What Passes For ‘Journalism’: Don Lemon, Donuts, and a Minnesota Church Storming

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There’s a certain kind of modern theater that insists it’s reporting. Don Lemon says he was at a Minnesota church on Sunday “as a journalist,” filming as a mob of anti-ICE agitators stormed a service. But the footage and details described tell a different story—one of proximity, participation, and a little too much familiarity. The incident is now under investigation by the Department of Justice. Lemon was seen on video greeting the organizer of “Operation Pull Up,” Nekima Armstrong, with a kiss on the cheek. Then, as the agitators moved toward the church in St. Paul, Lemon was also captured,

Tom Emmer’s Message to Fraudsters: You Don’t Get to Keep the Prize

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The bill’s name is a wink. The politics behind it are not. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer is preparing to introduce the Stop Citizenship Abuse and Misrepresentation Act — the SCAM Act — a proposal designed to make it easier for the federal government to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans convicted of fraud and other serious offenses. The legislation would clarify what evidence federal officials can use to prove a person did not meet the lawful requirements at the time of naturalization. It would also create a pathway to denaturalize individuals who, within 10 years of becoming citizens, are convicted

Good News: Two-Year Drop in Overdose Deaths Hits Historic Stretch Amid Cartel Crackdowns

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A grim American trend is finally bending the right way. New federal data released this week shows U.S. overdose deaths fell throughout most of last year — a sign the country may be turning a corner in an epidemic that worsened for generations. Deaths have now been dropping for more than two years — the longest decline in decades. But the pace of the decline is starting to slow. Experts say the crisis is still far from “normal.” The monthly death toll remains above pre-pandemic levels, and nowhere near where the country was before the current overdose era began, said

A Quiet Reversal With Loud Consequences: Net Migration Hits Negative Under Trump

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America is used to being a place people move toward, not away from. But a new estimate from economists suggests 2025 may have flipped the script: more immigrants left the United States than entered, a turn not seen “in at least a half a century.” The Brookings Institution put it plainly: “There was a significant drop-off in entries to the United States in 2025 relative to 2024 and an increase in enforcement activity leading to removals and voluntary departures.” “We estimate that net migration was between –10,000 and –295,000 in 2025, the first time in at least half a century

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