On Monday, two large earthquakes and multiple aftershocks rocked parts of Turkey and Syria. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck central Turkey and northwest Syria in the early morning hours during a bitter cold snap. A 7.7 quake followed hours later. Many buildings in Syria have significant structural damage following years of civil war, exacerbating the destruction. The death toll currently stands at about 5,000. Officials with the U.S. Geological Survey estimate fatalities could rise to 10,000. WATCH: https://twitter.com/meliodasima/status/1622612051817373698 https://twitter.com/kci2013/status/1622484940939051008 https://twitter.com/2bz4thot/status/1622622518392545280 This is a breaking news story. Click refresh for the latest updates. READ NEXT: Deep State Sets Record Straight After…
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A senior administration official has clarified a late weekend bombshell. After President Biden let a Chinese spy balloon glide across the United States, allegations emerged that one or more spy balloons violated U.S. airspace during the Trump administration. But the discovery didn’t occur until Biden took office. The explanation follows denials from the former president and his national security team that such events ever happened or that they were briefed. As Fox News reports: But on Sunday, a senior administration official told Fox News Digital that “U.S. intelligence, not the Biden administration” assesses that “PRC (People’s Republic of China) government…
Retired four-star American General Jack Keane shared his frustration with the current administration in a Saturday appearance on Fox News Channel. Brought on to comment on fighter jets downing the Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast, Keane expressed frustration that it took days to destroy the reconnaissance airship. Senior Defense officials said they considered shooting the balloon down. However, they declined to take kinetic action after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned President Biden about the risk of falling debris. That timeline didn’t hold water with Keane. The Fox News senior strategic analyst believes the military tracked the airship across…
Is Kari Lake preparing for a comeback? After narrowly losing the Arizona gubernatorial election and coming up empty-handed in a long-shot legal bid to overturn the results, the MAGA favorite reportedly met with members of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC). Some Republicans aren’t happy. Lake came up short by 17,117 votes after falsely claiming that former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election. They argue that Lake’s obstinance on that point cost her the election. The Daily Caller continues: “Any candidate in ’24 that has, as their principal campaign theme, a stolen election, is probably going to have…
The latest U.S. aid package includes a game-changing new weapon for Kyiv. One that doesn’t have tracks or a turret. The $2.17 billion aid package includes rocket-boosted glide bombs capable of doubling the range of Ukraine’s rocket batteries against Russia. The Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) can find hard-to-reach targets up to 93 miles away. Unlike large-caliber projectiles fired by artillery, they can strike enemy forces positioned on the reverse slopes of hills. Forbes has more on the never-before-used weapon, which may take up to nine months to arrive: The munition combines Boeing’s popular 250-pound Small-Diameter Bomb—with its GPS-aided inertial guidance,…
Fighter jets have shot down the alleged Chinese spy balloon off the South Carolina coast…
At least one Republican has concerns following the vote to remove Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee. Ultimately, Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., joined his colleagues to punish Omar. But the decision has left him anxious about the future. “I voted with the majority on that matter, but I can’t say that it was the best feeling in the world to look at speech as some sort of threshold for someone’s participation in the political process,” Gaetz said. The remarks came on Gaetz’s podcast, “Firebrand.” He explained that the decision to oust Omar was made easier by her vote to…
Video footage from the skies above Billings, Montana, shows what some are calling a debris trail followed by a possible explosion. As it went viral, the city of Billings’ official Twitter account responded to the video and rampant speculation, clarifying that its leaders were in contact with Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) and Montana Disaster Emergency Services (DES). Neither reported any explosions in the airspace over Big Sky Country. The city’s account added that none of its first responders were dispatched on calls related to the video and that the footage could not be substantiated. WATCH: https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1621675491164831744 Despite the Tweet and…
Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., won’t be returning to Congress after her current term ends. Spartz announced her decision to retire from the U.S. House of Representatives Friday afternoon. The two-term congresswoman also passed on running for Indiana’s open Senate seat. Per The Hill: “It’s been my honor representing Hoosiers in the Indiana State Senate and U.S. Congress and I appreciate the strong support on the ground. 2024 will mark seven years of holding elected office and over a decade in Republican politics,” Spartz, 44, said in a statement. “I won a lot of tough battles for the people and will…
A U.S. court ruled Thursday that the federal government can’t stop people with domestic violence restraining orders from owning guns. The three-judge panel called the 1994 law an “outlier that our ancestors wouldn’t have accepted.” The Fifth District Court of Appeal’s ruling doesn’t affect similar state laws. However, proponents of the right to bear arms point to the decision as the latest sign that a new era for gun rights is here following the Supreme Court’s landmark Bruen decision in June. https://twitter.com/FPCAction/status/1621213689805242368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1621213689805242368%7Ctwgr%5E328277969ddfdfbb066805745379f8316b88f2e5%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdailycallernewsfoundation.org%2F2023%2F02%2F02%2Ffederal-court-strikes-down-decades-old-gun-law-targeting-domestic-violence%2F The Daily Caller explains: The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth District ruled that the federal criminal statute…