'Defeat ISIS' Campaign Underway as Biden Pledges $8 Billion in Israel Aid

'Defeat ISIS' Campaign Underway as Biden Pledges $8 Billion in Israel Aid

Mateo Guillamont
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January 8, 2025
US Central Command (CENTCOM) has released reports describing its ‘Defeat ISIS’ (D-ISIS) operation in Iraq and Syria.  D-ISIS included US-led operations against ISIS strongholds in the Hamrin mountains of Iraq and the Dayr az-Zawr region of Syria. According to CENTCOM, ISIS forces garrisoned inside a cave attacked US and allied forces during the operations. In […]
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First US Bird Flu Fatality Recorded as Biden Ramps up Precautionary Spending

First US Bird Flu Fatality Recorded as Biden Ramps up Precautionary Spending

Mateo Guillamont
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January 6, 2025
Louisiana has reported the first confirmed death of a US citizen from bird flu, also known as the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or H5N1. The death comes after President Joe Biden recently directed hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to preparing for an HPAI outbreak.  The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) broke the news, […]
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Venezuelan President-Elect to Meet With US Lawmakers Prior to Facing Maduro

Venezuelan President-Elect to Meet With US Lawmakers Prior to Facing Maduro

Mateo Guillamont
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January 6, 2025
Venezuelan President-elect Edmundo Gonzalez-Urrutia will visit US lawmakers in Washington, D.C. this week prior to leaving for Venezuela and facing Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro.  Gonzalez is reportedly scheduled to meet with President Joe Biden and Congressional leaders as he prepares to return to Venezuela on January 10th and demand he be inaugurated as Venezuela’s legitimate […]
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Zelensky Claims Trump Could be ‘Decisive’ in Ending Russia-Ukraine War

Zelensky Claims Trump Could be ‘Decisive’ in Ending Russia-Ukraine War

Mateo Guillamont
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January 5, 2025
President elect Donald Trump has been lauded by Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelensky as potentially “decisive” in ending the Russia-Ukraine war. President Zelensky claimed President Trump’s “unpredictability” could be leveraged to help reach an end in the war during an interview with Ukrainian media. “He’s very strong and unpredictable, and I would really like to see […]
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Venezuelan Opposition Leader Machado Prepares For Showdown With Maduro

Venezuelan Opposition Leader Machado Prepares For Showdown With Maduro

Mateo Guillamont
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January 5, 2025
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is preparing global protests to dispute Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro’s inauguration-set for January 10th.  Machado has convened protests all over Venezuela and the world to demand Dictator Maduro relinquish power after being defeated during last July’s presidential elections.  Maduro has reportedly released hundreds of political detainees during the Christmas […]
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Trump Blames Biden For Wave of Attacks Across US

Trump Blames Biden For Wave of Attacks Across US

Mateo Guillamont
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January 2, 2025
President-elect Donald Trump is blaming President Joe Biden’s policies for permitting the wave of attacks unfolding across the US.  Mass shootings and car explosions in New Orleans, Las Vegas, and New York, some of which are being investigated as acts of terrorism, prompted President Trump’s comments.  “With the Biden “Open Border’s Policy” I said, many […]
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No Respite in Middle East as Hamas Fires Rockets Into Israel on New Year's Eve

No Respite in Middle East as Hamas Fires Rockets Into Israel on New Year's Eve

Mateo Guillamont
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January 2, 2025
New Year’s Eve festivities did not halt conflict in the Middle East, as Hamas fired rockets into Israel during the evening of the last day of the year.  According to the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), Hamas fired two rockets into civilian areas of Southern Israel. “Hamas continues to threaten our civilians and just fired 2 […]
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Trump Links Potentially ISIS-Orchestrated NOLA Massacre to Illegal Immigration

Trump Links Potentially ISIS-Orchestrated NOLA Massacre to Illegal Immigration

Mateo Guillamont
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January 1, 2025
President-elect Donald Trump is saying that illegal immigration was the cause behind the recent terror attack in New Orleans. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating as an "act of terrorism." The attack occurred in the early hours of January 1st when a man in military gear slammed his pick-up truck into pedestrians celebrating New […]
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Trump Announces Long-Awaited Endorsement of House Speaker Mike Johnson

Trump Announces Long-Awaited Endorsement of House Speaker Mike Johnson

Mateo Guillamont
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December 31, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump has announced he is endorsing House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) as he vies to keep his role at the helm of the US House of Representatives.  President Trump endorsed Speaker Johnson just days before the latter is due to compete for reelection as House Speaker on January 3rd.  Nonetheless, Trump’s endorsement signifies […]
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Death of Former President Jimmy Carter Incites Bipartisan Commendation of His Public Service

