Category: United States

Four States Deploy National Guard to US-Mexico Border

New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Kentucky, and Illinois are deploying several national guard units to the U.S.- Mexico border. According to the office of New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, the four states are sending 500 soldiers to help secure the border. The units will act under the command of the 941st Military Police Battalion, which already…


Trump-Endorsed Candidates Close In on Opponents in Key Senate Races

News Analysis New York Attorney General Letitia James’s lawsuit targeting former President Donald Trump and three of his grown children for alleged fraudulent business practices has had little noticeable impact on the closely-watched Senate races in which Trump-endorsed outsiders hope to best Democrat incumbents and candidates, analysts say. Voters in the states where these races…


Prairie Premiers, Governors Urge Canada, US to Keep Border Crossings Open Longer

Canada’s Prairie premiers and two U.S. governors want their respective countries to restore pre-pandemic operating hours at entry points along their shared land border. The group of provincial and state leaders have written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Joe Biden to argue that curtailed hours at border crossings are hurting the economy. The…


US Imposes New Sanctions on Iran Oil Exports, Targets Chinese Firms

WASHINGTON—The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on companies it accused of involvement in Iran’s petrochemical and petroleum trade, including five based in China, pressuring Tehran as it seeks to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. Washington has increasingly targeted Chinese companies over the export of Iran’s petrochemicals as the prospects of reviving the nuclear…


Gays Against Groomers Takes Aim at Radical LGBT Agenda

Gays Against Groomers, a newly-formed national organization with 100,000 followers already, recently went toe to toe with a gay rights organization over protests it held against what they call a radically-left agenda to turn straight kids gay and normalize pedophilia. The conflict started when the nonprofit group, which has formed 40 chapters in the United…


Russian oligarch charged in US evaded sanctions to deliver flowers to Canadian: FBI

A Russian oligarch indicted in the United States Thursday for conspiring to circumvent its sanctions regime stands accused of, among other things, having flowers delivered to a former member of Parliament in Canada. Billionaire Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska has been subject to U.S. sanctions since 2018, when the U.S. Treasury Department said he acted for or…


Vandalism at University of Virginia Ahead of Kellyanne Conway Talk Fits Pattern of Earlier Harassment, Organizer Says

Organizers of a scheduled talk at the University of Virginia (UVA) by Kellyanne Conway, former campaign manager and special counselor to former President Donald Trump, have met with repeated harassment and vandalism in recent days from unknown persons who do not want the event to proceed as scheduled or to draw significant attendance, the student…


Senior Pentagon Official: US ‘Absolutely Not Involved’ in Nord Stream Damage

A senior U.S. official said the United States was not involved in the damage to the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines carrying Russian gas earlier this week. Speaking at a briefing with reporters on condition of anonymity on Wednesday, the Pentagon official said that “the jury is still out” on what actually happened to…


Charities Can Refuse Adoptions to Same-Sex Couples, Federal Court Rules

Privately run adoption agencies can refuse to adopt children out to same-sex couples, a panel of federal judges has ruled. The decision was passed down in a case involving efforts by the state of New York to shut down a Christian-based adoption agency for refusing to adopt to assist gay couples. New Hampshire Family Services…


Democrat Supporters Accused of Attacking Republicans at AOC ‘Squad’ Event in Boston

Just days after a North Dakota man admitted to killing an 18-year-old because he was a Republican, supporters of the ultra-progressive Democratic group known as The Squad, attacked a group of Republicans holding a vigil in Boston on Sept. 24. The attack, which appears to be unprovoked, was caught on video and released to The…