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DATA CENTERS: AMERICA FIRST OR BIG TECH FIRST?

EUROPE'S WARNING TO AMERICA

PULSE OF AMERICA: CONSERVATIVES ON CAMPUS

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AMERICA'S VOICE LIVE WITH STEVE GRUBER | OCTOBER 21ST, 2026

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HOLDS ROUNDTABLE ON COMBATING CYBERCRIME

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Just the News No Noise with John Solomon and Amanda Head 10-19-26

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DOJ CHARGES 28 NONCITIZENS IN CALIFORNIA

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CAN RIOTS HIT AMERICA IF DEMS WIN MIDTERMS?

HYDRATION ISN'T ONLY FOR THE SUMMER

THE RADICAL LEFT IN CALIFORNIA

BANNON DEMANDS EXORCISM, IOWA COUNCIL HALTS AFTER "HAIL SATAN" | WAR ROOM AM W STEVE BANNON | OCTOBER 8TH, 2026

THE WAR ROOM WITH STEPHEN K. BANNON (EPISODE #5720) PART 3

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CO-PILOT STABS CAPTAIN MID-AIR, TRUMP LAUNCHES AMERICA.GOV | AMERICA'S VOICE LIVE

PETE HEGSETH DELIVERS THE FIRST STATE OF THE FORCE ADDRESS

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4-13-26 5 - Slick has Sports, Ireland protests, MA wants car driving limits, Impeachment bombshell

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HEGSETH IMPEACHMENT EFFORTS BLOCKED BY HOUSE GOP

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WHY AMERICAN'S VOTED BLUE IN MIDTERMS

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REPUBLICANS PREPARE FOR MINORITY

1 - Vin buys dinner, The First Word on Christians losing elections, discussion

2 - Vin unpacks the Midterms, discussion

3 - Slick has Sports, Thune re-elected as leader, discussion

4 - Audience Poll on Thune, discussion, Slick has Sports

5 - Thune's statement tonight, discussion, Threat on Bessent, reactions to Thune, Amnesty Wordplay

6 - Damon pays bills, Slick has Sports and a crappy story, back to dinner with Vin

7 - Phillip Patrick talks CPI, AI, and more, Vin on Amnesty, Newt statement

8 - Birthdays and Anniversaries, Slick has Sports, Elons house targeted, Jefferies and Miller

WILL TRUMP RETAKE THE HISPANIC VOTE AGAIN?

THE TERROR TRAINS OF SPANISH SOCIALISM

MAGA MIDTERMS 2026 - THE BATTLE FOR AMERICA PART 27

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MAGA MIDTERMS 2026 - THE BATTLE FOR AMERICA PART 20

MAGA MIDTERMS 2026 - THE BATTLE FOR AMERICA PART 21

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TRUMP: “NO HABRÁ AMNISTÍA MIGRATORIA”

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The petition collected 216 signatures, roughly 14% of the company workforce.

Simon & Schuster employees tell publisher no book deals for Trump administration authors

The U.S. military established the facility after the 9/11 terror attack.

Pentagon closes Guantanamo Bay facility that housed KSM, moves the detainees to main site, report

"I don’t think it’s necessary," Reeves said about vaccine passports, "and I don’t think it’s a good thing to do in America."

Mississippi Governor Reeves joins Florida's DeSantis in opposing 'vaccine passports'

Department of State says it still objects to ICC decisions, but will pursue other remedies.

U.S. lifts sanctions on International Criminal Court officials

Leaders also discussed Ukraine's "plan to tackle corruption and implement a reform agenda."

Biden holds first call with Ukrainian president as concerns grow over Russian military presence

Sen. Marsha Blackburn says she has 'tax-free' alternative to Biden infrastructure plan

While Iran and the US are set to meet, they will be in separate rooms. Instead, European diplomats will convey info to each country.

U.S. and Iran agree to talk about Iran nuke deal

The last time migrant apprehensions were this high was over twenty years ago.

Number of migrants apprehended at US southern border in March, most per month in two decades

"All wireless broadband data services be temporarily suspended until further notice," the Myanmar military said in a directive.

Myanmar military cuts wireless internet service amid protests over coup

The monthly increase is the biggest since August 2020.

