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Democrats Want the Shutdown

Democrats Are Determined to Shutdown the Government

AG Bondi touts Memphis arrests during Trump's federal deployment

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Attorney General Pam Bondi have met with Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee in Memphis.

Prosecutors Say Federal Employee Caused Shooter Hoax To Bond With Co-Workers

A scare about a supposed shooting that prompted a lockdown at New Jersey’s largest military base was a hoax caused by a civilian employee who wanted to “trauma bond” with her colleagues, according to federal prosecutors. Malika Brittingham, a civilian who works for the Naval Air Warfare Center and was assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, faces charges that she knowingly conveyed false information about an active shooter who didn't exist, according to a criminal complaint filed by federal prosecutors. Brittingham was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon, and a telephone number for her could not be located Wednesday. It wasn't known Wednesday if she's retained an attorney. The lockdown order was issued shortly before 11 a.m. Tuesday at the sprawling base, which is among the nation’s largest military installations. According to a criminal complaint, Brittingham allegedly texted someone around 10:15 a.m., writing that a shooter was on the base, that she had heard five or six shots and that she was hiding in a closet with co-workers. The person she texted then called the base’s operation center and 911, relaying what Brittingham told her, the complaint stated. That prompted the lockdown order, officials said. The lockdown lasted about an hour before base officials determined there was no shooter. “This kind of senseless fear-mongering and disruption will not be tolerated in my state,” the acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey, Alina Habba, said on social media. “After everything this country has gone through, especially in light of current events, I will be sure to bring down the hammer of the law for anyone found guilty of creating unnecessary panic and undermining public trust.” According to prosecutors, Brittingham told investigators she carried out the hoax because she had been “ostracized by her co-workers and hoped that their shared experience in response to an active shooter would allow them to ‘trauma bond,’” the complaint said. The U.S. Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst spans 42,000 acres (17,000 hectares) and combines Air Force, Army and Navy functions with more than 42,000 service members, relatives and civilian employees. The incident unfolded as U.S. military leaders gathered at the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia, where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had summoned them from around the world to hear him declare an end to “woke” culture in the armed forces, among other Trump administration priorities.

Can't Talk Sense into Democrats

Can't Talk Sense to Democrats

Government Shutdown Takes Hold With Mass Layoffs And No End In Sight

The federal government was thrown into a shutdown with no easy endgame in sight. Democrats held firm Wednesday to their demands to salvage health care subsidies that President Donald Trump and Republican in Congress have refused to negotiate. The White House threatened mass layoffs of federal workers in a matter of days. No new talks were scheduled after the president failed this week to secure a deal with congressional leaders. Blame was being cast on all sides. A vote to end the government shutdown has failed. House Speaker Mike Johnson said he's praying that Democrats come to their senses.

Government Shutdown Takes Hold With Mass Layoffs Looming And No End In Sight

Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Shoots Lava From Its Summit Crater

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has been shooting lava from its summit crater about once a week since late last year, delighting residents, visitors and online viewers alike with a firehose of molten rock. On Wednesday, the volcano had its 34th episode since December. Scientists believe they are all part of the same eruption because magma has been following the same pathway to the surface. Lava fountains reached 330 feet (100 meters) early Wednesday, officials said. Winds are blowing moderately from the northeast, suggesting that volcanic gas emissions and volcanic material may be distributed to the southwest, according to the National Park Service and the U.S. Geological Survey. The lava has been contained within the summit crater inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and hasn't threatened homes or buildings. It isn't expected to affect local commercial airports. Park visitors can see the eruption in person. Others can watch popular livestreams offering a choice of three different camera angles made possible by the U.S. Geological Survey. Kilauea is on Hawaii Island, the largest of the Hawaiian archipelago. It’s about 200 miles (320 kilometers) south of the state’s largest city, Honolulu, which is on Oahu.

Government Shutdown for Illegal Aliens

Illegal Aliens and Government Shutdowns

Turning Point USA's College Tour Returns To Utah

Turning Point USA’s college tour went to Utah for the first time since its founder was assassinated on a college campus in the state earlier this month. Tuesday's stop at Utah State University in Logan was about two hours north of Utah Valley University, where a gunman killed Turning Point founder Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10. Podcast host Alex Clark told the crowd she was not there to eulogize Kirk but to pass the torch to everyone in the audience. The Logan campus reported hours before the event that a building was temporarily evacuated but safe. Event security included metal detectors and a heavy law enforcement presence.

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Dana White's take on cancel culture after Charlie Kirk's assassination

Dana White's Take On 'Cancel Culture' After Charlie's Assassination

6 Homes Collapse Into The Outer Banks Surf As Hurricanes Swirl Offshore

Six unoccupied houses along North Carolina’s Outer Banks have collapsed into the ocean as Hurricanes Humberto and Imelda rumble in the Atlantic, the latest private beachfront structures to fall as sea levels rise due to global warming. Five of the homes, once propped on high stilts, collapsed Tuesday afternoon in Buxton, a community on the string of islands that make up the Outer Banks, said Mike Barber, a spokesperson for the National Park Service. A sixth in Buxton collapsed overnight, the park service said on its website. No injuries had been reported Tuesday, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore said in a post on social media. In videos shown by the local station 13News Now, the homes Tuesday teetered on stilts, battered by the waves before plunging into the surf, clogging the seashore with debris, two-by-fours, cushions and an entire home as wave after wave rolled in. The post said that more collapses are possible given the ocean conditions, and urged visitors to avoid an area stretching for miles south of the collapses, to stay clear of the debris. Ocean overwash on Tuesday also prompted the state Transportation Department to close a portion of North Carolina Highway 12 on Ocracoke Island. The ferry connecting Ocracoke and Hatteras islands also was suspended Tuesday, the department said. North Carolina’s coast is made up almost entirely of narrow, low-lying barrier islands that have been eroding for years as rising seas swallow the land. Eighteen privately owned houses have now collapsed on Seashore beaches since 2020, the park service said. The first 11 were north of Buxton in Rodanthe, but a Buxton home fell into the surf two weeks ago. The threat often increases when storms affect the region, as is the case with the two latest hurricanes, even as they moved further out in the Atlantic. The National Weather Service issued coastal flood advisories and warnings for parts of eastern North Carolina, and dangerous surf conditions were expected through the rest of the week. Noah Gillam, the planning director for Dare County, which includes Buxton, said Wednesday that the most recent collapsed homes were among 35 structures that had been decertified for occupancy since late August — when Hurricane Erin churned in the Atlantic — due to erosion-related damage. A 2024 report from a group of federal, state and local officials said that 750 of nearly 8,800 oceanfront structures in North Carolina are considered at risk from erosion. Possible solutions include shoring up eroded beaches with dredged sand or rock, or using state or federal funding to buy out threatened homes and move or demolish them — all expensive propositions.