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Trump Signs Critical Minerals Agreement With Australia– legalinsurrection.com

pgnewser October 21, 2025 0

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President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a critical minerals agreement to counter China, which is holding tight to its own rare earth metals.

According to Bloomberg, Australia “holds the world’s fourth-largest deposits of rare earths.”

With China trying to control the rare earths and critical minerals market, Australia hopes to become “a viable alternative” for countries.

Australia has these key elements:

  • Neodymium and praseodymium: needed for high-strength magnets for electric vehicles and wind turbines
  • Dysprosium and terbium: needed for magnets used in high temperatures
  • Lanthanum and cerium: used in catalytic converters and batteries
  • Europium and gadolinium: needed for phosphors used in screens and medical imaging
  • Samarium: used in high-temperature permanent magnets and lasers

 

ICE Nabs Chicago Area Police Officer Who Overstayed Tourist Visa in 2015 › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

pgnewser October 21, 2025 0

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ICE agents arrested a Chicago area police officer Thursday, accusing him of living illegally in the United States for over a decade.

According to the Department of Homeland Security, Hanover Park Police Officer Radule Bojovic overstayed a B-2 tourist visa that required him to depart the U.S. on March 31, 2015. “Over a decade later, he was still illegally in the U.S.,” DHS stated in a press release. Hanover Park is a suburb of Chicago with a population of over 37,000 people.

White House posts massive list of criminal illegal immigrants who were on Medicaid | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

pgnewser October 21, 2025 0

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“The first thing they put out to reopen the government actually turned that money for health care benefits for illegal aliens back on,” Vance said earlier in October.

The White House on Monday released a list of criminal illegal immigrants who reportedly received Medicaid benefits while living in the United States. The post, shared on the administration’s official account, included mugshots of offenders and noted the crimes for which they were arrested, along with the label “Received Medicaid.”

Trump: U.S Military Powerful Enough to Deter China Without AUKUS– slaynews.com

pgnewser October 21, 2025 0

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President Donald Trump has reaffirmed America’s commitment to the AUKUS defense pact while making clear that the United States’ unmatched military power remains the ultimate safeguard for peace in the Indo-Pacific region.

AUKUS is the trilateral security alliance between the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.

Speaking at a joint press conference with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House, Trump fielded questions about the purpose of AUKUS and its role in countering Communist China’s growing military aggression.

FBI Announces New Details On ‘Hunting Stand’ With Sight Line To Trump– trendingpoliticsnews.com

pgnewser October 21, 2025 0

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FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino announced on Monday that the bureau has launched a full-blown investigation into a mysterious hunting stand discovered with a direct sight line to Air Force One.

“This hunting stand was appropriately dismantled; it’s being flown to our lab — I believe it’s there right now. And all the forensic tools we have, from digital tools to biometric tools, they are all going to be applied to try to find out who put this up here and why,” Bongino told Fox & Friends.

Referring to assassination attempts against President Donald Trump and the assassination of Charlie Kirk, Fox host Lawrence Jones pointed out the growing threat of long-distance shooters.

Illegal Alien Who Ran Des Moines Schools Registered As MD Voter– thefederalist.com

pgnewser October 21, 2025 0

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Ian Andre Roberts, the illegal alien ineligible for employment in the U.S. but hired in Iowa as superintendent at the Des Moines School District, is a registered Maryland voter.

By law, only U.S. citizens are allowed to register to vote in U.S. elections, but an election watchdog group, the American Accountability Foundation (AAF), looked into voter registration in states where Roberts previously lived and found he registered to vote as a Democrat twice, once in 2011 and again in 2016.

It raises questions about how many other illegal aliens or otherwise ineligible people have successfully registered to vote. As AAF president Tom Jones told Fox 45, “We can’t rely on the honor system to hope that illegal aliens won’t lie to us.”

US envoys in Israel to stabilise shaky ceasefire after flareup of violence– www.euronews.com

pgnewser October 21, 2025 0

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Special envoy Steve Witkoff and the US president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner have arrived in Israel on Monday to shore up the shaky Israel-Hamas ceasefire, a day after the fragile deal faced its first flareup with Israel threatening to halt aid transfers after it said Hamas militants had killed two of its soldiers.

