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Gov. Reynolds orders flags flown at half-staff in honor and remembrance of Iowa National Guard soldiers killed in action

DES MOINES — Today, Governor Kim Reynolds has ordered all flags in Iowa to fly at half-staff effectively immediately until sunset on the final day of interment in honor and remembrance of Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, Iowa, and Sgt. Edgar Brian Torrestovar, 25, of Grimes, Iowa. Both were members of the 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment. The two Iowa Army National Guard Soldiers were killed in an enemy attack Saturday, December 13, 2025, in Palmyra, Syria.

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Homeland Security claims more than 2.5 million illegal aliens have left the U.S.

“Thanks to President Trump and Secretary Noem, DHS is shattering records with more than 605,000 deportations and 1.9 self-deportations,” the agency proudly proclaimed. “Since January 20, DHS has arrested more than 595,000 illegal aliens,” said Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. “Illegal aliens are hearing our message to leave now. They know if they don’t, we will find them, we will arrest them, and they will never return.”

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President Trump welcomes Saudi Crown Prince, signs “series of landmark agreements” with the kingdom

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, President Donald J. Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (pictured at top in the White House) finalized a series of landmark agreements that deepen the U.S.-Saudi strategic partnership.

In a major expansion of this partnership, the Crown Prince announced that Saudi Arabia will be increasing their investment commitments in the United States to almost $1 trillion.

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Canadian olympian and prolific drug dealer sought by U.S. authorities

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs is announcing a reward offer increase under the Narcotics Rewards Program (NRP) of up to $15 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction, in any country, of Canadian narcotics trafficker Ryan James Wedding.

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Released drunk driving illegal alien nabbed by ICE after fatal crash

“On November 8, ICE lodged an arrest detainer for Humberto Munoz-Gatica, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, after he was arrested by a sheriff’s office and charged with driving under the influence and hit-and-run. This illegal alien killed Barry William Tutt, a 71-year-old man,” said Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.

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Former Vice President Dick Cheney passes away

DES MOINES — Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney died on Monday, November 3, 2025, at the age of 84. According to a statement from his family, the cause of death was complications of pneumonia, as well as cardiac and vascular disease.

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Homeland Security giddily announces 2 million illegal aliens removed or self-deported

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced record-breaking statistics with more than 527,000 illegal aliens removed under the leadership of President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

“The Trump Administration is on pace to shatter historic records and deport nearly 600,000 illegal aliens by the end of President Donald Trump’s first year since returning to office. More than 2 million illegal aliens have left the U.S. including 1.6 million who have voluntarily self-deported and over 527,000 deportations,” said Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.

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Grand jury indicts former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton for mishandling classified information

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A federal grand jury returned an indictment Thursday charging former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton, 76, of Bethesda, Maryland, with serious crimes related to the mishandling of classified information. The indictment charges Bolton with eight counts of transmission of national defense information (NDI) and 10 counts of unlawful retention of NDI.

The indictment alleges that Bolton illegally transmitted NDI by using personal email and messaging application accounts to send sensitive documents classified as high as Top Secret. These documents revealed intelligence about future attacks, foreign adversaries, and foreign-policy relations.

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Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem joins ICE officers in Chicago raid, blocked from bathroom use

“My team and I were just blocked from accessing the Village of Broadview Municipal Building in Illinois,” Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem reported, as she and officers swept through the Chicagoland in search of criminals. “We were stopping for a quick bathroom break. This is a public building. The Village of Broadview receives at least $1 million in federal funding every year.”

Noem claims that during operation Midway Blitz, “the worst of the worst arrested include pedophiles, child abusers, kidnappers, gang members, and armed robbers.”

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Man convicted of attempted assassination of President Trump

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A federal jury today convicted Ryan Wesley Routh, 59, of Hawaii, for attempting to assassinate President Donald J. Trump when he was a major presidential candidate in a planned sniper attack at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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