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President Donald Trump, who previously has used his executive pardon authority to rescue hundreds of people caught up in the Democrats' war against those protesting the results of the 2020 presidential election on Jan. 6, 2021, now is coming to the rescue of a beleaguered Democrat.

On social media, Trump announced a pardon for U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, and his wife.

"For years, the Biden Administration weaponized the Justice System against their Political Opponents, and anyone who disagreed with them. One of the clearest examples of this was when Crooked Joe used the FBI and DOJ to 'take out' a member of his own Party after Highly Respected Congressman Henry Cuellar bravely spoke out against Open Borders, and the Biden Border 'Catastrophe.'

"Sleepy Joe went after the Congressman, and even the Congressman's wonderful wife, Imelda, simply for speaking the TRUTH. It is unAmerican and, as I previously stated, the Radical Left Democrats are a complete and total threat to Democracy! They will attack, rob, lie, cheat, destroy, and decimate anyone who dares to oppose their Far Left Agenda, an Agenda that, if left unchecked, will obliterate our magnificent Country. Because of these facts, and others, I am hereby announcing my full and unconditional PARDON of beloved Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar, and Imelda. Henry, I don't know you, but you can sleep well tonight — Your nightmare is finally over!"

Cuellar, whose positions on political issues often were more conservative than those of his political party, especially in recent years when extremism has become the core of the Democrat Party's beliefs, and his wife were indicted on money laundering, conspiracy and bribery charges in 2024.

Prosecutors alleged that he took nearly $600,000 in bribes from Azerbaijan and a Mexican commercial bank.

Already, two of the allegations made by prosecutors had been dismissed.

But two of his two political advisers also have pleaded guilty to charges that they had conspired with Cuellar to launder some $200,000 from the bank.

He was accused of attempting to influence "the Treasury Department to work around an anti-money laundering policy that threatened the bank's interests."

Cuellar's trial had been scheduled for April 2026.

He's served Texas in the U.S. House since 2004.

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MyPillow founder and staunch Donald Trump supporter Mike Lindell filed paperwork Wednesday to run for governor of his home state, Minnesota.

"I'm 98 percent sure I'm going to," Lindell said in an interview Wednesday, according to an MPR report. The businessman said he wasn't making a formal declaration just yet, but that it likely would occur by Dec. 11.

Lindell, 64, was active in disputing the 2020 presidential race results, insisting there was coordinated vote fraud that handed the White House to Democrat Joe Biden. The pillow pitchman held conferences with computer and voting experts that explored 2020 election fraud.

In September, a federal judge in Minnesota ruled that Lindell defamed the election technology company Smartmatic with false statements about the 2020 election.

According to MPR, Lindell would make a dozen Republicans trying to unseat Democratic Gov. Tim Walz in 2026. A GOP nominee could be chosen in an August primary if a state convention endorsement doesn't clear the field in May.

Democrats wasted no time slamming Lindell after the filing, some calling him a "sleazy businessman" with an extreme agenda.

"His entrance into the race is a bitter pill-ow for Minnesota Republicans to swallow," Democratic Governors Association spokesperson Izzi Levy said in a written statement.

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A Democrat party star, considered in leftist circles to be a rising personality with surging influence, has been caught with thousands of dollars in unpaid condo assessments.

Even as U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, has attracted the attention of the Federal Election Commission for spending nearly $75,000 of donor money on luxury hotels, transportation and security in recent months.

It is Fox News that uncovered the unpaid lien of more than $3,000 against her luxury condo in Dallas.

"A notice of a lien filed on April 11, 2024, which is publicly available on the Dallas County Clerk's website, shows that Crockett owes the Westside Condominium Association a total of $3,047.79," the report confirmed.

It was explained that Crockett "is in default in her obligation for payment of assessments and has failed and refused and continues to fail and refuse, despite demand upon her, to pay the Association assessments and related charges properly levied against the Property."

WorldNetDaily recently reported on Crockett's wild claims about baby Jesus and the Republican Party.

Her comments included, "The fate of baby Jesus may have been very different if Republicans were in charge some 2,000 years ago. … This is the [Republican] party that says that they care so much about life until life actually shows up at their front door."

She added, ""And this is also the party that is supposedly about Christianity and I just imagine what they would have done to a little baby Jesus but that's a whole other issue."

Crockett was discussing a report last week claiming hundreds of immigrant children were being held in federal detention centers.

Further, Crockett recently claimed that Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin received money from deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and then refused to back down when shown she was wrong.

Crockett made the false suggestion on the House floor Nov. 18, but the contributions in question were from a different Jeffrey Epstein. On MS NOW's (formerly MSNBC) "The Weekend," host Jacqueline Alemany offered Crockett a chance to correct herself, but the congresswoman declined to retract her accusation.

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"You made a little bit of news last week when you mistakenly accused Lee Zeldin and other Republicans— " Alemany said before Crockett interrupted to clarify her accusation was not an accident. Alemany then explained that Federal Election Commission (FEC) data showed Zeldin and other Republicans she accused did not take money from the deceased sex offender.

