The big money bankrolling the Left’s lawfare
As Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s transparently political prosecution of former President Donald Trump began last week, it is important to remember that the former president is not the only target of the Democratic Party‘s campaign to use government power to silence political dissent. The Left’s efforts to intimidate conservative activists this month included Sen. […]
Michael Avenatti says he’s spoken to Trump’s team about testifying in hush money trial: Report
Michael Avenatti, the disgraced attorney who once represented adult film star Stormy Daniels, said he has been in contact with Donald Trump’s legal team about testifying in the former president’s New York trial, according to a report from the New York Post. Avenatti is serving a 19-year sentence at a low-security prison in Los Angeles […]
Ken Buck blasts ‘Moscow Marjorie’ for ‘mouthing the Russian propaganda’
Former Rep. Ken Buck blasted Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) for her stance against sending aid to Ukraine amid its war against Russia. Buck appeared Friday evening on Erin Burnett OutFront, less than a day before the House voted on and eventually passed the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, allocating $60.84 billion to the effort. […]
Trump postpones North Carolina rally due to inclement weather
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump postponed his Saturday night rally in Wilmington, North Carolina, due to the threat of inclement weather. The former president addressed the crowd via phone shortly after 6:30, less than half an hour before the event was scheduled to begin. He apologized to his supporters, assuring them that he would […]
This April 20 is high time to stigmatize public marijuana smoking like cigarettes
Step on any city subway, sidewalk, or even public park or library, and every observer with a functional sinus tract must admit: the great libertarian experiment to “legalize and regulate” marijuana has failed. It has not merely failed in the sense that reasonable instinctively want to protect their neighbors from themselves, as cannabis use among […]
DC Councilman undermines CFO and Bowser with budget preview that reverses their cuts
Washington D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) announced that he will undo Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s (D) most contentious budget cuts. The city’s budget has become a major area of contention, following Chief Financial Officer Glen Lee’s demand to divert funds to the city’s emergency fund, forcing Bowser to undertake budget cuts unpopular with […]
It’s time to stop celebrating April 20 as a day for marijuana
Saturday is April 20, a day that many marijuana enthusiasts associate with the drug. Originating in 1971 with five high school students in California, the day has foolishly become a celebratory ritual in contemporary culture. But April 20, or 4/20 as it has become commonly known, is not a day that warrants any observance. Marijuana […]
House floor debates: State of the foreign aid bills
House leaders are taking another step toward signing off on billions in new foreign aid Saturday, with the chamber prepped to pass a group of bills weeks after House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) blocked a similar package backed by the Senate and President Joe Biden. Floor debate opened Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m., with large […]
Biden reiterates call for assault weapons ban on 25th anniversary of Columbine
President Joe Biden commemorated the 25th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting by again calling on Congress to pass new gun violence legislation. Though the president signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act into law in 2022, the package lacked a number of gun violence initiatives he’d pushed for, including nationally mandated background checks for […]
Chattanooga Volkswagen workers vote to join UAW
Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, voted overwhelmingly to join the United Auto Workers union on Friday. Two previous attempts to join the union in the past few years had been soundly defeated. Friday’s vote, organized by the National Labor Relations Board, saw 73%, 2,628 people, vote in favor. Voter turnout was 83.5%. The vote was […]