33+ min ago (366+ words) Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union," Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) claimed the Trump administration's first military strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean was a "war crime." Host Dana Bash said, "I want to turn to new questions around the first U.S. military strike in September on a ship that the administration says was carrying drugs. Now, sources tell CNN, after the missile struck the boat, there were survivors and that a second strike was launched to kill anyone who was left. Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending the move, saying it is lawful under both U.S. and... Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union," Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) claimed the Trump administration's first military strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean was a "war crime." Host Dana Bash said, "I want to turn to new questions around…...

34+ min ago (492+ words) WASHINGTON " Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) announced the reintroduction of the High-Skilled Immigration Reform for Employment (HIRE) Act, legislation designed to strengthen America's long-term economic and technological competitiveness. The bill takes a dual-track approach: expanding access to high-skilled talent from around the world while increasing federal investments in American STEM education to grow the domestic workforce. The HIRE Act would double the number of H-1B visas available each year'from 65,000 to 130,000' to ensure U.S. employers, including those in critical and emerging technology sectors, can recruit the specialized talent needed to fill persistent workforce shortages. At the same time,... WASHINGTON " Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) announced the reintroduction of the High-Skilled Immigration Reform for Employment (HIRE) Act, legislation designed to strengthen America's long-term economic and technological competitiveness. The bill takes a dual-track approach: expanding access to high-skilled talent from around the world while increasing…...

37+ min ago (192+ words) MAJOR CHANGES TO MEDI-CAL, CALFRESH AND COVERED CALIFORNIA FOR 2026 Key Changes to Medi-Cal/Partnership/CalFresh: January 1, 2026 begins the "Enrollment Freeze" for new Medi-Cal applicants based on their immigration status (more info below). If you already have Medi-Cal, you can stay covered no matter your immigration status. For these individuals, if they have a lapse of coverage for more than 90 days, they will not be able to have their Medi-Cal reinstated. MAJOR CHANGES TO MEDI-CAL, CALFRESH AND COVERED CALIFORNIA FOR 2026 Key Changes to Medi-Cal/Partnership/CalFresh: January 1, 2026 begins the "Enrollment Freeze" for new Medi-Cal applicants based on their immigration status (more info below). If you already have Medi-Cal, you can stay covered no matter your immigration status. For these individuals, if they have a lapse of coverage for more than 90 days, they will not be able to have their Medi-Cal reinstated....

40+ min ago (251+ words) Back in April of 2020, a British family who was stuck at home during the pandemic lockdown busied themselves with some yardwork at their home in Hampstead and ended up unearthing a cache of 69 gold coins from the Tudor period. The family, who have asked to remain anonymous, registered the remarkable find with the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme, but the discovery was not publicly announced at the time. The coins are all dated between the 1420s and 1530s, showing the images of the four English kings from that time period: Henry VI, Edward IV, Henry VII, and Henry VIII. Some of the coins also bear the initials of two of Henry VIII's wives. Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG Coin specialist David Guest told Fox News Digital, [The hoard] is also remarkable for the very high state of preservation of the majority of the…...

43+ min ago (60+ words) Great Collection! Every Single Donald Trump TV and Movie Cameo Ever Great Collection! Every Single Donald Trump TV and Movie Cameo Ever If you enjoy using FR and agree it's a worthwhile endeavor, please consider making a contribution today: Or by mail to: Free Republic, LLC - PO Box 9771 - Fresno, CA 93794 Thank you very much and God bless you,...

54+ min ago (285+ words) Explanation: If you could stand on Titan -- what would you see? The featured color view from Titan gazes across an unfamiliar and distant landscape on Saturn's largest moon. The scene was recorded by ESA's Huygens probe in 2005 after a 2.5-hour descent through a thick atmosphere of nitrogen laced with methane. Bathed in an eerie orange light at ground level, rocks strewn about the scene could well be composed of water and hydrocarbons frozen solid at an inhospitable temperature of negative 179 degrees C. The large light-toned rock below and left of center is only about 15 centimeters across... Explanation: If you could stand on Titan -- what would you see? The featured color view from Titan gazes across an unfamiliar and distant landscape on Saturn's largest moon. The scene was recorded by ESA's Huygens probe in 2005 after a 2.5-hour descent through a thick atmosphere…...

1+ hour, 4+ min ago (335+ words) Last Tuesday, the European Union's top court ordered Poland to recognize the marriage of a same-sex couple who had wed in Germany. In delivering its verdict, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) kept the language broad, referring to the obligation of "a member state" to recognize same-sex marriages registered in other EU member states. It means that a Czech, Romanian or Bulgarian court " or any other EU member state where same-sex marriage is not recognized " will now have to take the verdict into consideration if a similar case arises in their jurisdiction. The case in question involved a married Polish couple, Jakub Cupriak-Trojan and Mateusz Trojan, who tied the knot in Berlin in 2018 while residing in Germany. When they returned to live in Poland the following year, they tried to register their marriage at Warsaw's civil registry…...

1+ hour, 7+ min ago (241+ words) ALEXANDRIA, VA'In an effort to root out racism, the Salvation Army announced they will no longer be accepting any donations in the form of bills or coins that have white people on them. This new policy has required some modifications to their standard donation procurement; red donation buckets seen outside of retail establishments will now be accompanied by a bell ringer, a money examiner, and a public shamer to loudly criticize the donor for trying to help the poor with evil, white supremacist money. The Salvation Army later announced they have defeated racism and have also filed for bankruptcy. The Best 30-Minute Explanation of Marxism I Have Ever Heard Critical Race Theory: What It Is and How to Fight It The Falsehood of White Privilege I have not donated since - too many other charities are in need that don't think…...

1+ hour, 7+ min ago (309+ words) This week's shooting of two National Guard members by a gunman identified by the authorities as an Afghan national was horrific. But Trump's response has been disproportionate and bigoted. He vows to "permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries." He intends to deport legal immigrants born in countries the White House deems "high risk." Sorry Robert but I ain't no immigrant And the only bigots I see are Robert Third Reich and the other leftards. And MY ancestors came here about 200 years ago. Come over legally like my dad did. And stay off welfare. Trump is not a bigot. He is a realist. I was born here. The sawed-off runt weighs in. Not even coming close to agreeing with this article. Trump is correct - we have NO NEED for those folks right now, or in the future. Those folks = Muslims....

1+ hour, 11+ min ago (154+ words) The Panamanian-flagged and Turkish-owned oil tanker, M/T MERSIN, alleged to be affiliated with the Russian Shadow Fleet, is currently sinking off the coast of Dakar, Senegal in Western Africa, after reportedly coming under attack overnight by several uncrewed surface vessels, in possibly the third attack in the last week by Ukrainian Intelligence Services against a tanker linked to Russia. The other two attacks happened yesterday The Russia-Ukraine war will go on for another 10 years As long as there are a few radical Nazi-Azovs still alive in bunkers in Lviv, Brussels-Davos-London will use their intel services to give them intel and weapons to carry out such asymmetric (some say "terrorist) attacks. Sounds like an environmental disaster brought to you by Ukraine. The oil slicks will be YUGE, and the beach damage will be visible from space. Looks like the Ukes…...