Tech billionaire Peter Thiel plans to keep his money out of politics during the next election cycle. The major Republican donor has reportedly stated that he is upset with the party’s focus on “hot-button social issues.” Mediaite reports: “PayPal founder and Republican megadonor Peter Thiel has reportedly told associates that he won’t financially back any political candidates […]
Democrats will try anything to keep Donald Trump from running for president. On Monday, former Labor Secretary Robert Reich (D) called for secretaries of state to refuse to place Trump’s name on the ballot in 2024. “The most obvious question in American politics today should be: why is the guy who committed treason just over two years […]
One of the suspects arrested in a domestic terrorist attack on a Georgia police training center works as an attorney for a prominent liberal group the FBI recently used as a source for claims Catholics are involved in domestic terrorism. Now members of Congress want answers as to what the FBI is doing to combat […]
ANALYSIS – Global military spending reached an all-time high of $2.24 trillion in 2022, according to a leading defense think tank. Eastern Europe saw the sharpest rise in spending, driven by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. However, increasing tensions due to Chinese belligerence in the Pacific also contributed to the sharp increase. The U.S. and China are by far […]
Washington, D.C. – Putting an end to months of speculation about his intentions, Joe Biden gingerly stepped into the 2024 race for the White House Tuesday. At 80, he becomes the oldest major party figure ever to seek the presidency – something that is sure to be an issue in the upcoming campaign. His age, […]
Democrats selected Chicago to be the site of the 2024 Democratic convention. Chicago has always been a popular destination for political conventions since 1860 when Republicans nominated Abraham Lincoln. Franklin Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower and most recently Bill Clinton in 1996 were nominated in Chicago on their path to the White House. Although its most memorable convention […]
Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen was joined in Lincoln Tuesday afternoon…
The talk in official Washington about the federal budget, the need for spending reform and the imperative to avoid a debt default is still going on. Muted and unfocused, to be sure. But there’s talk about what to do. Which is fine. But let’s add some context to these muted, unfocused and as yet unserious […]
Nikki Haley‘s campaign team denied The Republican Standard in-person access to her pro-life speech in Arlington, Virginia… 2024 Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley took time on Tuesday morning to address members of the media and deliver remarks about the issue of abortion – one that large swaths of the Republican primary electorate are sure to […]
A Democratic Party presidential hopeful has surprising praise for Tucker Carlson after his unceremonious departure from Fox News Channel (FNC). In the wake of Monday’s announcement, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. expressed support for Carlson and suggested without evidence that Carlson was forced out over a recent monologue about the pharmaceutical industry. As People reports: “Fox […]
One of the fastest-growing states in the country banned the sale, manufacture and import of assault weapons on Tuesday. With his signature, Gov. Jay Inslee (D) made Washington the 10th state to prohibit the sale of AR-15s and dozens of other semi-automatic rifles effectively immediately. HB 1240 does not ban the possession of assault weapons […]
Russian Air Force Escalates Provocations In Syria And Baltic Sea
WEDNESDAY PDB – As its war in Ukraine grinds on, Russia is pushing limits elsewhere. US says Russia’s military actions in Syria raise risk of escalation. Russian jet fighters have repeatedly flown dangerously close to American jet fighters in the Middle Eastern country. “It’s a ripe situation for us to see some sort of miscalculation,” said […]