The chances of a historic default are now remote. Global markets edged higher Thursday morning after last night’s passage of the debt ceiling bill in the U.S. House of Representatives. Its final passage in the House came as a relief for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. The bill, which averts a default on the nation’s […]
Project Veritas Sues James O’Keefe
Just months after the dramatic dismissal of James O’Keefe, the infamous undercover-video bomb-thrower, Project Veritas, a registered 501c3 non-profit organization, has retaliated with a legal offensive against its former boss. On Wednesday, Project Veritas filed a complaint against O’Keefe in federal court in the southern district of New York, according to The Daily Caller. “Being […]
The Quest To Restore Fiscal Sanity Starts Here
For all of the recent focus, including my own, on the debt ceiling drama playing out in Washington, it’s critical to remember that some of the biggest and most frequent challenges to limited government, individual liberty and fiscal restraint come from local elected officials. Local governments have enormous power over our daily lives. And sometimes, […]
Mike Pence Expected To Announce White House Run June 7
A reliable source familiar with former Vice President Mike Pence‘s plans is telling reporters Pence intends to launch his long-anticipated presidential campaign next week. Pence will reportedly kick off his presidential campaign on June 7 in Des Moines, Iowa. Per NBC News: The former vice president, a longtime advocate of the priorities of traditional conservatives […]
Teachers Sue California School After Being Ordered To Lie To Parents About Kids Gender Identity
A group of California middle school teachers are suing their school district and the California State Board of Education over policies requiring them to lie to parents if a child claims a gender identity other than their biological sex. The scheme is part of an aggressive new push to separate kids from parents if a […]
Justice Department Sues Family Business Of Republican Challenger To High-Profile Democrat Senator
Republicans are up in arms after the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a civil lawsuit against the coal business run by the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R). The multi-million dollar lawsuit filed on Wednesday names 13 coal companies owned or operated by the Justice family for allegedly owing more than $5 million […]
Japan May Shoot Down North Korean Missile Carrying Spy Satellite
ANALYSIS – Like other countries under international sanctions (Iran) or those simply trying to hide their covert programs (China), North Korea plays the dual-use technology game – developing military technology masquerading as civilian. In this case, it is a ballistic missile pretending to be a civilian satellite launcher. Pyongyang notified Tokyo of plans to launch a […]
Drone Attacks Deep Into Russia Rattle Moscow
WEDNESDAY PDB – Kyiv is seeking to rattle the Kremlin ahead of its long-planned offensive. First came drone strikes on the Kremlin’s dome of the Senate and on an oil terminal in Russia‘s Krasnodar region on May 3. Then, late last week, Ukraine launched a marine drone attack on a Russian spy ship in the […]
Fox News Hosts Turn On Trump After Recent Tirade Targeting Former Press Sec.
The Fox News team is defending former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany after she became the subject of Donald Trump‘s ire. “Kayleigh ‘Milktoast’ McEnany just gave out the wrong poll numbers on FoxNews,” Trump wrote in a Tuesday post on Truth Social, “I am 34 points up on DeSanctimonious, not 25 up. While 25 is great, […]
Congressman Chris Stewart To Announce Resignation
Utah Rep. Chris Stewart (R) is set to make Speaker McCarthy’s perilous majority slightly smaller. News broke Tuesday night the six-term congressman was expected to announce his resignation as early as Wednesday. Stewart is expected to leave Congress before the year’s end to help with his wife’s ongoing health issues. Multiple sources confirmed Stewart’s intentions […]
Will Russian Wagner Group ‘Mercenaries’ Overthrow Putin?
ANALYSIS – Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the notorious Russian paramilitary outfit known as the Wagner Group has been in the news a lot lately. Often, he brags about his group’s battlefield exploits in Ukraine, but more recently, it’s due to his harsh criticisms of the Russian oligarchy and military establishment. He has been openly derisive […]
1968 Redux: Can ‘Fringe’ Candidates Repeat History?
In 1967, progressive Democrats begged Robert F. Kennedy to challenge Lyndon Johnson in the Democratic primaries as discontent with the Vietnam War grew. Kennedy declined believing challenging an incumbent, even one as unpopular as Johnson would be mission impossible. He believed even an embattled incumbent like Johnson could not be deprived of reelection. Finally, they […]