One step closer to expulsion… The House Ethics Committee on Friday said it found that 25 of 27 alleged ethics violations against Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) had been proven, escalating pressure on the embattled lawmaker as she faces potential expulsion from Congress. The finding follows a rare public hearing Thursday, during which the panel considered […]
By Tyler Durden ZeroHedge Authored by Troy Myers via The Epoch Times, The Department of Justice (DOJ) and retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, a former national security adviser in President Donald Trump’s first term, reached an undisclosed financial settlement Wednesday, according to court documents. Flynn sought a $50 million payout from the government for what he claimed […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt’s pick to replace former Sen. Markwayne Mullin is already raising eyebrows as new details emerge about his limited political experience and past donations to a prominent critic of President Donald Trump. The newest U.S. senator, energy executive Alan Armstrong, is considered a relative political unknown despite his extensive […]
Massachusetts is confronting growing fiscal and demographic challenges as state leaders grapple with population changes, tax policy, and shifting migration patterns. Recent data points to slowing population growth, driven by a combination of reduced immigration and domestic outmigration. According to reporting by The Wall Street Journal, cities like Boston saw strong population increases between 2023 […]
Good morning. The day’s stories follow scrutiny and stakes, from Capitol Hill to the courtroom and deep into questions about the origins of a global crisis. Allegations, investigations, and internal divisions are all coming into sharper focus, with consequences that could ripple far beyond the headlines. A Rare Ethics Trial on Capitol Hill A sitting […]
A Chinese-American organizational network is under scrutiny after organizing opposition to state-level national security legislation in the Midwest, according to a recent investigation by the Daily Caller News Foundation. The reporting focuses on the role of United Chinese Americans (UCA), a nonprofit based in Washington, D.C., and its regional affiliates, which have mobilized activists to […]
There are moments in politics when symbolism reveals more than policy ever could. In one of the most tone deaf, and inappropriate political stunts of the year, Chicago’s less than brilliant Democrat mayor, Brandon Johnson, just had a public event where unveiled a snowplow named “Abolish ICE.” He did this to highlight Chicago’s sanctuary city status and its […]
Andrew Kolvet and Blake Neff of “The Charlie Kirk Show” sharply criticized former Trump administration official Joe Kent after he said he would be willing to testify in the upcoming trial of the man accused of killing Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk — even if it aided the defense. During a recent interview, Kent […]
There is a peculiar kind of blindness that afflicts policy conversations about infrastructure. We look at a problem and a resource that sit side by side, each one the obvious answer to the other, and somehow we manage to see neither. Texas has this problem right now, and the cost of not correcting it will […]
Reports of mysterious underwater formations off the Louisiana coast have reignited speculation about a possible 12,000-year-old “lost city,” though experts remain highly skeptical of the claims. The theory centers on an area near the Chandeleur Islands, a chain of barrier islands roughly 50 miles east of New Orleans in the Gulf of Mexico. The Discovery […]
A corrections officer died after being attacked by an inmate Monday morning, according to the Virginia Department of Corrections. By Officer.com Staff for Officer.com The attack happened around 7:53 a.m. at the River North Correctional Center in Independence, which is a male inmate facility in southwest Virginia, near the North Carolina border. The officer, Jeremy […]
The War On Data Centers: Grassroots Revolt Or Something Else?
The modern fight over data centers is often presented as a simple clash between a company and a town. The company wants to build, the town wants answers, and a few bad meetings produce a familiar story about distrust. That picture is incomplete. What is happening across the country is more organized than we are […]