UC Irvine Jewish student gets big win as civil rights lawsuit looms
EXCLUSIVE — A University of California, Irvine Jewish student will be allowed to graduate after the school initially withheld his diploma following a run-in with an antisemitic poster on campus. The Washington Examiner reported on Thursday that Alex Minn was punished with a required 1,250-word essay in which he had to admit to and apologize […]
Violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua has tentacles across US
Tren de Aragua, a criminal gang from Venezuela that is said to be as serious a threat as the Salvadoran gang MS-13, is quietly operating in unsuspected neighborhoods and communities across the country. The transnational corporation-size criminal group took advantage of the ongoing border crisis and has been able to push members into the United […]
Let the next Congress fund 2025
It took the Republican majority in the House of Representatives six months and two speakers to fully fund the government for fiscal 2024. Rather than repeat the same drama for 2025, Congress should pass a continuing resolution that fully funds the government until March. In doing so, Congress will give the public the opportunity to […]
Mike Johnson wants to take Merrick Garland contempt case to court
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is calling for the House of Representatives to take its contempt of Congress case against Attorney General Merrick Garland to court after the Department of Justice said it would not pursue charges. Johnson will be “certifying the contempt records to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia,” according to CNN, […]
McConnell successor hopeful Rick Scott slams minority leader for caving to Democrats
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), who has put himself in the running to replace Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), attacked the GOP grandee on Friday for “caving to Democrats.” “We have Republicans in the Senate that are caving to Democrats for all sorts of horrible bills. Now, remember this so-called infrastructure bill?” Scott asked a […]
Hulk Hogan still willing to ‘volunteer’ in politics to ‘rule with an iron fist’
Former wrestler Hulk Hogan teased a political future since he retired from the sport over 10 years ago. Hogan, whose legal name is Terry Gene Bollea, appeared on Fox & Friends on Friday where he was asked about running for political office at the age of 70. The wrestler did not rule out the career […]
Florida Democrats will run candidates in all state legislative races for first time in three decades
The Florida Democratic Party announced Friday that they have fielded a candidate for each of the 140 state House and state Senate seats up for election in November, as they aim to stop Florida from its increasingly rightward shift. All 120 state House seats and 20 state Senate seats up for grabs in November will […]
Trump’s tariffs-only tax plan is brilliant politics
As he attempts to reclaim his old job, former President Donald Trump teased a new tax plan this week that would see the personal income tax abolished and replaced by an increase in tariffs. Trump has an interesting history with tax policy. He notably signed a massive tax cut for individuals and corporations in 2017. […]
Jobs overstated? What to know about Fed chairman’s comments- Washington Examiner
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell provoked significant commentary this week with his remark that job gains might be overstated. Here’s what to know about what he said and what it could mean. What he said At a press conference Wednesday, Powell fielded a question about the health of the labor market. As part of his […]
Trump campaign reacts to bump stock Supreme Court decision: ‘The court has spoken’
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign supported the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a Trump administration ban on “bump stocks,” which enable users to fire semiautomatic weapons faster. “The Court has spoken and their decision should be respected,” Trump spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told the Washington Examiner. “President Trump has been and always will be a […]