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6 Killed In Iran Protests Over Economy As Inflation Hits 42%– www.ndtv.com

pgnewser January 5, 2026 0

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Dubai:

Widening demonstrations sparked by Iran’s ailing economy spread Thursday into the Islamic Republic’s rural provinces, with at least six people being killed in the first fatalities reported among security forces and protesters, authorities said.

The deaths may mark the start of a heavier-handed response by Iran’s theocracy over the demonstrations, which have slowed in the capital, Tehran, but expanded elsewhere. The fatalities, one on Wednesday and five on Thursday, occurred in three cities predominantly home to Iran’s Lur ethnic group.

Comer: Walz Skipping Minnesota Fraud Hearing Would Be ‘Admission of Guilt’– slaynews.com

pgnewser January 5, 2026 0

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House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-KY) has warned that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz must appear before Congress to answer questions about alleged large-scale fraud involving state-funded daycare and social programs, noting that failure to show up would effectively serve as an “admission to guilt.”

“I think it’s very likely [Walz will appear],” Comer told Fox News’s “The Sunday Briefing.”

“We’ve asked not only Gov. Walz, but also Attorney General Ellison, both of whom were in Congress, who I served with in Congress, so they know the rules of Congress.

Secret Service Arrests Man Who Broke Windows At Vice President JD Vance’s Home– wltreport.com

pgnewser January 5, 2026 0

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Good thing Vice President JD Vance and his family were not home during this incident.

A man in Ohio was arrested after allegedly breaking the windows at Vice President JD Vance’s residence.

A Secret Service spokesperson shared that the incident occurred in the early hours of Monday.

WLWT reported more on the crime:

A man has been taken into custody by Cincinnati police after officers and Secret Service agents responded to the Cincinnati home of Vice President JD Vance overnight.

The Secret Service confirmed to WLWT that a man has been taken into custody by Cincinnati police after he was detained by Secret Service personnel. Officials say the man has been arrested for “causing property damage, including breaking windows on the exterior of a personal residence associated with the Vice President.”

The agency says it happened shortly after midnight early Monday morning. Secret Service is coordinating with CPD and the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

According to an arrest report obtained by WLWT, William DeFoor, 26, has been arrested in connection to the damage done at the home.

Jimmy Kimmel Credits Donald Trump In Acceptance Speech– dailycaller.com

pgnewser January 5, 2026 0

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Jimmy Kimmel’s awards acceptance speech Jan. 4 at the Critics Choice Awards included a nod to President Donald Trump.

Kimmel took the stage in a hangar in Santa Monica, California, and sarcastically thanked the president.

“Thanks to all the writers and actors and producers and union members, many of you who are in this room, who supported us, who really stepped forward us and reminded us that we do not take free speech for granted in this city or in this country. Your actions were important, and we appreciate them,” the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” host said.

Defense stocks soar; U.S. strike on Venezuela heralds ‘hard power’ era– www.cnbc.com

pgnewser January 5, 2026 0

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Defense stocks in Europe and Asia surged on Monday as investors assessed how the dramatic overthrow of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro could herald a significant geopolitical shift that will boost the rearmament trade in the long run.

Rheinmetall, Germany’s largest arms manufacturer, gained over 8%, while military technology and surveillance specialist Hensoldt rose more than 7%. Italy’s Leonardo added more than 5%, while German counterpart Renk added around 8%.

Swedish fighter jet maker Saab added more than 6%.

US spy jet circles Mexico coast as Trump threatens Venezuela-style attack | World | News– www.express.co.uk

pgnewser January 5, 2026 0

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A US Navy plane has been spotted circling near a part of Mexico’s coast after President Donald Trump threatened military action against the country. The P-8 Poseidon was detected on flight tracking websites conductin surveillance and reconnaisance missions off Tijuana – just south of California.

It launched from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Washington, flying over Oregon and California. It then looped several times off the coast of Mexico and Southern California before returning to base. The P-8 has been used to monitor suspicious ships and movements in the ocean as it’s equipped with with sensors that can detect targets on the surface and underwater.

Senior Democrat Rep. Bucks Hakeem Jeffries, Praises Trump’s Maduro Capture– trendingpoliticsnews.com

pgnewser January 5, 2026 0

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At least one House Democrat broke ranks to praise President Donald Trump after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro in a surprise overnight operation.

