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Alex Pretti was caught on video attacking the vehicle of federal immigration officers in Minneapolis just days before he was shot and killed in an altercation with Border Patrol.Footage of the January 13 incident shows Pretti spitting at…

Polar exploration stories have a way of both terrifying and inspiring the soul. The combination of physical discomfort and psychological strain strips life, and leadership, down to its utter essentials: resilience, skill, competence, and…

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Two Border Patrol agents who were involved in the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday have been placed on administrative leave, a Customs and Border Protection spokesperson told The Daily Wire.The agents initially…

WASHINGTON—Shortly after President Donald Trump’s second term began, Vice President JD Vance was given a job: figure out how to fulfill the president’s promise to save TikTok.That deal was reached late last week, but work started a year…

The man shot and killed by federal agents in Minnesota was also known for his ‘gentleness.’…

President Trump touted his record on the economy and unveiled a massive investment by John Deere in the United States during a speech in Iowa on Tuesday afternoon.Trump traveled to the city of Clive outside of Des Moines and spoke in…

in: People, Podcast, Social Skills Brett & Kate McKay • January 27, 2026 We’ve all had that feeling — you meet someone new, and the conversation just flows. You’re in sync. You click. But what’s really happening when…

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Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) is calling on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to be “immediately fired” as the federal government approaches a possible partial shutdown over DHS funding, but Trump outright said “no” on Tuesday when…

Border Patrol commander at large Gregory Bovino was relieved of his national duties and returned to his California post on Monday, the latest development in the Trump administration’s response to tensions in Minneapolis.Bovino, who has…

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France’s National Assembly on Monday backed legislation to ban children under 15 years old from social media on Monday, amid growing concerns about online bullying and mental health risks.The bill proposes banning under-15s from social…

Over the weekend, much of the United States was hit with a huge winter storm that affected over 200 million people. Some of those folks lost power on account of the ice and snow.A lot of people don’t think about their power until it goes…

Catholic research groups are assisting the Church in organizing public accompaniment, witness, and parish training to help show solidarity with immigrants and refugees.…

Senate Republicans seem unlikely to budge on funding for the Department of Homeland Security as a partial government shutdown approaches on Friday.Democrats have called for DHS funding to be held up unless there are serious strings…

Over a million Americans are without power, and at least nine are dead as a result of the winter storm battering the southern and eastern United States.Winter Storm Fern has blanketed the country with ice, snow, and freezing temperatures…

The Pontiff looked back to the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea in 2025.…

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz on Sunday compared federal immigration officers to the Nazis.The failed Democrat vice presidential candidate said during a press conference said that immigration operations in Minnesota evoke the tale of Anne…

When the physician and psychiatrist Leonard Schwartz surveyed his life at middle-age, he was not particularly happy with the state of himself as a physical specimen. Decades of smoking, overwork, and living a sedentary lifestyle had left…