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A suspicious $10 million cash withdrawal sparked a DOJ investigation on whether Trump took Egyptian funds

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The $10 million was made in Cairo just days before former President Donald Trump took office in January 2017, prompting a secret Justice Department investigation into whether Trump received financial support from the Egyptian government. The investigation, revealed in a special report by The Washington Post on Friday, focused on $9.998 million in Egyptian state-owned … Read more

Greg Abbott Celebrates Court Success Over Texas Border Barrier

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott celebrated after a federal appeals court ruled that a floating barrier across the Rio Grande intended to deter migrants from crossing the state can remain in place. The measure would allow the government to enforce existing restrictions on floating rivers along the Mexican border. The appeal could be delayed while the … Read more

Trump declares that pensioners will not pay taxes on Social Security

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Republican presidential candidate and former President Trump has expressed support for seniors receiving Social Security. The former president took over via his personal social media platform, True Social. “ELDERS SHOULD NOT PAY TAXES FOR SOCIAL SECURITY!” Trump stated. This is the first time Trump has proposed such a policy, and the message did not include … Read more

Kamala Harris Misleads Regarding Project 2025 Goals

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Vice President Kamala Harris said at a rally on Tuesday that the 2025 bill would, among other things, slash Social Security and Medicare, end the Medicare Act and reduce taxes on the wealthy. Harris’s comments are misleading. The 2025 bill does not seek to reduce Social Security benefits or end the Affordable Care Act. A … Read more

The National Debt Surpasses $35 Trillion

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The U.S. national debt surpassed $35 billion on Monday, a major milestone for the U.S. government and economy as the national debt continues to rise each year. The national debt has nearly tripled in the last two decades. “If this sounds familiar, we’re going to be $34 trillion short by the end of 2023 alone,” … Read more

Kamala Harris does not scare Republicans, but Mark Kelly surely does

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If you’re a conservative, you’re not afraid of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. She’s her running mate. Yes, if she picks her partner well. And it’s starting to look possible. Mark Kelly is No. 2 on the shortlist and is quickly rising as a popular choice. Karen Tumulty, a respected political writer and columnist for … Read more

JD Vance’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Continues to Generate Controversy and Books Sales

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When J.D. Vance’s memoir Hillbilly Elegy was reported in the spring of 2016, it struck a chord with both liberals and conservatives and quickly became a national hit. In a review for the New York Times, author Jennifer Senior referred to the book as “a compassionate, insightful analysis of the white psychology that helps guide … Read more

The number of Americans who believe the country is willing to accept a female president is declining

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In response to a recent Times/SAY24 poll by YouGov, the percentage of Americans who say they would be prepared to elect a female president has decreased by nine percentage points since 2015. The study, done after President Biden pulled out of the campaign, was supposed to evaluate the electorate’s thoughts on “gender bias” and Vice … Read more

Stricter Covid mask guidelines could’ve saved thousands of deaths, a recent study found

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Based on a new analysis, the United States may have prevented about 250,000 COVID-19 deaths if all states had implemented the more restrictive mask and vaccine restrictions found in the Northeast throughout the peak of the pandemic. Researchers believe that the nation, which experienced over 1.1 million Covid deaths, may have saved 118,000 to 248,000 … Read more

Mexican president warns Trump of ‘rebellion’ if he closes the border

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Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) wrote a letter to the expected Republican candidate, Donald Trump, telling him that closing the border if he wins the November election could start an “opposition” on each side. AMLO, who considers Trump a “friend,” stated that whereas he recognizes the remarks are related to an electoral campaign, … Read more