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., hailed Maduro’s removal as overdue justice for Venezuelans who fled his regime, while warning that the mission must lead to lasting change.

“The capture of the brutal, illegitimate ruler of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, who oppressed Venezuela’s people is welcome news for my friends and neighbors who fled his violent, lawless, and disastrous rule. However, cutting off the head of a snake is fruitless if it just regrows,” Wasserman Schultz wrote on X.

Europe must stop pretending there was ever a truly rules-based international order– www.euronews.com

pgnewser January 5, 2026 0

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The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews.

There has never been a rules-based international order. What is new is admitting it.

The American arrest of Venezuela’s dictator Nicolás Maduro (and his wife), accompanied by the use of military force, has understandably prompted many in Europe to lament what they see as a breach of the rules-based international order.

Centrist House Democrats Furious Over Party Leadership’s Response to Maduro Capture: Report– www.westernjournal.com

pgnewser January 5, 2026 0

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A couple of centrist House Democrats are reportedly upset with their more leftist peers for publicly complaining about the Trump administration’s capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.

One swing-district House Democrat anonymously told Axios that this idea that “everything Trump touches must be bad” held by the Democratic base is not wise.

“Maduro is bad, glad he is gone,” the Democrat said, adding that his left-wing peers “can’t have it both ways.”

NPR Sounds Like DNC Radio, Promotes Trump-Trashing Takes on Venezuela– www.newsbusters.org

pgnewser January 5, 2026 0

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There’s nothing like a dramatic military action by President Trump to underline how much National “Public” Radio sounds like DNC Radio. On Weekend Edition Saturday, within hours of Maduro being seized, guest host Daniel Estrin interviewed Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and energetically pushed that Trump’s actions were illegal:

ESTRIN: You were among the lawmakers who said the Trump administration’s strikes on boats in the Caribbean were illegal. You were even discussing the possibility of those strikes constituting a war crime. So how do you see last night’s operations?

BREAKING: Police release photos of person of interest seen ‘in proximity’ of suspect in Brown University shooting | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

pgnewser December 17, 2025 0

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“Investigators are asking for the public’s help in identifying and speaking to the individual shown in these photos who was in proximity of the person of interest.”

Providence Police on Wednesday released images of a person of interest they are seeking in connection with the Brown University shooting that took place on Saturday. The suspect is still on the loose.

Police said that the person had been seen “in proximity of” the suspected gunman. In a Tuesday press conference, Providence Police Chief said that the “person of interest” that they have released numerous photos and videos of since the Saturday shooting is strongly believed to be the suspect in the case.

D.C. Police Chief Pressured Staff to ‘Cook the Books’ to Show Lower Crime Stats › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

pgnewser December 17, 2025 0

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A new report from the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform accuses the outgoing Washington D.C. police chief of falsifying crime statistics to make the city seem safer than it was.

Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Pamela A. Smith, according to the Republican-led committee, “pressured and at times directed commanders to manipulate crime data in order to maintain the appearance of low crime in the nation’s capital.”

The Oversight Committee explained on X that DC Chief Smith “pressured staff to manipulate crime data by miscategorizing publicly reportable crimes into lower categories.”

The Committee added that these falsified crime stats put “Americans at risk by creating an illusion of a safe city.”

Smith was sworn in as MPD police chief—the first black female to serve in that role—by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) on July 17, 2023. She was previously the Chief Equity Officer, leading the department’s efforts on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).

There’s No Evidence Australia’s Strict Gun Control Is Effective– thefederalist.com

pgnewser December 17, 2025 0

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Democrats in the United States repeatedly praise Australia’s 1996 gun confiscation law as a successful model to emulate, while many Australians — especially after the Bondi Beach terror attack earlier this week — argue that the confiscation helped but failed to go far enough. Yet the supposed benefits of this policy rest on deeply flawed statistical analysis.

After the Minneapolis school shooting in September, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz claimed, “When they had a school shooting in Scotland or they had an incident in Australia, they simply made changes. … And since they did those things, they don’t have them. We’re an outlier amongst nations in terms of what happens to our children.” Prominent Democrats, including Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Joe Biden, have echoed this praise for Australia’s 1996 gun confiscation law.

Senate Greenlights Giant Defense Bill — Controversy Included – RedState– redstate.com

pgnewser December 17, 2025 0

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The Senate passed a huge, $901 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Wednesday on a 77-20 vote, sending the measure to President Trump’s desk. The bipartisan package comes in at more than 3,000 pages and checks off several boxes on the president’s to-do list, including a pay raise of nearly four percent for military service members, improved military housing, a codification of Trump’s order to end DEI efforts at the Pentagon, and a restriction on U.S. investment in China.

