Mike Pence Files To Run For President
The fight is on. Former Vice President Mike Pence has filed to run for president, officially setting up a showdown against his former running mate, Donald Trump. The former vice president is scheduled to launch his campaign on Wednesday with an event in Iowa, which will be followed that evening by a CNN town hall […]
High-Profile House Democrat To Decide On Senate Run By July 4
Former Trump impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., is seriously mulling a bid for Senate. The high-profile Democrat says he plans to make a final decision by the Fourth of July according to The Hill. “I’ve not decided. I love the House of Representatives. I love the people I serve. And I love being in […]
DeSantis Shares Ideas For Military, Student Loans During Iowa Campaign Stops
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is shedding more light on his policy ideas as he makes campaign stops in Iowa. Last week, the White House hopeful announced his plans to address the country’s massive student debt — which currently stands at a whopping $1.6 trillion according to CNN and his plan to boost military morale. While […]
Calling Out GOP Hypocrisy When It Comes To Military Spending
With federal spending still on a lot of people’s minds, it’s worth noting another section of the budget deal between House Republican leaders and the Biden administration contained a 3.3 percent hike in defense spending. That means in the next fiscal year, America will spend roughly $886 billion on defense programs and personnel. While it’s […]
‘Wow’ – Reporter Calls Out White House Official On Biden Being ‘Corrupt’
ANALYSIS – It wasn’t a good moment for National Security Communications Director John Kirby. The former Navy admiral and prior Pentagon spokesman was left dumbfounded when a New York Post reporter challenged him on the numerous scandals and investigations swirling around Joe Biden. Citing a Harvard/Harris poll in May that found 53% of Americans believe Biden was […]
Disgruntled Colleagues ‘Threaten’ McCarthy (Sorta). Welcome To High School…Er, Congress.
The budget deal brokered between House GOP leaders and the Biden administration proposes very modest spending restraint, even as it removes the possibility of another debt ceiling showdown for at least two years. This pleases no one on the fringes of political discourse – those who embraced the Trumpish assertion that default was better than […]
Woke Banks Under Fire From Congress For Helping FBI Illicitly Spy On Gun Owners
Reports claim that Wall Street banks have been illicitly spying on customers and reporting gun buyers to the FBI, despite no probable cause or court-issued warrants. In response, Congressman Alex X. Mooney, R-W.Va., has introduced H.R. 3021, The Protecting the Second Amendment in Financial Services Act, to “expressly prohibit financial institutions and credit card companies […]
Heather And Its Fertilizers
Heather Cox Richardson self-identifies as a “historian” and works as a Professor of History at Boston College. Her newsletter is called Letters From An American, which sounds as anodyne as iodine. This earns her the benefit of the doubt as I examine her review of the FBI threat assessment document. On the other hand, I […]
China’s Dangerous Military Moves Pushing US And India Closer
MONDAY PDB – China’s military provocations: Beijing’s war hawks are making it harder to improve relations with the U.S. Navy releases video of US destroyer’s close call with Chinese warship in Taiwan Strait. The video shows what it called an “unsafe” Chinese maneuver when a Chinese navy ship cut sharply across the path of an American […]