How Much Pandemic Aid Was Lost to Fraud? Answer Still ‘Impossible to Estimate’
By Brett Rowland (The Center Square) A U.S. House committee hearing made clear the total cost of fraud and waste in taxpayer-funded pandemic relief programs remains unknown. Members of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability argued about who was to blame for widespread fraud in a range of federal pandemic relief programs, but they […]
Trump Makes Impassioned Plea Calling for Peace, End to War in Ukraine
Donald Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican nomination for President in 2024, is calling for immediate de-escalation and peace in Ukraine. It is a position that has set him apart from President Joe Biden, as well as any other GOP hopefuls thus far. Trump released a pair of videos Thursday that outline his position on […]
In 1801, President Thomas Jefferson Explained the Correct Way to Handle the Ukraine-Russia War
Editor’s note: In his first inaugural address, after the “Revolution of 1800,” President Thomas Jefferson laid out the proper American foreign policy. Jefferson would explain, to use today’s parlance, why America should never be the world’s police and must remain independent from the turmoil of the Old World. Specific portions highlighted do not appear in […]
Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders Set to Ban Drag Shows for Children in Arkansas
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders is poised to sign a bill that will re-define drag shows as ‘adult-oriented performances’ and ban them from public squares with children in attendance. It is astounding that there would be a side debating against it. But, as the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports, there was “audible dissent” from Democratic lawmakers when […]
Joe Manchin’s Wife’s Organization Received $200 Million from Omnibus Bill
By Adam Andrzejewski for RealClearPolicy Included in the $1.7 trillion omnibus package supported by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) was a provision to give $200 million to the Appalachian Regional Commission, an agency headed by Manchin’s wife, Gayle. The Appalachian Regional Commission operates as an economic development partnership between the federal government and 13 Appalachian states, distributing infrastructure […]
Speaker McCarthy Defends Police Officer Who Killed Ashli Babbitt: He ‘Did His Job’
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy defended Capitol Police officer Lieutenant Michael Byrd, who shot and killed unarmed Trump supporter Ashli Babbitt during the January 6th, 2021 riot at the Capitol. It’s quite the different story than the one told by his new buddy in Congress, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who said during a meeting of the […]
FLASHBACK: Presidential Hopeful Nikki Haley Promoted the Bubba Wallace ‘Noose’ Hoax
The list of potential Republican presidential candidates for 2024 is growing faster than President Volodymyr Zelensky’s military weaponry wish list. So will Governor Ron DeSantis challenge former President Donald Trump, and will Mike Pompeo and Mike Pence throw their hats into the ring? We will have to wait and see; however, in just a few […]
Ted Cruz, Joe Manchin Introduce Bipartisan Bill Blocking Biden Ban on Gas Stoves
Senators Ted Cruz and Joe Manchin have teamed up to introduce legislation that would block the Biden administration from implementing a ban on gas stoves. The Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act would effectively block the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) from banning gas stoves or from using federal funds to markedly increase the […]
Trump Gut Punches ‘Sloppy’ Chris Christie After He Claims Former President Can’t Beat Biden
Donald Trump slammed “sloppy” Chris Christie after the former New Jersey governor declared he didn’t think the Republican candidate could beat President Biden in 2024. “‘Sloppy’ Chris Christie, the failed former Governor of New Jersey, spent almost his entire last year in office campaigning in New Hampshire for the Republican Nomination for President,” Trump said […]
DeSantis Admin Goes After Liquor License of Foundation That Hosted ‘Drag Queen Christmas’ Attended by Minors
The administration of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is pursuing revocation of the liquor license of a music foundation that hosted a drag-themed Christmas show attended by children. Axios reports that the state’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation filed a complaint against the Orlando Philharmonic Plaza Foundation on Friday. The petition notes that the Foundation […]