Hoover Institution senior fellow Victor Davis Hanson announced on Saturday that he is recovering from surgery to remove a cancerous tumor.

A viral video circulating online has sparked outrage after a Planet Fitness patron in California accused a transgender gym member of engaging in a lewd act inside a women's restroom.Grace Hutson, a member at the Planet Fitness location in Concord, California, said the...

The House and Senate Appropriations committees on Monday released text of three bipartisan funding bills less than four weeks ahead of a government shutdown deadline.

Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was assassinated on September 10 of last year as he tried to open a dialog with liberals, and since that time, Democrats and leftists have upped the ante of violence and violent rhetoric instead of backing off and curbing their hate.

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Investigators in Arizona said a homeowner and his family member confronted an individual after 1 a.m. Friday after discovering knife damage on two of their vehicles, InMaricopa.com reported.

With that, the person reportedly advanced toward the homeowner while holding a knife, the outlet said.

'I love it! That’s justice!!! He definitely found out!'

Unfortunately for the person reportedly holding the knife, the homeowner was holding a gun — and used it.

When Maricopa Police officers arrived at the scene on West Thornberry Lane in Homestead, they found an individual shot in the leg, the outlet said.

That person was taken to a hospital and was awaiting surgery as of Friday morning, police told InMaricopa.com.

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Turns out that officers later found other cars in the area with similar knife damage, police added to the outlet.

The homeowner who pulled trigger is not being charged with a crime, as it appears he was acting in self-defense, the outlet noted.

However, the wounded person is facing charges, InMaricopa.com said, adding that the investigation remains ongoing.

Commenters reacting to the outlet's story on Facebook appeared solidly behind the homeowner's actions.

• "F'd around and found out," one commenter said.
• "Lucky it was only his leg shot. Just saying. Good for the homeowner!" another user noted.
• "I mean, torturing my horse would get death — so why wouldn't touching my vastly improved horse replacement that, at one time, took years of my life to pay for and develop into a usable vehicle?" another commenter quipped.
• "I love it! That’s justice!!! He definitely found out!" another user declared.
• "Sounds like the criminal deserved it — but will probably still sue homeowner for his injuries," another commenter predicted.

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If the goal was to euthanize New York real estate, Zohran Mamdani couldn’t have executed it more efficiently. Who, in their right mind, would buy here now?

Appointing a “seize private property” communist and freezing rents on a million units is not reform—it’s destruction.

"Star Wars" star Mark Hamill lashed out at President Donald Trump once again on his venom-filled BlueSky account, this time claiming Trump's arrest of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro is "illegal" and a "distraction from the EPSTEIN Files."

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Speaking to a Monday audience gathered for the recitation of the Angelus at St. Peter’s Square in Rome, Italy, Monday, Pope Leo XIV closed his remarks by expressing his concern for the people of Venezuela and the country’s sovereignty.

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A defiant Nicolás Maduro declared himself the "president of my country" as he protested his capture and pleaded not guilty on Monday to the federal drug trafficking charges that the Trump administration used to justify removing him from power.

Over the weekend, the Trump administration successfully captured Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro. In the hours and days following the successful operation, Trump suggested that Venezuela is only the start of his efforts to retake control of the Western Hemisphere.

Talking to the press aboard Air Force One on Sunday night, President Trump set his sights on two more countries that he says need to be reined in.

'Sounds good to me.'

"Colombia is very sick too. Run by a sick man who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States. And he's not going to be doing it very long, let me tell you," Trump said to reporters aboard Air Force One.

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Trump suggested that the president of Colombia runs "cocaine mills and cocaine factories," but they will not be running for much longer.

When asked if there would be an operation in Colombia to cut off the alleged drug trafficking and corruption, Trump told reporters, "Sounds good to me."

Trump added that Cuban leadership has "only survived because of Venezuela" when asked if similar operations were planned in the country.

Similarly President Trump on Sunday added that "we need Greenland for national security."

"If you take a look at Greenland ... you have Russian and Chinese ships all over the place," Trump said.

On Monday morning, Trump reiterated the message that the United States needs Greenland for "national security." Trump lightly mocked Denmark's handling of the territory, saying, "You know what Denmark did recently to boost up security in Greenland? They added one more dog sled. It's true!"

The United Kingdom's Prime Minister Keir Starmer has signaled his disapproval of Trump's push for Greenland. Starmer told the BBC Monday that "only Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark" should "decide the future of Greenland."

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum doubled down on her country’s rejection of the weekend’s raid that led to the capture of Nicolas Maduro. The Venezuelan dictator is currently facing drug charges in a U.S. federal court. She took the opportunity to blame the U.S. for her country's cartel problems.

