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A number of provisions of the House’s Big Beautiful Bill Act—the main legislative vehicle for fulfilling President Donald Trump’s campaign promises—have been thrown out in recent days, complicating Republicans’ efforts to pass the 10-year fiscal framework before Independence Day on July 4. Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough—essentially the Senate referee—decides on whether or not provisions in…
The House of Representatives is set to vote this week on a resolution condemning the recent Los Angeles riots and thanking law enforcement. The resolution, sponsored by Rep. Young Kim, R-Calif., “condemns unequivocally the violence perpetrated against federal, state, and local law enforcement” and “calls on local and state elected leadership to work with the…
The Islamic Republic of Iran launched missiles against at least one U.S. military base in the Middle East Monday in retaliation for the U.S. strike on its nuclear facilities over the weekend, according to news reports. Qatari forces announced that the missiles had been intercepted with no loss of life. “I can confirm that al…
A lawyer who worked for Kamala Harris’ Senate office and President Joe Biden’s National Security Council now works in President Donald Trump’s administration as an ostensibly non-political staffer in the Department of Defense, even though she wrote an op-ed calling Trump “unfit to hold office.” While presidents appoint more than 3,000 people for political positions,…
President Donald Trump promised to primary Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., on Sunday, saying he would campaign against him in Kentucky. “MAGA should drop this pathetic LOSER, Tom Massie, like the plague! The good news is that we will have a wonderful American Patriot running against him in the Republican Primary, and I’ll be out in…
The passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—a massive 10-year fiscal framework that would fulfill many of President Donald Trump’s campaign promises—is in jeopardy due to disagreements over states’ rights to regulate artificial intelligence. On Sunday night, Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee announced that Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough (the chamber’s rule keeper) had…
President Donald Trump floated the need for a “regime change” in Iran if the present regime fails to “MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN.” “It’s not politically correct to use the term, ‘Regime Change,’ but if the current Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldn’t there be a Regime change???” he wrote on…
THE CENTER SQUARE—Prior to President Donald Trump authorizing targeted strikes against Iranian nuclear sites on Saturday, federal agents and Texas Department of Public Safety troopers have been arresting Iranian nationals, nearly all men, in the U.S. illegally. In the last few months, federal prosecutors have also brought terrorism charges against Iranians, including those in the…
Catholic Bishop Robert Barron was live on NBC News last month when white smoke began billowing from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney, signifying the election of a new pope. The quick decision by the College of Cardinals caught Barron by surprise, he recounted on a recent podcast episode, requiring him to sprint across Rome with his…
Big Tech’s censorship of Americans is a threat to free speech rights according to a long list of comments submitted to the Federal Trade Commission. In February, FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson announced that his agency sought comments from Americans about situations in which they were censored by Big Tech companies. “Big Tech censorship is not just un-American, it is…
If Iran retaliates for Saturday night’s air strikes, it will be the worst mistake it’s ever made, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday morning. “If they attack us, then I think we have capabilities they haven’t even seen yet. It would be a terrible mistake on their part,” Rubio told Fox News’ Maria…
If you’re looking for a summer read and can’t seem to find anything interesting on the shelf, there’s a new book you should consider. Actually, it’s a book about other books you should read. Hot off the press, “13 Novels Conservatives Will Love (But Probably Haven’t Read)” is an excellent introduction to a collection of…
“What happened last night, in my estimation, isn’t about starting another forever war in the Middle East, it’s about ending the longest one.” Victoria Coates, vice president of The Heritage Foundation’s Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, discussed Saturday’s military action against Iran with Fox News “Sunday Morning Futures” host Maria Bartiromo. Her…
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth held a press briefing with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine at the Pentagon early Sunday morning, detailing the U.S. military’s strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. “It was an incredible and overwhelming success,” Hegseth said at the Pentagon. “Iran’s nuclear ambitions have been obliterated.” At…
The United States successfully destroyed Iran’s three key nuclear facilities, President Donald Trump reported to the nation Saturday night. “Our objective was the destruction of Iran’s nuclear enrichment capacity and a stop to the nuclear threat posed by the world’s No. 1 state sponsor of terror,” Trump said. “Tonight, I can report to the world that…
President Donald Trump announced Saturday evening that the U.S. had dropped bombs on three major nuclear sites in Iran. “We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan,” the president posted on Truth Social. “All planes are now outside of Iran air space.” “A full…
Vice President JD Vance visited Los Angeles on Friday, castigating California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass for policies that enabled the rioters. The vice president held a press briefing at the Federal Building Command Center in Los Angeles, delivering remarks amid the ongoing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids and…
Kari Lake, senior advisor to the U.S. Agency for Global Media, announced over 600 new layoffs at the agency, which includes Voice of America. “For decades, American taxpayers have been forced to bankroll an agency that’s been riddled with dysfunction, bias, and waste. That ends now,” Lake said in a press release Friday announcing 639…
While federal agencies’ civil rights divisions under previous Republican administrations have primarily assumed a more defensive posture aimed at slowing down left-wing activity, the Trump administration is going on offense. “In prior Republican administrations, the focus has been to just slow down the bad things that the civil rights division was doing in a prior…
Donald Trump Jr. expressed agreement with Kamala Harris supporter Mark Cuban on X yesterday on the issue of combating high drug prices. Cuban critiqued Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., on social media over her characterization of why drug prices are so high for Americans compared to the rest of the world. “Big Pharma companies like Johnson…