poll: Donald Trump Boasts 62-Point Lead over Nikki Haley
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/16/poll-donald-trump-boasts-62-point-lead-over-nikki-haley/

Trump denies report he ‘privately’ supports 16-week abortion limit
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/2860988/trump-denies-private-support-16-week-abortion-limit/

WashPost: RNC Chair McDaniel Offered to Quit If Trump Wanted
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/ronna-mcdaniel-donald-trump-rnc/2024/02/16/id/1153913/

The First Family of Tax Cheats and Sellouts
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffdavidson/2024/02/17/the-first-family-of-tax-cheats-and-sellouts-n2635337

'That isn't the Flex You Think it is.' Harry Sisson Accidentally Exposes Corruption in Justice System
https://twitchy.com/chad-felix-greene/2024/02/16/that-isnt-the-flex-you-think-it-is-harry-sisson-accidentally-exposes-corruption-in-justice-system-n2393023

Gallup: Chances of Biden Reelection Bleak If Numbers Don't Change
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/biden-reelection-2024/2024/02/16/id/1153958/

Bill Barr Says Voting for Biden Is 'National Suicide'
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/02/16/liberals-are-going-to-steam-over-who-bill-barr-will-vote-for-in-the-2024-election-n2635373

White House Lawyers Discouraged Kevin Morris’s Manic Theory Before It Was Humiliatingly Debunked
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/16/white-house-lawyers-discouraged-kevin-morriss-manic-theory-before-it-was-humiliatingly-debunked/

Biden Aide Rebuked by White House Press Corps for 'Inappropriate' Attempt to Spin Coverage of Biden's Age
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2024/02/16/white-house-correspondents-association-takes-biden-staff-to-task-for-inappropriate-use-of-email-list-n2635324

Hey, Lefty, America Is Worth Saving—From You
https://townhall.com/columnists/marklewis/2024/02/17/hey-lefty-america-is-worth-savingfrom-you-n2635380

Biden is Such a Disaster During Visit to East Palestine That His Handlers Force Press Out of the Room (VIDEO)
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/biden-total-disaster-east-palestine/

White House staffers say Biden’s drug czar is a ‘prima donna’ who has created a ‘toxic’ work environment: report
https://nypost.com/2024/02/17/us-news/white-house-staffers-say-bidens-drug-czar-rahul-gupta-is-a-prima-donna-who-has-created-a-toxic-work-environment-report/

What Just Happened? Biden Totally Freezes Up While Attacking Republicans During Speech
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2024/02/16/biden-navalny-remarks-n2635358

Biden alone owns the border crisis — and the chaos it’s caused
https://nypost.com/2024/02/17/opinion/biden-alone-owns-the-border-crisis-and-the-chaos-its-caused/

State Department threatening to obstruct ‘censorship’ investigation: House GOP
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/2860918/state-department-obstruct-censorship-investigation-house-gop/

Your Government Needs You Angry At Foreign Tyrants So You Won’t Notice The Ones Ruling You
https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/16/your-government-needs-you-angry-at-foreign-tyrants-so-you-wont-notice-the-ones-ruling-you/

Speaker Johnson signals hope for Ukraine aid following Alexei Navalny’s death
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/2860943/speaker-signals-hope-ukraine-aid-navalny-death/

GOP Rep. McCaul will travel to Saudi Arabia to push Israel deal
https://justthenews.com/government/security/gop-rep-mccaul-will-travel-saudi-arabia-push-israel-deal

Manchin not running for president, report
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/manchin-not-running-president

Chaffetz: ‘Shocking Revelations’ in ‘Blood Money’ Will ‘Rock Washington D.C.’
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/16/chaffetz-shocking-revelations-in-blood-money-will-rock-washington-d-c/

Congressional watchdog again unable to determine if U.S. financial statements are reliable
https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/congressional-watchdog-again-unable-determine-if-us-financial

Marco Rubio Urges ‘Extraordinary’ SEC Scrutiny of Fast Fashion Giant Shein: ‘Subject to the Whim’ of China
https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2024/02/16/marco-rubio-urges-extraordinary-sec-scrutiny-fast-fashion-giant-shein-subject-whim-china/

House moderates unveil own foreign aid bill as Senate plan languishes
https://justthenews.com/government/security/house-moderates-unveil-own-foreign-aid-bill-senate-plan-languishes

Massachusetts Dem Senator Ed Markey Pushes Bill That Could Prevent Churches From Using Armed Security
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/massachusetts-dem-senator-ed-markey-pushes-bill-that/

