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1 week ago | 
westernjournal.com | Jack Davis
President Donald Trump may be giving Iran what is being labeled a “last chance” offer to end the war Israel unleashed on Friday, according to a new report. The Jerusalem Post reported that European and U.S. officials said Trump will intervene. Details are sparse. One official said the deal might be “slightly” better for Iran than the previous U.S. offer sent to Iran earlier this month. However, the deal would ban Iran from enriching uranium, a step necessary for a nuclear weapon.
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1 week ago | 
westernjournal.com | Jack Davis
An 8-month-old baby was among three people killed Sunday night when gunfire broke out during a Utah carnival. Police said an 18-year-old who was believed to be connected to an altercation that preceded the shooting was killed, as was a 41-year-old woman, the West Valley City Police Department said, according to KSL-TV. Five people were hit by the gunfire, police said. Some victims were shot more than once.
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1 week ago | 
westernjournal.com | Jack Davis
As Israel and Iran exchange attacks, the United States is moving military assets into the Middle East in case it should take an active role in the combat. On Monday, the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz left the South China Sea, canceling a planned port call in the Vietnamese city of Danang, according to Reuters.
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1 week ago | 
westernjournal.com | Jack Davis
Whether they wanted one or not, the crew and passengers of a commercial aircraft got a front-row seat to an Iranian barrage of ballistic missiles against Israel. “Amazing footage showing the launch of ballistic missiles earlier today by Iran against Israel, from the cockpit of a commercial aircraft flying over Dubai,” OSINT Defender posted on X. The video showed what appear to be 13 missiles as they launch and separate.
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1 week ago | 
westernjournal.com | Jack Davis
President Donald Trump used his Truth Social account on Sunday to send an exhortation to members of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to focus on deep blue urban areas that shelter illegal immigrants. Trump noted the headwinds facing ICE as agents perform their work. “Our Nation’s ICE Officers have shown incredible strength, determination, and courage as they facilitate a very important mission, the largest Mass Deportation Operation of Illegal Aliens in History,” Trump wrote.
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1 week ago | 
westernjournal.com | Jack Davis
Iran has tried to assassinate President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed on Sunday. Netanyahu was interviewed by Fox News host Bret Baier after Israel launched a pre-emptive strike on Iran’s nuclear program, leading to Iran firing missiles at Israel as Israel targeted sites across Iran.
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1 week ago | 
westernjournal.com | Jack Davis
Despite an overwhelming majority of House Democrats opposing the measure, the House on Tuesday moved to overturn a law in Washington, D.C., that allows non-citizens to vote in local elections. The bill passed 266-148, according to Fox News. One Democrat voted “present,” while 56 supported the bill. House Republicans have tried before to overturn the D.C. law, but both times the Democrat-dominated Senate blocked the measure from passing, according to The Washington Post.
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1 week ago | 
westernjournal.com | Jack Davis
10The leader of a terrorist group is calling for the assassination of President Donald Trump and multiple top American leaders. In a new video, Sa’ad bin Atef al-Awlaki, leader of the group al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), issued a 34-minute incitement to terrorism, according to the New York Post, which quoted him as telling his followers to “take revenge.”The State Department currently has a $6 million bounty on al-Awlaki, who became the leader of the Yemen-based group in March 2024.
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1 week ago | 
westernjournal.com | Jack Davis
Republicans beat Democrats in this year’s annual Congressional Baseball Game. The 13-2 victory was the fifth in a row for the Republicans, according to Axios. Axios noted that since 1962, Republicans have won 38 games, while Democrats have won 23 games. The games have been played since the 1900s, with the media sometimes taking part. There was no game in 2020 due to COVID lockdowns. There was one tie in 1983. Another W. That’s five straight.
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1 week ago | 
westernjournal.com | Jack Davis
General Motors is shifting gears from going green to going after the green. With demand for EVs in low gear, GM is investing $4 billion to make more gasoline-powered vehicles and to do so in the United States, according to Axios. Michigan, Kansas, and Tennessee plants are expected to start more production in 2027. GM’s Detroit-area Orion Assembly plant, once touted as the home for EV production, will instead be making gas-powered full-size SUVs and pickups.
