National and international media news & headlines compiled by CLG.

Donald Trump dominates again, as former president easily beats Nikki Haley in New Hampshire GOP primary –After a commanding victory in Iowa’s Republican caucuses, former President Donald Trump scores another win in New Hampshire’s GOP primary | 23 Jan 2024 | Former President Donald Trump did it again. Eight days after he crushed the competition in Iowa’s low-turnout Republican presidential caucuses, Trump easily defeated Nikki Haley – his final remaining major rival for the GOP nomination – in Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary. Fox News projected Trump would win the primary — minutes after the final polls closed in New Hampshire… While Haley appeared to grab the support of plenty of independent voters, Trump was on course to dominate among registered Republicans, who were expected to make up the lion’s share of those casting ballots in New Hampshire’s GOP primary.

Trump cruises in New Hampshire primary election, Haley vows to fight on | 23 Jan 2024 | Donald Trump cruised to victory in New Hampshire’s Republican presidential contest on Tuesday, Edison Research projected, marching closer to a November rematch with Democratic President [sic] Joe Biden even as his only remaining rival, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, vowed to soldier on despite her loss. Haley had hoped the Northeastern state’s sizable cadre of independent voters would carry her to an upset win that might loosen Trump’s iron grip on the Republican Party. Instead, Trump will become the first Republican to sweep competitive votes in both Iowa – where he won by a record-setting margin eight days ago – and New Hampshire since 1976, when the two states cemented their status as the first nominating contests. With 41% of the expected vote tallied, according to Edison, Trump held a comfortable 54.7% to 43.7% lead.

Biden wins write-in vote in New Hampshire | 23 Jan 2024 | Joe Biden won an unusual Democratic write-in vote in New Hampshire’s primary election on Tuesday, an important display of political strength, despite his name not being on the ballot. Edison Research projected Biden the winner over two Democrats whose names were actually on the ballot – U.S. Representative Dean Phillips of Minnesota and self-help author Marianne Williamson. The victory for the incumbent president [sic] was the end product of a fervent write-in campaign orchestrated by New Hampshire Democrats, who were troubled by the national party’s decision to send the state’s first-in-the-nation primary election to more diverse South Carolina.

U.S. launches new round of airstrikes in Iraq | 24 Jan 2024 | The U..S military announced that it has carried out “proportionate” airstrikes against Iranian-backed militants in Iraq to retaliate for recent attacks on American bases in the region. The latest airstrikes targeting Kataib Hezbollah and affiliated militia groups in Iraq were launched just after midnight local time on Wednesday, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement. The strikes were aimed at Kataib Hezbollah’s headquarters in Iraq, as well as storage and training facilities, and were intended to degrade the group’s ability to mount drone and missile attacks. Iranian-backed groups in Iraq and Yemen have launched dozens of attacks against U.S. forces in the region since the Israel-Hamas war began in October. The latest of those strikes, which the Pentagon called the largest since the conflict began, came when rockets and missiles were fired at a U.S. air base in western Iraq on Saturday, injuring several American troops.

U.S., Allies Conduct New Strikes Against 8 Houthi Targets in Yemen | 22 Jan 2024 | The U.S. and its allies, including the UK, Australia, Canada, Bahrain, and the Netherlands, conducted new strikes against eight Houthi positions in Yemen in response to continued attacks on ships in the Red Sea, according to a joint statement published by the Pentagon. The new strikes targeted a Houthi underground storage site as well as other locations housing Houthi’s missile and air surveillance capabilities, the statement said.

Ocean freight rates skyrocketing – WSJ –Disruptions in the Red Sea have reportedly caused container prices to double in just a month | 23 Jan 2024 | The average cost of a container has more than doubled globally in the past month, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal published on Sunday. The disruptions caused by the continued Houthi attacks on cargo vessels in the Red Sea are sending shockwaves across global supply chains, delaying shipments and raising transportation costs, the article states. The data cited by the outlet, which is from London-based Drewry Shipping Consultants, shows that the average worldwide cost of shipping a 40-foot container jumped 23% to 3,777 just in the week ending January 18. That puts the current rate at more than double what was being charged a month ago.