Why did Republicans push to expel George Santos but not Bob Menendez?
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2861733/why-did-republicans-push-to-expel-george-santos-but-not-bob-menendez/

Report: Biden Attorneys Pushed DOJ to Omit Language Critical of His Age
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/16/biden-attorneys-pushed-doj-omit-language-critical-his-age/

Biden admin braces for possible Trump win, installs 'roadblocks' to stop him from reshaping government: Report
https://www.foxnews.com/media/biden-admin-braces-possible-trump-win-installs-roadblocks-stop-reshaping-government-report

Jonathan Turley Blasts Judge (and Letitia James) After HUGE Penalty Against Trump in NY Civil Case
https://twitchy.com/dougp/2024/02/16/trump-ordered-to-pay-364-million-penalty-in-ny-civil-case-n2393021

SPERRY: Biden Staffer Who Mishandled China, Iran Secrets Retains High-Security Pentagon Job
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/sperry-biden-staffer-who-mishandled-china-iran-secrets/

Tucker Carlson, Episode 75: The National Security State and Its Drive for Censorship in the United States with Mike Benz (Video)
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/tucker-carlson-episode-75-national-security-state-its/

Biden unapologetic for withdrawal from Afghanistan in new book
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/foreign-policy/2860750/biden-unapologetic-withdrawal-afghanistan-new-book/

Dem Senator Chris Coons Says American Troops Will be on the Front Lines in Russia Without More Aid for Ukraine
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/dem-senator-chris-coons-says-american-troops-will/

US plans to send weapons to Israel even as Biden pushes for ceasefire: report
https://nypost.com/2024/02/17/world-news/us-plans-to-send-weapons-to-israel-even-as-biden-pushes-for-ceasefire-report/

FERC approves two LNG projects, including a terminal unimpacted by Biden’s ‘pause’
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/energy/ferc-approves-two-lng-projects-including-terminal-unimpacted-bidens-pause

Crooked FBI Special Agent Who Investigated Trump-Russia Hoax Faces Additional Prison Time — Sentenced to Over 2 Years for Concealing Payment from Albanian Businessman
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/ex-fbi-special-agent-who-investigated-trump-russia/

In next decade, 84% of federal spending growth comes from health, Social Security, interest: CRFB
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/next-decade-84-federal-spending-growth-comes-health-social-security-and

Dershowitz: Letitia James ‘Ought to Be Brought up Before the Bar’
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/02/17/dershowitz-letitia-james-ought-to-be-brought-up-before-the-bar/

RFK Jr. decries 'double standards' after panel votes to approve Secret Service for Nikki Haley
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/rfk-jr-decries-double-standards-after-panel-votes-approve-secret-service-nikki

Paxton Loses Bid to Toss Fraud Indictments
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/ken-paxton-texas-securities-fraud/2024/02/16/id/1153907/

Florida does well to teach the deadly history of communism
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2859665/florida-does-well-to-teach-the-deadly-history-of-communism/

Breach In Wisconsin Campaign Finance System Exposes Security Risks
https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/16/breach-in-wisconsin-campaign-finance-system-exposes-security-risks/

Texas still skeptical about companies claiming to withdraw from ESG commitments
https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/texas-still-skeptical-about-companies-claiming-withdraw-esg-commitments

Here's How One Red State Will Crack Down on Retail Theft
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2024/02/16/desantis-retail-theft-legislation-n2635306

Bill would stop new oil, gas permits in Colorado by 2030
https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/bill-would-stop-new-oil-gas-permits-colorado-2030

Dem-backed Chinese firm razing trees in Michigan to make way for EV plant
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dem-backed-chinese-firm-razing-trees-in-michigan-to-make-way-for-ev-plant

Wisconsin lawmakers split over power grid right of first refusal
https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/wisconsin-lawmakers-split-over-power-grid-right-first-refusal

Arizona House considers bill to prevent police defunding
https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/arizona-house-considers-bill-prevent-police-defunding

Fulton County policy suggests both DA Willis, Wade were required to disclose relationship
https://justthenews.com/accountability/political-ethics/fulton-county-policy-states-both-da-willis-wade-were-required

Twenty-two states back Trump’s plea to delay Jan. 6 trial
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/2862085/twenty-two-states-back-trumps-plea-delay-jan-6-trial/

Cache County’s Exit From ‘Zuckbucks 2.0’ Group Puts Utah A Step Closer To Safe Elections
https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/16/cache-countys-exit-from-zuckbucks-2-0-group-puts-utah-a-step-closer-to-safe-elections/

Donald Trump says he’ll be at Sneaker Con in Philadelphia
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2862299/donald-trump-says-attend-sneaker-con-philadelphia/

