Spending skeptics rally behind Trump’s CR pitch as government shutdown looms
With the government looming on Congress, Republicans largely united behind the pitch of President Donald Trump and Mike Johnson (R-La.) and passed a clean, continuing resolution. The CR text has not been finalized, but House Republicans have stepped out of the closed door meeting with a positive outlook. As first reported by Blaze News, fiscal […]
Trump's pick for key Pentagon role faces Senate GOP skeptics
Elbridge Colby, president of President Trump as Pentagon's policy director, faces skepticism from GOP senators about his views on whether to stand up aggressively against Iran and China or leave Europe and Ukraine. Some Republican senators have threatened to promote a break in Trump's national security agenda by enduring Colby, who has promulgated various controversial […]
RFK Jr. seeks to win over Senate GOP skeptics as he begins HHS meetings
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will seek to allay doubts about his confirmation this week as he begins meetings with Senate Republicans over his nomination to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Kennedy is one of Trump's most high-profile Cabinet appointees, including the nomination of Pete Hegseth to lead the Pentagon and the […]
Trump admin should ‘steer clear’ of polio vax skeptics
Outgoing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), a polio survivor, announced on Friday that incoming members of President-elect Donald Trump's administration could seek to revoke federal approval of the polio vaccine. issued a stern warning. McConnell did not mention Health and Human Services secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. by name, but his comments about […]
Trump’s vow to end birthright citizenship could face legal challenges, GOP skeptics
President-elect Trump is doubling down on his pledge to abolish birthright citizenship, a mission likely to face legal challenges and skepticism from within his own party. First, the 14th Amendment grants citizenship to anyone born in the United States. As a result, most legal experts believe President Trump will not be able to end the […]
Trump's GOP skeptics in Congress face lonely path forward
President-elect Trump's landslide victory last week threatens to further isolate the few remaining Republican critics on Capitol Hill. The shrinking group of Republicans opposed to the president-elect underscores Trump's dominance within the party and raises questions about how the party will navigate the new political realities in Washington. raises questions about. Only a handful of […]
Seton Hall looks to prove skeptics wrong again
It's become a daily routine for Shaheen Holloway. His team is usually ignored. they get fired. It happened at St. Peter's and it's happening at Seton Hall. Seton Hall coach Shaheen Holloway isn't worried about his team expected to finish 10th in the Big East preseason coaches poll. Noah K. Murray/New York Post Last year, […]
The Covid Skeptics Were Correct. When Do We Get an Apology?
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Here at The Prickly Pear, we were quite skeptical of the advice the US government was putting out about how to deal with Covid. We particularly took the position that medical considerations could not be viewed in isolation from other factors such as the economy, personal liberty, and the education […]