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Saudi Arabia directs imams to use Friday sermons to promote marriage, pushback against ‘deviant’ narratives

Saudi Arabia Directs Mosques to Promote Marriage at Friday Khutba, Counter Discouraging Narratives Riyadh, January 19, 2026: In a new directive aimed at reinforcing traditional family values, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance has instructed all mosque preachers across the Kingdom to dedicate their next Friday sermon (khutbah) to urging the facilitation […]

‘Crazy-communist white hippies’: Chants & boos disrupt JD Vance’s national guard lunch; DC pushback grows

Stephen Miller (left), Pete Hegseth, JD Vance (AP) Vice President JD Vance’s lunch event with national guard troops at Union Station on Wednesday was disrupted by a wave of protests, as demonstrators voiced opposition to the Trump administration’s security deployment in the capital.Vance, joined by defence secretary Pete Hegseth and White House deputy chief of […]

‘People in country illegally won’t be counted’: Trump orders rare mid-decade census to exclude illegal immigrants; likely to face Congressional pushback

US President Donald Trump (Image credits: PTI) US President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he has ordered a rare mid-decade census aimed at excluding illegal immigrants from the national count. The move comes as both parties ramp up efforts to reshape congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.“I have instructed our Department of Commerce […]

‘I see Kash Patel at office every day’: Pushback against claims that FBI chief is spotted more at nightclubs

FBI staff calls Kash Patel-nightclub claims false, says he sees Patel every day at the FBI office. FBI spokesperson Ben Williamson slammed former FBI official Frank Figliuzzi for claiming that Kash Patel is seen more at night clubs than in the office, and said Figliuzzi has made up everything he said. The comment came at […]