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A whistleblower who worked at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) says President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’s administration has created a “white glove delivery service” that sees hundreds of migrant children funneled into the hands of criminals, traffickers, and cartel members throughout the United States. During testimony this month before two subcommittees of the House Homeland Security Committee, Tara Lee Rodas detailed the process by which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) takes custody of Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) at the southern border before they are handed over to HHS custody, which then places them with adult sponsors in the U.S. Art of the Deal! Trump Threatens Mexico and Canada with Tariffs; Guest John Carney Rodas worked at HHS in 2021 before blowing the whistle on the UAC program. Since Biden and Harris took office, more than 530,000 UACs have been encountered at the southern border — the majority of whom are teenagers. “Today, as we speak, children are preparing to work grueling overnight shifts in slaughterhouses, restaurants, and factories,” Rodas said: Some children may die today in jobs they don’t have the knowledge or skills to do in order to repay never-ending debts to their smugglers and traffickers. Today, children are being sold for sex. Some children, girls and boys, will get sexually transmitted diseases. Some girls – as young as 12, 11, or even 10 years old – will give birth to children of their own . Forced labor and prostitution among underage migrants have more than tripled under [the current Administration]. Today, desperate children will call hotlines, to report they are being abused, neglected, and trafficked. [Emphasis added] For at least a decade, HHS has been responsible for the suffering of countless children. This assessment is based solely on the information currently available; however, it has been established that the unknown factors significantly outweigh what is known. This must change. [Emphasis added] According to Rodas, under Biden and Harris, “child trafficking has evolved into an international syndicate of gangs and cartels that is highly organized and very efficient” and HHS “has a 10-year demonstrated record of losing children to sponsors who traffick, exploit, and harm children in unthinkable ways.” Rodas continued: Sadly, due to the failed open border policies of the Biden-Harris Administration, we have delivered these unaccompanied children to criminals, traffickers and members of transnational criminal organizations who are using the UAC program as a white glove delivery service of children. These criminal sponsors are defrauding the U.S. government by using the UAC program as the logistical chain of their child trafficking operation. [Emphasis added] Retired Border Patrol Deputy Agent in Charge J.J. Carrell revealed insider DHS knowledge about the role non-governmental organizations (NGOs) play in the UAC program and how they make billions aiding the federal government with the resettlement of migrant children across the U.S. Catholic Charities, Lutheran Family Services, and Jewish Family Services are the main NGOs facilitating the UAC program, Carrell said: I spoke to a gentleman who works in DHS, he actually sends the electronic fund transfers and I asked him, ‘Sir, tell me, who are you responsible for and how much is the largest check you’ve cut?’ He said, ‘I’m over Jewish Family Services and I cut a check for $600 million.’ And I said, ‘Is that for like three years?’ and he told me, ‘J.J., get in the game, that’s two or three months and it’s renewable.’ That’s one NGO. And I said, ‘Well, Catholic Charities is bigger than Jewish Family Services.’ He said, ‘Yes, they get the same or more.’ [Emphasis added] You’re talking about billions upon billions of dollars given to NGOs to further the trafficking of all, of everyone crossing the border, including children. [Emphasis added] Rodas said President-Elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead HHS, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is “aware of this crisis and his talented team is discussing solutions to end this crisis.” “In the new Administration, there are simple fixes that Border Czar Tom Homan, HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy, Jr., DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, and others can do to defend and protect children,” Rodas said. Among those fixes are requiring DNA testing for UACs and the adults they arrive with at the southern border, prison time for adult sponsors who cannot account for a UAC’s whereabouts, designating child trafficking a terrorist activity, and stopping the release of UACs into the U.S. interior until those who are unaccounted for across the U.S. are found by HHS. John Binder is a reporter for Breitbart News. Email him at jbinder@breitbart.com. Follow him on Twitter here .

