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Trump Endorses Alaska Gov. Dunleavy With One

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Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday endorsed Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy, who is running for reelection in the state's gubernatorial race. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images) Former President Donald Trump's intent to defeat Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, has him eyeing the state's gubernatorial race. Trump on Tuesday endorsed Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy, who is running for reelection. The former president's support, however, has one condition — don’t back Murkowski. "Alaska needs Mike Dunleavy as Governor now more than ever," Trump said in a  statement . "He has my Complete and Total Endorsement but, this endorsement is subject to his non-endorsement of Senator Lisa Murkowski who has been very bad for Alaska. "In other words, if Mike endorses her, which is his prerogative, my endorsement of him is null and void, and of no further force or effect!" Murkowski was 1 of 7 Republican senators who voted to convict Trump of inciting the Jan. 6 Capitol attack....

Trump-Appointed Judges Rule Out Comparisons Between Jan. 6, Portland

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U.S. District Judge Trevor N. McFadden speaks during his investiture ceremony April 13, 2018, at the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) Two judges appointed by former President Donald Trump are rejecting claims being made by Jan. 6 defendants that they are being treated more unfairly because of their conservative views than how left-leaning protesters from the 2020 riots in Portland, Oregon, had been handled. Federal Judge Trevor McFadden, a judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, on Tuesday said the Jan. 6 defendants didn't have enough evidence that shows discrimination, reports  CNN . Last week, Judge Carl Nichols, also appointed to the federal court in D.C. by Trump, made a similar ruling.  In McFadden's ruling, Jan. 6 defendant David Lee Judd had asked that the judge examine Justice Department records about prosecution decisions in the Portland cases, and claimed that he had been treated unfairly compared to those c...

China ramps up brutal ‘zero Covid’ lockdown with anyone seen driving JAILED as Omicron surges around the world

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The city of Xi’an was raised to the “strictest” level in an effort to control the country’s worst outbreak in 21 months. 3 A truck spraying a fog of disinfectant onto the streets of Xi’an Credit: Getty 3 Anyone seen driving on the streets are to be jailed and given a fine Credit: Getty 3 Today 162 cases were reported in the city of Xi’an Credit: Getty It comes as a string of  hugely positive studies  show Omicron IS milder than other strains, with the first official UK report revealing the risk of hospitalisation is  50 to 70 per cent lower than with Delta . Covid booster jabs protect against Omicron and offer the best chance to get through the pandemic, health officials have repeatedly said. The Sun’s  Jabs Army  campaign is helping get the vital extra vaccines in Brits’ arms to ward off the need for any new restrictions. Although no cases of the Omicron variant have yet been detected in Xi’an, the Chinese government remains on edge that any outbreak ...

Iranian And Russian Officials Strike Positive Tone On Nuclear Talks

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FILE PHOTO: Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Enrique Mora and Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani and delegations wait for the start of a meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission in Vienna, Austria December 17, 2021. EU Delegation in Vienna/EEAS/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo Iran and Russia both gave upbeat views on Tuesday about talks that kicked off this week to salvage Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with global powers, although Western nations have said the negotiations are going too slowly. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said a deal was possible in the near future if other parties showed “good faith” while Russian envoy Mikhail Ulyanov said a working group was making “indisputable progress” in the eighth round of talks. Indirect talks between Iran and the United States resumed https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/irans-oil-exports-are-focus-vienna-nuclear-talks-top-diplomat-says-2021-12-27 on Monday in Vienn...

South Africa Recalls New Isolation And Quarantine Rules

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A wQn wearing a protective face mask against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and a plastic bag on her head to protect from the rain looks on, as the new Omicron coronavirus variant spreads, at Tsomo, a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, December 2, 2021. Picture taken December 2, 2021. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko South Africa has recalled rules that no longer required people without symptoms of COVID-19 to isolate or test if they have been in contact with a positive case, the government announced on Tuesday, saying an amended circular will be re-issued. Last week the health ministry said that asymptomatic individuals who had been in contact with a case of COVID-19 no longer had to isolate but should monitor for symptoms for 5-7 days and avoid attending large gatherings. It had added that only those people who developed symptoms needed to get tested and that those with mild symptoms should isolate for eight days and severe cases for 10 days. It had also revised protocols o...

Crashes In San Diego Suburb

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Medical Transport Jet  SAN DIEGO – AUGUST 31: Traffic moves along the I-5 in San Diego, California on August 31, 2006. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and democratic leaders have struck a deal calling for a 25 per cent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 2020 in California and promoting alternative energy sources throughout the state. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images)    jet crashes in a San Diego neighborhood killing all on board. Reports say a twin engine lear jet exploded upon impact leaving the El Cajon suburb scattered with fiery wreckage Monday evening. Officials say there were no survivors aboard the air ambulance that seats up to eight passengers. Rain was reported in the area at the time of the crash but the cause of the crash remains under investigation. Residents are saying the pilot died a hero for hitting the street miraculously not injuring anyone on the ground. Just a few months ago another deadly plane crash happened in the area when a ...

Vice President Harris Is Lying About The Supply Chain After Claiming U.S. Ports Are Open

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Freedman Bank Forum at the Treasury Department in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) CEO of Goya Foods Robert Unanue suggests Kamala Harris is lying about improving the country’s supply chain. In an interview Monday the billionaire was asked about the V.P’s comments. When she asserted that “business is booming” and that the ports are open “24-seven”. Unanue immediately called this “fake news” adding the ports are very much backed up due to staffing shortages with very few truck drivers being able to keep up with the pace of demand. He later blamed the Biden White House saying the crisis is due to the current administration undoing many of the Trump-era policies that otherwise kept the country intact