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For decades, the United States focused its counterterrorism efforts on the Middle East and Asia. Meanwhile, a dangerous convergence of international terrorism and transnational crime took root much closer to home. Across Latin America — centered in Venezuela — hostile networks quietly expanded. The Trump administration has finally acted. How the United States manages Venezuela’s transition to legitimate leadership now carries direct national security consequences.

The media frames U.S. action against Venezuela as a narco-trafficking problem. The threat runs far deeper.

Allowing hostile powers to entrench themselves in the Western Hemisphere threatens not just economic interests but national survival.

Hezbollah, backed by Iran, began building a Latin American presence as early as the mid-1980s. What started as fundraising and money laundering in the tri-border area of Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay grew into a sprawling criminal-terrorist network. That network carried out devastating attacks in Argentina during the 1990s. Over time, Hezbollah expanded into recruitment, training, and operational planning, embedding itself across the region.

The threat escalated sharply in 2012, when Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad forged a strategic alliance with Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chávez. That partnership gave Iran a state sponsor in the Western Hemisphere and dramatically expanded its reach. Iran gained the ability to move money, oil, and personnel throughout the region and even established drone-production capabilities inside Venezuela.

U.S. law enforcement recognized the danger. The Drug Enforcement Administration launched Project Cassandra to investigate Hezbollah’s evolution into a global crime syndicate. The DEA tracked cocaine shipments from Latin America through West Africa into Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. Investigators uncovered a network believed to generate roughly $1 billion annually through drug trafficking, weapons smuggling, and money laundering.

The Obama administration later curtailed Project Cassandra in pursuit of a nuclear agreement with Iran. That decision left much of the criminal-terrorist infrastructure intact. Its consequences persist. Hezbollah-linked networks still operate across the region with minimal interference.

Under Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela functioned as both a failed state and a logistical lifeline for Iran. The regime facilitated the movement of operatives and equipment throughout Latin America and beyond. In return, Iran supplied Venezuela’s oil sector with blending materials and refining equipment, helping Maduro evade sanctions and cling to power.

Venezuela also issued hundreds of passports and national IDs to individuals from the Middle East, including figures linked to Hezbollah. Those documents allowed operatives to travel freely under new identities, posing a direct threat to U.S. and regional security. The ability to move undetected across borders remains one of the most valuable tools available to terrorist organizations, and Venezuela provided it willingly.

Recognizing the gravity of the threat, the Trump administration took unprecedented steps. After imposing an oil blockade and designating the Maduro regime a foreign terrorist organization, U.S. authorities captured Maduro to face justice in the United States.

For the first time in a century, the Western Hemisphere now anchors the U.S. National Security Strategy. The Trump administration’s corollary to the Monroe Doctrine commits the United States to denying non-hemispheric powers — including Iran, Russia, China, and Turkey — the ability to position forces or control strategic assets in the Americas.

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Evidence of coordination with America’s adversaries is not speculative. Russia’s Foreign Ministry openly acknowledged Venezuela as a strategic partner, citing what it called the “deliberate escalation of tensions” around a friendly nation. Russia arms Venezuela’s military, built a Kalashnikov rifle factory inside the country, and protects key installations with S-300 surface-to-air missile systems.

China played a parallel role. Beijing became Venezuela’s largest oil customer and financed more than $60 billion in projects. Roughly 7% of China’s oil imports came from Venezuela, propping up the Maduro regime while fueling China’s economy.

As left-wing governments across Latin America gave way to more pro-American leadership, Venezuela’s isolation only increased its value to hostile powers. It became a forward operating base against the United States.

Consider the implications. Iranian ballistic missiles — capable of inflicting serious damage even without nuclear warheads — stationed in Venezuela would sit on America’s doorstep. Add Russian or Chinese nuclear capabilities, and the risk escalates from strategic challenge to strategic catastrophe.

Allowing hostile powers to entrench themselves in the Western Hemisphere threatens not just economic interests but national survival. The fusion of terrorist and criminal networks inside Venezuela posed a clear and present danger that demanded decisive action.

The United States must remain firm in its commitment to a secure, sovereign hemisphere. Ignoring threats in our own back yard invites disaster. And the regime in Tehran understands that reality better than most — nervously, right now more than ever.

The Democratic Socialists of America condemn Trump's Venezuela military operation that arrested Nicolás Maduro on narco-terrorism charges.

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rick Crawford says Maduro's capture may destabilize Cuba and Nicaragua.

Colts receiver Alec Pierce hit the 1,000-yard milestone but was ejected for making contact with official in the team's season finale loss to the Houston Texans on Sunday.

Navy Secretary John Phelan calls Trump administration's capture of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro on Saturday a "masterclass in precision and execution."

Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the limited scope of the military operation that captured Nicolás Maduro, calling a CBS host's questions about broader regime arrests "absurd."