https://freerepublic.com/tag/news-forum/ en-us Mon, 27 Jul 2026 03:28:09 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389482/posts It's been coming for a while, but this week, the once-conservative firebrand Tucker Carlson has doubled down on a version of reality that would make Iran's mullahs blush. Carlson used an appearance on the East Meets West with Olga and Tara podcast to unload on a provision in the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act that would expand defense-technology cooperation between the United States and Israel. His verdict? Lawmakers who back the measure are acting against America's own interests, effectively merging our nations’ militaries.Carlson didn't stop at policy disagreement. He accused the Republican Party of handing the country's sovereignty... PJ Media https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389482/posts#comment Mon, 27 Jul 2026 03:28:09 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389481/posts Democrats are in deep trouble when it comes to money going into the midterms. That's on top of the internal drama, the phone-throwing, and the tantrums, according to the latest scoop on the Democratic National Committee (DNC).As we reported earlier, it appears to be so tight, they're asking vendors not to send bills until after the midterm elections. While the Republican National Committee is sitting on nearly $130 million, the DNC is $2 million in debt. They also reportedly had stopped transferring the millions they usually send to sister committees responsible for winning the House and Senate, because they were... Red State https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389481/posts#comment Mon, 27 Jul 2026 03:24:48 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389480/posts More than 5,000 people have signed a petition launched by relatives of 9/11 victims urging organizers to exclude NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani from the 25th anniversary memorial. JPost https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389480/posts#comment Mon, 27 Jul 2026 03:10:55 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389479/posts Nidal Hasan remains incarcerated on death row at the United States Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. His death sentence was upheld by a military court in 2023 [after all appeals were processed], The last U.S. military execution occurred April 13, 1961, when Army Pvt. John A. Bennett was hanged after being convicted of rape and attempted murder. Nidal Hasan, Ronald Gray, Hasan Akbar, and Timothy Hennis are prisoners currently sentenced to death in the military system. They were imprisoned based on the following crimes: <<>> Nidal Hasan was sentenced to death in 2013 after killing 13 people at Fort... Military.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389479/posts#comment Mon, 27 Jul 2026 03:09:19 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389478/posts NY stabbing the result of Mayor Mamdani’s incitement campaign against Jewish people, says CAM CEO. "We have watched rhetoric normalizing hatred of Jews and Israel move from the fringes into the mainstream of New York City politics. Words have consequences, and today we say them play out in blood.” July 26, 2026 https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-903658 JPost https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389478/posts#comment Mon, 27 Jul 2026 03:07:33 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389477/posts Multiple people were shot at a food festival in Seattle on Sunday night, sending families running for their lives. Rapid gunfire was heard at around 6pm at Seattle Center, which was hosting the Bite of Seattle food festival over the weekend, the Seattle Times reports. Early reports suggest at least six people were shot, including possibly a child. The victims were then transported to Harborview Medical Center, according to KING 5. Dailymail.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389477/posts#comment Mon, 27 Jul 2026 03:00:18 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389476/posts After a year of holding back on new hires, companies from tech and transportation to defense now say they need more people to work alongside AIAmerica’s biggest companies say they might need more people after all. For months, major employers treated hiring as an expensive last resort. Now, a shift is emerging across industries. Companies ranging from railroad giant CSX to Google parent Alphabet GOOGL have told investors in recent days that they plan to hire to meet growth goals or to seize on emerging technologies.The push to expand head count, at least modestly, is a reversal from the prevailing... The Wall Street Journal https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389476/posts#comment Mon, 27 Jul 2026 02:54:31 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389473/posts A federal case in Atlanta is raising questions about a privacy-focused mobile operating system, with prosecutors arguing that its features were used to erase evidence. The US Department of Justice is attempting to prosecute Atlanta resident Sam Tunick under a federal statute that makes it a crime to destroy property in an effort to prevent it from being seized. The case centers on Tunick's use of GrapheneOS, an open-source operating system that works on Google Pixel phones and lets users enter a passcode to wipe a device clean. Experts said the legal approach is unusual and may be the first... TECHSPOT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389473/posts#comment Mon, 27 Jul 2026 01:22:53 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389472/posts Our Troops Rock! Thank you for all you do! 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 ~ Mary Edwards Walker Info from here. Thank you to mountainlion for alerting us to this hero! Mary Edwards Walker (November 26, 1832 - February 21, 1919) was an American feminist, abolitionist, prohibitionist, alleged spy, prisoner of war and surgeon. As of 2014, she is the only woman ever to receive the Medal of Honor. Prior to the... Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389472/posts#comment Mon, 27 Jul 2026 01:06:08 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389470/posts R. James Woolsey, a national security expert who led the CIA for two turbulent years after his appointment by President Bill Clinton, has died. He was 84. Woolsey, who became CIA director in early 1993, died Tuesday at his home in Washington, according to several newspapers. His wife, Conchita Sarnoff Woolsey, told the newspapers that he died from a stroke. She told The Washington Post that his health had declined in recent years due to “Havana syndrome,” a mysterious condition that’s been reported by some U.S. diplomats and other government personnel. ABC via AP https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389470/posts#comment Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:54:12 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389467/posts FIRST ON FOX: A Republican firebrand is pushing legislation to abolish some of the most influential Democratic groups in Congress.Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., introduced a resolution Thursday barring the formation of House caucuses organized around race, ethnicity or national origin.If adopted, the measure would effectively force the dissolution of Democrat-aligned groups, including the Congressional Black Caucus, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus.The proposal could also affect GOP-affiliated organizations, including the Black Republican Congressional Staff Association, the GOP Latino Staff Association and the Republican Asian American Staff Association. foxnews.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389467/posts#comment Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:38:14 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389466/posts The California State Fair kicked off the second weekend of its 17-day run this Saturday, with a stacked lineup of events for fair goers of all types. Indoor and outdoor events alike welcomed people from all corners of California, despite temperatures hovering in the mid-90s throughout the afternoon. Sacramento Bee https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389466/posts#comment Sun, 26 Jul 2026 23:59:59 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389461/posts A recent Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for the Trump administration to end a humanitarian program that has allowed about one million immigrants to work legally in the U.S.Around Washington, Salvadoran-born crews have helped renovate, rebuild and maintain the Capitol, the Pentagon and Arlington National Cemetery. In senior living facilities in Florida, Massachusetts and New York, Haitian caregivers assist aging Americans with daily activities.These workers are among more than one million people who have been allowed to live and work in the United States under a decades-old humanitarian program, and who now face the prospect of deportation.Last month, the... The New York Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389461/posts#comment Sun, 26 Jul 2026 22:50:06 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389459/posts Forty-three percent of the people Portland police arrested at protests against immigration enforcement have had their cases dismissed or dropped with no complaint or they’ve been acquitted, a WW analysis has found.Of the eight defendants who went to trial, five were acquitted, and those convicted received only short probations. That suggests juries have largely found that the charges don’t pass muster.“When arrests are made, they’re based on probable cause that a crime was committed by the person. When a public order situation is becoming dangerous, there are times where arrests are made based on probable cause to prevent a situation... Willamette Week https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389459/posts#comment Sun, 26 Jul 2026 22:09:35 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389456/posts The Democratic National Committee, cash-poor ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, has made the risky decision to post their headquarters as collateral in exchange for a $15 million loan, according to a report from NOTUS.This isn’t the first time that Democrats have used the building to secure cash, according to the report. This, however, is the largest loan that Democrats have ever taken during a midterm cycle. The move has caused concern amongst Democrat leadership that DNC Chair Ken Martin could be running the group into the ground. th https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389456/posts#comment Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:54:47 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389455/posts Christa Daily has a history of granting outrageous plea deals and letting convicted sex offenders off with light punishments and little to no jail time.Shiloh Hendrix was sentenced to 200 days of community service and a $1,000 fine Thursday for her “disorderly conduct” toward a Somali man who followed her around and filmed her at a park in Rochester, Minnesota, last year. Hendrix could serve up to 90 days in jail if she violates her probation.The state of Minnesota pressed charges against Hendrix after the video of the 37-year-old mother went viral. Hendrix and her young son were followed around... The Federalist https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389455/posts#comment Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:27:36 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389454/posts A Texas appeals court on Thursday reversed a temporary injunction against a Houston-area woman accused of violating the state's abortion ban. Maria Margarita Rojas was arrested in March 2025 and accused of providing "illegal abortions" and practicing medicine without a license at a network of clinics in northwestern Houston, according to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Rojas' attorneys have argued that the allegations are not true and that the state