“Don’t Sniff Me” – East Palestine Residents Protest Joe Biden’s Arrival One Year After Toxic Train Crash (VIDEO)
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/dont-sniff-me-east-palestine-residents-protest-joe/

'Too Little Too Late': Trump Slams Biden in Campaign Ad for Delayed Visit to East Palestine
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2024/02/16/trump-releases-east-palestine-ad-n2635347

More From Biden’s Trip to East Palestine a Year After Toxic Chemical Explosion: Biden Lies that “My Administration Was on The Ground Within Hours” – East Palestine Mayor Who Endorsed Trump Takes Subtle Jab at Joe Biden (VIDEO)
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/more-bidens-trip-east-palestine-year-after-toxic/

Dana Loesch Has Reality Checks for (and About) Rich Celebs Who Lecture You About Guns
https://twitchy.com/dougp/2024/02/17/dana-loesch-has-reality-checks-for-and-about-rich-celebs-who-lecture-you-about-guns-n2393030

Louisiana governor declares state of emergency due to severe law enforcement shortage
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/2861080/louisiana-gov-declares-state-emergency-severe-law-enforcement-shortage/

San Francisco to Apologize, Renew Reparations Push
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/reparations-black-residents/2024/02/16/id/1153935/

MASSIVE Explosion Leaves Virginia Home Completely Incinerated and Causes Ground to Shake – One Firefighter Killed and 11 Others Injured (VIDEO)
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/massive-explosion-leaves-virginia-home-completely-incinerated-causes/

FDA Official Acknowledges VAERS Faced 'Avalanche' of Reports After COVID Vaccine Rollout
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2024/02/16/hearing-on-covid-vax-n2635349

Oh, So Shutting Down Schools Wasn't Required to Stop the Spread of COVID
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/02/16/oh-so-shutting-down-the-schools-and-making-our-kids-dumber-wasnt-required-to-stop-covid-n2635364

Has ‘Disease X’ Been Identified? Biden Funding More China Lab Experiments
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/17/has-disease-x-been-identified-biden-funding-more-china-lab-experiments/

Global Boiling Update: Biden’s Transgender Assistant HHS Secretary Rachel Levine Claims Climate Change Disproportionately Affects Black Communities’ Health (VIDEO)
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/racist-global-boiling-bidens-transgender-assistant-hhs-secretary/

CBP doctor attempts to secure fentanyl lollipops for UN meeting
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2861260/border-patrol-doctor-fentanyl-lollipops-un-meeting/

'I No Longer Feel Safe': Young Girls Urge School District to Reverse Dangerous Trans Bathroom Policy
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2024/02/16/i-no-longer-feel-safe-young-girls-urge-school-board-to-reverse-dangerous-trans-bathroom-policy-n2635362

Study: U.S. Service Members Taking Weight-Loss Drugs Increased Nearly 100-Fold
https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/16/study-u-s-service-members-taking-weight-loss-drugs-increased-nearly-100-fold/

Medical marijuana not going to happen this year: Vos
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2860203/medical-marijuana-not-going-to-happen-this-year-vos/

FDA greenlights first drug for severe frostbite: ‘Very important approval’
https://www.foxnews.com/health/fda-greenlights-first-drug-severe-frostbite-important-approval

Study: Blood Test Helps Predict Future Heart Attacks
https://www.newsmax.com/health/health-news/blood-test-predict-heart-attacks/2024/02/16/id/1153879/

The Economist Takes Bold Stand, Comes Out in Favor Of... Cousin Marriage?
https://twitchy.com/coucy/2024/02/16/the-economist-comes-out-in-favor-of-cousin-marriage-n2393025

Mayorkas: Impeachment Won't Impede Me From DHS Duties
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/mayorkas-impeachment-dhs/2024/02/16/id/1153956/

McCormick: Consider limited military action against drug cartels
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2860192/mccormick-consider-limited-military-action-against-drug-cartels/

Tea Party poll shows 86% of people believe only US citizens should vote in elections
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/polling/tea-party-poll-shows-86-people-believe-only-us-citizens-should-vote

Pew Poll: Most Dems Say Biden Failing With Border
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/biden-border-democrats/2024/02/16/id/1153919/

Feds: Illegal Aliens Charged with Attack on NYPD Officers Members of Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua Gang
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/16/feds-illegal-aliens-charged-with-attack-on-nypd-officers-members-of-venezuelas-tren-de-aragua-gang/

Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott urge Biden from border to address migrant crisis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/2862343/lindsey-graham-tim-scott-urge-biden-border-address-migrant-crisis/

