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On Wednesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “The Hill,” Rep. Richard McCormick (R-GA) stated that there need to be some reforms to Social Security and one change is changing the retirement age. McCormick said, “Unfortunately, we’re going to have an automatic cut of both Social Security and Medicaid — or Medicare in the next presidency, almost certainly, it’s mathematically predictable.” He added, “Well, first of all, I think the age hasn’t been moved since the — basically, the average person lives a lot longer now. We’ve got to move the date, in my opinion. You have to change the tax reform a…

A population survey by The Lancet puts the toll by early 2025 at least 25,000 higher than previously estimated The actual number of violent deaths in Gaza from the Israel-Hamas war substantially exceeded official figures, according to an independent population-based survey conducted during the conflict.The findings, published in The Lancet Global Health this week, suggest that the estimated number of conflict-related fatalities between October 7, 2023, and January 5, 2025, is around 35% higher than figures released by the Gaza Health Ministry.“The combined evidence suggests that, as of Jan 5, 2025, 3-4% of the population of the Gaza Strip [some…

Federal prosecutors have indicted three Silicon Valley-based Iranian engineers on charges of stealing confidential information from Google and other major technology companies and transmitting sensitive data to Iran. CNBC reports that a federal grand jury has brought charges against three Iranian engineers working in Silicon Valley accused of stealing trade secrets from Google and other tech firms while transferring proprietary data to Iran. The defendants, Samaneh Ghandali, 41, her sister Soroor Ghandali, 32, and Mohammadjavad Khosravi, 40, were all arrested on Thursday and made their initial appearance in federal district court the same day, according to prosecutors. All three defendants…

A search is underway for the person who stole an ambulance from St. Luke’s Hospital in Meridian, Idaho, and used the vehicle to crash into a nearby office building that houses U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel. According to police, the suspect had poured gasoline or another unknown accelerant throughout the stolen vehicle before fleeing the scene on foot. The suspect fled the scene before igniting the accelerant that could have made the damage much worse, according to authorities. Police believe the suspect may have fled before he could ignite the stolen ambulance when he heard officers responding to the…

Gaining acceptance into college as a star athlete requires hard work, diligence, self-sacrifice, and a desire to succeed. That is no different to walking in courtesy of affirmative action policies that focus on sex and race, former first lady Michelle Obama argued Wednesday. Mrs Obama made her claim of DEI equivalence during an episode of her “IMO” podcast where comedian Josh Johnson spoke about his own experience of sometimes being “the only black person in the room.” The NY Post notes Johnson said, “It is funny because, like, you know, people talk about, like, DEI and some of these initiatives and everything. And the thing…

Can we stop pretending there is no correlation between transgenderism and dangerous mental instability? Within hours of the third-worst mass shooting in Canadian history, the mainstream legacy media has once again gone to great lengths to cover up the real identity of the shooter.On February 10, residents of Tumbler Ridge, a remote town in British Columbia, Canada were left reeling from a shooting spree that left 9 dead and 27 wounded. Judging by the screaming headlines and stories that followed the attack, the majority of readers would certainly believe that a female shooter was responsible for the carnage.The New York…

NASA announced that Boeing stranding astronauts in space due to the Starliner spacecraft’s failure has been officially reclassified as a Type A mishap, the agency’s most serious safety designation, nearly eight months after the troubled mission concluded. Space.com reports that NASA revealed the reclassification on February 19, placing the Boeing Crew Flight Test that stranded astronauts in space in the same category as the space shuttle Challenger and Columbia disasters. The announcement came during a press conference that detailed findings from an investigation into the mission’s numerous technical problems. “This was a really challenging event in our recent history,” NASA…

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Thursday that Thai forces are holding disputed territory by force, and even occupying Cambodian land beyond the disputed area, putting intense strain on the ceasefire agreement brokered by President Donald Trump. President Trump announced a ceasefire in December after weeks of escalating clashes between Cambodia and Thailand, precipitated by a landmine explosion that Thailand blamed on Cambodia. The landmine was a remnant of the last round of fighting between the two Southeast Asian nations over their border, which has been contested for more than a century. The latest round of fighting displaced hundreds…

The Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Trump’s sweeping global tariffs are illegal, delivering the most significant legal defeat of his second term and undercutting a central White House trade initiative. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for a 6–3 majority that Trump exceeded his authority by invoking emergency powers to impose duties on virtually every country. The tariffs at issue were expected to raise about $1.5 trillion over the next decade—representing roughly 70 percent of Trump’s second-term levies, according to the Tax Foundation. Chief Justice John Roberts was joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barrett…

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco (R) is vowing to support a “path to citizenship” for millions of illegal aliens in the United States if elected governor of California, going as far as to say he would lobby President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress to pass such an amnesty. During two recent interviews circulating online, Bianco announced his support for providing naturalized American citizenship to millions of illegal aliens in the U.S., so long as they have not been convicted of a crime. “My family immigrated here from Italy and they came here for jobs. That’s what things were here…