JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — China has filed a retaliatory lawsuit seeking roughly $50 billion in damages against the state of Missouri, sharply escalating a years-long legal dispute tied to the origins and handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The lawsuit, filed in a court in Wuhan, names multiple Chinese government entities and institutions as plaintiffs, including […]
Lincoln Project Co-Founder George Conway Files To Run For Manhattan Congressional Seat
George Conway, a prominent conservative attorney and longtime critic of President Donald Trump, filed paperwork Monday with the Federal Election Commission to explore a bid for Congress as a Democrat. Conway, a co-founder of The Lincoln Project — a group of self-described Republicans formed to oppose Trump’s presidency — is considering a run in New […]
Former Republican Senator Reveals Stage 4 Cancer Diagnosis
Former Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse (R) revealed days before Christmas that he has been diagnosed with metastatic stage-four pancreatic cancer, calling it a “death sentence.” “This is a tough note to write, but since a bunch of you have started to suspect something, I’ll cut to the chase: Last week I was diagnosed with metastasized, […]
Russian General Killed In Moscow Car Bombing
A senior Russian general was killed Monday after a bomb detonated beneath his car in southern Moscow, a brazen assassination that underscores growing security concerns inside Russia as the war with Ukraine drags on. Authorities said Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, 56, died from his injuries after the early-morning blast, which occurred around 6:55 a.m. as […]
Minnesota Continued Welfare Payments To Somali Charity After $9 Million Fraud Case
State officials in Minnesota continued sending millions of dollars in welfare funding to a Somali nonprofit organization even after its chairman was arrested and charged in a major fraud case, according to reporting from KTSP-TV. Records reviewed by the outlet show that Ali Elmi, the chairman of a children’s charity called Ka Joog, was arrested […]
DHS Offers $3,000 Holiday Stipend To Encourage Self-Deportation
The federal government announced a temporary $3,000 “Holiday Stipend” to encourage illegal aliens to voluntarily leave the country during the Christmas season, framing the incentive as a cost-effective alternative to traditional enforcement and deportation efforts. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the program, which runs through the end of the year, is designed to reduce […]
Morning Brief: Self-Deportation & Sealed Files
As the year winds down, the days leading up to Christmas are sharpening debates over borders, transparency, and government accountability. A Holiday Stipend and a Hard Line at the Border The Trump administration is offering what it calls a “Holiday Stipend” to illegal immigrants willing to leave the country voluntarily before the end of the […]
JD Vance Dominates AmericaFest Straw Poll As Attendees Back Immigration Moratorium
Vice President JD Vance overwhelmingly led a hypothetical 2028 Republican presidential primary straw poll conducted at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest, underscoring his strong standing among the Republican and MAGA base. According to an image of the poll shared by Charlie Kirk Show producer Blake Neff, Vance secured 84 percent support among respondents in a field […]
‘Golden Fleet’: Trump Announces New Class Of Navy Battleships
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday announced plans for a new class of U.S. Navy warships, reviving the battleship concept roughly 85 years after it was eclipsed by the aircraft carrier as the world’s dominant naval platform. The proposal is part of a broader shipbuilding initiative Trump has branded the “Golden Fleet.” Trump made […]
Speaker Johnson’s Moment: Call The Recess Or Admit Defeat
The Republican Party controls the House. It nominally controls the Senate. It controls the White House. That control was not delivered by a technical or marginal win. It was delivered by a popular vote victory, carried across every swing state, and anchored in an unmistakable electoral mandate in November 2024. Yet among America First voters, […]

MAHA Year One: How Trump & RFK Jr. Are Rebuilding American Health
For decades, Americans were told a story about their health that no longer matched reality. We were assured that food was safe, that regulators were vigilant, that medical advice was insulated from