Two Republicans, Sens. Mike Lee (UT) and Rand Paul (KY), voted no, while 18 Democrats also opposed it.

Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee were stoked:

✔️ensure @POTUS has sufficient military options.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said on the Senate floor Tuesday that it would make America stronger:

This NDAA will make the most significant reforms to the way the Pentagon does business in a generation. These reforms will make our military stronger, more agile and more ready for whatever the mission may be, and that needs to be our mission here — to do whatever it takes to support American soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, and guardians.

Armed Service Committee Chair Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) echoed President Trump’s (and Ronald Reagan’s) mantra, “peace through strength”:

‘Only A Little Over 100’: Chinese Billionaire Started US-Born Baby Empire Using US Surrogates– dailycaller.com

pgnewser December 17, 2025 0

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A growing number of ultra-wealthy Chinese nationals are turning to U.S. surrogates to have children on American soil, taking advantage of America’s largely unregulated market and birthright citizenship, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.

In one such case, Chinese video game billionaire Xu Bo has sought parental rights for at least four unborn children in Los Angeles, having already fathered or arranged surrogacy for at least eight additional children, according to the WSJ. The trend coincides with intensifying debates over the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of U.S. citizenship for anyone born in the country, a policy the Trump administration has sought to reinterpret.

Australia Doesn’t Have A Gun Problem, It Has An Islamist Problem– thefederalist.com

pgnewser December 17, 2025 0

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At least 15 people were murdered at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Australia on Sunday after two alleged Islamic terrorists opened fire.

One of the suspects, Sajid Akram, moved to Australia in 1998 on a student visa before becoming a permanent resident, while his son, Naveed Akram, was born in Australia, according to Sky News. Authorities previously investigated the son “on the basis of being associated with” alleged terrorists, but authorities ultimately determined “there was no indication of any ongoing threat or threat of him engaging in violence,” according to the report.

UPDATE: Second Brown University Victim Identified– wltreport.com

pgnewser December 17, 2025 0

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The second student who was killed over the weekend in the tragic Brown University mass shooting has just been identified.

MukhammadAziz Umurzokov, an 18-year-old freshman who dreamed of becoming a brain surgeon, lost his life on Saturday.

DUKE: DOJ Nukes The Left’s Favorite Way To Enforce Racial Quotas– dailycaller.com

pgnewser December 16, 2025 0

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A few days ago, Attorney General Pam Bondi dropped a bombshell press release about U.S. anti-discrimination law. 

“Disparate impact” is effectively dead. 

“The prior ‘disparate impact’ regulations encouraged people to file lawsuits challenging racially neutral policies, without evidence of intentional discrimination,” Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said in the release. “Our rejection of this theory will restore true equality under the law by requiring proof of actual discrimination, rather than enforcing race- or sex-based quotas or assumptions.”

The Justice Department will essentially deprioritize discrimination cases that rely on “disparate impact” under this new standard.  

Most of the media ignored the announcement. But Politico regurgitated left-wing talking points, asserting in a supposedly straight news story that the move “end[s] long-standing civil rights policies that prohibit local governments and organizations that receive federal funding from maintaining policies that disproportionately harm people of color.” They added it “will make it harder to challenge potential bias in housing, criminal law, employment, environmental regulations and other policy areas.”

Nick Reiner Had Reputation for Violence Before Parents’ Killings– trendingpoliticsnews.com

pgnewser December 16, 2025 0

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Friends, neighbors, and former classmates of Nick Reiner say warning signs had long surrounded the troubled son of famed Hollywood director Rob Reiner, with several saying they were not shocked when authorities charged him in the brutal killings of his parents.

Nick Reiner, 32, has been accused of fatally slitting the throats of his father, 78, and mother, photographer Michele Singer Reiner, 68, inside their multimillion-dollar Brentwood, Los Angeles home. While police have not publicly detailed a motive, those who knew the family say the suspect had a long history of violence, addiction, and instability.

“This is not the first time their son has been violent,” a longtime neighbor told the New York Post, declining to give his name. “I know of another incident a few years back with Nick, but I won’t say more than that. I just never thought it would ever get to this point.”

