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February 5, 2026
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| American Society of Plastic Surgeons Recommends against Transgender Surgery for Minors |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) on Tuesday became the first major medical organization to oppose gender transition for minors when it recommended "that surgeons delay gender-related breast/chest, genital, and facial surgery until a patient is at least 19 years old." The ASPS represents "more than 11,000 physician members worldwide," which is more than the number of surgeons the American Board of Plastic Surgery has certified since 1937. |
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| A Cry from the Heart of the Nation: The 2026 National Gathering for Prayer and Repentance |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| On February 4, 2026, hundreds of voices rose in unison right in the beating heart of Washington, D.C. - not in anger, not in protest, but in raw, humble surrender. The Museum of the Bible became a spiritual battleground where believers from every corner of the earth gathered, not to demand, but to plead - for people to pray. This was not merely an event. The 2026 National Gathering for Prayer and Repentance was an opportunity to confess the sins that have scarred our country and cry out for God to stoop down, extend His mighty hand, and lead us back to the path of righteousness. |
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| Cuba May Be on the Verge of Collapse |
| by Yoe Suarez |
| Havana and Washington are now the hottest political hubs in the Americas. Tensions have risen after the trip to New York that the U.S. Southern Command facilitated for Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro. Cuba seems on the verge of collapse, without fuel and in the worst possible situation. |
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| Obscure Mandatory Independent Audits Show Huge Waste, Potential Corruption Problems in Blue and Red States |
| by Mark Tapscott |
| An independent audit state and local officials in all 50 states must have done annually typically gets little media attention, but a sampling of the latest results suggests huge waste, fraud, and corruption problems in how blue and red jurisdictions alike manage federal social welfare and other benefit fund programs. |
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| Hundreds of Federal Agents Leaving Minneapolis as Local Officials Agree to Cooperate with ICE |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| The increasingly tense standoff between federal immigration law enforcement officials and Minnesota Democrats may have reached a detente as immigration agents leave embattled Minneapolis by the hundreds. Border Czar Tom Homan pledged last week that U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents, who have been providing assistance to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel amidst widespread unrest and rioting, may leave Minneapolis if state and city officials agreed to abandon "sanctuary" policies barring state and local police from cooperating with ICE. Now, Homan is making good on that promise, pulling hundreds of federal agents out of the city. |
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| Trump Announces U.S.-India Trade Deal, Pressures Russian Oil Exports |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| President Donald Trump announced "a Trade Deal between the United States and India" after a Monday phone call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to the terms Trump set forth on Truth Social, India will reduce its tariff on American products from 13.5% to 0% and buy more American products, while the U.S. would reduce its tariffs on Indian products from 50% to 18%, bringing it in line with the tariff rates negotiated with India's regional neighbors. But the most important point was that Modi "agreed to stop buying Russian Oil," which Trump said "will help END THE WAR in Ukraine." |
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| U.S.-Iran Tensions Simmer as Talks in Oman Loom |
| by Dan Hart |
| Gulf officials announced Wednesday that plans were being finalized to hold direct talks between the U.S. and Iran in Oman on Friday, with the U.S. pushing for the negotiations to cover the Islamist regime's missile arsenal range and its crackdown on protestors, along with its nuclear program. The planned summit comes amid hostile drone and naval activity that Iran has directed toward American ships near the Persian Gulf. |
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| ICE Bodycams Will Do the Left's Narrative More Harm than Good |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| Following the death of George Floyd and the ensuing violent riots that raged across the nation in the summer of 2020, the thugs orchestrating the Black Lives Matter rampage demanded that police officers wear body cameras in order to document the supposed widespread, systemic, institutional racism motivating said police officers to wantonly slay defenseless, unarmed minorities. BLM-aligned organizations like Justice for All and the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) advocated for legislation and funding to expand the use of body cameras, characterizing the use of the devices as a needed social justice reform. |
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| The Counterfeiting of Males and Females Is Medical Malpractice |
| by Walt Heyer |
| This insane madness euphemistically called "gender-affirming care" - stopping natural puberty, administering cross-sex hormones, and removing the breasts of females or the genitalia of males - in my view and life experience, is medical malpractice. Surgeries like mine 40 years ago were wrong then and are wrong now. |
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| From Isolation to Recovery: Breaking the Cycle of Relational Poverty This New Year |
| by Tensley Almond |
| This past December saw record-breaking cold snaps sweeping across the country, with some states experiencing their coldest temperatures in over 20 years. Many huddled in their homes, awaiting the cold break to pass and looking forward to celebrating a warm holiday with loved ones. |
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