Schumer knocks Graham, Scott's 'field trip' to southern border
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/schumer-knocks-graham-scotts-field-trip-southern-border

Denver Mayor to Residents Upset with Cuts Due to Migrant Influx: We Have ‘Value of Being’ ‘Welcoming’
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/02/16/denver-mayor-to-residents-upset-with-cuts-due-to-migrant-influx-we-have-value-of-being-welcoming/

Abbott to construct 'forward operating base' for National Guard border efforts
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/abbott-construct-forward-operating-base-national-guard-border-efforts

Majority of Massachusetts voters oppose using public funds to house migrants: Poll
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2860216/majority-of-massachusetts-voters-oppose-using-public-funds-to-house-migrants-poll/

Maher: Reaction of Sanctuary Cities Shows Immigration Isn’t Good for U.S. with Current System
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/02/17/maher-reaction-of-sanctuary-cities-shows-immigration-isnt-good-for-u-s-with-current-system/

California university lecturer says “whites are psychopaths,” sparking outrage
https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/california-university-lecturer-says-whites-are-psychopaths-sparking

DeSantis Accuses Biden of Quietly Planning to 'Impose Gender Ideology on K-12 Schools'
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/02/16/desantis-biden-sneaks-plan-to-impose-gender-ideology-on-k-12-schools-n2635363

North Carolina RINOs Attack Conservative Lt. Governor Mark Robinson for Defending Women’s Bathrooms
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/north-carolina-rinos-attack-conservative-lt-governor-mark/

Teacher Busted for 'Ways to Kill' Assignment
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/teacher-arrested-virginia/2024/02/16/id/1153914/

Judges question $300k fine on teachers challenging antiracism training, suggest training is legal
https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/judges-question-300k-fine-teachers-who-challenged-antiracism-training-suggest

Minnesota School District Allows Muslim Families to Opt Out of LGBTQ Curriculum
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/minnesota-school-district-allows-muslim-families-opt-lgbtq/

Students should sue universities for anti-conservative bias, group says
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2860584/students-should-sue-universities-for-anti-conservative-bias-group-says/

Seattle-Area School Accused of Teaching Antisemitism
https://www.newsmax.com/us/washington-state-school-teaching/2024/02/16/id/1153896/

Harvard professor says ‘all hell broke loose’ when his study found no racial bias in police shootings
https://www.foxnews.com/media/harvard-professor-all-hell-broke-loose-study-found-no-racial-bias-police-shootings

Everything Is White Supremacy, Even Reading? (VIDEO)
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/victor-reacts-everything-is-white-supremacy-even-reading/

As Easter Nears, Some Atheists Insist ‘There Was No Jesus’
https://www.breitbart.com/faith/2024/02/17/easter-nears-some-atheists-insist-there-was-no-jesus/

Dagen McDowell Warns New Yorkers: “It’s Not Just Trump They Are After! If You Run a Business in New York State – You Better Get the Hell Out of Here!” (VIDEO)
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/dagan-mcdowell-warns-new-yorkers-its-not-just/

FNC’s Watters on Trump $350M Judgment: ‘This Is a Financial Assassination Attempt of a Political Target’
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/02/17/fncs-watters-on-trump-350m-judgment-this-is-a-financial-assassination-attempt-of-a-political-target/

Steve Bannon After Friday’s NYC Lawfare Case Against Trump and His Sons: “They’ve Turned Over Their Face Cards – It’s Neo-Marxist, Globalist, Atheist, Demonic” (VIDEO)
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/steve-bannon-after-fridays-nyc-lawfare-case-against/

WH Adviser Ian Sams Scolds NBC News for Reporting 'Surprising Finding' in Special Counsel's Report
https://twitchy.com/dougp/2024/02/17/wh-adviser-ian-sams-scolds-nbc-news-for-reporting-surprising-finding-in-special-counsels-report-n2393038

‘The Economist’ Panics Over ‘Growing Peril’ of National Conservatism
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/16/the-economist-panics-growing-peril-national-conservatism/

'No Irish Need Apply': Rolling Stone Suggests Bethany Mandel Has No Business Running for School Board
https://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2024/02/17/bethany-mandel-rolling-stone-n2393000

Obama-appointed former US attorney declares Willis testimony a ‘train wreck’: ‘Went off the tracks’
https://www.foxnews.com/media/obama-appointed-former-us-attorney-declares-willis-testimony-trainwreck-went-tracks

Marjorie Taylor Greene Fires Back at Dem Senator Coons Over Ukraine Aid — Challenges Him to ‘Fight Russia on the Front Lines Himself’
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/marjorie-taylor-greene-fires-back-dem-senator-coons/

