Iran has dramatically increased its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium in recent months as it escalates its conflict with Israel, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Western officials are becoming increasingly worried that Iran could race to develop a nuclear weapon now that it has the fuel needed to do so, and it appears to have made significant advances in acquiring the knowledge needed, The Wall Street Journal reported. The IAEA has indicated that it will censure Iran for expanding its stockpile of enriched uranium, to which Iran has responded by saying that it will take more steps to advance its nuclear weapons program. David Albright, president and founder of the Institute for Science and International Security, says that Iran has enough nuclear material to now produce up to 15 nuclear weapons. Andrea Stricker, Nonproliferation and Biodefense Program Deputy Director and Research Fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD), told The Daily Wire that Iran’s actions were self-defeating. “In a major own-goal, Iran kept expanding its ability to make fuel for multiple nuclear weapons despite Trump’s election,” Stricker said. “The days of America tolerating Tehran’s unchecked nuclear expansion are about to be over.” Iran has repeatedly tried to assassinate Trump in recent months in retaliation for the death of Qasem Soleimani to prevent Trump from taking power again. MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ NOW STREAMING ON DAILYWIRE+ After his election victory, Trump has stacked his cabinet with nominees who are hawks when it comes to dealing with U.S. adversaries, signaling that he will take a hardline approach against the Islamic regime. The news comes after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed this week that Israel hit part of Iran’s nuclear weapons program in its retaliatory strike last month in response to Iran firing 180 ballistic missiles into the country. “It’s not a secret. It was published,” Netanyahu told the Israeli parliament. “There is a specific component in their nuclear program that was hit.” Multiple U.S. and Israeli officials told Axios that the strike against the facility in the Parchin military complex “significantly damaged Iran’s effort over the past year to resume nuclear weapons research,” the report said. The strike destroyed advanced equipment that is needed to design sophisticated explosive materials that are required to detonate a nuclear device. Satellite imagery shows that the facility, which was a previously-declared nuclear weapons facility decades ago, was completely destroyed in the strike. U.S. and Israeli officials said that Iran was trying to conceal its nuclear weapons research at the facility by presenting it as research for civilian purposes. The report said only a small number of officials in Iran’s Islamic government knew about what was going on at the facility. A U.S. official told Axios that the strike was “a not so subtle message that the Israelis have significant insight into the Iranian system even when it comes to things that were kept top secret and known to a very small group of people in the Iranian government.”

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) said Tuesday that her push to ban men who identify as transgender women from being able to use women’s restrooms in the House was about protecting women in private spaces. Mace introduced legislation this week that would force “members, officers, and employees of the House” to use bathrooms that correspond to their biological sex. “If being a feminist makes me an extremist, I’m totally here for it,” Mace said. A reporter asked Mace, “Is this effort in response in response to Congresswoman McBride coming to Congress?” The bill was introduced as Democrats are preparing for their new member, Sarah McBride from Delaware, to become the first transgender member of Congress. “Yes and absolutely, and then some,” Mace responded. “I’m not going to stand for a man, you know, when someone with a penis is in the women’s locker room, that’s not okay.” MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ NOW STREAMING ON DAILYWIRE+ “I’m a victim of abuse myself, I’m a rape survivor,” she continued. “I have PTSD from the abuse I’ve suffered at the hands of a man and I know how vulnerable women and girls are in private spaces.” “So, I’m absolutely 100% gonna stand in the way of any man who wants to be in a women’s restroom, in our locker rooms, in our changing rooms,” she added. “I will be there fighting you every step of the way.” WATCH: Woke reporter asks Rep. Nancy Mace (R) why she wants to exclude men from the female bathroom in Congress. Her response: pic.twitter.com/PHUXmbXIBO — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) November 19, 2024 Related: It’s Politically Popular To Block Men From Entering Women’s Bathrooms

Democrat Senator-elect Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) told her party that “identity politics” needs to end if they want to have a chance to win back voters after losing the White House in 2024 to President-elect Donald Trump. During a Democrat Senatorial Campaign Committee briefing with Dem candidates who won their election, the soon-to-be senator from Michigan didn’t mince words when talking about why the party lost the White House. “I personally think that identity politics needs to go the way of the dodo,” Slotkin said, per David Weigel in a post on X. She also said that the party should take language “not from the faculty lounge, but the assembly line.” At a post-election DSCC briefing with winning Dem candidates. Elissa Slotkin: “I personally think that identity politics needs to go the way of the dodo.” Dems should take language “not from the faculty lounge, but the assembly line.” — David Weigel (@daveweigel) November 19, 2024 The comments were similar to ones the incoming senator made during her appearance on MSNBC when asked about the party’s recent defeat. “Any party — and I can only represent the Democratic Party — needs to focus on the things that keep people up at night. That’s their pocketbooks and their kids,” Slotkin said. “There are a lot of issues out there. But you’ve got to start with what keeps people awake, and that is kitchen-table issues, economics.” MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ NOW STREAMING ON DAILYWIRE+ “We gotta stay away … we don’t need to obsess about identity politics,” she added. “And by the way, this last election demonstrated very clearly that they don’t stand up.” Despite Slotkin’s comments about “identity politics,” she voted multiple times against keeping men out of women’s restrooms and locker rooms, the Detroit News noted. In May 2019, during her first term in Congress, Slotkin voted for the Equality Act, which would, among other things, “prohibits an individual from being denied access to a shared facility, including a restroom, a locker room, and a dressing room, that is in accordance with the individual’s gender identity.” It was stopped by Republicans in the Senate, then passed again in 2021, with Slotkin voting for it, the outlet noted. In April 2023, Slotkin also voted against the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, which “prohibits school athletic programs from allowing individuals whose biological sex at birth was male to participate in programs that are for women or girls.” Related: Collegiate Women’s Volleyball Players File Title IX Lawsuit Against Schools Over Trans Players