Economy added 916,000 jobs in March, as vaccine rollout helps speed coronavirus recovery

Among those selected are Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge.

Biden names 'Jobs Cabinet' to sell his $2 trillion infrastructure-jobs package to Congress, America

Trump also teased a possible 2024 presidential run, responding that there was "hope."

Trump considering holding a rally soon, says 'hope' he'll run again in 2024

A school dean said, "These types of xenophobic comments and stigmatizations around location or ethnicity are more than troubling."

University of Cincinnati won't renew contract of professor who called COVID-19 'the Chinese virus'

"Joe Biden is the 46th president of the United States. Andrzej Duda is a moron," writer Jakub Zulczyk posted on Facebook.

Polish writer faces prison for calling Polish President Duda a 'moron'

Senate confirms Marty Walsh to serve as Labor Secretary

"Such attacks on our innocent compatriots, especially women, contradict the teachings of Islam," Afghanistan  President Ashraf Ghani said.

Islamic State says it killed female media workers in east Afghanistan

Road was major route for illegal border crossings in late 1990s

U.S. immigration officials yet to determine if deadly California crash was human trafficking

"Happy birthday, Dr. Seuss!" Harris tweeted in 2017.

VP Harris gets backlash for tweet lauding Dr. Seuss, after books canceled for racist, hurtful images

Jordan's death was announced by Tuesday by a daughter, who said her father died Monday night.

Former Clinton adviser Vernon Jordan has died. He was 85.

Architect of the Capitol J. Brett Blanton, a member of the Capitol Police board, said he wasn't consulted on calling in National Guard.

Top Capitol official says breach damage exceeds $30 million, not consulted on calling National Guard

Democrat Congressman: Borrowing for Biden's entire infrastructure plan 'not the wisest thing to do'

Congressman: Dems will use 'reconciliation' to pass Biden's infrastructure bill if GOP opposes it

The United States returns to a unified government this week as Joe Biden becomes the 46th president and Democrats take control of the U.S. Senate. With the U.S. House continuing under the Democratic party leadership of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Biden has an opportunity to enact big legislative changes. VOA’s Congressional Correspondent Katherine Gypson reports.


With Control of the White House and Congress, Democrats Have 2 Years to Enact Change

With U.S. President-elect Joe Biden set to be inaugurated on Jan. 20, one question being debated is whether Congress will pursue a second impeachment of outgoing President Donald Trump over his alleged role in last Wednesday’s attack on the Capitol building. Michelle Quinn reports.


US Lawmakers Discuss Next Moves as Nation Grapples to Understand Violence at Capitol Building

What started as a day of celebration for Black organizers, voters and other Georgians who helped deliver two historic Senate runoff victories was overshadowed Wednesday when a violent, mostly white mob of President Donald Trump&#039;s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol.
But Black leaders and organizers say the rioters&#039; insurrection won&#039;t deter the momentum achieved after the hard-fought victories of Georgia Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock. Instead, it serves as a harsh reminder of the work that lies ahead for the nation to truly grapple with white supremacy and racism, which Trump&#039;s presidency emboldened.
&#8220;It&#039;s a little bit bittersweet because on one hand it feels like vindication that if we invest in our communities and our organizations, then amazing things can happen,&#8221; said Cliff Albright, co-founder of Black Voters Matter, which estimates that it reached 2.8 million individuals in Georgia through text and phone banking campaigns, digital and social med..


Black Leaders Cheer Georgia Success, Push for More Progress

Lawmakers from the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives are scheduled to meet Wednesday in a joint session of Congress to count and certify electoral votes based on the result of the November presidential election.
This usually routine and ceremonial function — a final step after the Electoral College officially elected Joe Biden on December 14 — has turned into a litmus test of Republican lawmakers&#039; loyalty to President Donald Trump. More than 100 Trump loyalists are set to challenge certification.
Here&#039;s what we can expect from the meeting.
What usually happens?
Under the 12th Amendment, both chambers must meet to officially count and certify the Electoral College results from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Representatives of the Democratic and Republican parties in the Senate and House are appointed as &#8220;tellers&#8221; from each chamber. Vice President Mike Pence, in his capacity as president of the Senate, presides over the joint session. If he cannot presi..


