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January 10, 2025

Meta Ends DEI Programs in Latest Policy Reversal

Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta on Friday announced the end of its corporate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs, marking a dramatic reversal as such programs come under intense scrutiny from the public. "The legal and policy landscape surrounding...

January 10, 2025

Trump Gets No Jail Time in Hush Money Sentencing

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday received a sentence of unconditional discharge in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's hush money case.

January 10, 2025

Within a Month, Six Largest U.S. Banks Leave UN Net-Zero Banking Alliance

Within one month of each other, six of the largest U.S. banks left the United Nations Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) not soon after Donald Trump was elected president. Last month, Goldman Sachs was the first to withdraw from the alliance,...

January 10, 2025

Commentary: MAGA Priorities Reshape the Right and the Country

Not only have America’s priorities shifted as a nation – as evidenced by President-elect Donald Trump winning the popular vote on a largely conservative populist set of priorities – but divisions are emerging between conservatives who consider themselves part of...

January 10, 2025

Biden Gives Ukraine One More Handout Before Leaving Office

The Biden administration sent approximately $500 million worth of aid to Ukraine on Thursday as the conflict continues to drag on without any clear end in sight. The equipment covered by Thursday’s funding will include air defense missiles, gear to help Ukraine...

January 9, 2025

Supreme Court Denies Trump’s Request to Block Hush Money Sentencing

The Supreme Court on Thursday night denied President-elect Donald Trump's last minute request to block sentencing in his hush money case.

January 9, 2025

Mexico: Criminal Groups Recruit Young People Through Video Games on Their Cell Phones

Mexican authorities warned this Tuesday about the use of online gaming platforms on mobile phones, where criminal groups enter to convince young people and involve them in illicit activities. The Secretariat of Security and Civilian Protection (SSPC), through the General Directorate of...

January 9, 2025

Biden Admin’s Effort to Drive Men into Women’s Sports Runs Out of Gas

President Joe Biden’s attempt to rewrite Title IX to include gender identity was officially blocked by a federal court Thursday. The rule rewrite would have allowed biological males to compete in women’s sports and use women’s spaces. Challengers to the...

January 9, 2025

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Block Release of Entire Jack Smith Report

President-elect Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to block the release of special counsel Jack Smith's entire report after Attorney General Merrick Garland said he would release only the portion addressing the D.C. election case.

January 9, 2025

Senate Advances ‘Laken Riley Act’ with Bipartisan Support, Setting Up Final Vote

The Senate on Thursday voted to advance the "Laken Riley Act" past a critical procedural threshold, clearing the way for a final vote on the legislation.

January 9, 2025

Report: Republicans Push to Abolish ATF

Republican lawmakers in the House of Representatives are planning to introduce legislation to abolish the controversial Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF), ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. According to Fox News, Congressman Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) will introduce the bill,...

January 9, 2025

Commentary: Madoff’s Ponzi Beneficiaries Are Funding Climate Lawfare

The Picower family is forcing shoddy electric appliances into every American home to assuage their guilty consciences. As the single-largest beneficiaries of Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, the Picowers have plenty to feel awkward about. One way they’re excising the guilt...

January 9, 2025

Biden Admin to Dole Out Millions in Refunds to Illegal Migrants Who Applied for Failed Amnesty Program

The Biden-Harris administration will issue millions of dollars in refunds to illegal migrants who applied for an amnesty program that was struck down in court. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) intends to refund the $580 application fee to...

January 8, 2025

Left Launches Multi-Front ‘Trump-Proofing’ Effort at Federal, State Levels

Donald Trump’s election to the presidency was formally certified on Monday, but he still faces “Trump-proofing” efforts in Washington and in the states—and in some cases, from familiar foes. Democrat governors and attorneys general in California, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey,...

January 8, 2025

Helene: Death Toll 104 in North Carolina, 233 in Seven States

North Carolina's death toll rose to 104 as a result of Hurricane Helene and the names of those who died have been released by the state Department of Health and Human Services. The most recent addition was for a motor...

January 8, 2025

Republicans Introduce Constitutional Amendment to Impose Term Limits

Republicans in Congress led by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, introduced a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to impose term limits for members of Congress. The amendment would limit U.S. senators to two six-year terms and U.S. House members...

January 8, 2025

Moderna Buried Child’s Death in COVID Booster Trial in EU Report, FDA ResponseCalled ‘Misleading’

President Joe Biden bestowed the National Medal of Technology and Innovation on a vaccine maker that allegedly hid a child's death in a COVID-19 clinical trial from Americans, and the Food and Drug Administration may have known about the purported subterfuge. Moderna...

January 8, 2025

Commentary: To Avoid Another Russiagate, Trump Needs to Declassify Everything

Following Congress’ certification of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election on Jan. 6, all eyes now turn towards Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration and most importantly, to his first days in office and the...

January 8, 2025

Study Finds TikTok Suppresses Anti-China Content, Influences Opinions as Trump Moves to Delay Ban

A newly updated study concludes that the popular Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok suppresses anti-China content and influences user opinion on the communist country’s human rights record and society, likely manipulating its algorithm. The study from researchers from Rutgers University...

January 7, 2025

Meta Ends Censorship on Facebook, Ditches Third-Party Fact-Checkers

Meta is ending its fact-checking program in the U.S. and replacing it with a system similar to the one used by the X platform. Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, announced the policy overhaul and assured the...

January 7, 2025

Trump Announces New ‘Beautiful’ Patriotic Name for Gulf of Mexico

President-elect Donald Trump announced his plan to change the Gulf of Mexico’s name to the “Gulf of America” during a Tuesday press conference. Trump said during the press conference at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, that the potential...

January 7, 2025

House Passes Bipartisan Laken Riley Bill to Expand US Authority on Detaining Illegal Immigrants

The House on Tuesday passed the "Laken Riley Act" in a bipartisan 264-159 vote.

January 7, 2025

New York Appeals Court Denies Trump’s Attempt to Postpone Sentencing Friday in His Hush Money Case

The New York appeals court on Tuesday denied President-elect Donald Trump's attempt to dismiss his sentencing Friday in his hush money case.

January 7, 2025

Consumers Are Right to Think Biden’s Economy Is in Bad Shape, Experts Say

Consumers are right to be dissatisfied with the current state of the economy despite claims of a booming economy from U.S. officials and the media, experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation. Consumer sentiment, meaning Americans perception of the economy,...

January 7, 2025

Commentary: Joe Biden Adds to His Shameful Legacy

We watched as Joe Biden (and his handlers) continued to dishonor the Office of the Presidency as he finally exits the political stage in little more than two weeks. Last week, in a clearly partisan effort, he cheapened the prestige...

January 7, 2025

Trump Vows to ‘Terminate’ Joe Biden’s ‘Costly and Ridiculous’ Executive Orders, Including His New Ban on Offshore Drilling

President-Elect Donald Trump vowed Monday to “terminate” Joe Biden’s last minute executive orders, such as his new “permanent” ban on future offshore drilling, and other “money wasting hoaxes.” Biden announced his latest executive action on Monday, to “permanently ban future...

January 6, 2025

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