New analysis has revealed that nearly 8 million undocumented immigrants are currently living in sanctuary areas across the United States.
According to a report from the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), which tracks locations that shield illegal immigrants from federal immigration enforcement, approximately 7.9 million undocumented individuals reside in sanctuary cities, counties, and states.
“Although there is much imprecision in the data, the bottom line is that close to eight million illegal aliens, equaling 56 percent of the estimated nationwide total, live in sanctuary jurisdictions,” wrote Jason Richwine of CIS.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a warning on Twitter tonight in Hebrew, asserting that his axis of resistance will endure even if the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad falls.
“The enemies think that after Syria the resistance is over – they are gravely mistaken,” Khamenei stated.

Zvi Zussman, whose son Ben tragically lost his life during the conflict in Gaza, recently shared his thoughts with Arutz Sheva about his son’s legacy and the initiative he has launched aimed at helping secure the release of hostages from Gaza.
Zussman reflected on his son, saying, “Ben was our oldest. He was 22 years old when he was killed in Gaza. Ben dedicated a lot of his life to things that were very important for him, such as table tennis and Arabic which he studied on his own. Ben was a special child; he had amazing communication with us and we shared many thoughts and conversations with him through the whole army service. He was a good friend to many people and had made many, many good friends throughout the years.”

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) voiced her frustration on Tuesday, revealing that members of Congress remain in the dark about the mysterious drone sightings across New Jersey and other regions, calling for transparency from the government.
“The American people are greatly concerned about the unidentified drones flying over the Northeast. We’ve asked everyone for a classified briefing, and members of Congress are still in the dark,” Greene remarked.
She further expressed her skepticism, saying, “But my understanding is that the Biden administration would just tell us the same things they’re telling the public: people are seeing airplanes, helicopters, and stars. No one is buying it!!” She continued, “It’s time for the government to come clean.”

Using his “one of a kind” personal menorah, which is made from “shrapnel of rockets that were shot down by the IDF and then smelted together by an Israeli artisan” reminds House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) of the “true meaning of Chanukah.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s menorah at the second annual Capitol Menorah Lighting Ceremony.
“In the face of darkness, light bursts forth. In the presence of fear, miracles emerge,” Johnson said during the second annual Capitol Menorah Lighting Ceremony on Tuesday. “And in moments of despair, hope springs eternal.”

According to The Dialy Wire, more than 120 retired U.S. generals and admirals signed on to a letter released on Monday expressing their support for Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth.
Hegseth has faced intense scrutiny in the media after several hit pieces were released using anonymous sources.
The following are excerpts from the letter, titled An Open Letter of Support for Peter Hegseth’s Nomination for U.S. Secretary of Defense:

A mass grave containing the remains of at least 100,000 victims tortured and murdered during the brutal regime of ousted President Bashar al-Assad has been uncovered near Damascus, as reported by the leader of a Syrian advocacy organization based in the US. The head of the group claimed that bulldozers were used to compress the bodies in order to “fit them in.”
Mouaz Moustafa, the executive director of the Syrian Emergency Task Force (SETF), confirmed that the victims were discovered in al-Qutayfah, located approximately 25 miles north of Damascus.

TikTok and its Chinese parent company asked the US Supreme Court to block a government ban set to take effect next month, invoking favorable comments about the popular social-media platform from President-elect Donald Trump.
Making a late push to keep operating in a market with more than 170 million users, TikTok and parent ByteDance Ltd. asked the court to put the law on hold by Jan. 6 as the justices consider whether to hear a company appeal. The measure would ban TikTok in the US if ByteDance doesn’t sell it.

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the nation’s health agency, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has railed against the practice of adding fluoride to drinking water, a measure that public health experts and dentists credit with reductions in tooth decay. Seven out of 10 Americans who get their drinking water from public water systems receive fluoridated water, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Shortly before the election, Kennedy wrote in a post on X that “the Trump White House will advise all U.S. water systems to remove fluoride from public water” on Inauguration Day. His post also repeated debunked claims that the mineral increases the risk of bone cancer.

President-elect Donald Trump filed a lawsuit on Monday against the Des Moines Register and renowned pollster J. Ann Selzer, accusing them of “blatant election interference.” The legal action stems from Selzer’s poll published just three days before the 2024 election, which inaccurately predicted that Vice President Kamala Harris would defeat her Republican challenger in Iowa by a wide margin.
Trump’s attorneys filed the lawsuit in Polk County, Iowa, seeking damages. They argue that Selzer and the Des Moines Register interfered with the election process by releasing a “leaked and manipulated” poll that favored the Democratic candidate.