Will Congress Block Certification of Biden’s Victory?

More than 100 Republican lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives and a dozen senators say they will join an almost assuredly futile effort Wednesday to try to block certification of the Electoral College vote showing that Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump in the November election.
The certification of the 306-232 Electoral College vote favoring Biden is the last step before he is set to be inaugurated as the country’s 46th president on January 20.
Both chambers of Congress would need to uphold the challenges to Biden’s victory for the election outcome to be upended. Democrats narrowly control the House and are certain to certify Biden’s win, while the Democratic minority in the Senate, along with some Republicans who have acknowledged Biden’s win, are likely to do the same in the Senate.
Trump, who for weeks has made baseless claims that he was defrauded of election to a second four-year term, continues to cheer on protests of his loss, an outcome that will m..


Dozens of House, Senate Republicans Joining Likely Futile Effort to Reject Biden Victory

Congress has overridden President Donald Trump&#039;s veto of a defense policy bill, a first by lawmakers since Trump took office nearly four years ago.
In an extraordinary New Year&#039;s Day session, the Republican-controlled Senate easily turned aside the veto, dismissing Trump&#039;s objections to the $740 billion bill and handing him a rebuke weeks before his term ends.
Trump had lashed out at lawmakers from his own party on Twitter, charging earlier this week that &#8220;Weak and tired Republican &#039;leadership&#039; will allow the bad Defense Bill to pass.&#8221;
Trump called the looming override vote a &#8220;disgraceful act of cowardice and total submission by weak people to Big Tech. Negotiate a better Bill, or get better leaders, NOW!&#8221;
The 81-13 vote in the Senate followed an earlier 322-87 override vote in the House of the widely popular defense measure. The bill provides a 3% pay raise for U.S. troops and guides defense policy, cementing decisions about troop levels, new weapons systems a..


In a First, Congress Overrides Trump Veto of Defense Bill 

The congressional joint session to count electoral votes is generally a routine, ceremonial affair. But President Donald Trump&#039;s repeated efforts to challenge Democrat Joe Biden&#039;s victory will bring more attention than usual to next Wednesday&#039;s joint session of the Senate and the House.
The congressional count is the final step in reaffirming Biden&#039;s win, after the Electoral College officially elected him on Dec 14. The meeting is required by the Constitution and includes several distinct steps.
Some Republicans who are echoing Trump&#039;s baseless claims of fraud have said they will officially object to the results, forcing votes in the Republican-run Senate and the Democratic-controlled House that will almost certainly fail. A group of House Republicans had been looking for a senator to sign on because there must be support from at least one member of each chamber to force the votes. That support came Wednesday from Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, a possible contende..


How Congress Will Count Electoral College Votes

U.S. President Donald Trump is spending the holiday weekend at his Florida resort as both Democrats and Republicans wait to see whether he will sign a critical pandemic relief and government funding package that he sharply criticized earlier this week.
The $2.3 trillion spending legislation, which includes $892 billion for coronavirus relief, has been flown from Washington to his Mar-a-Lago club to be available for him to sign into law. Trump has not specifically threatened to veto the bill, but he surprised lawmakers in both parties by labeling the legislation as a “disgrace” after it had been passed in the House and Senate, capping months of negotiations.
President Donald Trump&#039;s motorcade drives to Trump International Golf Club, Dec. 25, 2020, in West Palm Beach, Fla.Trump said the package gave too much money to special interests and foreign aid, and said direct payments of $600 for most Americans should be increased to $2,000. That was seen as a rebuke to members of his own Re..


US Spending Bill Awaits Trump’s Decision

U.S. President Donald Trump vetoed a $740 billion bill setting policy for the Department of Defense on Wednesday, despite its strong support in Congress, raising the possibility that the measure will fail to become law for the first time in 60 years.
Trump said he vetoed the annual National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, because it &#8220;fails to include critical national security measures, includes provisions that fail to respect our veterans and our military&#039;s history, and contradicts efforts by my administration to put America first in our national security and foreign policy actions.&#8221;
&#8220;It is a &#039;gift&#039; to China and Russia,&#8221; he said in a message to the House of Representatives.
Although his previous eight vetoes were all upheld thanks to support from Trump&#039;s fellow Republicans in Congress, advisers said this one looked likely to be overridden, just weeks before he leaves office on January 20.
Both the Republican-controlled Senate and Democratic-majority House of Re..


