Library offers chance to let ‘loose’

Youngsters will be given free rein at the Iola Public Library this month. “Loose in the Library,” an evening of pizza, games and a scavenger hunt, will be capped with a library-wide game of hide-and-seek. The post Library offers chance to let ‘loose’ appeared first on The Iola Register. Continue reading Library offers chance to let ‘loose’

Military Jet Performs “Headbutt” on Plane Intruding Into Mar-a-Lago Airspace

Fighter jets intercepted a civilian aircraft that violated restricted airspace over President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, on Dec. 21, military officials said. The aircraft entered restricted airspace at about 9: 20 a. m., prompting an F-16 fighter jet to conduct what is called a “headbutt maneuver,” in which the jet flies directly in front of a civilian plane to get the pilot’s attention, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said in a news release. NORAD, which oversees the airspace of the United States and Canada, did not specify the type of aircraft involved or its point of origin. Continue reading Military Jet Performs “Headbutt” on Plane Intruding Into Mar-a-Lago Airspace

President Donald Trump claims to pardon Tina Peters — a power he does not have, experts say

Doug Spencer, a constitutional law professor at the University of Colorado, called it “sad that our president hasn’t read or doesn’t understand a basic tenet of the U. S. Constitution.”. Continue reading President Donald Trump claims to pardon Tina Peters — a power he does not have, experts say

GOP Lawmakers Praise ICE Officers with DHS Thanksgiving Message Video [WATCH]

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Trump Calls Female Reporter ‘Ugly, Both Inside and Out’ Less Than 2 Weeks After ‘Piggy’ Remark on Air Force One

Trump directed his comment at ‘The New York Times” Katie Rogers, who wrote a story about the president’s “aging”. Continue reading Trump Calls Female Reporter ‘Ugly, Both Inside and Out’ Less Than 2 Weeks After ‘Piggy’ Remark on Air Force One

DOJ blames DHS Secretary Noem for controversial deportations despite court order: report

The Justice Department confirmed Tuesday that it was Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem who authorized the deportation of 100 Venezuelan men to a notorious El Salvador prison in March, despite a federal judge’s order to keep them in U. S. custody, according to a new Politico report. The disclosure came tucked into a response to U. S. District Judge James Boasberg’s demands that the Trump administration identify the officials responsible for the unprecedented deportation operation. Boasberg is now resuming his bid to hold officials in contempt after an appeals court temporarily halted proceedings, according to the outlet.“Noem’s call ensured that the deportees rounded up and expelled with virtual no due process after President Donald Trump invoked war powers to designate them as members of a transnational gang would remain imprisoned in El Salvador under harsh conditions for months, until the U. S. helped broker a prisoner swap that resulted in all of the men being returned to Venezuela,” Politico reported Tuesday. Lawyers for the men, backed by Boasberg, had scrambled to halt the deportations, but Noem’s decision sealed their fate. Justice Department officials said Noem acted based on legal guidance from top DOJ officials, including Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche and then-Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove, as well as DHS lawyers. That advice argued that Boasberg’s oral and subsequent written orders were ineffective once flights had left U. S. airspace.“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador,” Justice Department attorney Tiberius Davis wrote in the new court filing obtained by Politico, referencing Alien Enemies Act detainees. “That decision was lawful and was consistent with a reasonable interpretation of the Court’s order.”The judge made clear Tuesday that he intends to uncover the full chain of decisions that led to the controversial mass deportations. “I certainly intend to find out what happened that day,” Boasberg said, “and the government can assist me to whatever degree it wishes.”NEW: DOJ said tonight that it was DHS Secretary Kristi Noem who made the call to proceed with the deportation of more than 100 Venezuelan men to El Salvador, despite a judge’s order seeking to block the transfer. w/ @joshgerstein pic. twitter. com/XvG5b7As8V- Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) November 26, 2025. Continue reading DOJ blames DHS Secretary Noem for controversial deportations despite court order: report

Damaging Resurfaced Videos of Tennessee Democrat Candidate Aftyn Behn Are Piling Up [WATCH]

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Map Shows States Getting Hit With ‘Major, Sudden’ Weather Phenomenon

A rare weather phenomenon that hasn’t occurred since 1968 is expected to plunge temperatures across parts of the United States. Continue reading Map Shows States Getting Hit With ‘Major, Sudden’ Weather Phenomenon

Here’s what to expect with Thanksgiving travel in wake of government shutdown

Preparing for the usual Thanksgiving crush of winter weather, heavy traffic and crowded airports can help ease holiday travel jitters. Continue reading Here’s what to expect with Thanksgiving travel in wake of government shutdown

UMC’s ‘General Council on Finance’ President Warns: ‘The church’s financial house is on fire’

The United Methodist Church’s financial leaders are sounding the alarm that the denomination is about to be in a world of financial hurt, declaring ‘The church’s financial house is on fire’ during the UMC’s Finance and Administration meeting last week. The ominous comments were made by Bishop David Graves, General Council on Finance and Administration board president, who added ‘My intent is not to create fear but to address the reality with honesty and urgency.” The UMC has lost more than 7500 churches over the last three years, the result of church mass departures and disaffiliations over the denomination’s all-out. Continue reading UMC’s ‘General Council on Finance’ President Warns: ‘The church’s financial house is on fire’