Death of Former President Jimmy Carter Incites Bipartisan Commendation of His Public Service

Mateo Guillamont
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December 30, 2024
Republican and Democrat political figures alike are paying tribute to former President Jimmy Carter following his death on December 29th.  President Carter had been battling cancer and spent the last months of his life in hospice care.  Carter’s presidency, which followed that of President Gerald Ford and anteceded President Ronald Reagan’s, lasted only one term […]
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Constitutional Lawyer And Trump Defender David Rivkin Passes Away

Constitutional Lawyer And Trump Defender David Rivkin Passes Away

Mateo Guillamont
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December 28, 2024
Constitutional lawyer and staunch ally of President-elect Donald Trump David Rivkin has passed away.  Rivkin, an immigrant from Soviet Russia who pridefully championed the US Constitution for preserving individual rights and freedoms, served at the Justice Department and the White House Counsel’s Office during the Reagan and George H.W. Bush Administrations.  President Trump characterized Rivkin […]
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Last Squeeze?—12.26.2024—Trump to Take Back Panama Canal?—Ambassador Kevin Cabrera—Patronis, Scott —Much More...

Last Squeeze?—12.26.2024—Trump to Take Back Panama Canal?—Ambassador Kevin Cabrera—Patronis, Scott —Much More...

Javier Manjarres
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December 26, 2024
Will Trump Use Military Force to Retake Panama Canal? President-elect Donald Trump has recently made the Panama Canal a new talking point of his America First agenda, and Representative Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) agrees. Whether or not Trump ...READ MORE     Debbie Wasserman Schultz-Teachers, first responders, letter carriers & other public workers paid into the system & deserve Social […]
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Trump's Christmas Panama Canal Message Echoes Warnings From US Military Leadership

Trump's Christmas Panama Canal Message Echoes Warnings From US Military Leadership

Mateo Guillamont
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December 26, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump released a string of Christmas-day messages in which he criticized China’s influence and activities in the Panama canal. 
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Make LATAM Great Again: Trump's Special Envoy for Latin America Heralds New Approach

Make LATAM Great Again: Trump's Special Envoy for Latin America Heralds New Approach

Mateo Guillamont
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December 24, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Mauricio Claver-Carone as the next US State Department Special Envoy for Latin America. Claver-Carone was a U.S. Treasury and National Security Council senior official in President Trump’s administration and president of the Inter-American Development Bank from 2020-22.  Trump announced Claver-Carone’s selection will help “put America’s interests FIRST” in a time […]
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America First: A Roadmap for Restoring Order in Haiti

America First: A Roadmap for Restoring Order in Haiti

Opinion
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December 21, 2024
President Trump’s historic reelection was driven by issues important to voters—inflation, crime, border security, energy policy, the overreach of woke culture, and concerns about a destabilizing world order. Yet in the post-election analysis, the latter has received little attention: chaos on the world stage. From the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal to wars in Israel and Ukraine, […]
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District Attorney Fani Willis Disqualified From Trump Election Interference Case

District Attorney Fani Willis Disqualified From Trump Election Interference Case

Mateo Guillamont
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December 21, 2024
A Georgia Appeals Court has disqualified District Attorney Fani Willis from the election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump and codefendants.  District Attorney Willis’ disqualification presents a reversal of  a lower trial court’s finding that Willis need not be disqualified from the case.  "After carefully considering the trial court's findings in its order, we conclude […]
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JUICE?—12.20.2024—House Republicans Kill Trump-Backed Continuing Resolution Spending Bill—FIU Frames out 'America First Policy' for Venezuela—Much More...

JUICE?—12.20.2024—House Republicans Kill Trump-Backed Continuing Resolution Spending Bill—FIU Frames out 'America First Policy' for Venezuela—Much More...

Javier Manjarres
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December 20, 2024
Trump-Backed Government Spending Bill Shot Down in House of Representatives A second Continuing Resolution spending bill backed by President-elect Donald Trump and introduced and voted upon in the House of Representatives to prevent a government shutdown has failed by a vote count of 174-235. The legislative measure, met the fate of its 1,500-page predecessor, the American Relief Act....READ MORE   […]
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Military Experts Decry Biden Strikes on Houthi Command Facility as Too Late

Military Experts Decry Biden Strikes on Houthi Command Facility as Too Late

Mateo Guillamont
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December 19, 2024
The US military conducted precision air strikes against Houthi terrorist command centers earlier this week.  US Central Command (CENTCOM) reported strikes on a “key command and control facility operated by Iran-backed Houthis within Houthi-controlled territory in Sana’a, Yemen.”  “The targeted facility was a hub for coordinating Houthi operations, such as attacks against U.S. Navy warships […]
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