https://freerepublic.com/tag/news-forum/ en-us Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:18:28 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376592/posts Supreme Court https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376592/posts#comment Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:18:28 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376589/posts The suspect was ultimately stopped. But that isn’t proof that the system worked, in fact, it’s evidence that every decision made leading up to the moment didn’t.... Saturday’s assassination attempt is not proof that the Secret Service functioned as it should; it’s evidence that the Secret Service has failed Trump yet again. The Federalist https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376589/posts#comment Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:57:56 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376587/posts Since the assassination of Lincoln, the press and academic culture have worked together to create a sense of moral purpose in killing Republican presidents. American Thinker https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376587/posts#comment Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:22:42 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376582/posts Greetings from Ukraine, where I am growing increasingly enfeebled and have got to get out of this hellish eastern oblast. Not because of the aerial bombardment, but because of the surly Russian waiter denying me the apple juice he offers to all other breakfast customers and the pretty but charmless Kharkov girls pressing in on all sides and offering to show me the town in exchange for getting them approved for immigration to Canada. War is hell. But it is also, generally, very clarifying. I stood at my window and watched a drone pass leisurely across the skies from right... SteynonLine https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376582/posts#comment Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:42:15 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376579/posts President Donald Trump endorsed the idea of renaming U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as National Immigration and Customs Enforcement (NICE). In a Truth Social post, he shared a screenshot of a post on X in which someone had written, "I want Trump to change ICE to NICE (National Immigration and Customs Enforcement) so the media has to say NICE agents all day everyday." "GREAT IDEA!!! DO IT. President DJT" Trump wrote on the Truth Social post. Fox News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376579/posts#comment Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:20:40 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376578/posts More than three quarters of Ohio workers are estimated to not have access to paid leave. They could get up to 14 weeks of state-funded paid leave to help them deal with newborns, medical emergencies, or elderly or ill family members, under a bipartisan bill in the Ohio Senate and a similar Republican-sponsored bill in the House. When her twins were born at just 28 weeks, Madison Greenspan of the Cleveland area said she and her husband struggled to keep their jobs and spend time with their babies in neonatal intensive care. She went back to work three weeks after... Statehouse News Bureau https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376578/posts#comment Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:12:25 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376576/posts Trump’s assassination attempts underscore how rhetoric that casts political opponents as existential threats can move from language to violence. Same Old, Same Old: Target Trump.At the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Donald Trump was the target of yet a third assassination attempt—this time in full view of the Washington press corps. The event was presented as a spirited night with Trump. After 11 years of avoiding the predominantly left-wing media event, he decided to revisit the dinner. He anticipated that he would be the object of ridicule inside the hall—and that he might see possible violence outside it. Indeed, protesters ringed... American Greatness https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376576/posts#comment Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:59:15 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376572/posts Oil prices have risen after plans for a second round of peace talks between the US and Iran stalled again. Brent, the global benchmark, rose by around 2% to $109.33 (£80.72) a barrel, while US-traded crude also increased by 2% at $96.78. US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Washington had cancelled plans to send a team to Pakistan for negotiations with their Iranian counterparts. Brent crude has risen by more than 10% since Trump announced last week that he would extend a ceasefire with Tehran to give its leadership a chance to present a "unified proposal". BBC https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376572/posts#comment Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:56:25 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376566/posts President Donald Trump berated CBS News correspondent Norah O'Donnell and "60 Minutes" Sunday night after reading from the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting suspect's alleged manifesto.Trump sat down for an interview after authorities identified the suspect as 31-year-old Cole Allen, of Torrance, Calif., adding that he prepared a manifesto outlining his intent and shared anti-Trump and anti-Christian rhetoric on social media.O'Donnell read alleged portions of the document that alluded to concerns over a rapist and a pedophile and asked for Trump's reaction. Well, I was waiting for you to read that because I knew you would because you're horrible people,"... FOX News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376566/posts#comment Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:22:46 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376564/posts Hours after the failed assassin’s manifesto was released, Democrats claim that they don’t know the motive behind the third assassination attempt on President Donald Trump that happened last night at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday.Last night, a 31-year-old man shot a U.S. Secret Service member in a bulletproof vest while trying to kill the rest of Trump's cabinet. Law enforcement captured the man. Only the NYTimes is searching for the motive. 