Despite President Donald Trump’s ongoing push to curb taxpayer-funded spending on LGBTQ-related initiatives, a government-backed research project aimed at alleviating “voice dysphoria” among transgender individuals remains fully funded — to the tune of nearly a quarter-million dollars. Led by University of Cincinnati Professor Vesna Novak, the federally funded study seeks to develop “transgender voice training” […]
Leftist Democrat “sanctuary cities” have been a magnet for illegal aliens flooding into the United States for decades. But they have become much more visible and despised in recent years. By defying, and sometimes blocking, federal law enforcement efforts to round up illegals—often including foreign violent criminals—these jurisdictions, including sometimes even entire states, have become […]
The U.S. Space Force has relieved Colonel Susannah Meyers, commander of Pituffik Space Base in Greenland, following comments she made about Vice President JD Vance and the policies of the Trump administration. Meyers was removed from command on Thursday by Colonel Kenneth Klock, Commander of Space Base Delta 1, citing a “loss of confidence in […]
Trump’s policies “will become a joke in the history of the world economy,” China’s Finance Ministry said in a sharply worded statement… China has escalated tensions with the United States by increasing tariffs on American imports from 84% to 125%, effective Saturday, April 12. Beijing’s decision follows President Donald Trump’s recent hike of tariffs on […]
Speaker Burrows Survives By Silence: A Procedural Defense Of Power
On April 9, 2025, the Texas House of Representatives voted 141-2 to table a privileged resolution introduced by Representative Brian Harrison. That number, with its commanding margin, has been wielded as a rhetorical cudgel by defenders of Speaker Dustin Burrows, who interpret the vote as a sweeping reaffirmation of his authority. Among them is Rep. […]