The “billionaire tax” is a bad socialist idea that is already centuries old. In fact, the first warning about the tax came 200 years ago from a French traveler...
The U.S. Embassy in Mexico on Monday ordered government employees to avoid the border city of Reynosa amid reports of “violent criminal activity.” In a security alert, the embassy noted that its consulate in Matamoros, Mexico, has “received reports of violent criminal activity including roadblocks” in Reynosa. U.S. government employees have been “ordered to avoid...
President Trump said on Wednesday that “certain” conservative justices on the Supreme Court have “gone weak, stupid, and bad,” tearing into them for a recent decision on tariffs and skepticism over his effort to limit birthright citizenship. Trump slammed “Republican” justices in a lengthy Truth Social post, arguing that they “don’t stick together” like their...
The approval rating for Congress fell to just 10 percent in new polling data released on Wednesday. The Gallup poll found that 86 percent of respondents disapprove of the job performances by federal lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. The 10 percent approval rating is just above the poll’s all-time record low of 9...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has withdrawn subpoenas related to the investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan, The Associated Press reported on Tuesday. While the DOJ issued a small handful of subpoenas over the weekend for witnesses to appear before a grand jury in Washington, D.C., investigators informed lawyers on Monday evening that those...
President Trump on Tuesday pushed back on a Wall Street Journal editorial that labeled him a “sucker” on Iran as it noted the absence of the complete reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Trump wrote in a lengthy post on Truth Social declaring Iran's entire Navy is at the "bottom of the sea," their Air...
Billionaire investor Justin Sun is suing the Trump family’s cryptocurrency company, World Liberty Financial, accusing the firm of improperly freezing his tokens amid a dispute. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, Sun alleged that World Liberty Financial is “engaging in an illegal scheme to seize property.” “World Liberty’s fraud has caused Mr. Sun and his companies...
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will testify before the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday morning about President Trump's trade agenda. The hearing comes just over two months after the Supreme Court struck down the bulk of Trump's global tariffs. In response, the president imposed a 10 percent global tariff that has also faced...
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Tuesday cast blame on President Trump and the GOP for Virginia voters approving a mid-decade redistricting plan that could boost Democrats’ hopes of reclaiming the House in November. “A once red state is turning into one of the bluest states because people don’t want to support Republicans now,”...
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman (Pa.) reacted with dismay Tuesday evening when informed during an appearance on NewsNation’s “Cuomo” that a Democratic redistricting initiative had passed in Virginia, declaring, “We all lose at this point.” “I mean, I think everyone loses for that,” Fetterman told host Chris Cuomo when informed that Democrats were projected to win...
A major leak at the Supreme Court is shedding new light on its secretive practices — and shredding trust. Internal memos between the justices in 2016 published by The New York Times have created a firestorm around an institution that takes extraordinary measures to keep its contemplations confidential. The memos give insight into the court’s deliberations that led it to...