🤔🙄 pic.twitter.com/RuHmYZUKlM— Steve Milloy (@JunkScience) April 26, 2026Although we don’t yet have the details about the motives behind last night's shooting at the White House Correspondents... Townhall https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376564/posts#comment Mon, 27 Apr 2026 05:21:10 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376554/posts In a race roiled in recent weeks by scandal, Liban Mohamed, the Muslim son of Somali immigrants, pulled off a surprising upset in a crowded 1st Congressional District, winning the endorsement of a majority of Democratic delegates at the party’s state convention Saturday. Mohamed emerged as the top choice in a field with two candidates — state Sen. Nate Blouin and Salt Lake City Council member Eva Lopez Chavez — stung by scandal in the past two weeks and a front-runner, former U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams, who some delegates viewed as too conservative. After several rounds of ranked-choice voting, McAdams... The Salt Lake Tribune https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376554/posts#comment Mon, 27 Apr 2026 02:34:39 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376551/posts Chaos erupted in the heart of the nation's capital last night as the White House Correspondents' Dinner - Washington's most glitzy annual tradition - was shattered by gunfire. What began as a night of high-society networking and political ribbing at the Washington Hilton turned into a harrowing survival scene. A-list celebrities, government officials and media power players were calmly seated in the ballroom when the festive atmosphere was punctured by the sound of a violent security breach. Daily Mail https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376551/posts#comment Mon, 27 Apr 2026 01:37:01 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376549/posts MOST Scots would vote for independence if a referendum were held tomorrow, a fresh poll carried out in the middle of the Holyrood election campaign has found. A poll of just over 1000 Scots commissioned by James Kelly of the pro-independence Scot Goes Pop blog found 53% would vote Yes, excluding don't knows. When don't knows are left in, 50% would vote Yes while 44% would vote to remain in the Union. The survey was carried out between April 15 and 20 for Scot Goes Pop. According to Kelly, there have been nine polls this year that suggest Scots would... The National https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376549/posts#comment Mon, 27 Apr 2026 01:25:39 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376547/posts For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! ~ Hall of Heroes ~ James Elliott Williams Info from here. James Elliott Williams (November 13, 1930 - October 13, 1999) was a sailor of the United States Navy during the 1950s and 1960s. He was the most highly decorated enlisted man in the history of the United States Navy. Williams was born in Fort Mill, South Carolina and moved two months later with his parents to Darlington, South Carolina... Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376547/posts#comment Mon, 27 Apr 2026 01:01:19 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376546/posts Argentine President Javier Milei has launched a new effort to claim control of the Falkland Islands, reigniting a long-standing dispute with the United Kingdom over the archipelago, which once led to war. "THE MALVINAS WERE, ARE, AND ALWAYS WILL BE ARGENTINE,” Milei said on X in Spanish on Friday, using the Argentine name for the islands. In a separate interview with the Argentine digital channel Neura posted by Milei on Friday, he said that the country was doing “everything humanly possible” to return the Falklands to Argentina. “Sovereignty is non-negotiable, but it must be handled judiciously, with brains,” said Milei,... Time https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376546/posts#comment Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:16:28 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376545/posts … By Sunday afternoon, investigators and White House officials — including the president himself — had already released a trove of information, including the suspect’s name and photos. They also divulged clues to his alleged motive and targets — which may have included Trump and administration officials. But in the immediate aftermath of the shooting, when no tangible evidence was available, the conspiracists of the internet turned their attention to the Leavitt quote. “False flag confirmed,” wrote user @ProudSocialist on X, an account with nearly half a million followers. The baseless false flag claim — that the shooting was orchestrated... MS NOW https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376545/posts#comment Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:16:00 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376544/posts A DoorDash driver shot and killed a suspect who shot and injured him during an attempted carjacking at Walgreens in Berry Hill Saturday afternoon, according to Metro Nashville Police Department Public Information Office Don Aaron. Officers responded to the Walgreens in the 2600 block