With just days left before Ireland goes to the polls, the leaders of Ireland’s three largest political parties appeared on the national broadcaster for their final televised debate before the general election. The leaders of the three main political parties took part in the final debate of the campaign in a Prime Time special led by Miriam O’Callaghan and Sarah McInerney. Speaking to reporters on arrival, Mr Harris said he was ‘really looking forward to the debate’ but acknowledged that ‘things don’t always go right in campaigns’. He was questioned on contact between his team and RTE before the clip of a contentious exchange he had with a care worker went public. The Taoiseach has previously said he ‘made mistakes’ in how he handled the interaction. When asked if one his officials had alleged to RTE that the care worker was a member of Sinn Fein, Mr Harris said: ‘I don’t believe so at all.’ Later asked if he was tired, Mr Harris added: ‘Not at all, I’m really energised.’ The final leader’s debate on RTÉ came just over a week after the debate which included all ten political party leaders, which was hosted on Upfront with Katie Hannon. In the debate, the party leaders outlined their policies and briefly touched on who they would or wouldn’t go into coalition with. The debate comes also in the wake of what could potentially be the defining moment for An Taoiseach Simon Harris as he continues to deal with the fall out following a frosty interaction with a care worker while campaigning in North Cork last week. Simon Harris responds to questions about his interaction with care sector worker, Charlotte Fallon, in Kanturk, and whether his staff contacted RTÉ about coverage of it. #rtept | @RTENews pic.twitter.com/pRpAoKboNe The Taoiseach and party leader was forced to apologise to Charlotte Fallon on Saturday after a clip of him engaging with her – and walking off mid-conversation as she became emotional – went viral. In the video, which has been viewed more than 3.4million times, Mr Harris can be seen disagreeing with Ms Fallon about the work the Government has done for carers, and becoming frustrated. Asked on Monday if any member of his team had contacted RTÉ in a bid not to have the footage run , Mr Harris said: ‘I don’t believe so.’ But the Irish Daily Mail established that Fine Gael figures contacted staff in RTÉ to express their concern over the video and how it would be featured. The first question was to Simon Harris about the video from Kanturk on his interaction with a carer and whether Fine Gael communicated with RTÉ in the aftermath about coverage of the matter. Harris said he had ‘no knowledge’ of any request being made not to air the clip. Micheal Martin and Simon Harris should feel ‘very ashamed’ over the Government’s record on carers and disability, Mary Lou McDonald said. The Sinn Fein leader took aim at the heads of Fianna Fail and Fine Gael during RTE Prime Time’s televised leaders’ debate. She said the outgoing Government did not seem ‘capable’ of listening to people’s experiences. Asked if he felt ashamed, Mr Martin said he was not happy with the ‘level of progress’ but said there had been advancements in some areas. Mr Harris said the issue of disability is something he has been passionate about his entire life. He said there needed to be a radical expansion of training places for occupational therapy and speech and language therapy. As the debate moved on, Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin said Sinn Fein’s ‘enormous’ tax increases will destroy Ireland’s enterprise economy. Mr Martin said: ‘Sinn Fein do not get the enterprise economy, they don’t get trade.’ Meanwhile, Fine Gael leader Simon Harris said his party was proposing the least amount of spending in its manifesto, when compared to the other two parties. Mr Harris said Friday marks election day and the 14th anniversary of the bailout programme following the financial crash. He said: ‘People sitting at home tonight are still living with the scars of that financial crash, and we have to learn from that as a country.’ Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald said the financial crash was instigated and driven by Fianna Fail, while austerity was brought by Fine Gael. Ms McDonald said she would agree with Mr Harris and added: ‘There are people watching this programme who still the bear the scars of your crash and of your austerity.’ Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin said he “learned from” his time in Government during the financial crash. Speaking during the RTE Prime Time debate, he said: ‘I get the crash, I was in Government.’ Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald interrupted: ‘I know, sure you authored it.’ Mr Martin continued: ‘I learned from the experience, I kept with politics, I kept with public service. ‘I supported through confidence and supply the [Fine Gael] Government to get the country through Brexit. ‘One thing that people can be guaranteed with Micheal Martin is I will always put the country before party.’ Fianna Fail has taken ‘radical action’ on housing, Micheal Martin later said. He was responding to a question on the Housing Commission’s recommendation for a radical reset in housing policy. Mr Martin defended actions already taken by Fianna Fail and added: ‘It is not about some magical reset right now.’ Asked if Fine Gael had failed to make housing a top priority – as contended by former housing minister Eoghan Murphy, party leader Simon Harris said those comments came in the context of Brexit. He added: ‘Housing is the number one priority.’ Pressed on whether Fine Gael had put the party in front of the country on reforming housing policy, Mr Harris said: ‘My party never put party before country.’ He added: ‘My party’s never crashed the economy.’ "There is a need for a radical reset on housing policy..." Simon Harris responds to questions from Sarah McInerney about Fine Gael's approach to housing. #rtept | @RTENews pic.twitter.com/uwnzqydjIS Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald has said Government parties ‘do not recognise the scale of the problem’ around housing delivery, as she defended her own party’s policies. Pressed on whether banks would definitely lend to home buyers under a Sinn Fein scheme where people would not own the land under the house, Ms McDonald said: ‘We’ve engaged with the banks. The banks have requirements that will have to be met. ‘I don’t think anybody should be shocked by that, they’re not some kind of Robin Hood institution giving money away. ‘The bottom line is they will want to know that if they invest that they’ll get their money back. We’re absolutely confident that those requirements can be met.’ Ms McDonald said her party had done “due diligence” in relation to the policy. “At no stage has the banking Federation said that ‘we will not lend into a scheme of this nature’.” Viewers took to X to have their say on all the key moments of the final TV debate of the General Election 2024 trail. One viewer spoke about An Taoiseach’s response towards whether FG communicated with RTE over the now-viral clip and said: ‘Still dodging it basically not a black or white yes/no’. Another person wrote: ‘Simon Harris is very shifty so far, Kanturk has him absolutely rattled.’ TD for Wicklow John Brady wrote: ‘Simon Harris talks about his ‘lived experience’ and ‘since his teenage years’ the fact is Fine Gael has been in government since his teenage years and disability services have been on a downward spiral during all those years! The reality is that the longer Fine Gael are in Government the worse the lived experience is for those with disabilities.’ Michael Martin: “I get the crash, I was in government for the crash.” @MaryLouMcDonald : “I know, sure you were the author of it.” Zinger #RTEPT There’s just something about Mary Lou calmly calling Micheál Martin and Simon Harris “Gentlemen” when they try to argue with her #leadersdebate pic.twitter.com/uDygTaZDem Debate drinking game: Take a drink every time Simon Harris talks about his "lived experience " #RTEPT At the end of the day, FFers will think Michéal Martin won, SFers will think Mary Lou McDonald has won, and FGers will think Simon Harris won Beauty is in the eye of the beholder #LeadersDebate One other viewer wrote: This isn’t a debate, it is just 2 RTÉ journos asking questions of the three leaders. Rather than call it the #leadersdebate maybe it should be called the #leadersgrilling.’ Another viewer took to X to say: ‘The winner of this debate is Sarah McInerney. She’s not letting them dodge her questions.’Trump convinced Republicans to overlook his misconduct. But can he do the same for his nominees?

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Japan's ruling and opposition parties agreed Tuesday to work toward abolishing policy activity funds, which are not subject to disclosure even when such income reaches hundreds of millions of yen, during their first meeting on political reforms. But the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has expressed reluctance to eliminate corporate donations, which have benefited the pro-business LDP, lawmakers said, despite criticism that the practice is considered a form of bribery that could distort policy outcomes. The discussions come as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's LDP seeks to reach policy consensus with the opposition camp, after the party and its junior coalition partner lost their majority in the House of Representatives election on Oct. 27. The LDP aims to enact new revisions to the political funds control law by the end of the year. Party powerbrokers have not been required to report how they spend the money, raising doubts about whether it may have been used inappropriately. The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan said it intends to map out its own proposals on political funds reforms. It remains uncertain whether the main opposition party and the LDP will make concessions on the issue, lawmakers said. The 24-day extraordinary parliamentary session is scheduled to convene on Thursday, as the LDP faces intense scrutiny over revelations that some of its factions failed to report portions of income from fundraising events and created slush funds. Revisions to the law were previously passed in June, when the LDP, then led by Ishiba's predecessor, former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, attempted to showcase efforts to reform the political funds system to regain public trust in politics. The changes, however, were criticized as insufficient, with opposition parties highlighting the absence of a ban on corporate donations and the lack of clarity on when mandatory disclosures of policy activity funds would be implemented.

Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., joins 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss Democrats' outrage over the Teamsters' refusal to endorse VP Kamala Harris and former President Trump's bid for New York. NBC's digital employee union projected scathing messages onto 30 Rock Wednesday night, blasting company leadership for dragging its feet on a contract. NBC Digital NewsGuild, a collective bargaining unit of the NewsGuild of New York, called out NBC News executives for allegedly "unlawful behavior" by lighting up "breaking news" messages on the company's flagship building in midtown Manhattan, 30 Rock. The NBC Digital NewsGuild represents reporters, editors, designers, video journalists, animators, social media strategists and editorial staff of NBC News Digital, who have been negotiating its first contract since the group unionized in 2019. The projections specifically targeted NBCUniversal News Group Chairman Cesar Conde, as well as NBC News Editorial President Rebecca Blumenstein, Executive Vice President of Programming Janelle Rodriguez, Executive Vice President of News Catherine Kim and Executive Vice President of TODAY and Lifestyle Libby Leist for engaging in tactics that they say have violated labor laws, including layoffs of more than 20 union journalists without bargaining and retaliating against union members for taking part in protected activity. THE RISE OF DIGITAL VOICES, AND COMCAST SPLITTING IN TWO, BRINGS DOOMSDAY PREDICTIONS FOR TRADITIONAL MEDIA Image 1 of 5 next Image 2 of 5 prev next Image 3 of 5 prev next Image 4 of 5 prev next Image 5 of 5 prev "Cesar Conde and his leadership team have a bad habit of breaking the law," Tate James, video editor and union leader, said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "But now he’s dealing with a newsroom full of journalists who are sick and tired of working without a contract and trying to chase their bosses down in court. NBC News executives are obsessed with shareholder value, but they’re disrespecting the workers that create that value in the first place. We deserve a fair contract, and we're not backing down from this fight until we get one," he added. In 2021, the National Labor Relations Board found that NBC had unlawfully withheld more than $350,000 in raises from union journalists, according to a press release shared with Fox News Digital. MSNBC'S FUTURE A ‘BIG CONCERN’ FOR STAFFERS AS COMCAST MOVES TO SEPARATE LIBERAL NETWORK FROM NBCUNIVERSAL Image 1 of 5 next Image 2 of 5 prev next Image 3 of 5 prev next Image 4 of 5 prev next Image 5 of 5 prev "Bosses at @NBCNews keep breaking the law, so we’re back outside 30 Rock to shine a little light on the situation," the NBC Guild posted to X Wednesday night. "Union workers have the right to a steward in investigatory meetings, but @cesarconde_’s management team illegally and inexcusably withheld that right from a member." "This is just the latest in a long line of unacceptable actions by the @NBCNews executive team, but it's not slowing us down. Every day our union grows stronger and more committed to the fight for a fair first contract and respect in the workplace," the post added. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The NewsGuild of New York, Local 31003 of the Communications Workers of America, is a labor union representing nearly 6,000 media professionals and other employees at New York area news organizations, including The New York Times, The New Yorker, Thomson Reuters and ProPublica. Fox News Digital reached out to NBC News for comment but did not immediately receive a response. Kendall Tietz is a writer with Fox News Digital.

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Everyone is invited to adorn their bikes in holiday lights for the ninth annual River City Cycle Club Christmas Light Ride in December. Taking off from Frank James Park at 6 p.m. on Dec. 7, the event is fun and inclusive, said organizer Angie Clark. The ride is popular, attracting people from near and far, Clark said. Depending on the weather, up to about 100 people are expected. "It's very social," she said. "You get to meet all sorts of people, and it's a great way for the cycling community to connect. It doesn't matter what type of bike you ride or how fast you are. Everyone is welcome and we all ride together." Cyclists of all ages can join the parade and bring their families. For those who prefer not to ride, they are encouraged to come out, watch, and cheer people on. Participants will cycle along a loop of the Rotary Seawalk, heading to Hidden Harbour before returning to So Cal for an après event Those attending the event are advised to dress warmly, equip their bikes with front and rear lights, be prepared for icy conditions and debris on the paths, as well as remember to bring a bike lock. Non-members are welcome to join but are asked to complete an online waiver in case of accidents.Meet Jalen Redmond, the undrafted free agent carving out a niche with the Vikings

Biden family honors Jimmy Carter’s ‘moral clarity’ following his deathAya is a 30-year old displaced woman. She now lives with her family in a tent in the Central Gaza Strip. She is hopeful that after the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, “efforts will be focused on Gaza to end the war.” Optimistic, she states, “they say if it rains in one place, it foretells good things for people in another place.” Unfortunately, the reality of the truce in Lebanon is far from hopeful for Gaza. When he spoke to Israelis about the ceasefire, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for potential war crimes, said that the ceasefire on the northern front would allow Israel’s military to regroup. He emphasised that it would give the nation an opportunity to focus on other enemies: Iran and Hamas. If his words weren’t loud enough, actions definitely were. Israeli airstrikes