Major Defense Bill, Strongly Backed in Congress, Draws Trump’s Veto

Top congressional lawmakers struck a late-night agreement on the last major obstacle to a COVID-19 economic relief package costing nearly $1 trillion, clearing the way for votes as early as Sunday.
A Democratic aide said in an email that an agreement had been reached late Saturday and that compromise language was being finalized to seal a deal to be unveiled on Sunday.
The breakthrough involved a fight over Federal Reserve emergency powers that was defused by an odd couple: the Senate’s top Democrat and a senior conservative Republican.
“We’re getting very close, very close,” Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said earlier Saturday as he spent much of the day going back and forth with GOP Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania. Toomey had been pressing a provision to close down Fed lending facilities that Democrats and the White House said was too broadly worded and would have tied the hands of the incoming Biden administration.
The COVID-19 legislation has been held up after months of di..


Deal on Fed Removes Obstacle to US COVID Relief

Congress passed a two-day stopgap spending bill Friday night, averting a partial government shutdown and buying yet more time for frustratingly slow endgame negotiations on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package.
The virus aid talks remained on track, both sides said, but closing out final disagreements was proving difficult. Weekend sessions were on tap, and House leaders hoped for a vote on Sunday on the massive package, which wraps much of Capitol Hill&#039;s unfinished 2020 business into a take-it-or-leave-it behemoth.
The House passed the temporary funding bill by a 320-60 vote. The Senate approved it by voice vote almost immediately afterward, and President Donald Trump signed it late Friday.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky, walks to his office from the Senate Floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Dec. 18, 2020.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said both sides remain intent on closing the deal, even as Democr..


Congress Averts Shutdown; Fight Continues Over Pandemic Aid

Republican and Democratic congressional leaders expressed hope late Tuesday about reaching an agreement on a new round of coronavirus aid that has eluded U.S. lawmakers for months.
&#8220;I think we&#039;re moving in the right direction,” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said after two rounds of talks. “I think there&#039;s a possibility of getting it done.”
The meetings included House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
&#8220;We&#039;re making progress and hopefully we can come to an agreement soon,” Schumer said. “I think there is a genuine desire to come to an agreement.&#8221;  
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, speaks virtually with retired U.S. General Lloyd Austin, nominated by President-elect Joe Biden to be his Secretary of Defense, at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 15, 2020.Without a deal, several key programs are set to expire at the end of month, including unemployment aid that reaches 12 million out-of-work A..


Lawmakers Race to Make COVID-19 Aid Deal Ahead of Holiday Break

The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Wednesday that could prevent Chinese companies from listing their shares on U.S. exchanges unless they adhere to U.S. auditing standards.
The measure passed by unanimous voice vote, after passing the Senate earlier this year, sending it to the White House, which said President Donald Trump is expected to sign it into law.
&#8220;The Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act&#8221; bars securities of foreign companies from being listed on any U.S. exchange if they have failed to comply with the U.S. Public Accounting Oversight Board&#039;s audits for three years in a row.
While it applies to companies from any country, the legislation targets Chinese companies such as Alibaba, tech firm Pinduoduo Inc. and oil giant PetroChina Co Ltd.
Measures taking a harder line on Chinese business and trade practices generally pass Congress with large margins, as both Democrats and Trump&#039;s fellow Republicans echo the president&#039;s hard line against B..


Bill Forcing Chinese Firms to Meet US Accounting Standards Passes Congress

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says time is running out for U.S. lawmakers to reach an agreement on a second massive round of aid addressing the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
With just a handful of days left in session this year, members of Congress are racing to reach an agreement after months of fruitless negotiations.
McConnell told reporters Tuesday he had been in discussion with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows earlier in the day to determine what legislation U.S. President Donald Trump would be willing to sign.
“The way you get a result, you have to have a presidential signature. So, I felt the first thing we needed to do was to find out what the president would in fact sign. We believe we&#039;ve got the answer to that,” McConnell said. He added that given the dwindling days in session, any agreement on coronavirus relief would more than likely be tied to the omnibus bill funding the U.S. government past a D..