IDF suffers its deadliest day in Gaza –The Israeli PM has vowed retribution after Hamas killed 21 troops in a single attack, the most since the war began | 23 Jan 2024 | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Tuesday to exact retribution against the Palestinian militants, after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) lost 24 soldiers in Gaza, the highest death toll in a single day since their war on Hamas began in October. The IDF said on Tuesday that 21 of its members were killed near Khan Younis the day before, when Hamas fighters fired anti-tank missiles at them. The resulting blast triggered an explosion that caused the collapse of two buildings while many Israeli troops were either inside the structures or nearby.

Federal agency spent nearly $20 billion to settle migrants all over the U.S. – report –A majority of the m-ney was given to nonprofits that would help migrants save up for large necessities such as a house or car. | 23 Jan 2024 | The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) spent almost 20 billion in the years 2022 and 2023 on refugee resettlement, according to a recent report. According to OpenTheBooks, the ORR, which is a part of Health and Human Services, spent 8.9 billion in fiscal year 2022 and 10.9 billion in fiscal year 2023 when migrant encounters at the U.S. southern border was at an all time high. It was also reported that a majority of the m-ney was given to nonprofits that would help migrants save up for large necessities such as a house or car. “Potential migrants from an ever-broader range of countries are trying to enter the country by any means necessary, OpenTheBooks CEO Adam Andrzejewski, in a statement, according to local media.

First Chicago, now Boston: A hundred migrants are sleeping on the floors of sanctuary city’s Logan Airport –Footage obtained by CBS News showed around 100 migrants sleeping in the international terminal of Boston’s Logan Airport | 23 Jan 2024 | Around 100 migrant men, women and children are camped out in Boston’s main international airport, with the state’s shelter system having reached capacity in November and the governor begging the federal government to do more to help. Footage obtained by CBS News showed rows of people sleeping on the floor… The scenes in Boston’s airport replicate those in Chicago’s O’Hare. As of January 4, there were 216 migrants sleeping in the airport, WGN 9 reported. Massachusetts’ shelters reached capacity in November, with 7,500 families in its system. Some are now being housed in hospital waiting rooms and church halls.

Showdown: Texas National Guard Responds to Supreme Court Order by Installing More Razor Wire | 23 Jan 2024 | The Texas National Guard on Tuesday responded to the Supreme Court’s order allowing the Biden regime to cut/remove razor wire installed along the southern border by installing more razor wire. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sided with the Biden regime and allowed Border Patrol agents to remove razor wire installed on the Texas-Mexico border. Gov. Greg Abbott (R) previously installed about 30 miles of razor wire at the Texas-Mexico border near Eagle Pass to stop the flood of illegal aliens being let in by the Biden administration. In October, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the Biden regime regarding their cutting razor wire at the border.

Supreme Court Sides With Biden Regime, Allows Border Patrol Agents to Remove Razor Wire at Border – Roberts and Barrett Vote With Liberal Justices | 22 Jan 2024 | The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sided with the Biden regime and allowed Border Patrol agents to remove razor wire installed on the Texas-Mexico border. In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court granted Biden’s emergency request. This is the 9th time that the Supreme Court has sided with the Biden regime out of 14 emergency applications. Recall that Biden’s border patrol agents are cutting a razor wire fence on private property on the southern border to allow illegal aliens to enter the U.S., putting Americans at risk. Gov. Greg Abbott (R) previously installed about 30 miles of razor wire at the Texas-Mexico border near Eagle Pass to stop the flood of illegal aliens being let in by the Biden administration. In October, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the Biden regime regarding their cutting razor wire at the border. The lawsuit made its way to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals after a federal judge sided with Biden. The appeals court last month said agents could not cut the razor wire.

