Disgraced ex-Rep. George Santos has left the Republican Party, purportedly frustrated by the GOP’s perceived inability to govern in the U.S. House of Representatives. Santos announced his decision on social media Friday. He will run for reelection as an “ultra MAGA independent.” “After today’s embarrassing showing in the house I have reflected and decided that […]
The House Republican Conference is on the precipice of having a one-seat majority. In a statement released Friday, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) announced that he will retire from Congress earlier than expected. The decision comes after his announcement last month that he would not seek reelection. The decision by Gallagher, who was considered a rising […]
Via Ammoland by Lee Williams It turns out Joe Biden’s second choice to lead the ATF, Steve Dettelbach, wasn’t lying when he told his Senate confirmation committee that he wasn’t a firearms expert. Dettelbach appeared Sunday on CBS’ Face the Nation, accompanied by Agent Chris, whom the ATF Director described as one of his “leading experts.” […]
If you want to combat terrorism, there are a lot of things you shouldn’t do and trust that it’ll keep the bad guys off balance. For example, gun control. by Tom Knighton, Bearing Arms Terrorist networks can get around any anti-gun restriction you care to throw at people. They can move personnel and munitions across […]
The man who shot President Ronald Reagan with a .22-caliber revolver two months after his first inauguration is likely stewing today at his home in Virginia’s Tidewater region. John Hinckley Jr., who recently rebranded himself a folk singer, was 25 when he nearly assassinated Reagan and maimed White House Press Secretary James Brady outside of […]
Automatic machine gun fire and explosives have left a large auditorium in Moscow on fire and strewn with bodies. According to a Russian state-owned domestic news agency, at least three masked gunmen opened fire at the Crocus City Hall music venue a short time ago. Videos verified by The New York Times depict the assailants […]
On Friday, Kate Middleton the Princess of Wales announced she has been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy. Mediaite has more: The raging online speculation regarding Kate Middleton’s health has led Kensington Palace to break from its usual reluctance to speak on personal matters of the royal family, with a special update on the […]
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) announced on Thursday that he will not run in the Democratic primary amid federal bribery charges. Menendez, who led the Biden administration’s foreign policy agenda through the Senate as the chair of the powerful Committee on Foreign Relations until he was forced to step down last year, expressed hope that he […]
The alarming arrests continue as migrants flow across the U.S.-Mexico border By Law Officer FORT HANCOCK, Texas – Several migrants with serious criminal convictions trying to illegally cross the southern border into the U.S. over the weekend were taken into custody by Border Patrol agents. The arrests include migrants who are convicted killers and several […]
On Friday, House Republican Marjorie Taylor Green (Ga.) filed a motion to out House Speaker Mike Johnson. The Republican firebrand filed the motion to vacate the chair, the same procedural move that led to the ousting of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) last year. The Hill has more: Greene, talking to reporters on the Capitol steps after the […]
With less than one day left in Congress, Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) is leaving Congress with one last parting gift, or shot, depending on your perspective. The conservative congressman signed the House Democrats’ foreign aid discharge petition for Ukraine late last night. He is the first Republican in the chamber to do so. If the […]
The Feds' Biggest Ponzi Scheme Yet Revealed
As official Washington gears up for an election year budget season, it’s important to review a few salient, and profoundly inconvenient, facts. In its report on federal income and outlays for February, the Congressional Budget Office noted that: The federal budget deficit totaled $830 billion in the first five months of fiscal year 2024…That amount […]