The Israeli military later said it continued enforcing the ceasefire and an official confirmed that aid deliveries would resume on Monday.

By early afternoon, it was not immediately clear if the flow of aid had restarted.

More than a week has passed since the start of the US-proposed truce aimed at ending two years of devastating Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

Trump shifts weight behind Putin after tense meeting with Zelenskyy– www.cnbc.com

pgnewser October 21, 2025 0

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U.S. President Donald Trump has signaled a shift in support toward Russia’s Vladimir Putin as he looks for a quick end to the war in Ukraine, likely striking fear into Ukrainian officials.

Trump held a tense meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Friday, with the potential supply of U.S. long-range cruise missiles, Tomahawks, on the agenda.

Zelenskyy walked away from the meeting not only empty-handed, but apparently upbraided by Trump, who said Ukraine should accept Russia’s terms for ending the war — by handing over the entire eastern territory of Donbas, the epicenter of ongoing fighting in Ukraine.

Israel launches retaliatory strikes in Gaza after saying Hamas targeted its forces, killing 2 IDF soldiers– www.cbsnews.com

pgnewser October 21, 2025 0

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The fragile truce in Gaza faced its first major test on Sunday after Israel alleged Hamas had violated the ceasefire and hit back with air and artillery strikes.

An Israeli security official told The Associated Press, on the condition of anonymity pending a formal announcement, that the transfer of aid into Gaza is halted “until further notice.”

Earlier Sunday, Israel’s military said it hit multiple targets in the Gaza Strip using aircraft and artillery, after it accused Hamas of shooting at Israeli soldiers. Military officials later said two soldiers were killed.

An Israeli military official told CBS News that Hamas had targeted its soldiers with a rocket-propelled grenade and sniper fire.

Israel accuses Hamas of violating ceasefire, will reduce aid to Gaza – National– globalnews.ca

pgnewser October 15, 2025 0

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Israel restricted aid into Gaza and kept the enclave’s border shut on Tuesday while re-emergent Hamas fighters demonstrated their grip by executing men in the street, darkening the outlook for U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war.

Israel told the United Nations it will only allow 300 aid trucks into Gaza – half the agreed daily number – from Wednesday, and that no fuel or gas will be allowed in, except for specific needs related to humanitarian infrastructure, according to a note seen by Reuters and confirmed by the United Nations.

US Fed chair Powell warns about sharp slowdown in job growth as Fed eyes rate cuts– www.channelnewsasia.com

pgnewser October 15, 2025 0

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WASHINGTON: US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned Tuesday (Oct 14) that risks to employment had risen in recent months, noting there had been a sharp slowdown of job creation in the world’s leading economy.

“While the unemployment rate remained low through August, payroll gains have slowed sharply, likely in part due to a decline in labor force growth due to lower immigration and labor force participation,” he told a conference in Philadelphia.

Economic growth appears to be holding up well, he added.

Starmer says he expects debate about ‘full horror’ of what happened in Gaza when media allowed in – UK politics live | Politics– www.theguardian.com

pgnewser October 15, 2025 0

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Ed Davey, the Lib Dem leader, asks for more detail of what the UK is doing to help ensure more aid gets into Gaza.

He says all the bodies of dead hostages need to be returned.

And he asks what the UK is doing to ensure that the expansion of illegal Israeli settlements on the West Bank stops.

Starmer thanks Davey for the “content and tone” of his response. (He is making a contrast with Badenoch’s.)

On aid, he says there is a need for more trucks be admitted to Gaza.

On the bodies of hostages, Starmer says he agrees with Davey.

He says, when the media are finally admitted to Gaza, he thinks there will be ‘“quite some debate” in the Commons about “the full horror” of what happened.

22 states still offer in-state tuition to illegal immigrant students– www.thecollegefix.com

pgnewser October 15, 2025 0

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Key Takeaways

  • 22 U.S. states provide in-state tuition for illegal immigrant students, with 18 of these states also offering additional financial aid, despite federal restrictions established by the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.
  • The Trump administration has challenged these state policies via lawsuits, citing the need to enforce existing laws prohibiting residency-related benefits for illegal immigrants.
  • Critics of the legal challenges claim that denying in-state tuition undermines state economies and education systems, as it restricts access to affordable education for a significant number of students.