LNG Pause Could Benefit Podesta's Lobbyist Brother: Report
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/lng-pause-john-podesta-tony-podesta/2024/02/17/id/1153986/

Van Jones: Media ‘Only’ Care ‘About a Black Kid Getting Killed if a White Cop Does It or a White Supremacist Does’
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/02/17/van-jones-media-only-care-about-a-black-kid-getting-killed-if-a-white-cop-does-it-or-a-white-supremacist-does/

How America’s medical system has become totally woke
https://nypost.com/2024/02/17/opinion/americas-medical-system-has-become-totally-woke/

“If This Judgment Sticks, Every Developer Must Be Jailed – It’s Appalling – It’s UnAmerican” – Entrepreneur Kevin O’Leary on Today’s Colossal Ruling Against President Trump and His Two Sons
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/if-this-judgment-sticks-every-developer-must-be/

Eric Trump slams judge after he and Don Jr. are banned from doing business in New York for two years and fined $4million each in devastating fraud ruling against ex-president
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13094025/Eric-Trump-slams-judge-Don-Jr-banned-doing-business-New-York-two-years-fined-4million-devastating-fraud-ruling-against-ex-president.html

‘Suspicious Reversal:’ DOJ Backs Down from Massive Fraud Case Against Dem Megadonor Dish CEO, BlackRock
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2024/02/17/suspicious-reversal-doj-backs-down-from-massive-fraud-case-against-dem-megadonor-dish-ceo-blackrock/

Budget hawk fears spending plan may trigger future 46% income tax hike
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2860197/budget-hawk-fears-spending-plan-may-trigger-future-46-income-tax-hike/

Ford CEO says company will 'think carefully' about where it builds vehicles after UAW strike
https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/ford-ceo-company-think-carefully-where-builds-vehicles-after-uaw-strike

Climate conservatives seek ‘all of the above,’ but some GOP'ers see it as hostile to fossil fuels
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/energy/climate-conservatives-seek-all-above-which-some-republicans-see-hostile

California EV sales see first decline in a decade: report
https://www.foxnews.com/media/california-ev-sales-see-first-decline-decade-report

Almost one-third of small businesses being negatively impacted by crime: poll
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/polling/almost-one-third-small-businesses-are-being-negatively-impacted-crime

Will empty offices cause the next banking crisis? Commercial real estate 'debt bomb' of $929 billion comes due this year with HUNDREDS of banks facing insolvency runs if default rates on the loans spike
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13084051/commercial-real-estate-banking-crisis-office-space.html

Sony Buys Michael Jackson’s Music Catalog for $600 Million Despite the Pop Star Calling Sony’s Former CEO the “Devil” Before His Death
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/sony-buys-michael-jacksons-music-catalog-600-million/

Illinois mayor shuts down local businesses that don’t contribute to her campaign, dresses like a movie gangster: citizens
https://nypost.com/2024/02/16/us-news/tiffany-henyard-dresses-gangster-citizens-say-she-acts-like-one/

Pennsylvania judge Sonya McKnight charged after allegedly shooting ex-boyfriend in head as he slept
https://nypost.com/2024/02/17/us-news/pennsylvania-judge-sonya-mcknight-charged-with-shooting-ex-boyfriend-in-head-as-he-slept-leaving-him-blind-in-one-eye/

NYPD migrant attack: Alvin Bragg folds on catch-and-release, but judge gives $1 bail to suspected gang member
https://www.foxnews.com/us/nypd-migrant-attack-alvin-bragg-folds-catch-release-judge-gives-1-bail-suspected-gang-member

‘Bubbly’ boy, 5, found dead in Ohio sewage drain, adoptive mom arrested
https://nypost.com/2024/02/16/us-news/darnell-taylor-5-found-dead-in-ohio-sewage-drain-adoptive-mom-arrested/

East Texas Man Connected to Missing 11-Year-Old Girl Charged with Aggravated Assault
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2024/02/17/east-texas-man-connected-to-missing-11-year-old-girl-charged-with-aggravated-assault/

Pennsylvania realtor mom, 51, sobs as she is jailed for life after strangling her 11-year-old son to death with a belt to get revenge on her husband for family's financial woes
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13094259/Pennsylvania-mom-jailed-murdered-son-belt.html

Car salesman found dead after vanishing during test drive: ‘Everybody wants justice’
https://nypost.com/2024/02/17/us-news/illinois-car-salesman-crisoforo-osorio-gonzalez-found-dead-after-disappearing-during-test-drive/

