The First Amendment doesn’t protect what most people think it protects. The Founding Fathers wrote it to defend a specific thing: political speech directed at government. Not offensive art. Not commercial advertising. Not the content moderation disputes on a social media platform. Two centuries of doctrinal expansion have broadened the amendment’s formal coverage considerably and, […]
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Hardworking Americans are feeling the strain of rising costs and mounting trade pressures on the tools they rely on every day. One essential piece of equipment, however, is too often overlooked: off-road utility vehicles, which power critical work across agriculture, energy production, emergency response, and more. Growing up on my family’s farm in Idaho, I […]
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A New York City nonprofit organization representing grocers is fighting back against Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s city-owned grocery store initiative. Frank Garcia, the chairman of the Multicultural Business Coalition, told Spectrum News1 that the organization is considering a lawsuit to stop Mamdani outside of City Hall on May 29. Inside, Garcia attended a hearing with Jeanny […]
Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), will lead the White House press briefing on Tuesday afternoon. Oz's turn at the podium comes a day after the Trump administration issued a final rule requiring most Medicaid beneficiaries ages 19-64 to provide proof they are working, complete community service or...
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he is appointing Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William "Bill" Pulte to serve as acting director of national intelligence to replace Tulsi Gabbard.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump praised Pulte's leadership at the FHFA and his oversight of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
"William has deep experience managing the most sensitive matters in America, the safety and soundness of the Markets, and over 10 Trillion Dollars at Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac," Trump wrote.
Trump said Pulte will remain FHFA director and chairman of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac while serving in the intelligence post.
"Congratulations to Director Pulte!" Trump added.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
