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3+ hour, 21+ min ago (508+ words) By LifeZette News Staff December 3, 2025 The Washington Post had previously claimed, citing unnamed sources, that a Special Operations commander "ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth's instructions," asserting that the action was intended to kill two survivors clinging to the wreckage. Hegseth denied the allegation, calling it "fabricated." MORE NEWS: 21 Blue States Enter the "Find Out' Phase as USDA Moves to Clamp Down on SNAP Fraud [WATCH] The White House Press Secretary also stated that Hegseth never issued any order for a second strike on the vessel. "@PressSec confirms that the Sec. War did NOT give the order to strike the narco boat a second time, Admiral Bradley did'and he had every right to. ' Townhall.com (@townhallcom) December 1, 2025 According to the Washington Post report, the alleged order was described as part of what the outlet called the administration's "war…...

3+ hour, 25+ min ago (653+ words) By LifeZette News Staff December 3, 2025 U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced that the Department of Agriculture will halt federal funding to states that decline to provide data needed to investigate fraud in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Rollins detailed the decision during a cabinet meeting of the Trump administration as she reviewed the agency's recent findings and ongoing efforts to address misuse within the program. Rollins said that in February the USDA asked all states to "turn over their data to the federal government to let the USDA partner with them to root out" fraud, but only 29 states complied. MORE NEWS: Obama, with a Straight Face, Says Mainstream News Does a Good Job of Presenting Facts [WATCH] She noted that the noncompliant states were predominantly blue states. "The third thing " we have so much great things to talk about at…...

3+ hour, 57+ min ago (795+ words) By LifeZette News Staff December 3, 2025 Former President Barack Obama defended legacy media outlets during a Monday appearance at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, telling attendees he believes mainstream news organizations "still do a very good job of just presenting facts." His comments came in response to a question from museum chairperson Olivia Walton about which media outlets he relies on. MORE NEWS: "Greggy's Cult' Terrorized, Blackmailed Kids into Sexual Acts, Instructed Suicide [WATCH] A Wall Street Journal article published Dec. 19, 2024, reported that White House aides had "insulated" Joe Biden, including from members of his own Cabinet, as his health declined. The story echoed earlier reporting from the outlet that drew criticism from some media organizations at the time. Obama said cable news outlets, regardless of political alignment, had "fallen prey" to economic incentives. "I actually…...

4+ hour, 24+ min ago (555+ words) By LifeZette News Staff December 3, 2025 Federal prosecutors announced on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, that a Queens man and four other individuals linked to a disturbing online cult terrorized and blackmailed children on gaming platforms, coercing them into performing sexual acts on camera and instructing them to kill themselves. " FBI (@FBI) December 3, 2025 MORE NEWS: Tennessee Voters Crushed Democrat Hopes as Van Epps Secures GOP Seat [WATCH] The group, known as "Greggy's Cult," operated from 2019 to 2021, targeting children as young as 11 using Discord, Roblox, and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Hector Bermudez, 29, from Queens, was arrested and arraigned in federal court on Tuesday. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York detailed the group's activities, which involved exploiting children nationwide. "No child should ever be terrorized or exploited online, and no online platform should give refuge to predators," U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said in…...

5+ hour, 4+ min ago (1137+ words) By LifeZette News Staff December 3, 2025 Republican nominee Matt Van Epps won Tuesday's special election in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District, defeating Democratic candidate Aftyn Behn in a closely watched contest to fill the seat vacated by former Rep. Mark Green, who resigned in June to take a private sector position. In his victory statement, Van Epps said, "This race was bigger than just one campaign. It represented a defining moment for Tennessee and for the direction of the country." MORE NEWS: Trump's Big Announcement, Ireland Heating Up, and the Wildest Coaching Carousel Early returns showed him leading by roughly nine points. The district, which covers central and western parts of the state and includes sections of Nashville, has been firmly Republican for years. President Donald Trump carried it by 22 points in last year's presidential election, and Green won re-election in 2022 and 2024 by…...

13+ hour, 47+ min ago (394+ words) Today, the U.S. Supreme Court'heard'oral arguments in'First Choice Women's Resource Centers v. Platkin, a case challenging a broad investigative subpoena infringing on the First Amendment rights of a pro-life pregnancy center. The High Court is expected to decide the case by June 2026. In its High Court petition, First Choice'argues'that AG Platkin's subpoena improperly targets its pro-life viewpoint, chills donor participation, and that this infringement on its First Amendment rights should be heard in a federal forum. Justice Elena Kagan noted that an "ordinary person" would not find it "reassuring" that the subpoena would need to be "stamped by a court" before being enforced. "I'm an ordinary person'and maybe this [subpoena] will be denied, maybe it won't," said Justice Kagan. "I'm fearful of that. I don't want my name being given." Justice Clarence Thomas and Justice Amy Coney Barrett inquired about why the…...

17+ hour, 18+ min ago (903+ words) In'Urias-Orellana v. Bondi, the Supreme Court on Monday considered whether federal courts of appeals should make their own determination on whether an asylum seeker experienced persecution, or leave it to [] The post Court debates asylum determinations appeared first on SCOTUSblog. In Urias-Orellana v. Bondi, the Supreme Court on Monday considered whether federal courts of appeals should make their own determination on whether an asylum seeker experienced persecution, or leave it to the Board of Immigration Appeals, in a case that will clarify the circuit courts" roles in the immigration system. The dispute began soon after Douglas Humberto Urias-Orellana, Sayra Iliana Gamez-Mejia, and their child arrived in the United States in 2021 and requested asylum, citing repeated threats of violence from a hit man, or sicario, working for a drug lord in their home country of El Salvador. Urias-Orellana contended that after his half-brother,…...

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17+ hour, 33+ min ago (799+ words) A federal judge in Trenton, New Jersey, declined to block the subpoena. U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp ruled that the dispute was not yet "ripe" " that is, ready for the federal court to take up. Only a state court, Shipp said, has the power to enforce or block a subpoena, and no state court had done so yet. When Platkin attempted to enforce the subpoena, a state court granted his request and directed First Choice to "respond fully" to the state's demands for information " which, the state court later made clear, would also allow First Choice to object to those demands. Back in federal court, Shipp once again ruled that the dispute was not yet ripe. Although the state court had granted Platkin's request to enforce the subpoena, Shipp wrote, it had not yet determined whether First Choice would face sanctions…...

17+ hour, 34+ min ago (159+ words) Attorney General Platkin's demand echoes troubling historical precedents in which compelled disclosure was used to punish dissenting viewpoints. Even the threat of compelled disclosure is enough to deter Americans from joining, supporting, or donating to causes they believe in. This violates the core constitutional protections that ensure that any viewpoint'such as'the'core belief in the right to life'held by pro-life Americans'cannot be silenced by government intimidation or public pressure campaigns. "Political disagreements must never become an excuse to weaponize the investigative power of the state,Tobias added.If officials can rummage through the private records of a pregnancy help center without cause, then no nonprofit'regardless of its mission'will be safe. Dec 2, 2025 | Dec 2, 2025 | first amendment, Pregnancy Help Centers, Supreme Court Dec 2, 2025 | Chris Smith, Pregnancy Help Centers Dec 2, 2025 | Adoption Dec 2, 2025 | military abortions Dec 2, 2025 | Pro-Life songs_videos_art etc...