Seattle City Council President Wants Multibillion-Dollar ‘Black Budget’
Joy Hollingsworth inspired criticism after comments she made at a community conference in which she said she works with both her district’s budget and what she called “the black budget.” Hollingsworth, who represents Seattle’s District 3 and serves as president of the Seattle City Council, made the remarks during the State of Africatown 2026 conference […]
Reports Renew Attention On Congressional Candidate’s Role As Defense Witness In Terrorism Case
A New Jersey congressional race is drawing increased attention following reports about the past activities of candidate Adam Hamawy, particularly his involvement as a defense witness in the 1990s trial of convicted extremist cleric Omar Abdel-Rahman. Hamawy, a plastic surgeon and leading fundraiser in the Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District, testified during […]
Fidelity, Vanguard Halt Donations To SPLC After Federal Indictment
By Tyler Durden ZeroHedge Fidelity and Vanguard have stopped processing donations to the Southern Poverty Law Center through their donor-advised fund platforms, citing the organization’s recent federal indictment on fraud charges. The moves came April 29, eight days after a federal grand jury in Alabama indicted the SPLC on 11 counts of wire fraud, false statements to a […]
Watch Texas Police Use Jumper Cables To Save Family From Flooding
White Settlement police officers responding to storm damage improvised with jumper cables to safely rescue a mother and her three children from a car trapped in fast‑moving floodwaters. By Shambhavi Rimal Officer.com A mother of three was rescued from a stranded car in floodwaters during severe weekend weather in North Texas, police said. White Settlement police […]
Daily Whiplash From The US-Iran War Rollercoaster
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB): U.S. and Iran reportedly closing in on one-page memo to end war. Tehran questions approval of war-ending memo, reviewing U.S. proposal amid new Trump threats. Recent exchange of fire between U.S. and Iranian forces in Strait of Hormuz does not constitute breach of four-week ceasefire, chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff says. […]
Congress Opens Probe Into Liberal Group Caught Funding Terror Groups
The Justice Department’s indictment of a notorious liberal group for allegedly illegally funding the KKK, the American Nazi Party and other hate groups has attracted the attention of Congress, which is opening its own investigation. The U.S. House Judiciary Committee announced in a statement that Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) “sent a letter to the Southern […]
Tennessee Unveils New Redistricting Map
Republicans in Tennessee unveiled a sweeping new congressional map that could eliminate the state’s final Democrat-held U.S. House seat and further strengthen the GOP’s hold on the delegation ahead of the 2026 midterms. The proposal, introduced by House and Senate Republicans during a special legislative session, would divide Memphis into three separate congressional districts while […]
Former FedEx Driver Sentenced To Death For Killing 7-Year-Old Girl
A former FedEx driver was sentenced to death Tuesday after pleading guilty to kidnapping and killing a 7-year-old Texas girl while delivering a Christmas package to her home. Jurors in a Fort Worth courtroom handed down the sentence for Tanner Horner, 34, after hearing nearly a month of testimony and evidence in the 2022 killing […]
The H-1B Was Designed To Be Temporary; It Has Become A Permanent Nightmare
When Congress passed the Immigration Act of 1990, it created a small, narrow, and deliberately temporary work visa called the H-1B. The premise was modest. American employers occasionally faced genuine, time-limited gaps in domestic labor supply for highly specialized professional roles, and a controlled pipeline of foreign professionals could close those gaps without displacing American […]