New Jersey congressional candidate Adam Hamawy is facing a fresh wave of scrutiny after The Washington Free Beacon reported that his plastic surgery practice had accumulated harsh online patient reviews over several years, including complaints alleging scarring, disfigurement, poor treatment, and dissatisfaction with cosmetic procedures. The report adds to growing controversy surrounding Hamawy, a Democrat […]
A growing grassroots movement inside the Republican Party is sending a warning to GOP lawmakers across the country: support the party’s agenda or risk losing your seat. The latest flashpoint came in Indiana, where several Republican state senators backed by establishment forces were defeated in primary races after opposing President Donald Trump’s redistricting plan. Conservative […]
By AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson Ammoland Rep. Thomas Massie’s H.R. 2267, the NICS Data Reporting Act, is not a repeal of the federal background check system. It is not a restoration of gun rights. It does not change who is prohibited from buying a firearm, and it does not stop the FBI from denying a purchase. But […]
President Trump scored another legal win this week after a federal appeals court agreed to let him hold off on paying writer E. Jean Carroll’s massive $83.3 million defamation judgment while he takes his fight to the Supreme Court. The ruling from the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals gives Trump breathing room as he […]
According to strongman Vladimir Putin, Russia is set to deploy its nuclear-capable RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) — dubbed Satan II — by the end of the year, a system he described as “the most powerful missile in the world.” The timing of the Sarmat test is noteworthy, coming shortly after a muted Victory Day Parade on […]
Former MSNBC host Joy Reid and liberal commentator Wajahat Ali are facing criticism after making sweeping remarks about “weak white conservative men” during a recent episode of “The Joy Reid Show,” where the pair targeted President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and conservatives more broadly. During the discussion, Ali portrayed conservative men as fragile […]
Senators voted unanimously this week to strip themselves of their paychecks during future government shutdowns, a rare bipartisan move that comes after years of brinkmanship turned Washington dysfunction into a recurring national crisis. Under the new Senate resolution, lawmakers would forfeit access to their salaries any time Congress allows federal funding to lapse. While senators […]
Los Angeles mayoral hopeful and City Council member Nithya Raman is facing backlash after introducing a proposal that could have led to restrictions on backyard barbecues during periods of high wildfire danger across the city. Raman introduced a motion Wednesday directing city officials to study possible emergency restrictions on grilling, fire pits and other open […]
Stacey Abrams is being ordered to testify before a Georgia Senate committee investigating campaign finance violations tied to a voter advocacy group she founded — adding another chapter to the embattled Democrat’s long-running political controversies. According to a CBS News report, the Georgia Senate Special Committee on Investigations issued subpoenas to Abrams, former New Georgia […]
Rep. Steve Cohen will retire from Congress at the end of the 119th United States Congress after Tennessee Republicans carved up his Memphis-based district during the state’s latest redistricting battle. Cohen’s Long Congressional Career Nears an End Cohen, a Democrat representing Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District, has served in the House since 2007. Over nearly two […]
There is a particular kind of public servant who treats a press release as the end of the work, and another kind who treats it as the beginning. The difference between these two dispositions is the difference between a politician and a fighter. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is the latter, and the settlement he […]
Silicon Valley Built The Loneliness Economy
For most of human history, courtship was bounded. A young man in 1955 did not survey every available woman within 500 miles before asking someone to dinner. He met her through friends, through church, through the slow friction of shared community life. That friction was not an obstacle to good matches. It was the mechanism […]