"I want to give you the opportunity to amend that," the host said.

"I have no amendments," Crockett replied before repeating her defense that she did not have enough time to verify which Epstein made the contributions.

Crockett's blunder was because her online research led her believe that Zeldin got a campaign donation from Jeffrey Epstein, and he did. But this Epstein is a physician, not the notorious sex offender.

The Fox report noted Crockett bought the condo in 2014 and is registered to vote there.

It's in a "gated community that offers residents a 'refreshing retreat' and 'comfort and convenience in a secure setting.' The complex is complete with a pool, clubhouse, sleek kitchens and bathrooms 'designed with spa-like features,'" the report said.

Fees range up to $403.

A Democrat strategist, who remained unidentified, told Fox, "The more we learn about Jasmine Crockett, the more clear it is that she's the worst possible candidate to run for Senate in Texas."

The report noted she recently got attention for FEC filings confirming she spent tens of thousands of dollars on luxury hotels and such.

Locations included Martha's Vineyard, Chicago, New York City, Las Vegas, San Francisco and Los Angeles, among other major cities.

She represents a district that includes Dallas.

The report noted her earlier blunders include attacking Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who is paraplegic and uses a wheelchair, calling him "Governor Hot Wheels."

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When it comes to celebrating Christmas, the White House has always been one of the historic places Americans can look to for beautiful displays and decorations – and this year is no exception.

Since 1961, when Jacqueline Kennedy first introduced an official Christmas theme for the White House, the first lady has taken charge of decorations. This year social media users are highlighting the start difference between Melania Trump's decorations and greeting versus that of former first lady Jill Biden.

Here is Mrs. Trump's video from X, in which she announces this year's theme, "Home Is Where the Heart Is":

"The video includes beautiful music, tasteful decor, and even prominently features the nativity," notes Not the Bee.

"But we must never forget what we suffered through when former first lady Jill Biden was running things. … You had the tacky streamers and weird circus theme:"

Two years ago, Mrs. Biden raised more than a few eyebrows with a video featuring a fanciful video take on the Christmas classic ballet "The Nutcracker."

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Two lawmakers in the United Kingdom have suggested requiring death coaches for those participating in the nation's assisted suicide programs.

Essentially, they want "death doulas" for people.

Doulas actually are those who provide guidance and counsel to another person going through a significant health-related episode, such as childbirth, miscarriage and more.

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A menacing video threatening the lives of Northern Ireland elected lawmakers who are allegedly ignoring the flood of illegal aliens and the destruction of Christian culture is sparking an investigation by police.

A group calling itself the New Republican Movement posted the video showing three armed and masked men in front of an Irish flag complaining about "the level of disrespect shown to the people who put you into power."

"This cannot be ignored any longer," one man reads from a prepared statement. "We are proud men of Ireland. We are patriots. Your policies and decision-making in regards to flooding our community with undocumented, military-age men is not acceptable.

"We will not sit back any longer and watch our culture and religion destroyed by the people we put in power. Also, the sexual indoctrination of our children in schools has not went unnoticed either.

"The New Republican Movement will take immediate action against anyone who threatens our ways of life and the safety of our women and children. We have your addresses and know your movements. Every one of you are legitimate targets as of today."

The threats were made against officials in Newry, Mourne and Down, where the District Council voted in September to become a designated "Council of Sanctuary," similar to American "sanctuary cities" acting as a safe haven for refugees and asylum seekers.

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A driver was rescued from likely death after a commercial cargo truck veered off a snow-covered highway in West Virginia, leaving the semi-truck cab dangling for five hours off a bridge nearly 100-feet above the ground.

According to a report at Fox Weather, at roughly 6:25 a.m. Tuesday, first responders from Hurricane Fire Department were dispatched to U.S. Route 35 in Mason County.

According to local first responders, technicians from several responding departments implemented three rope systems using two heavy "wrecker" trucks, Fox reported, operating one as an anchor to the bridge and the other to secure the dangling truck to prevent it from plummeting to the ground below.

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In the wake of dozens of Somalians in Minnesota being convicted and sentenced for fraud, to the tune of $1 billion of taxpayer funds, and President Trump saying that immigrants from the African nation "contribute nothing" to the nation, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara is advising people to call 911 if they see masked individuals in their neighborhood – a reference to some ICE agents who've worn masks to protect themselves from doxxing and other risks.

"Provide as much information as possible. … We will immediately respond," O'Hara said at a city press conference.

The chief says he has reminded his officers "of their duty to intervene" in such incidents, during which someone's "civl rights" may be at risk.

During a Tuesday Cabinet meeting, Trump said, "I don't want [Somalians] in our country – I'll be honest with you," saying that Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., a Somalian immigrant, is "garbage."

In response to news that federal immigration officials are planning an enforcement crackdown in the Twin Cities, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey declared he will not work with ICE, as he began to speak in a very halting Somali mid-speech.

