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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — There were no surprises in Virginia’s three special elections this week, but that won’t stop political observers from looking for clues about voter sentiment in the first official election since President Donald Trump’s sweeping victories in November.Democrats protected their slim statehouse majority by winning two overlapping, left-leaning districts in special elections that Republicans had hoped would help them gain legislative control and build on the momentum that came with winning not only the White House but both chambers of Congress.Still, Virginia is not likely to leave the national spotlight anytime soon. It’s one of two states,…

Kim Jong-un has said that his latest weapons program is intended for “self-defense” North Korea has successfully tested a new hypersonic missile, state media announced on Tuesday. Developing such a nuclear-capable projectile is necessary to deter “hostile forces against our state,” North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said.The missile launch took place on Monday, and was first reported by South Korean media. Although North Korea has reportedly been developing hypersonic missiles – commonly defined as projectiles that can fly five times the speed of sound or above – since 2021, all test launches before Monday’s flight had failed, according to Western…

Victor Davis Hanson said on Monday that he thinks the FBI is “afraid” of the incoming Trump administration over the possibility that their shady dealings will be ‘re-examined.’Speaking with Fox News on Monday about new evidence released of a suspect in the DC pipe bomb case, the Hoover Institution Senior Fellow told host Laura Ingraham;”I think they’re afraid the narrative changed over the four years, and they were afraid to release any information during the election. Now they feel that there’s a new administration and there might be some exposure or culpability. They’re afraid that if they were Donald Trump…

There has been a lot of criticism of DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) policies recently but this has been going on for years. Several years ago, comedian Adam Carolla told a story under testimony that he once applied to become a firefighter in Los Angeles but was told he would have to wait years to even take the test because he is a white male. This is a perfect example of how these policies are destructive. These areas in California are complaining that they don’t have enough firefighters. Is there any wonder why? OutKick has details: Adam Carolla Says He…

Topline Dockworkers along the East Coast and Gulf Coast reached an agreement Tuesday with the United States Maritime Alliance, according to multiple reports, possibly avoiding another strike ahead of the Jan. 15 deadline to reach a new contract largely focused on automation—just months after a three-day dockworker strike halted shipments at more than a dozen ports. Dockworkers gather at the Bayport Container Terminal in Seabrook, Texas, on Oct. 1, 2024. AFP via Getty Images Key Facts The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), which represents more than 85,000 dockworkers, reached a tentative deal with shippers and port operators Wednesday without disclosing its…

Advocacy groups condemned Indian authorities this week for an alleged brutal crackdown on Christians, including particularly severe episodes of violence against Christian women, by “security forces” in northern Manipur, where anti-Christian mob violence has displaced thousands. The incident is believed to have occurred on December 31, according to the British Asian Christian Association (BACA), which cited local organizations representing the Kuki-Zo minority tribe in its report this week. The Kuki-Zo are one of dozens of minority tribes living in Manipur, many of which are majority Christian and live under the threat of routine violence by mobs of men from the…

President-elect Donald Trump declared on Tuesday that he would rename the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America.” Trump revealed his vision for rebranding the gulf during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago. “We’re going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America,” Trump announced. “The Gulf of America; what a beautiful name, and it’s appropriate,” Trump added. “And Mexico has to stop allowing millions of people to pour into our country.” Trump’s announcement comes as he has recently focused on nearby territories and the U.S.-constructed Panama Canal. He has also openly considered acquiring…

Justice Samuel Alito confirmed he spoke Tuesday with President-elect Donald Trump but insisted the conversation revolved around his former law clerk seeking a job in the incoming Trump administration and did not include mention of any litigation pending at the Supreme Court. The phone conversation, first reported by ABC News, came one day before Trump’s lawyers filed an emergency application asking the justices to halt his sentencing set for Friday on his conviction in the hush money criminal case in New York. The unusual exchange also came in the same week the Supreme Court is set to hear arguments over…

As communities across Los Angeles County burned Wednesday in a spate of wildfires, the crisis highlighted the stark difference between the incoming and outgoing presidents and their relationships with California.President Biden stood next to Gov. Gavin Newsom, a fellow Democrat, at a fire station in Santa Monica and pledged to provide full federal support to the state.”We’re prepared to do anything and everything for as long as it takes to contain these fires,” Biden said.Read more: Live coverage: 2 dead and more than 1,000 homes, businesses, other buildings destroyed in L.A. County firesHours earlier, Republican President-elect Donald Trump, just days…

Colleges went mad.They charge students big bucks and then make them feel guilty.My new video looks at a new documentary called The Coddling of the American Mind. It persuasively suggests that today, young people are anxious and depressed because “adults” at their schools brainwashed them.Students like Lucy Kross Wallace at Stanford.”I was anxious,” she says. “I felt guilty constantly. I couldn’t stop thinking about the white privilege thing.”Kimi Katiti attended The Art Institute of California and now says, “I feel like I lost my life for six years. I was full of self-confidence when I was 18. But in college,…