What's the 'Dispute' That Caused the Kansas City Parade Shooting
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/02/16/so-thats-what-caused-the-kansas-city-super-bowl-shooting-n2635301

Michigan grocery store manager stole $750K from self-checkout kiosks over 16 months: state feds
https://nypost.com/2024/02/17/us-news/michigan-grocery-store-manager-trevor-beaver-accused-of-stealing-750k-from-self-checkout-kiosks/

Powerful LGBTQ advocacy group the Human Rights Campaign welcomes man they know is convicted PEDOPHILE to gala, after previously handing him prestigious award
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13093009/Powerful-LGBTQ-advocacy-group-Human-Rights-Campaign-welcomes-man-know-convicted-PEDOPHILE-gala-previously-handing-prestigious-award.html

Man Accused of Decapitating Father Faces Terror Charges
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/philadelphia-crime-murder/2024/02/16/id/1153938/

NYC mom fakes COVID cough to escape deranged knife-wielding menace: ‘What I want is reform’
https://nypost.com/2024/02/17/us-news/nyc-mom-jane-duncan-fakes-covid-cough-to-ward-off-mentally-ill-knife-wielding-menace/

Europe

EU Policy on Iran — a Legacy of Failure
https://townhall.com/columnists/struanstevenson/2024/02/17/eu-policy-on-iran-a-legacy-of-failure-n2635207

Brussels Shaken by Series of Drug-Related Shootings Just Blocks Away From EU Headquarters
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/brussels-shaken-series-drug-related-shootings-just-blocks/

Paris Police Shoot and Kill Sudanese Man Attempting to Attack People With a Butcher’s Knife
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2024/02/17/paris-police-shoot-and-kill-sudanese-man-attempting-to-attack-people-with-a-butchers-knife/

President of the Rich: Half of Macron’s Govt Ministers Are Millionaires
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2024/02/17/president-of-the-rich-half-of-macrons-govt-ministers-are-millionaires/

‘NATO Light’: Ukraine Signs Defence Deals With France and Germany
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2024/02/16/nato-light-ukraine-signs-defence-deals-with-france-and-germany/

Fire breaks out in mosque in Germany, suspect detained on arson charges
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/fire-breaks-out-in-mosque-in-germany-suspect-detained-on-arson-charges/3140615

Accident at Construction Site in Italy’s Florence Kills 3 Workers and Leaves 2 Missing
https://www.ntd.com/accident-at-construction-site-in-italys-florence-kills-3-workers-and-leaves-2-missing_973633.html

Estonian PM: Trump’s NATO Comments Are ‘Wake-up Call for Many European Countries that Haven’t Done Enough’
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/02/17/estonian-pm-trumps-nato-comments-are-wake-up-call-for-many-european-countries-that-havent-done-enough/

US transfers confiscated Russian funds to Estonia for Ukrainian aid
https://uawire.org/us-transfers-confiscated-russian-funds-to-estonia-for-ukrainian-aid

Hungary could ratify Sweden’s NATO membership in February: PM Orban
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/17/hungary-could-ratify-swedens-nato-membership-in-february-pm-orban
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Russia/Ukraine War

Zelensky Demands More Weapons From West, Invites Trump to Visit ‘Front Line’
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2024/02/17/zelensky-demands-more-weapons-from-west-invites-trump-to-visit-front-line/

Of Course Russia Is In An Arms Race After NATO Pumped Billions Into Ukraine Proxy War
https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/16/of-course-russia-is-in-an-arms-race-after-nato-pumped-billions-into-ukraine-proxy-war/

Zelensky Suggests Regime Change in Russia and Assassination Awaits Putin
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2024/02/17/zelensky-suggests-regime-change-in-russia-and-assassination-awaits-putin/

Was Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Working with CIA? Top Aid of Putin Critic Was Caught on Video Requesting $10-20 Million from British Spy to Launch Revolution (VIDEO)
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/was-russian-opposition-leader-navalny-cia-op-former/

Alexei Navalny's 'cause of death' revealed: Russia claims opposition leader died from 'sudden death syndrome' in prison - but his body is MISSING while 'killers cover their tracks'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13094967/Alexei-Navalnys-cause-death-revealed-Russia-claims-opposition-leader-died-sudden-death-syndrome-prison-body-MISSING-killers-cover-tracks.html

Russia Arrests Navalny Mourners and Journalists
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2024/02/16/russia-arrests-navalny-mourners-journalists/

Nerve agents, tea poisonings and plane crashes: How Putin's enemies have met their demise in suspicious circumstances over the years
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13094555/Nerve-agents-tea-poisonings-plane-crashes-Putins-enemies-met-demise-suspicious-circumstances-years.html