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At the same news conference, Somalian Minneapolis City Council Member Jamal Osman called Trump "racist, xenophobic and islamophobic" and then, again, began speaking in a foreign language, saying, "Now, I would like to switch into Somali to speak to my community."

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The Ten Commandments, although cited repeatedly by America's Founding Fathers and widely recognized as the moral code on which the U.S. was founded, in recent years have faced an orchestrated suppression campaign.

A decade ago, Roy Moore, chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, facilitated a recognition of the moral code in the state's court building, and was removed from office for that.

He was promptly re-elected by voters to the same post.

Now the fight over those laws from God is pending in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

It is First Liberty Institute and Heather Gebelin Hacker of Hacker Stephens LLP who have filed an amicus brief with the court on behalf of 46 members of Congress including Sen. Ted Cruz, Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson, and Rep. Chip Roy.

They are supporting the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools.

"First Liberty's recent Supreme Court victories in The American Legion v. American Humanist Association and Kennedy v. Bremerton School District make clear that displaying the Ten Commandments in public schools is constitutional," explained Kelly Shackelford, chief of First Liberty.

"Our religious heritage and the best of the nation's history and traditions acknowledge the Ten Commandments as an important symbol of law and moral conduct with both religious and secular significance. Government hostility to religion and our religious history is not the law."

The issue is that judges at the entry level of the federal court system have stopped laws in Texas and Louisiana that call for posting the rules in schools.

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A recent City Journal investigation uncovered the fact that Minnesota state taxpayers likely are the biggest single source of funding for the Muslim terror network of al-Shabaab.

And now U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has confirmed that the federal government is investigating the scandal that has developed on the watch of Democrat Gov. Tim Walz.

It is hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars being diverted to terror.

Now Bessent has said an investigation is under way.

Bessent confirmed the agency is "investigating allegations that under the feckless mismanagement" of Joe Biden in Washington and Walz in Minnesota, taxpayer money in the state was ending up in the hands of terrorists.

He said the agency is "acting fast to ensure" tax dollars are not going to "funding acts of global terror."

A report at Breitbart said it is the vast Somali community in Minnesota that has manipulated social welfare programs to gain access to hundreds of millions of dollars, and forwarded much of that to Somalia, where al-Shabaab takes a cut.

The City Journal documented, "Billions in taxpayer dollars have been stolen during the administration of Governor Tim Walz alone. Democratic state officials, overseeing one of the most generous welfare regimes in the country, are asleep at the switch. And the media, duty-bound by progressive pieties, refuse to connect the dots."

The fraud scheme "has allegedly been perpetrated by members of Minnesota's sizeable Somali community. Federal counterterrorism sources confirm that millions of dollars in stolen funds have been sent back to Somalia, where they ultimately landed in the hands of the terror group Al-Shabaab," the report said.

The report noted one source confirmed, "The largest funder of Al-Shabaab is the Minnesota taxpayer."

"If you were to design a welfare program to facilitate fraud, it would probably look a lot like Minnesota's Medicaid Housing Stabilization Services program. The HSS program, the first of its kind in the country, was launched with a noble goal: to help seniors, addicts, the disabled, and the mentally ill secure housing. It was designed with 'low barriers to entry' and 'minimal requirements for reimbursement.' Nonetheless, before the program went live in 2020, officials pegged its annual estimated price tag at $2.6 million," the research charged.

But costs in 2021 alone totaled $21 million, and since then annual totals have been $42 million, $74 million, $104 million.

Prosecutions already have developed because of the alleged fraud. Already, there have been 56 people who admitted guilt in a $250 million "Feeding Our Future" fraud, the report confirmed.

That purportedly was to provide daycare assistance, but it used "fake meal counts, doctored attendance records, and fabricated invoices" to demand reimbursement of nearly $200 million.

"In reality, the money was being used to fund lavish lifestyles, purchase luxury vehicles, and buy real estate in the United States, Turkey, and Kenya," the report confirmed.

This week, both President Donald Trump and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt went scorched earth on Walz.

Trump himself highlighted a report by investigative journalist Amy Mekelburg of the RAIR Foundation in which she indicated: "Minnesota is being systematically transformed – its people replaced, its cities being turned into foreign enclaves, its future rewritten by mass migration and soaring immigrant birth rates, all by design."

The president also posted video of Somalis celebrating their culture in Minnesota.

Leavitt charged, "Somali immigrants have been ripping off American taxpayers."

Also on Monday, a group of Minnesota state government employees confirmed they had warned Kamala Harris, unsuccessfully running as a Democrat for president last year with Walz as her sidekick, about Walz' "his incompetence, fraud scandals and retaliation."

"For public awareness, we did write to Kamala Harris and the DNC – multiple times – warning them about Tim Walz & his incompetence, fraud scandals and retaliation," wrote the Minnesota Department of Human Service Employees account, representing some 480 employees.