Putting Iranian assets to good use — Las Vegas Review-Journal, via MSN
Trump Says US in ‘Final Throes’ of Iran Deal, Strait of Hormuz Could Reopen Within Days — The Epoch times
Trump says peace deal with Iran could come in ‘two or three days’ — Politico
California’s Wild And Woolly Election: Is It All A Fraud?
Republican Steve Hilton to face Democrat Xavier Becerra in California governor’s race — NBC News
Stealing Elections In California: That’s How The System ‘Works’ — Larry O’Connor, Townhall
House Speaker Johnson on California Elections: ‘I‘m Not Saying It‘s Rigged; I‘m Saying It Stinks to High Heaven’ — Grabien News
California allows voters to register with gym card, insurance card, employer ID—none of which verify identity or citizenship — U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli, via Post Millennial
California Allows Late Ballots With No Postmark — That’s An Invitation To Fraud — The Federalist
California’s Choice (Decline) — American Greatness
As Pratt Gets Bad News, California Vote-Counting Fuels Conservative Distrust — Susan Crabtree, Real Clear Politics
Worst Case Scenario for Los Angeles — SashaStone.com
Oops! New Gerrymandered CA Congressional District Will Remain In GOP Hands — Conservative Brief
U.S. Immigration: Still Broke, But Getting Better
Trump Just Got the Last Laugh on Immigration — Townhall
Congress passes $70B for immigration enforcement, ending months-long fight — Grabien News
Most of the H1-B Program Is a Fraud: Fake Degrees, Fake Info — Independent Sentinel
Britain Remains Afire As Rage Over Migrant Violence Grows
Henry Nowak’s murder has sparked a political firestorm in Great Britain — Deseret News, via Yahoo
Belfast Erupts: Protesters Set Fires to Vehicles, Homes in Wake of Suspected Migrant Beheading Attempt — Breitbart
Protests across Scotland follow Belfast knife attack — BBC, via Yahoo
Time For Starmer And Labour To Go? — Roundup, Instapundit
Are States And Feds Committing Mass Fraud With Tax Dollars?
13 States Failed Basic Financial Audits — Here Are the 7 Biggest Red Flags — Daily Signal
Vance and GOP’s Golden Political Issue: Federal Fraud — J.T. Young, Real Clear Politics
JD Vance Refers Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s Possible Fraud To Justice Department — Jesse Watters, X
Some Headlines We didn’t Expect . . .
Cost of living leads Americans’ concerns by a wide margin, with the U.S.-Iran conflict now in the top three — TIPP Insights
Merry Christmas! Yellowstone To Get June Snowstorm As Cold Front Dips Into Wyoming — Cowboy State Daily
Silicon Valley found AI and started looking for God — San Francisco Standare
Socialist ‘Red Rabbits’ are training for national uprising against cops (be careful what you wish for) — New York Post
World’s Most Popular Sport: FIFA faces World Cup empty seats embarrassment
with 180,000 tickets available — The Mirror (U.S.)
Public Schools Are in a Downward Spiral — American Greatness
Scott Pelley’s Hysteria Is A Good Sign That The Legacy Media Continue To Die A Painful Death — The Federalist
Trump-Endorsed Candidates Win Primary Elections — Real News Feed
Survey: 55% of Democrats Would Prefer Living Outside the United States — American Greatness
Concerning Platner (Who Won Dem Primary), What Would Frederick Douglass Tell Maine’s Voters? — American Thinker
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