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Trump Ramps Up Pressure On HAMAS With Eli Lake, Reporter and Contributor to The Free Press.

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Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown faded Friday as Democrats refused to budge in a Senate vote and President Donald Trump readied plans to unleash layoffs and cuts across the federal government. On the third day of the shutdown, a Senate vote to advance a Republican bill that would reopen the government failed on a 54-44 tally — well short of the 60 needed to end a filibuster and pass the legislation. Senators headed for the exits of the Capitol, expecting no more votes over the weekend and showing few signs of any real progress towards ending the congressional standoff. Democrats are demanding that Congress extend healthcare benefits, while Republicans are trying to wear them down with day after day of voting on the House-passed bill that would reopen the government temporarily, mostly at current spending levels. “I don’t know how many times you’re going to give them a chance to vote no,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune said at a news conference Friday. He added that he would give Democratic senators the weekend to think it over. Although Republicans control the White House and both chambers of Congress, the Senate's filibuster rules make it necessary for the government funding legislation to gain support from at least 60 of the 100 senators. That's given Democrats a rare opportunity to use their 47 Senate seats to hold out in exchange for policy concessions. The party has chosen to rally on the issue of health care, believing it could be key to their path back to power in Washington. Their primary demand is that Congress extend tax credits that were boosted during the COVID-19 pandemic for health care plans offered under the Affordable Care Act marketplace. Standing on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said, “Understand this, over the last few days and over the next few days, what you’re going to see is more than 20 million Americans experience dramatically increased health care premiums, co-pays and deductibles because of the Republican unwillingness to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits.”

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Government Shutdown: What To Expect Next With James Rosen, Newsmax Chief DC Correspondent.

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Trump's 20-Point Peace Plan For The Middle-East With Chris Mitchell, CBN News Middle-East Bureau Chief.

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Government Shutdown: GOP Stands Firm Against Dem's Shenanigans With Florida Senator, Rick Scott.

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FDA Approves Latest Abortion Pill With Kansas Senator, Dr. Roger Marshall.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he ordered another strike on a small boat he accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela, expanding what the Trump administration has declared is an “armed conflict” with cartels. In his post, Hegseth said that “our intelligence, without a doubt, confirmed that this vessel was trafficking narcotics, the people onboard were narco-terrorists, and they were operating on a known narco-trafficking transit route.” It’s the fourth deadly strike in the Caribbean and the latest since revelations that President Donald Trump told lawmakers he was treating drug traffickers as unlawful combatants and military force was required to combat them.

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FBI Ditches SPLC As Organization Labels TPUSA A 'Hate Group' With Tyler O'Neil, senior editor at The Daily Signal and author of two books: “Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law.

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Apple has taken down an app that uses crowdsourcing to flag sightings of U.S. immigration agents after coming under pressure from the Trump administration. ICEBlock, a free iPhone-only app that lets users anonymously report and monitor activity by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, was no longer available on Apple's App Store as of Friday. The developer had confirmed its removal on Thursday evening. “We just received a message from Apple’s App Review that #ICEBlock has been removed from the App Store due to “objectionable content',” ICEBlock said in a social media post. “The only thing we can imagine is this is due to pressure from the Trump Admin. We have responded and we’ll fight this!" The developer said last month that it had more than 1 million users. Even though it has been removed from the app marketplace, those who have already downloaded the app should still be able to use it. The Associated Press reached out to ICEBlock for further comments on Friday. Apple said it removed apps like ICEBlock due to the potential for risks that were raised by law enforcement. “We created the App Store to be a safe and trusted place to discover apps," the company said in a statement. “Based on information we’ve received from law enforcement about the safety risks associated with ICEBlock, we have removed it and similar apps from the App Store.” U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi confirmed that her office had reached out to Apple on Thursday “demanding that they remove ICEBlock from their App Store." In a statement sent to The Associated Press, she claimed that ICEBlock was “designed to put ICE agents at risk just for doing their jobs.” Officials said last month that a gunman who opened fire on an ICE facility in Dallas had searched for apps that tracked the presence of ICE agents. Bondi has previously said that crowdsourced apps that allow people to communicate about the location of law enforcement officers is not allowed — specifically referring to ICEBlock developer Joshua Aaron in a July interview on Fox News. “We are looking at him and he better watch out because that’s not a protected speech,” Bondi said at the time. But advocates say that tracking ICE activity is a form of free speech protected by the First amendment. They maintain that such platforms are primarily used among individuals looking to protect themselves from surprise raids or potential harassment from immigration officials. Downloads of apps like ICEblock have surged as the Trump administration steps up immigration enforcement. ICEBlock and other crowdsourcing apps like it are being targeted, but crowdsourced technology has become common in the app store, and is still available through other apps. Navigation apps like Waze or Google Maps for Android phones have been in use for years. Part of their draw is that users are alerted to police speed traps by other drivers. Users of those apps have suggested they can be used to post updates about “icy conditions.” Waze and Google Maps have not been targeted by U.S. officials.

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The president’s latest ultimatum came in a social media post, threatening more attacks if Hamas doesn’t agree to a proposed peace deal. He said this is the “last chance” for the militant group to accept. The president said an agreement must be reached by 6 p.m. Eastern time on Sunday. Writing in all caps, he declared “there will be peace in the Middle East one way or the other.”

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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries admits to lying live on air to CNN's Jake Tapper!

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Rep. Maxine Waters Tells a reporter that Democrats want to give Healthcare to "Everybody".

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Why Republicans are Sharing Memes of Democrats with Mustaches in Mexican Hats

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Why We Stand with Israel

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Without Rush Limbaugh and Charlie Kirk, have some Conservatives lost their North Star?

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Trump said his administration is considering attacking drug cartels “coming by land” in Venezuela.

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The White House sent a memo titled “A Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” to nine elite U.S. universities.

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A Lebanese source familiar with the decision said the funding included $190 million for the Lebanese Armed Forces and $40 million for the Internal Security Forces.

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Trump will draw a red line on how long to give Hamas to accept an Israel-backed proposal to halt fighting in Gaza, the White House said on Thursday.

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