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GOP lawmakers pump brakes on Trump’s $5K check promise: ‘Where are you getting the money?’

President Donald Trump's $5,000 dividend check promise faces skepticism on Capitol Hill as key Republicans question its cost and inflation risks.

America’s hunters get an exclusive seat at Trump’s White House table as he takes aim at Biden-era rules

Trump will sign two executive orders at the White House expanding hunting on public lands and offshore recreational fishing before a Rose Garden dinner.

Rand Paul clashes with fellow Republican over AI ‘kill switch’ as Senate grapples with ‘Terminator’ fears

Congress remains gridlocked on AI regulation after Sen. John Kennedy's kill switch bill was blocked and fears grow over rogue AI acting on its own.

Minnesota’s anti-ICE aid fund becomes latest casualty of state’s embarrassing fraud problem

Hennepin County paid out $500,000 in grants before shutting down a $2 million program tied to Operation Metro Surge due to overwhelming fraud.

Soros-funded DA Larry Krasner may have finally taken his ‘free all criminals’ too far

Krasner has long worked as a second public defender for the city, running on...

Fetterman backs Trump’s DHS pick Mullin as ‘nice upgrade’ in break with Democrats

There are mixed Democratic reactions as Trump taps Sen. Markwayne Mullin for DHS chief. Fetterman supports nomination, while other Democrats remain noncommittal on the pick.

Progressive firebrand concedes in cliffhanger North Carolina congressional primary battle with incumbent Dem

Progressive challenger Nida Allam conceded the narrow North Carolina congressional Democratic primary to Rep. Valerie Foushee by 1%.

Virginia Dems mandate Jan. 6 be taught as ‘violent insurrection,’ ban election fraud claims in schools

Virginia Democrats passed a controversial bill requiring schools teach students that Jan. 6 was a violent insurrection and banning election fraud claims in classrooms.

Christian Teacher Who Lost Job Over Refusal to Use Students’ Preferred Pronouns Wins $650k Settlement

The Indiana music teacher said he was forced out of his public school job after he refused to comply with the pronoun rule because...

Colin Gray’s Conviction Is Just, but It’s Not a Game Changer

Gray’s murder conviction for supplying the gun his son used to commit a mass shooting is not the remarkable moment many want it to...

Trump Taps Senator Markwayne Mullin to Replace Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary

The announcement comes after Noem struggled to stand up to a public grilling before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

The Student Loan Mess Is Getting Worse

We need to find an off-ramp from the folly of federal student aid.

Trump says Cuba ‘is going to fall’

President Trump predicted Cuba's communist regime doesn't have much time left, according to a new interview published Thursday.

Inspector General D’Esposito grilled over conflict of possibly running for Congress

Department of Labor Inspector General Anthony D'Esposito dodged questions about running for office, as he would be prohibited by federal law from engaging in partisan political activities while on duty.

Pleading for Paxton; New York fraud fury; Scalia’s Federalist Society links

Some Republicans running for Congress in Texas this year say their party will see better turnout if Ken Paxton, the state's attorney general, wins the Senate nomination.

U.S. Homeland Security investigates whether Bovino made disparaging comments about Jewish faith

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has opened an internal investigation into whether Gregory Bovino, the one-time architect of President Donald Trump's large-scale immigration crackdown, made disparaging comments about the Jewish faith of the U.S. attorney for Minnesota.

Pentagon focuses on military targets in Iran, not regime change, defense official says

Operation Epic Fury is aiming to disable Iran's ability to project power in the Middle East, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby said Thursday.

Pandemic jobless fraud ‘dwarfs’ Minnesota scandal, was largest taxpayer theft in history: Watchdog

Pandemic unemployment insurance fraud was the single largest theft of American taxpayer dollars in history, Linda Miller, president of Program Integrity Alliance, told a panel of lawmakers.

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