Moments later in that interview, Mullin added:
"The foundation [of the country] does not represent what Mamdani represents. We don’t represent socialism. We don’t represent that type of government that he does."
Sen. Markwayne Mullin speaking about NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Sunday:
"He swears to a different oath than what I swore to. I put my hand on the Bible of the Christian faith, meaning that I believe in God we trust."
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Bannon earlier: "We're going to have ICE surround the polls"
Reporter: Is that something the president is considering?
Karoline Leavitt: "That's not something I ever heard the president consider, no"
Reporter: Can you guarantee ICE won't be at polling sites?
KL: "... silly hypothetical question"
The next question!
Reporter: "On the nuclear arms ..."
1/ BREAKING: Government documents reviewed by ProPublica identify Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa, 43, and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez, 35, as the two who fired their weapons during the deadly encounter with Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
Bellingcat took a very close look at the killing, which clearly contradicts the DHS narrative
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Eleven people were killed in that September attack, including two who survived the initial attack and were killed in a follow-up strike.
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The Trump administration has said the strikes are legal because President Donald Trump determined the country is in an “armed conflict” with drug smugglers.
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Making an aircraft look like a civilian plane to carry out an attack with explicit intent to kill or wound a target is known as “perfidy” under the law of armed conflict — which is a war crime — according to legal experts.
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The Trump administration’s first deadly strike on an alleged drug smuggling boat, in early September, was conducted by a secretive military aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane, multiple officials confirmed to the Washington Post.
Mamdani’s first sit-down interview since taking office is with FAQ NYC:
‘It Is Right To Hope? We're Going To Show Them That It Is.’ www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/08/m...
jobs numbers
The Minnesota Star Tribune identified the victim of the ICE shooting in Minnesota as Renee Nicole Good. Her father, Tim Ganger, told The Post that he and his wife were still processing the news.
“She was a wonderful person,” he said.
Fox Producer: Jesse Watters would like to invite you on his show
AOC: He has sexualized and harassed me on his show.
FP: That’s not true
AOC: He accused me of wanting to sleep with Stephen Miller. So why don’t you tell me what you think is acceptable to tell a woman.
CNN graphics put the asterisk in the wrong place, it appears…
A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
"It was a Trump+40 district. They had riots around his house that night — you know he voted, 'I vote to impeach' and that night they had riots."
"You're fighting the Democrats and you're fighting the fake news. ... You are fighting the news, but you can beat them. That's why I'm standing here."
1. Hundreds of corps that pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 5 years
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
Eversource Energy
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
Asked about the Christmas post on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s official X account declaring, “Today we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,” Pentagon press secretary Kingsley Wilson provided a one-sentence reply: “Merry Christmas to all, even the fake news Washington Post!”
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“People of all religions and none should not have to sift through proselytizing messages to access government information,” she added. “It’s divisive and un-American.”
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Those social media posts are “one more example of the Christian Nationalist rhetoric the Trump administration has disseminated since Day One in office,” Rachel Laser, president and CEO of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, said in a statement.
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The messages sharply diverged from the more secular, Santa & reindeer style of Christmas messages that have been the norm for government agencies. The posts provided the latest example of the administration’s efforts to promote the cultural views & language of Trump’s evangelical Christian base
The Department of Homeland Security posted three messages on social media Thursday and Friday, twice declaring, “Christ is Born!” and once stating, “We are blessed to share a nation and a Savior.”
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