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Privacy Groups: Defund Dystopian DHS ‘Pre-Crime’ Program

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) A coalition of 40 pro-privacy groups have sent a letter to the U.S. Senate and House appropriations committees, urging them to defund the Department of Homeland Security’s Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships, or CP3—a controversial initiative described by activists as a pre-crime program. First announced in May 2021,...

Bipartisan Bill Would Restrict Social Media for Minors, Ban for Young Children

(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) Four senators introduced the Protecting Kids on Social Media Act on Wednesday, which, if passed, would ban minors under the age of 13 from accessing social media and require parental consent for kids under 18. Senators Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, Tom Cotton, R-Ark, Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and...

Al Sharpton Demands Explanation from CNN for Don Lemon Firing

(Headline USA) Rev. Al Sharpton released a statement this week demanding that CNN explain why it fired longtime anchor Don Lemon. “We are completely stunned at the termination of Don Lemon,” Sharpton, an MSNBC host and head of the National Action Network, said in a statement with National Urban League...

GOP Sen. Tim Scott Pushes Bill Redirecting $15B from IRS to Border Security

(Corine Gatti, Headline USA) Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., introduced legislation on Wednesday that will redirect $15 billion to bolster security along the southern border instead of hiring 87,000 new Internal Revenue Service employees. The legislation, dubbed the Securing Our Border Act, would increase patrols, provide state-of-the-art technology to Customs and Border...

Dem. Lawmaker Caught Swiping Bibles from State House

(Ezekiel Loseke, Headline USA) Arizona state Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton was caught on video removing Bibles from the state's members-only lounge. Hamilton was caught removing Bibles from the body's lounge because the capital police had set up surveillance cameras to determine why all the Bibles had gone missing, according to...

FBI Won’t Say How Many Americans Are Captured in FISA Surveillance Dragnet

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act allows U.S. government agencies to target foreigners outside the U.S. for intelligence purposes, which often results in the “incidental” collection of Americans’ communications. However, the FBI and other agencies don’t know how many Americans are included in this “incidental”...

Swalwell Curses at GOP Rep. for Mentioning ‘Yum Yum’ Affair at Hearing

(Robert Jonathan, Headline USA) Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., got immediately triggered during a Capitol Hill hearing upon being reminded of his "checkered past." During a House Judiciary subcommittee session on Wednesday that focused on the human trafficking of minors at the southern border, the Trump-obsessed Democrat instead badgered border security...

Mayor of East Palestine Endorses Trump for President

(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) Trent R. Conaway, the mayor of East Palestine, Ohio, endorsed former President Donald Trump for the 2024 presidential race, and called out President Joe Biden for neglecting the town after the catastrophic train derailment in early February. According to Breitbart, Conaway made the officials statement Wednesday...

Biden Ripped for Using Media Cheat-Sheet, Including Advance Questions

(Abdul–Rahman Oladimeji Bello, Headline USA) President Joe Biden went viral on social media after using a cheat sheet to call on reporters during a press conference with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday. A notecard held by the Democrat president showed that he knew in advance what questions he...

Minnesota Bill Could Make Pedophiles a Protected Class

(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) State-level representatives in Minnesota introduced a bill that, if passed, would protect pedophiles under state law. Democrat lawmakers sought to amend the current anti-discrimination law to eliminate an addendum that excludes sexual attraction to children as a sexual orientation. The authors of the bill described it as...

In Israel, Fla. Gov. DeSantis says Disney’s Latest Lawfare Attack is Political

(Headline USA) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday shrugged off Disney's lawsuit against him as politically motivated, and said it was time for the iconic company to stop enjoying favorable treatment in his state. Disney sued DeSantis on Wednesday over the Republican’s appointment of a board of supervisors in its self-governed theme...

House Narrowly Approves McCarthy’s Spending Plan to Raise Debt Ceiling

(Mark Pellin, Headline USA) To the consternation of fiscal conservatives, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was able to convince a slim majority of the GOP-led body to approve a spending bill Wednesday to raise the debt ceiling by $1.5 million, kicking the fiscal can into next year and potentially...
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