Audio recording reveals the moment senior Republican figure tried to bribe Kari Lake not to run for Senate | 23 Jan 2024 | An audio recording obtained by DailyMail.com reveals the extraordinary moment when what appears to be Arizona’s top Republican official tried to bribe populist firebrand Kari Lake not to run in the state’s Senate race. Jeff DeWit, 51, chair of the Arizona Republican Party, can be heard asking Lake, a close ally of Donald Trump, to name her price to stay out of politics for two years. “There are very powerful people who want to keep you out,” he tells her in a conversation recorded at the start of March last year. DeWit tells Lake, 54, one of the most public faces of the former president’s MAGA movement and a woman frequently spoken of as a 2024 vice-presidential pick, that he thinks Trump will lose and it is time to make way for someone else. After asking her not to mention the conversation to anyone, he makes his first offer.

Appeals court rejects Trump bid to review gag order in D.C. case | 23 Jan 2024 | The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday denied a request from former President Donald Trump to review a gag order against him en banc after a three-judge panel of the court upheld it. In light of the full court’s refusal to rehear the matter, the Trump team will likely next appeal to the Supreme Court, The Hill noted. U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan in October imposed the gag order against Trump as part of special counsel Jack Smith’s D.C. election case against him, stating, “This is about language that presents a danger to the administration of justice.” The three-judge panel of the appeals court in December upheld the order, but narrowed its scope to only prevent Trump from discussing “known or reasonably foreseeable witnesses concerning their potential participation in the investigation or in this criminal proceeding.”

Alex Soros Posts on X a Bullet Hole and 47 in Direct Violent Threat to Donald Trump | 24 Jan 2024 | President Trump is up in the polls, and the Republican base is coalescing around him. The globalist elites are in a panic… Alex Soros posted an obvious threat against President Trump on X Sunday evening. Alex Soros is currently facing scrutiny due to his recent tweet sharing a post from the far-left The Atlantic that features a bullet hole and a sum of $47. The Conservative Treehouse reported: “Alex Soros, the son of George Soros, sends a message via his Twitter [X] account that is troubling. Being subtle like a brick through a window the billionaire leftist posts a picture of a ‘Bullet Hole’ and ‘$47.’ President Donald Trump is going to be the 47th President.”

Journalist who tried to cancel Novak Djokovic over not taking COVID vaccine collapses and dies while covering Australian Open | 20 Jan 2024 | The sports journalism community is mourning the sudden passing of Mike Dickson, a prominent figure in tennis reporting. Dickson, who was set to celebrate his 60th birthday on January 27, died suddenly while in Melbourne for the Australian Open. While generally respected in the sports journalism space, Dickson was also the author of many stories shaming and trying to cancel tennis star Novak Djokovic. Some of his headlines included: “Welcome to the Wacky World of Novak Djokovic: Anti-vaxxer tennis superstar is a tree-hugger who insists Bosnia’s ‘pyramids’ give off mystic energy and that positive thoughts can PURIFY water,” “Novak Djokovic’s WEASEL words cut no ice and he has damaged his reputation with his ‘misinformation’ around the Australian Open… after helping to create a player union, his leadership credentials have been BADLY damaged.”

S&P 500 notches third straight record high close | 23 Jan 2024 | The S&P 500 climbed to a record high close on Tuesday as investors digested a mixed bag of early quarterly results and awaited a slew of additional reports from Tesla and other companies later this week. It was the third straight all-time high for the benchmark stock index, and many investors view upcoming quarterly reports from the heavily weighted “Magnificent 7” group of megacap companies as key to whether Wall Street’s recent rally continues or loses steam… Wall Street’s recent gains have been fueled by expectations of lower interest rates and optimism around artificial intelligence, which has helped lift the Philadelphia chip index, opens new tab over 5% so far in 2024, adding to a 65% surge last year.