continue unabated in Gaza. On the eve of the ceasefire announcement, Israeli strikes in Gaza City killed at least seven Palestinians, amid reports of sniper drones targeting civilians. There is no sign of a halt in hostilities. “The going conventional wisdom is that there’s no ceasefire deal because Netanyahu doesn’t want a hostage deal – he hasn’t wanted one because he wants to keep his coalition together, and the far right wants to resettle Gaza,” The Intercept quoted Mairav Zonszein, a senior analyst with the International Crisis Group focusing on Israel–Palestine, as saying. “You can’t pull out of Gaza if you’re going to build settlements there.” Ofer Shelah, a researcher at Tel Aviv University’s Institute for National Security Studies has a similar view. He said that Netanyahu may have little political incentive to end the war, as doing so could destabilise his coalition, which includes ministers opposed to a truce with Hamas. Beyond the hostages, there is hardly any leverage to get Israel to agree to a ceasefire in Gaza. Hezbollah had been attacking Israel in a show of support towards Palestine. The message then was clear– if you want the fire from Lebanon to stop, stop the attacks on Palestinians in Gaza. “There’ll be no real pressure now on Israel over Gaza,” Shelah said. With inputs from agencies

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Carter also held the distinction of being the first president born in a hospital in 1942, growing up in a town with about 600 people. Jimmy Carter’s path from peanut farm to presidency defined by diplomacy and retirement dedicated to global change 'Jimmy Carter's death means there's only five US presidents left alive - but none like him' Rosalynn first met Jimmy when they were young, according to NPR , when Jimmy was three and she was 1 day old. The couple knew each as they were neighbors and their parents were close friends. Rosalynn became close to Carter's younger sister Ruth. After her father died during the Great Depression, 13-year-old Rosalynn started working to help support her family while maintaining excellent grades in school. Their romance didn't blossom until 1945, when Carter asked her to go to the movies instead of hanging out with his youngest sister Ruth. This was their first kiss, and after the date, Jimmy told his mother he intended to marry Rosalynn. He proposed shortly after, but Rosalynn rejected him, insisting on finishing college first, reports the Irish Star . Jimmy Carter proposed to Rosalynn again in 1946, and she accepted. According to biography.com, he gifted her an engraved compact that read "I love you the goodest". The couple tied the knot at Plains Methodist Church on July 7, 1946. Shortly after their wedding, they relocated to Norfolk, Virginia for Carter's first naval assignment. Here, Rosalynn gave birth to their first four children before the family was moved around due to Jimmy's deployment, including to Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and more. In 1953, following his father's death, Jimmy resigned from the navy and returned home to Plains, Georgia, a move that Rosalynn was not thrilled about. In his memoir, Jimmy revealed that Rosalynn avoided speaking to him during this period, as she felt "the best part" of her life was over. However, in later years, Rosalynn had nothing but praise for her husband. "Over the years, we became not only friends and lovers, but partners," she said at Jimmy's 90th birthday celebration in 2014, according to The Washington Post . She added: "He has always thought I could do anything, and because of that, I/we have had some wonderful adventures and challenges." DAILY NEWSLETTER: Sign up here to get the latest news and updates from the Mirror US straight to your inbox with our FREE newsletter.

In case you missed Saturday’s NYT Mini, you can find the answers here : Wondering what part of a dictionary entry could be? Not sure how staticky hair stands? Don’t worry, because I'm here to help you with the answers for today's NYT Mini crossword. The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper's larger and long-running crossword. Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays. Unlike its larger sibling, the NYT Mini crossword is free to play on the New York Times website or NYT Games app. However, you’ll need an NYT Games subscription to access previous puzzles in the archives. To help you avoid getting stuck and having to reveal missing letters, here are the NYT Mini Crossword answers for Sunday, November 24 ( spoilers lie ahead, of course ): NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers NYT Mini Across Answers 1 Across: Setting for the Emmy-winning series Shogun — JAPAN 6 Across: Part of a dictionary entry — USAGE 7 Across: "Got it!," on a walkie-talkie — ROGER 8 Across: How staticky hair stands — ON END 9 Across: Takes a break — RESTS NYT Mini Down Answers 1 Down: One of 12 in a courtroom — JUROR 2 Down: In unison — AS ONE 3 Down: Things dog-eared in a beloved book — PAGES 4 Down: F.B.I. worker — AGENT 5 Down: Colorful candy with a Gummy Clusters variety — NERDS It took me 0:36 to complete today's NYT Mini . That’s more like it after a slow solve yesterday, even by the standards of a larger Saturday grid. USAGE was the only word I mossed on the Across clues on my first pass, and the same went for AS ONE on the Down side. That made finishing the grid pretty easy on my second go-around. There are several things that make up a dictionary entry, so I figured I should skip that and not dither. Meanwhile, I’ve had NERDS exactly once in my live, so I wouldn’t have know that one if I didn’t only have the “e” left to plug in. If you need some help with Monday ’s NYT Mini , make sure to check out my blog . Meanwhile, if you play other NYT games such as Wordle , Connections and Strands , be sure to check out Forbes Games for our guides to each daily puzzle.