Tom Emmer Drops Out Of House Speaker Race
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer has had enough. Hours after becoming speaker designate, the Minnesota Republican withdrew his candidacy for speaker of the House. The announcement came after opposition from more than two dozen Republican members of Congress and former President Donald Trump. CNBC reports: Emmer, the Republican majority whip, had prevailed over a crowded […]
US Could Get Drawn Into War In Middle East And South Pacific At Same Time
TUESDAY PDB – All it needs are two sparks – US troops in Middle East brace for ‘significant escalation’ of attacks. The Pentagon on Monday announced that troops in Syria had shot down two more drones, bringing the total number of confirmed attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria over the past week to four. WHY […]
Is Tucker Carlson Joining The Left Against Israel, Helping Hamas?
ANALYSIS – As I noted earlier, Tucker Carlson, whose conservative view I often support, seems to be increasingly anti-Israel and, indirectly, pro-Hamas terrorists. On this issue, he seems to be siding with the far-left. First, Carlson minimized the brutal atrocities committed by thousands of bloodthirsty Islamist terrorists who butchered 1,400 innocent Israeli men, women and […]
Emmer Loses Open Roll Call By 20 – Campaign Already In Doubt
After three hours of five rounds of secret ballot voting, the House Republican Conference selected Congressman Tom Emmer (R-MN-6), the current Majority Whip (No. 3 in House GOP seniority after the majority leader and the speaker), with 117 votes. Congressman Mike Johnson (R-LA-4), the vice chair of the House Republican Conference, received 97. Following these […]
Conservative Congresswoman Files Motion To Censure ‘Squad’ Dem Over Israel Remarks
On Tuesday, conservative firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) filed a motion to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) over her antisemitic comments amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas terror organization. In the motion, Rep. Greene accuses Tlaib of “antisemitic activity” and “sympathizing with terrorist organizations.” “The [Democratic] Party has done nothing to hold her […]
Republicans Select New House Speaker Nominee
Is the third time the charm for the House Republican Conference? Following multiple rounds of secret ballot votes, the divided GOP caucus has selected its latest nominee for speaker of the House. It remains to be seen if they have sufficient support to reach the 217 vote threshold that’s eluded every candidate so far. Despite […]
Did This Biden Justice Department Official Cover Up An Illegal $2 Million Contribution To Biden?
In explosive testimony, an IRS whistleblower alleges a top Justice Department official blocked an investigation into an illegal $2 million contribution to the 2020 campaign of President Joe Biden. IRS investigator Gary Shapley alleges, in handwritten notes, that in January 2022 Assistant U.S. Attorney Lesley Wolf blocked his request to look into whether an arrangement […]
Trump Files Multiple Late-Night Motions In Election Interference Case
Former President Trump‘s legal team filed a series of late-night motions against the federal charges he’s facing in Washington, D.C., stemming from his efforts to subvert the 2020 election. Just before midnight, the former president filed three motions to dismiss the case against him citing his First Amendment rights. POLITICO has more: Trump argued that […]
Lindsey Graham Snarls At Reporter’s Tlaib Question: ‘Get This Guy Out Of Here!’
Lindsey Graham went off on a Newsmax reporter at a press conference in Israel for asking Democratic senators to condemn Michigan Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib’s recent comments. Before raising his concerns about Tlaib’s debunked claims that Israel bombed a hospital in Gaza, the reporter expressed his gratitude towards the bipartisan delegation touring the Middle East country: […]

This Crucial Issue Is On The Back Burner During The House Speakership Debacle
One item awaiting action from a new House speaker is a bill that would create a new “fiscal commission” charged with making recommendations to help curb federal spending. While such commissions and panels have been created before – to little avail – this would at least force Congress to vote on its proposals “without amendment […]