of 8th Avenue South just before 1 p.m. for reports of a shooting. When officers arrived on scene, they found two gunshot victims. Aaron said the preliminary investigation into the shooting shows that a DoorDash delivery driver pulled into the Walgreens parking lot before walking to the Chick-fil-a next door to pick up an order. As... WMSV4 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376544/posts#comment Sun, 26 Apr 2026 23:46:48 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376543/posts Mali's defence minister has been killed in an apparent suicide truck bombing on his residence near the capital Bamako.Multiple news outlets reported the death of Sadio Camara, part of a wave of coordinated attacks by jihadist militants and separatists carried out across the country.State TV confirmed the death several hours later, saying he died of wounds received while engaging with the attackers. Reports say the head of the military junta, Gen Assimi Goita, was moved to a safe location after his home was targeted.Further north Russian mercenaries hired by Mali's military agreed to withdraw from Kidal after two days of... BBC https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376543/posts#comment Sun, 26 Apr 2026 23:38:39 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376542/posts Sir Keir Stamer has insisted the "vast majority" of Labour MPs supported him and wanted him to continue doing his job as prime minister. He was speaking to the Sunday Times at the end of a week in which speculation about a potential leadership challenge has risen. Sir Keir told the paper "in politics, you get this sort of thing all of the time, there is always talk". Shadow home secretary Chris Philp said the prime minister should resign over his decision to appoint Lord Mandelson as the UK's ambassador to the US, adding that Labour MPs should "develop a... BBC News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376542/posts#comment Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:01:20 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376540/posts Fifteen years ago, I helped make the case for what became California’s Citizens Redistricting Commission. It was a first-of-its-kind body of 14 ordinary Californians, neither politicians nor their appointees. It was balanced with equal Democratic and Republican representation, charged with drawing fair districts after the 2010 Census. The argument was simple, as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger put it: “Gerrymandering has created an absurd reality, where politicians now pick their voters instead of the voters picking their politicians.” In this effort I often partnered with a type of Democrat one rarely sees these days: the reform-minded Democrat. New York Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376540/posts#comment Sun, 26 Apr 2026 21:24:43 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376536/posts A shooting near President Donald Trump and several Cabinet members Saturday night is putting a spotlight on the Secret Service’s funding shortfall amid an ongoing standoff in Congress. KTVU https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376536/posts#comment Sun, 26 Apr 2026 21:11:01 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376534/posts A Los Angeles County deputy district attorney has revealed he is close friends with the parents of the gunman snared at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Paul Thompson, a Democratic major crimes division prosecutor, told the California Post he lives next door to the family but said Cole Allen “pretty much kept to himself.” He said the Caltech-educated gunman, who is accused of trying to storm the doors just yards away from President Trump, still lived with his parents at the address in Torrance. SNIP He continued: “I’m friends with his father. I know them to be really nonviolent and... New York Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376534/posts#comment Sun, 26 Apr 2026 21:00:23 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376533/posts A chorus of bipartisan criticism is mounting over the security loopholes at the venue for the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner — while President Trump and his allies insisted Saturday’s shooting proves the need for his planned über-secure White House ballroom. Critics slammed the security loopholes that allowed guests to check into the historic Washington Hilton hotel without undergoing weapons screenings from the outside. Authorities say that’s how Cole Tomas Allen was able to sneak a shotgun, a handgun, and multiple knives into the building where President Trump, most of his cabinet, and many top members of Congress were mingling... New York Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376533/posts#comment Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:55:07 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376526/posts Children in Gaza are being raped and then blackmailed into joining Hamas or having their sexual abuse made public, investigators in the enclave say. Daily Mail https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376526/posts#comment Sun, 26 Apr 2026 19:44:05 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376524/posts Ok now that all the sappy stuff is done, what the hell is the Secret Service doing? Sorry, gonna rant a bit here and drop the formal tone. Like, I expected security cameras at every bend, bugged hotel rooms, armed agents every 10 feet, metal detectors out the wazoo. What I got (who knows, maybe they’re pranking me!) is nothing. No damn security. Not in transport. Not in the hotel. Not in the event. Like, the one thing that I immediately noticed walking into the hotel is the sense of arrogance. I walk in with multiple weapons and not a... NY Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4376524/posts#comment Sun, 26 Apr 2026 18:53:52 GMT