A prominent Republican Member of Congress, who has served for nearly two decades in the House, has announced their retirement. Washington Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers revealed her intention to depart at the end of this term. She spoke first to The Spokesman-Review, a daily newspaper in Spokane: The Spokane Republican rose swiftly into a GOP […]
A federal D.C. judge rejected former Trump adviser Peter Navarro‘s request to stay out of prison while he appeals his contempt of Congress charges. Navarro was sentenced to four months in prison last month after being convicted in September on two counts of contempt of Congress — one for failing to produce documents related to […]
Former President Donald Trump is reacting after the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Thursday. The court is considering for the first time the meaning and reach of a provision of the 14th Amendment barring former officeholders who “engaged in insurrection” from holding public office again. “I just finished watching Supreme Court, you know, […]
One of my favorite YouTube video series is ReasonTV’s Great Moments in Unintended Consequences. It looks at past and more modern efforts by governments and other large organizations to solve problems, only to create new problems or even make the original problem worse. And these efforts are always taken on “with the best of intentions” without anyone paying heed to warnings […]
The least plausible candidate for the Democratic nomination has decided to withdraw from the race for the White House. Marianne Williamson, a self-help guru, expressed her gratitude to her supporters before announcing her decision to suspend her campaign for president in a video message. Williamson cited her disappointing results in the primaries as the reason […]
THURSDAY PDB – If you must have the Trump trial in the nation’s Capital, take it out of the heart of DC. Instead of fencing off and fortifying the D.C. courthouse, the author argues, it makes more sense (and is less expensive) to move the trial to a more secure location, such as a military base. There is […]
Federal law enforcement officers have executed multiple raids targeting former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his allies in a dramatic escalation following allegations he plotted to remain in power regardless of the results of the 2022 presidential election. On Thursday, the Department of Federal Police formerly accused Bolsonaro of attempting a coup following his loss […]
Close Trump ally Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) filed an ethics complaint against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D). According to The Hill, the four-page ethics complaint filed with the Georgia State Ethics Commission, alleges that Willis violated the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Act by not disclosing “suspicious relationships and transactions” she made […]
Does the White House have a magic Ouija board we don’t know about? President Joe Biden claimed Wednesday that he had a sobering conversation about the U.S. Capitol riot with former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl at the 2021 G7 summit. The only problem? Kohl had passed away four years earlier. At a high-dollar fundraiser in […]
Despite the conservative media-led backlash, Donald Trump is urging the country to give Bud Light a “second chance.” A new NBC poll shows Trump with his “biggest lead” yet against President Joe Biden. In a head-to-head matchup, Trump leads with 47% of registered voters to Biden’s 42%. When third-party candidates were included, the spread increased […]
Future generations of historians will look back on Donald Trump’s complete rewiring of the Republican Party and wonder how he did it. Usually, it takes years for a political party to change its overall course. But with Trump, the GOP went from business-friendly conservative to aggrieved populist in no time at all. How could this […]
Musk Exposes Disney’s DEI Agenda
Just how woke is Disney these days? Elon Musk claims to have evidence. The issue here is this diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI. The idea that we include Americans in our representations of America, yes, sure, obviously. Stories about Americans are worthwhile in and of themselves. But where DEI goes wrong is in that […]