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ICE, antifa, and the Democratic Party

ICE, ANTIFA, AND THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. Yesterday, this newsletter included the violent anti-ICE ambush in Texas as an example of the anger building on the left under the presidency of Donald Trump. Much of that anger is over illegal immigration, with big groups on the left seeking to defend illegal entry into the United States against […]

Trump’s American-born worker boom

Employment is up since President Donald Trump took office. But the surface numbers actually hide just how good the Trump economy has been for American workers. Overall, the number of employed people in the United States has increased by 1.5 million since January of this year. But that topline number includes both foreign-born and American-born […]

Why the Kremlin has delegated its Trump rebukes to state media

Russian state-aligned media is escalating its personal attacks on President Donald Trump following his rebuke of President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. In contrast, the Kremlin is avoiding a direct riposte. Increasingly frustrated with Putin’s refusal to accept a ceasefire toward an end to the war in Ukraine, Trump observed, “We get a lot of bulls*** […]

Trump tariffs and deregulation give June its first budget surplus in 20 years

For the first time since 2005, the federal budget posted a surplus this June, and Uncle Sam has President Donald Trump‘s tariffs at least partially to thank. The budget surplus of $26 billion is essentially a rounding error relative to our current annual deficit of $1.3 trillion for the first nine months of fiscal 2025. […]

The gender gap grows wider and wider 

The gender gap, we’re informed by some of the best polling analysts in the business, is bigger than ever. Ever, in this case, means since the election of 1980, when men were more willing than women to vote for Ronald Reagan and oust Jimmy Carter. That spurred political journalists to emit multiple articles examining just […]

Spanish-language journalist still in custody a week after bond granted

A Spanish-language journalist has been held in jail for more than a week after a judge granted him bond. Mario Guevara, founder and journalist for MG News, is being held on unlawful assembly, obstruction of police and being a pedestrian on or along the roadway charges after recording a June 14 protest in the metro...

Science Committee Dems call for Lutnick to address NWS staffing

House Democrats on the Science, Space and Technology Committee called for Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to address National Weather Service (NWS) staffing in a Wednesday letter. “We write to you to demand your testimony before the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology regarding staff shortages at the National Weather Service (NWS) and your plan to...

Supreme Court greenlights layoffs: What it means for federal employees

Federal agencies can resume implementing President Trump’s mass layoff directive following Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling, greenlighting agencies to take their first steps in booting thousands of federal workers. The apparent 8-1 emergency decision lifts the widest block on Trump’s plans for massive reductions in force (RIFs). But a patchwork of injunctions that have yet to reach...

House Republican moves to permanently repeal sanctions on Syria 

Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) on Wednesday filed text to permanently repeal legislation that imposed strict sanctions on Syria, following President Trump’s move to unwind penalties on the country following the ousting of longtime dictator Bashar Assad.  Wilson moved to repeal the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act, filing an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act...

HHS abruptly cancels preventive services task force meeting

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abruptly postponed a meeting of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force originally scheduled for Thursday, according to an email sent to members of the public who planned to attend.   “The Immediate Office of the Secretary is postponing the July USPSTF meeting. Moving forward, HHS...

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