has failed to prove any abortions were happening at the clinics or that any unlawful practice was occurring. A lower court in Waller County issued a temporary injunction against Rojas... ABC news https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389454/posts#comment Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:15:00 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389453/posts JD Vance remains the Republican Party's clear frontrunner for the Republican nomination in 2028. A new Daily Mail/JL Partners poll shows Vance holding a strong lead over every other potential contender, cementing his status as the candidate to beat as the GOP begins looking ahead to the next presidential race that will kick off shortly after the midterms. Vance stands at 48 percent among Republican primary voters, down three points, but remains far ahead of his closest rival, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who has climbed three points to 18 percent. Rubio has said publicly he would not challenge Vance... Daily Mail https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389453/posts#comment Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:22:57 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389445/posts Iran summoned a Ukrainian diplomat in Tehran on Sunday to protest an attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea, as the war in the Middle East threatened to overlap with the Ukraine conflict. Iran said the attack left one sailor dead and injured several others. The country’s foreign ministry complained to Ukraine’s chargé d’affaires in Tehran early on Sunday and “conveyed Iran’s strong protest over the ‘hostile and criminal act.’” Iran’s Islamic Republic News Agency reported. In a post on X highlighting Ukraine’s attacks on distant Russian targets, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that his country’s... CNBC https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389445/posts#comment Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:57:15 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389443/posts Authorities say the 21-year-old suspect was fatally shot after allegedly charging at officers with a knife, a day after an attack left one dead and 29 injured. Berlin police shot and killed the suspect in this weekend’s deadly attack in the city’s Pride festival after he allegedly charged at officers with a knife while they tried to arrest him Sunday, authorities said. https://www.nbcnews.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389443/posts#comment Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:33:04 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389442/posts An oil tanker blew up in the Strait of Hormuz after hitting a mine on Sunday, according to Iran’s military-linked state media, which also claimed that the Islamic Republic had intercepted at least six ships in the past 24 hours.The tanker, which was not immediately identified, allegedly strayed from Iran’s designated route in the strait before hitting a sea mine, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-linked Tasnim news agency reported.Iran has repeatedly warned ships from using non-approved routes to sail through the Strait of Hormuz or risk coming under attack as tensions continue to flare with the US. The New York Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389442/posts#comment Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:28:14 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389440/posts It sounds as if it is hot off the pages of the Babylon Bee yet, amazingly, it is a dead serious Associated Press story. The reason one might think it a Bee satire is the subject matter the AP decided to stress which you can read in the title of their Thursday story by Kristen Gelineau, "Sex work or starve: Aid workers in Nepal left jobless by USAID cuts turn to sex work to survive."The premise of the AP story is that because USAID funds were drastically cut last year, the result is that transgender people in Nepal that were... Newsbusters https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389440/posts#comment Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:52:51 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389437/posts German media are reporting that a suspect wanted after a vehicle was driven into a crowd gathered at a Pride event in Berlin has been shot and killed. One person has been confirmed dead in the incident and at least 29 injured. sky news https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389437/posts#comment Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:30:30 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389436/posts U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, a White House official confirmed, as diplomatic efforts to end the war with Russia pick up speed. “President Zelensky is slated to meet with President Trump at the White House on Tuesday,” the official told AFP on condition of anonymity on Friday as reported by Euronews. Zelensky said this week he had spoken with Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and the U.S. president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, as part of efforts to revive stalled talks aimed at ending the four-year war, the report notes. U.S.-led efforts to... Breitbart https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389436/posts#comment Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:18:40 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389432/posts The disgraced Cornell University student who went viral for declining an interview with an NYC startup because he said he didn’t want to be “working for a Jew,” claims he’s returning the upstate Ivy league campus in the fall. Austin Franco, 19, the rising junior who delivered the message to VrfID’s Jewish co-founders Gabe and Aiden Einhorn via job board site Handshake in June, told conservative nonprofit Accuracy in Media that he hardly got a slap on the wrist from Cornell. NY Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389432/posts#comment Sun, 26 Jul 2026 16:59:09 GMT