Russia Tightens the Noose on Ukraine's City of Avdiivka
https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/russia-ukraine-war/2024/02/16/id/1153848/

Ukrainians Withdraw from Avdiivka After Four Month Battle with Russia
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2024/02/17/ukrainian-forces-withdraw-from-avdiivka-after-four-month-battle-with-russia/

Avdeevka Falls, Ukraine Retreats Under The Eye Of Sauron
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/avdeevka-falls-ukraine-retreats-under-eye-sauron/
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Middle East Region

US Blasts UN: 'Hamas Is a Terrorist Organization'
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/us-hamas-terrorists/2024/02/16/id/1153890/

ISLAMIC RESISTANCE: WE TARGETED A GATHERING OF ENEMY SOLDIERS IN THE VICINITY OF AL-DHAIRA POST WITH DIRECT HITS
https://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/justice-law/676989/islamic-resistance-we-targeted-a-gathering-of-enem

Scheme Uncovered to Announce Palestinian ‘State’ RIGHT AWAY!
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/scheme-uncovered-announce-palestinian-state-right-away/

Hamas: 'Many' Israeli Hostages Dead, Others Suffering
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/hamas-israel-attack/2024/02/16/id/1153939/

"We will accept nothing less than end of Israeli aggression"
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/212105/We-will-accept-nothing-less-than-end-of-Israeli-aggression

Iran Unveils New Air Defense Weaponry
https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/02/17/iran-unveils-new-air-defense-weaponry/

Houthis Claim Another Strike on an Oil Tanker in the Red Sea
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2024/02/17/houthis-claim-another-strike-on-an-oil-tanker-in-the-red-sea/

Taliban decrees on clothing and male guardians leave Afghan women scared to go out alone
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/17/taliban-decrees-on-clothing-and-male-g-writethru-3/

Taliban Govt Sets Conditions For Participation in Key Doha Talks
https://www.news18.com/world/taliban-govt-sets-conditions-for-participation-in-key-doha-talks-8783336.html

Beirut judge charges Nissan employees for 'stealing' Ghosn documents
https://www.newarab.com/news/beirut-judge-charges-nissan-employees-stealing-ghosn-documents
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Asia

China foreign minister warns against decoupling at Munich Security Conference
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/china-foreign-minister-warns-against-decoupling-at-munich-security-conference

China’s Premier Automaker Plans Factory in Mexico to Flood U.S. Market with Cheap Electric Vehicles
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/16/china-premier-automaker-plans-factory-mexico-flood-u-s-market/

China planning to 'invade' Europe with electric vehicles as US slaps 27.5 per cent tariffs on Chinese imports
https://www.gbnews.com/lifestyle/cars/china-electric-vehicles-europe-tariffs-car-imports

Global transition to renewable energy without China's help would cost $6 trillion
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/energy/study-not-made-china-energy-transition-will-increase-energy-transition-cost

China Blacklists Pro-Democracy Writers from Science Fiction Hugo Awards
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2024/02/16/china-blacklists-pro-democracy-writers-from-science-fiction-hugo-awards/

Singapore conducts its largest 'total defence' exercise ever
https://www.asianews.it/news-en/Singapore-conducts-its-largest-%27total-defence%27-exercise-ever-60168.html

Japan's New Flagship H3 Rocket Reaches Orbit in Key Test
https://www.voanews.com/a/japan-s-new-flagship-h3-rocket-reaches-orbit-in-key-test/7491824.html

Senior Pakistan official says he helped rig elections, will hand himself over to police
https://www.scmp.com/print/news/asia/south-asia/article/3252301/senior-pakistan-official-says-he-helped-rig-elections-will-hand-himself-over-police

Indonesia’s Prabowo Likely to Keep Close Ties With China
https://www.voanews.com/a/indonesia-s-prabowo-likely-to-keep-close-ties-with-china/7491686.html

Ten killed in India fireworks factory fire: Police
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/india-fireworks-factory-fire-tamil-nadu-4131456
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Latin America

Mexican Cop Tied to Migrant Mass Killing in Mexico Caught Hiding in Texas
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2024/02/16/mexican-cop-tied-to-migrant-mass-killing-caught-hiding-in-kyle-texas/

Former Mexican Congressman Convicted of 'Gender-Based Violence' for Calling a Man a Man
https://twitchy.com/grateful-calvin/2024/02/17/former-mexican-congressman-convicted-of-gender-based-violence-for-calling-a-man-a-man-n2393014

