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On Tuesday on CNN, network data analyst Harry Enten said that, based on Pew Research Center data, Americans favored voter identification requirements. Enten noted that Americans agreed with Nicki Minaj, a high-profile advocate of voter ID. “What’s the racial breakdown on this?” Enten said. “Because I think a lot of people make the argument that people of color, non-white Americans have a harder time procuring a photo ID to vote. But even here, take a look here, favor photo ID to vote — 85% of white people favor it, 82% of Latino, 76% of black Americans favor it.” “So the…

The tech mogul’s net worth has reached an estimated $852 billion following the SpaceX-xAI merger Elon Musk has become the first person ever to be worth $800 billion or more, after SpaceX acquired his AI and social media company xAI this week.Forbes estimates that the merger, which values the combined company at $1.25 trillion, added $84 billion to Musk’s fortune, making it worth a record $852 billion.Before the deal, Musk held a significant stake in SpaceX and a controlling share in xAI. In the wake of the merger, which valued the combined company at over $1 trillion, he now controls a…

The leaders held talks in the White House following a public spat over US strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats US President Donald Trump held talks with Colombian President Gustavo Petro in the White House on Tuesday, just weeks after the leaders traded insults over drug trafficking and an American military raid in Venezuela.The US revoked Petro’s visa last year after he denounced Trump’s strikes on alleged cartel boats in the Caribbean as “barbaric” and argued that deportations of Colombian nationals by US immigration officials violated human rights. Trump, in turn, labeled Petro a “drug-trafficking leader.” Both struck a conciliatory tone…

National pride appears to be alive and well in France, with a survey showing that it remains intact among the French, and that decades of anti-Western propaganda have seemingly failed to take hold. In contrast to countries like Britain, where national pride has declined sharply in recent years, a poll in France by Destin Commun found that nearly 8 in 10 (78 per cent) say they are proud to be French. “This pride is consistent across all generations and overwhelmingly supported by all electorates,” the pollster noted. There appears to be a divide on the issue of nationalism, which Destin…

The State of Texas has announced it will begin imposing work requirements for residents who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The new provisions required under the Trump administration’s Big Beautiful Bill took effect in the state on Sunday. Other states are required to comply with the provisions as well, but have not yet implemented them. In New York, enforcement will not begin for most areas of the state until March due to a waiver. Florida will implement the requirement in April. The new rules, announced by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HSSC), require SNAP recipients to…

In a move that could save lives, Florida officials said beginning on Friday driver license exams will only be available in English. In its announcement, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) said the “driver license knowledge and skills” exams will be administered “exclusively in English,” and “This change applies to all driver license classifications, including exams administered orally.” According to WEAR, the tests were previously offered in several languages that included Spanish, Russian, and Vietnamese, and interpreter services were also available. “Several states already have English-only exams, like Wyoming, South Dakota, and Oklahoma. Locally, Alabama has a…

A coalition of conservative, activist, and other groups on Tuesday urged Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary to stop the sale of counterfeit and unsafe weight loss drugs, Breitbart News has learned exclusively. “We are grateful for your diligent enforcement of President Trump’s vision to bring as much pharmaceutical manufacturing as possible back to the United States — and to inspire the generation of innovative pharmaceutical research and development right here in America. The President’s recent deal with major pharmaceutical companies to bring back domestic drugproduction was encouraging and bodes well for America’s future,” the coalition wrote to…

Congress just launched itself onto a nine-day runway to overcome deep partisan divides over the fate of President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agenda — and conditions are trending toward another lengthy shutdown for the Department of Homeland Security. According to several senators, DHS funding talks were largely on hold while lawmakers waited for the House to clear the Senate-passed, five-bill spending package Tuesday and end the brief partial government shutdown. Now lawmakers have little time left before the Feb. 13 deadline to reach a bipartisan agreement on major changes to DHS policies and avoid a funding lapse that will also…

The bloc’s restriction on natural gas imports raises costs and violates its own treaties, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has said Hungary has filed a lawsuit with the EU’s top court seeking to annul a ban on Russian energy supplies to the bloc, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has announced.The EU Council last month approved a plan to phase out Russian gas imports by 2028, requiring short-term contracts to end within six months and all remaining pipeline and LNG supplies to stop by the end of 2027.Several member states criticized the move, warning it would push up prices and threaten energy security.…

Locals in multiple communities throughout Nigeria reported a wave of violence believed to be attributed to jihadist actors over the weekend, including a particularly deadly suspected Boko Haram attack leaving at least 25 dead. Reports of such attacks surfaced in northwest Borno state, the traditional stronghold of the jihadist terrorist organization Boko Haram, and in Benue state, a Middle Belt state that has in recent years seen an eruption of attacks targeting Christians by jihadist Fulani “herdsmen” terrorists. Another attack also appeared in reports in Nigerian media occurring in Niger state, in the country’s northwest. Nigeria has consistently ranked the…