Author: Wire Services
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Turning Point showcases discord that Republicans will need to navigate
The Denver Gazette wire services PHOENIX — The next presidential election is three years away, but Turning Point USA already knows it wants Vice President JD Vance as the Republican nominee. Erika Kirk, leader of the powerful conservative youth organization, endorsed him on opening night of its annual AmericaFest convention, drawing cheers from the crowd.…
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Trump signs executive order to block state AI regulations
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at blocking states from crafting their own regulations for artificial intelligence, saying the burgeoning industry is at risk of being stifled by a patchwork of onerous rules while in a battle with Chinese competitors for supremacy. Members of Congress from both parties, as well as civil…
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Trump says he has ‘pardoned’ Tina Peters
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he is “pardoning” Tina Peters, though that won’t free the former Colorado elections administrator as she was convicted under state laws of a security breach of her office’s voting equipment. Trump’s pardon power does not extend to state crimes like those for which Peters was convicted last year and…
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Sources: Suspect in D.C. pipe bomb case said to have confessed
WASHINGTON — The man accused of planting a pair of pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties in Washington on the eve of the U.S. Capitol attack told investigators he was “disappointed” in the outcome of the 2020 presidential election lost by President Donald Trump, the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s…
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FBI makes arrest in connection to mystery Jan. 6 pipe bombs
The FBI arrested a suspect in connection with the pipe bombs that were planted in Washington, D.C., on the eve of Jan. 6, 2021. The agency detained the suspect on Thursday morning, nearly five years after surveillance footage captured an individual planting the devices near the Republican and Democratic national party headquarters, according to NBC…
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FBI sees dramatic rise in “Nihilistic Violent Extremism” arrests this year
By Ross O’Keefe, Washington Examiner The Federal Bureau of Investigation said that there’s been a near-500% rise in “Nihilistic Violent Extremism” arrests this year. Most of the cases involve “764,” a group of nihilistic predators who target children online. “Important story – this FBI has seen an almost 500% increase in arrests associated with ‘Nihilistic Violent…
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Trump: One of the two National Guard members has died
Wire services WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump said that one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot by an Afghan national near the White House had died, calling the shooter who had worked with the CIA in his native country a “savage monster.” As part of his Thanksgiving call to…
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A list of Trump’s first executive orders
WASHINGTON • These are the executive orders and executive actions already prepared for President Donald Trump’s signature: Undoing Biden’s executive orders The first order President Trump signed rescinded 78 executive orders, actions and memorandums by President Biden. Pardons in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack Trump signed pardons on Monday night for most of those…
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Two Palestinians killed in West Bank clash RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israeli forces killed two Palestinians, including a man claimed by an armed group as a member, during a confrontation that erupted early Monday when troops entered a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian health officials said. The two men were killed…
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Briefs: Fashion maverick Vivienne Westwood dies, China’s COVID problem
Vivienne Westwood, influential punk fashion maverick, dies at 81 LONDON • Vivienne Westwood, an influential fashion maverick who played a key role in the punk movement, died Thursday at 81. Westwood’s eponymous fashion house announced her death on social media platforms, saying she died peacefully. A cause of death was not disclosed in the statement.…