WHO Pushes Global Plan to Normalize Trackable ‘Health’ Devices and AI Monitoring for Every Citizen on Earth– slaynews.com

pgnewser December 16, 2025 0

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has unveiled its newest blueprint for “digital health transformation,” and critics warn it’s the clearest signal yet that the unelected global body intends to normalize trackable wearables, AI-driven monitoring, and centralized “health” data control for the world’s population.

Released this month, the updated “Global strategy on digital health 2020–2027” lays out a sweeping plan to expand the use of digital IDs, biometric devices, AI analytics, and remote-surveillance tools, all under the banner of “universal health coverage.”

WHO says digital health means everything from phone apps to “artificial intelligence (AI), big data analytics and smart wearables,” and the organization wants governments worldwide to accelerate adoption.

Its own language makes clear this will not remain optional.

FBI Offers $50,000 Reward for Brown University Shooting Suspect– slaynews.com

pgnewser December 16, 2025 0

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Federal authorities have released new images and surveillance footage of the suspect in Saturday’s mass shooting at Brown University, intensifying the manhunt as investigators urge the public to come forward with any information.

The FBI is now offering a $50,000 reward for information that leads to the capture of the suspect.

Late Monday night, the FBI unveiled a wanted poster featuring three images of what it called an “unknown suspect,” along with the first formal physical description.

“The suspect is described as a male, approximately 5’8″ with a stocky build,” the bureau said in a press release.

“We sent additional resources and personnel earlier today to help track down leads, canvass neighborhoods, and develop intelligence,” FBI Director Kash Patel wrote in a social media post.

“Our Evidence Response Team remains on campus processing the scene, and our Lab at Quantico is assisting as well.”

Van Jones, Conservative Panelist Say Trump Is Paying ‘Political Price’ For His Response To Rob Reiner’s Death– dailycaller.com

pgnewser December 16, 2025 0

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CNN panelists Van Jones and Pete Seat said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump is paying a “political price” on his own side of the aisle over his response to Hollywood director Rob Reiner’s death.

Trump blamed the deaths of Reiner and his wife, Michele, on driving people crazy with their Trump Derangement Syndrome in a Truth Social post on Monday and later doubled down on his statement. Jones and Seat, a former spokesperson for former President George W. Bush, said on “CNN News Central” that Trump’s response hurt him politically and showed a failure in character.

“And it was very interesting, the Republicans spent a lot of time beating up those Democrats, a minority, who were criticizing Charlie Kirk, basically kicking the corpse of Charlie Kirk and saying horrible things about him while they were still mopping up the blood,” Jones said. “That is out of bounds. And to see the leader of that same party, the Republican Party, a few months later, doing the same thing and then doubling down, I think he has failed character test after character test. But this one, in an age of rising violence, of political violence, is an F minus minus.”

Obamas Were Set To Meet With Rob Reiner, Wife The Night They Were Killed– trendingpoliticsnews.com

pgnewser December 16, 2025 0

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The Obamas were supposed to meet with famed director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, the night they were brutally murdered, allegedly by their son, in their Los Angeles home.

“We were supposed to be seeing them that night — last night — and we got the news,” former First Lady Michelle Obama revealed during an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Monday night.

The former first lady went on to say that she and her husband were devastated over the death of the legendary filmmaker and his wife, emphasizing that the two couples had been friends for “many, many years.”

“Let me just say this: Unlike some people, Rob and Michele Reiner are some of the most decent, courageous people you would ever want to know,” she said, alluding to remarks from President Donald Trump, who earlier in the day described Reiner as a “deranged person” who suffered from “Trump Derangement Syndrome” while taking questions during a press conference.

“They are not deranged or crazed. What they have always been are passionate people who — in a time when there’s not a lot of courage going on — they were the kind of people who were ready to put their actions behind what they cared about. And they cared about their family,” Obama added.

Brown U. shooter remains at large as authorities release new videos, offer $50K reward– www.thecollegefix.com

pgnewser December 16, 2025 0

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Law enforcement has yet to apprehend the suspect in the Brown University shooting on Saturday that killed two students and wounded nine others.

Officials on Monday held a press conference stating they are working a multi-agency case and doing everything they can to identify and arrest the suspect.

The FBI also announced a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the individual responsible for the shooting.

Authorities on Monday also released several new videos of the suspect walking on a neighborhood sidewalk, but they are low quality and none offer a clear view of his face.