Netanyahu insists Israel must maintain military power over Gaza– www.washingtonexaminer.com

pgnewser October 15, 2025 0

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said he believes there is little chance a Palestinian state could exist as a completely autonomous, sovereign state side by side with Israel.

Pointing to historical precedent, Netanyahu argued a complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza would leave a security vacuum in the region, allowing radical groups to assert military power. His justification for a long-term Israeli military presence comes as Gazan clans or local militias opposed to Hamas’s rule have been rounded up and executed by the terrorist group after Israel withdrew some forces to make way for phase one of President Donald Trump’s peace deal.

Gazans Fear Hamas Won’t Honor Peace Deal As Group Reportedly Massacres Civilians– dailycaller.com

pgnewser October 15, 2025 0

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Some Palestinians fear Hamas will not honor President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan as footage emerged of the terrorists executing civilians in Gaza’s streets, the New York Post reported Tuesday.

Hamas began rounding up alleged Israeli collaborators and killing them as soon as the country’s military withdrew from Gaza after a ceasefire was announced Oct. 8, an anonymous Gazan activist told NYP. The broader 20-point peace agreement requires Hamas to permanently disarm, but video evidence of its brutality toward Palestinians shows it continues to terrorize Gaza.

Aid trucks roll into Gaza as Israel-Hamas ceasefire takes hold – National– globalnews.ca

pgnewser October 15, 2025 0

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Aid trucks rolled into Gaza on Wednesday and Israel resumed preparations to open the main Rafah crossing after a dispute over the return of the bodies of dead hostages that had threatened to derail the fragile ceasefire deal with Hamas.

Israel had threatened to keep Rafah shut and reduce aid supplies because Hamas was returning bodies too slowly, showing the risks to a truce that has stopped two years of devastating conflict in Gaza and freed all living hostages held by Hamas.

MIT rejects Trump’s reform deal, citing threats to ‘freedom of expression’– www.thecollegefix.com

pgnewser October 14, 2025 0

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Key Takeaways

  • MIT rejected the Trump administration’s reform agreement due to concerns about its potential to restrict academic freedom and undermine institutional independence.
  • MIT President Sally Kornbluth emphasized that scientific funding should be based on merit and that the university’s values already align with the principles intended by the compact.
  • MIT is the first university to decline the compact, though other institutions like Dartmouth have expressed commitment to maintaining their academic independence despite acknowledging the need for improvements.

Tears of Joy Captured on Video as Israeli Hostages Reunite With Their Families › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

pgnewser October 14, 2025 0

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Tearful reunions were captured on video Monday as the last 20 living Israeli hostages were released from Hamas captivity in Gaza and reunited with their families.
Family members shed tears of unimaginable joy as they embraced their loved ones for the first time in more than two years.

Video clips released by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) depict the emotional moments when Guy Gilboa-Dalal (24), Matan Zangauker (25), Matan Angrest (22), and Eitan Mor (25), and Alon Ohel (24) were reunited with their parents at the IDF’s Re’im base in southern Israel.

Zangauker can be heard asking his mother if his dog was still alive.

Israeli Hostages ‘Probably Treated Better Than the Average Gazan’– www.newsbusters.org

pgnewser October 14, 2025 0

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CNN chief international anchor Christiane Amanpour snidely guessed on Monday morning that Israeli hostages were “probably being treated better than the average Gazan” on Monday, hours after Hamas released the last 20 living hostages. PBS actually simulcasts this woman’s nasty takes.

Fifty years ago, an Amanpour type would have greeted American POWs coming out of Vietnam by suggesting our tortured POWs were “probably treated better than the average Vietnamese.”

In a CNN News Central special, anchor Kaitlan Collins asked about Western journalists being denied access to covering Gaza, which cued Amanpour to lecture:

AMANPOUR: Kaitlan, you can imagine that’s a question that I’m asking every day. And surely all of my colleagues, it is unconscionable that us, we have not been able to go in and help our Gaza colleagues tell the full story to the world  That is just something that I’ve never seen any democratic nation forbid, outside journalists, and I’ve asked every Israeli official who I’ve interacted with over the last two years, publicly and privately, to open the doors and let us in. And I pretty much can assure you that one, that once those I those doors are opened, it will be a scene of absolute, abject horror.