Mexico Is Suing US Gun-makers For Arming Its Gangs—And A US Court Could Award Billions In Damages
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/mexico-is-suing-us-gun-makers-for-arming-its-gangs-and-a-us-court-could-award-billions-in-damages

Federal jury indicts 17 for smuggling drugs like fentanyl into US from Mexico using fire extinguishers
https://www.foxnews.com/us/federal-jury-indicts-smuggling-drugs-like-fentanyl-us-mexico-using-fire-extinguishers

Onslaught of Raw Sewage Near US-Mexico Border Is a Public Health Crisis
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/02/tijuana-river-sewage-contamination-public-health-crisis/

Brazil’s Socialist President Lula Delivers Anti-Israel Rant in Egypt, Promises Money for UNRWA
https://www.breitbart.com/latin-america/2024/02/16/brazils-socialist-president-lula-delivers-anti-israel-rant-egypt-promises-money-unrwa/

Venezuela: Socialists Expel U.N. Human Rights Staff for Criticizing Human Rights Abuses
https://www.breitbart.com/latin-america/2024/02/16/venezuela-socialists-expel-u-n-human-rights-staff-criticizing-human-rights-abuses/

March in Argentina denouncing Zionist aggression against Gaza and rejecting transfer of embassy to Quds
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3305702.htm

St. Vincent and the Grenadines upholds gay sex ban
https://www.foxnews.com/world/st-vincent-and-the-grenadines-upholds-gay-sex-ban

Eye-opening map reveals MANY destinations around the world where Americans are urged NOT to travel - after two women claimed they were raped in the Bahamas after being left unaware of safety warnings
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-13087743/avoid-dangerous-travel-vacation-destinations-map.html
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Africa

Cuban doctors held hostage by al-Shabaab terrorists killed in Somalia
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/cuban-doctors-held-hostage-by-al-shabaab-terrorists-killed-in-somalia/3140650

U.S. Will Build Five New Military Bases for Somali National Army, Costing Over $100 Million
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/u-s-will-build-five-new-military-bases/

German minister calls for closer ties with African states, to counter Russian, Chinese influence
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/german-minister-calls-for-closer-ties-with-african-states-to-counter-russian-chinese-influence/3140628

Bandits kill six, abduct scores in Kaduna communities
https://dailypost.ng/2024/02/17/bandits-kill-six-abduct-scores-in-kaduna-communities/

Bandits kill nine, abduct ex-CBN Director, 34 others in fresh Kaduna attacks
https://politicsnigeria.com/bandits-kill-nine-abduct-ex-cbn-director-34-others-in-fresh-kaduna-attacks/

NEWSGov Sani calls for continuous aggressive military operations against bandits in Kaduna
https://dailypost.ng/2024/02/17/gov-sani-calls-for-continuous-aggressive-military-operations-against-bandits-in-kaduna/

Sudan: Army Claims Major Advance, RSF Terms It ‘Propaganda’
https://www.outlookindia.com/international/sudan-army-claims-major-advance-rsf-terms-it-propaganda

Sudan peace talks 'must include all parties'
https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/europe/2024/02/17/sudan-peace-talks-must-include-all-parties/

African Leaders Condemn Israel's Offensive in Gaza
https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/4860151-african-leaders-condemn-israels-offensive-gaza
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Canada

Immigration Drives Male Population ‘Boom’ in Canada
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/02/16/immigration-drives-male-population-boom-canada/

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau hits brakes on immigration push amid housing crisis
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/justin-trudeau-immigration-elections-canada-housing-crisis-economy-2503591-2024-02-17

US sees highest record of illegal border crossings from Canada as migrants see it as easier option than Mexico
https://www.gbnews.com/news/us/us-migrant-crisis-canada-illegal-border-crossings

PICTURED: Canadian professor charged with abducting and raping 80-year-old grandmother with Alzheimer's at Bahamas resort, and the US federal agent who captured him
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13092919/Canadian-professor-Gordon-Wilkie-rape-Bahamas.html

Six youths arrested following stabbing in Square One Mall in Mississauga
https://globalnews.ca/news/10301910/six-youths-arrested-stabbing-square-one-mall/

Prince Harry and Meghan are given a Canadian send off with Michael Bublé singing Sinatra classic with re-written lyrics saying the Duke's 'earned the right to say, I did it My Way' and offering 'healing wishes for' the King amid his cancer battle
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13094271/Prince-Harry-Meghan-given-Canadian-send-Michael-Bubl-singing-Sinatra-classic-written-lyrics-saying-Dukes-earned-right-say-did-Way-offering-healing-wishes-King-amid-cancer-battle.html