Wall Street tumbled Thursday morning in response to President Trump’s sweeping new tariff plan. The Dow Jones opened down 1,200 points (2.6%), while the S&P 500 fell over 3% and the Nasdaq plunged more than 4%, marking one of the steepest single-day drops of Trump’s second term. The selloff came as investors began digesting Trump’s […]
Shaking things up… New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced his re-election campaign but with a big caveat: he’s running as an Independent. Adams told Politico on Monday that he wants to “mount a real independent campaign,” saying that the federal bribery charges, which have been dismissed, “handcuffed him.” The New York City Mayor said he’d […]
Randy Fine, who just won a special election in Florida’s Sixth Congressional District on Tuesday, responded bluntly after conservative commentator Candace Owens called him a “monster” and “genocidal pig” over his stance on the Israel–Hamas war. Owens Takes a Swing—Fine Swings Back Owens’ accusation stemmed from a tweet in which she claimed Fine laughed at […]
Xavier Becerra, the former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has officially declared his candidacy for the 2026 California gubernatorial race. During an interview on the statewide political news program The Issue Is, Becerra made it clear that he is undeterred by the possibility of Vice President Kamala Harris entering the […]
President Donald Trump has formally announced the details of a sweeping new tariff regime, dubbed the “Liberation Day” trade overhaul, aimed at reshaping America’s economic posture on the global stage and penalizing countries he accuses of decades of abuse, theft and manipulation. 🔹 Key Elements of the Tariff Plan: -Universal 10% Baseline Tariff: All imported […]
A Wednesday report indicates that Elon Musk is preparing to step down from his role as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in the Trump administration. President Donald Trump has reportedly informed his inner circle and Cabinet members of Musk’s impending departure, with both parties agreeing that Musk will soon return to focus […]
Footage taken by a Tesla Cybertruck of a Lexus LX driver appearing to pull a gun on him as the two drive down a road has gone viral. This incident comes in the wake of random acts of vandalism and even more aggressive moves made towards Tesla owners, with everyone on edge about things escalating further. The footage shows a man […]
The former IRS contractor who got a sweetheart plea agreement from the Biden administration after stealing and leaking the private tax information of President Donald Trump, will soon have to answer to Congress. The House Judiciary Committee reports Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter “requesting that Charles E. Littlejohn, a former Internal Revenue Service […]
The Miami-Dade County Commission voted 8-2 on Tuesday night to discontinue the addition of fluoride to Florida’s most populous county’s public water supply. The decision came after Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo addressed the commissioners, expressing his opinion about potential health risks associated with water fluoridation. Commissioner Roberto Gonzalez sponsored the resolution, citing historical […]
As I write this, the United States House of Representatives has stumbled into paralysis. On April 1, 2025, a routine procedural vote collapsed under the weight of intra-party revolt. The vote concerned the chamber’s rules package—a typically unremarkable affair, necessary to conduct legislative business. Yet it failed, 206 to 222. Nine Republicans joined a unanimous […]
A California man will plead guilty to attempting to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Lawyers for Nicholas Roske announced his intent in a letter to the judge overseeing the case. Roske was due to stand trial in June, and the charge carries up to life in prison according to The Hill. “We write to inform the Court that […]
The Case Against Proxy Voting: Why Presence Is A Duty, Not A Perk
If a member of Congress is not present to vote, can we say they are truly representing their district? The notion may sound quaint in the digital age, where everything from board meetings to medical appointments is one Zoom link away. But Congress is not a telehealth clinic. It is not a tech startup. And […]