Hostage Families Accuse Hamas of ‘Blatant Breach’ of Gaza Peace Deal, Call for ‘Immediate Suspension’– www.westernjournal.com

pgnewser October 14, 2025 0

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In the shadows of the joy sweeping Israel over the return of 20 living hostages taken by Hamas, outrage erupted over the failure of Hamas to return the bodies of all those who died since they were taken after the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre of Israeli civilians by Hamas terrorists.

Only four of 28 bodies held by Hamas in Gaza were being returned on Monday, according to ABC News.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz called the action a “failure to meet commitments,” of the first phase of the ceasefire deal brokered by President Donald Trump.

“Any delay or deliberate avoidance will be considered a blatant violation of the agreement and will be responded to accordingly,” Katz said in the statement.

Obama’s Petty Statement on Trump’s Gaza Peace Deal Draws Anger from All Sides– www.westernjournal.com

pgnewser October 14, 2025 0

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A man who spent his presidency alienating Israel and coddling its enemies just proved he hasn’t learned a thing.

In a post published Thursday to the social media platform X, former President Barack Obama managed such a mealy-mouthed comment on news of a cease-fire in the Israeli-Hamas war that he managed to infuriate partisans on all sides.

But most of all, he proved just how petty a former president can really be.

The Man The Left Calls A ‘Nazi’ Just Signed A Peace Deal In Israel– thefederalist.com

pgnewser October 14, 2025 0

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Monday was a day of rejoicing, of gratitude. For the families and friends of the 20 last living hostages freed after two years of hell, it was a day of fully breathing once again. The hostage release came as a very good sign that Hamas, the genocidal monsters responsible for the devastating two-year war with Israel, could at least come through on a principle term in a long sought ceasefire.

“This is the day the Lord has made known to us, and we will rejoice in it,” Zvika Mor, father of Eitan Mor, said after reuniting with his hostage son, according to reporting by the Times of Israel.

Peace is suddenly a real promise for this war-ravaged portion of the Middle East.

Starmer Tries Weaseling Behind Podium, So Trump Dismisses Him Like a 4-Year-Old Who Drank Too Much Juice– www.westernjournal.com

pgnewser October 14, 2025 0

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Monday was a momentous, joyful day — after two years, finally, a ceasefire in the Middle East.

A somber one, yes — it marked a ceasefire that ended hostilities between Israel and Hamas that had claimed thousands of innocent lives (as well as quite a few not-so-innocent ones, mostly fighting under the aegis of the terror organization that has run the Gaza Strip for 19 years now). But it was a happy day, a day which saw peace for the good guys, looming justice for the bad guys, and a well-deserved comeuppance in a moment of brief levity for pusillanimous ones.

Christiane Amanpour apologizes for controversial comments on CNN: ‘It was insensitive and wrong’– www.theblaze.com

pgnewser October 14, 2025 0

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Longtime CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour offered a lengthy apology for comments comparing the treatment of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas and the plight of the residents in the Gaza Strip.

Amanpour was reporting on the historic peace deal negotiated by President Donald Trump for Hamas to return hostages to Israel, both living and the remains of the dead. Even critics of the president have had to acknowledge his efforts to secure peace.

‘I regret also saying that they may have been treated better than many Gazans because Hamas used these hostages as pawns and bargaining chips.’

Trump Awarded Egypt’s Order of the Nile for Ending Gaza War– townhall.com

pgnewser October 14, 2025 0

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It’s been a very busy 36 hours for President Donald Trump. He brought peace to the Middle East. Once again, he trounced his doubters, ended the war in Gaza, and got Hamas to release the rest of the Israeli hostages taken during the October 7 attack two years ago. The remains of captives murdered by Hamas will also be returned.

The president addressed the Knesset and later flew to Egypt to make this ceasefire agreement, which Trump pitched at the end of September, official. As with anything relating to the president of the United States, he wasn’t on schedule, though this was intentional. Trump stuck around a little longer to meet with the families of the hostages.