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Conservatives set the stage for another CFPB funding fight

Conservatives appear to be gearing up for a new legal battle over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) funding structure, just weeks after the watchdog agency survived a Supreme Court challenge. Established after the 2008 financial crisis, the CFPB has faced numerous legal challenges during its short existence. Last month, the Supreme Court ruled that […]

RINOs align with teachers’ unions to muzzle the fight for parental choice

Oklahoma’s Republican Party and teachers union recently hatched a new plan to sabotage the fight for educational freedom and silence the state Department of Education, but their efforts have failed. Don’t get me wrong, their efforts were not to silence me, but to silence parents in the fight for school choice in the Sooner State. […]

Tom Cole wins crowded GOP primary to fight for 12th term in November

Longtime Congressman Tom Cole (R-Okla.) won Tuesday night’s primary and is on track to be elected to his 12th term in the House of Representatives in November. Cole, who currently serves as chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, was facing a formidable Republican opponent led by Paul Bondar, a political outsider and businessman who […]

Wild video shows McDonald’s employee shooting at customers during drive-thru fight

She didn’t love it. A 22-year-old McDonald’s employee in Florida was arrested after pulling out a gun and firing at a customer following a physical altercation in the drive-thru that was caught on camera. Shocking surveillance footage shows a violent brawl between Chassidi Gardner and a customer in the drive-thru of a McDonald’s in Lakeland, […]

North Carolina House Republicans propose pay bump for teachers in spending fight with Senate

North Carolina House Republicans proposed a state budget amid a spending dispute with their Senate colleagues, advocating larger salary increases for teachers and state employees and increased financial aid to childcare providers. Because negotiations with Senate GOP counterparts have failed to reach a consensus, they are now advancing a bill to adjust the second year […]

Russian spies fight a second front

While the war in Ukraine grinds on, Russian spies are fighting on another front. Throughout Western countries, Russia’s intelligence agencies emulate earlier Soviet Cold War tactics and show the influence of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s KGB training on his foreign policy. Using deep undercover agents, sabotage, assassinations, and coups, Russia is working hard to extend […]

Elizabeth Warren warns Dems to stand firm on tax hikes as fight looms over Trump-era cuts

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is pressuring Democrats to take a tougher stance on new tax policy as lawmakers prepare for some of the Trump administration’s tax cuts to expire after 2025. Progressive lawmakers are expected to emphasize the importance of pushing for corporate tax reform at an event hosted by the Washington Center for Equitable […]