One of the most compelling aspects of The Voice is that you never know what a contestant will sing. Coaches often encourage them to step out of their comfort zone and try something new. During season 26, Gwen Stefani, Reba McEntire, Snoop Dog, and Michael Buble each want to take home the win. Reba won last season and is determined to retain her title, but her fellow coaches put together strong teams hoping to dethrone her. As the competition heats up, the coaches will have to make some tough eliminations during the Playoff round beginning November 19. Parade Magazine got a sneak peek of one of Team Gwen’s heavy hitters. Jan Dan performed an incredible rendition of Kansas’ Dust In The Wind that left the judges very emotional. Jan Dan Made Gwen Stefani Cry As Jan Dan sang the 1977 ballad, he entranced the coaches with his beautiful vocals and stage presence. At one point, the camera turned to Gwen, who had tears in her eyes. She clearly realized that using her save to keep Jan Dan in the competition was the right move. After he finished singing, the coaches all praised his performance. Reba told Jan Dan she loved his vocal styling and could listen to him sing an entire concert of songs. Michael Buble remarked about Dan Jan’s ability to perform so many styles of music. “So far, we have heard you sing Brandy, Stevie Wonder, and Miley Cyrus. And now, you’re singing Dust in the Wind by Kansas. With all of these genres, what else do you have up your sleeve?” Snoop joked he didn’t expect Dan Jan to sing Kansas, “First of all, you ain’t supposed to be knowing these songs. You put your own twist on it, which gives it the soul and the original version. Great job Jan Dan.” But it was The Voice’s Gwen Stefani who gave Dan Jan the highest compliment: “Let me just wipe my tears. This is a man who chooses notes that are so artistic and beautiful. He’s a painter with his voice. I think you’re just so cool. I think I have to listen to the spirit.” Gwen joked, “I think the Holy Ghost is over here now, Snoop.” The Voice Playoff rounds start November 19 on NBC. You can find the story’s featured image here. The post “The Voice”: Watch The Cover That Brought Gwen Stefani To Tears appeared first on InspireMore.

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A New Hampshire high school teacher was arrested after being caught in an underage sex trafficking sting operation, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Four other men from New Hampshire and Massachusetts were caught in the operation. 'It is our reasonable belief the defendant was negotiating for sex with a minor while he was at work at school.' Homeland Security agent Lori Robinson said in an affidavit that they posted a fake advertisement Thursday on an online commercial sex site, and when interested customers contacted them, they were told to meet at a hotel. One of those who allegedly responded and went to the motel expecting sex with a 12-year-old female victim was 46-year-old Stacey Ray Lancaster. He is a teacher at Manchester’s West High School, where he oversees the ROTC program. Lancaster allegedly texted in response to the ad, asking, "Can you send me there pictures? Also is cash ok? It be ready around 3:15.”“It is our reasonable belief the defendant was negotiating for sex with a minor while he was at work at school,” said assistant U.S. attorney Matthew Vicinanzo at a hearing about Lancaster. Charging documents said that Lancaster allegedly met with an undercover officer in the parking lot of the hotel and directed her to touch him in a sexual manner in order to confirm that she wasn't a law enforcement official. He also touched her in a sexual manner. He was charged with attempted sex trafficking of a minor. The school said he was placed on administrative leave, and students were offered counseling over the arrest. Lancaster reportedly has two minor children by his ex-wife, who lives in Bahrain, and also has two minor stepchildren from his current wife. Magistrate Judge Andrea K. Johnstone cleared him to be released for home detention at his mother's house. Johnstone ordered that he stay off of social media, surrender his passport, and avoid unsupervised contact with children as conditions to the release. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Kamala Harris’ campaign took a nosedive toward the end, and upon closer look, her wasteful spending may have played a major role — as the vice president reportedly burned through $1.5 billion within just 15 weeks. “She was able to spend $1.5 billion in 15 weeks with no assets. Really impressive,” Stu Burguiere of “Stu Does America” comments. “Her cash-rich campaign spared no expense as it hunted for voters — paying for an avalanche of advertising, social-media influencers, a for-hire door-knocking operation, thousands of staff, pricey rallies, a splashy Oprah town hall, celebrity concerts, and even drone shows,” Shane Goldmacher wrote in an article for the New York Times, adding, “It was a spree that averaged roughly $100 million per week.” The Harris campaign’s biggest expense was advertising, spending most of a whopping $600 million on producing and buying media. $2.5 million was directed toward three digital agencies that specialize in working with online influencers. Harris’ Oprah town hall cost the campaign close to $2.5 million as well, which Oprah attempted to explain away through the cost of setup. “Oprah does have a bit of an argument here. First of all, she wasn’t just taking in a million dollars herself, it was going to this production company, and these events do cost a lot of money,” Stu says. “You could say, ‘OK, well, shouldn’t she just give that to her for free if she supported Kamala so much?’” “You’d think so, but because of what Democrats want from campaign finance reform, there are campaign finance laws that say you can’t basically donate a bunch of free stuff and say that’s not a donation,” he continues. However, there is one problem. “In their own attempt at a defense here, they seemingly reveal a crime though because they say the $1,000,000 undercounts the cost of the event, the full cost, which ran closer to $2,500,000,” he explains. “So if in the bookkeeping they say it’s a million dollars but it actually costs $2,500,000, and Oprah ate the $1,500,000, that’s actually campaign finance violation. It’s a crime.” “So in their attempt to try to win the press war, they may have actually committed a crime,” he adds. Want more from Stu?To enjoy more of Stu's lethal wit, wisdom, and mockery, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.