GOP Rep Nehls: Affordability? I’m Having Lobster Tails and Ribeyes
Representative Troy Nehls gave the Democrats a soundbite that will be seen in advertisements before November’s mid-term elections. ...
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Carlson, MTG Begin Planning for a Third Party
Podcaster Tucker Carlson and former GOP Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene have bolted the establishment GOP, and say it’s time for a third party. ...
Omar Linked to Somali Charged in $250M “Feeding Our Future” Fraud Scheme
Far-left Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota faces renewed scrutiny about her role in the Feeding Our Future food-fraud scandal centered in her Somali-dominated district. ...
House OKs Res to Publish Sexual Abusers and Harassers Along With Payouts — $18M Since 1997
The U.S. House passed a resolution yesterday requiring the chamber’s Ethics Committee to release the names of members for whom taxpayers coughed up settlements for sex-harassment claims. ...
Massie Introduces Resolution to Honor USS Liberty Crew, Declassify All Records.
America First GOP Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky introduced a resolution today honoring the crew of the USS Liberty, which Israel attacked 59 years ago as the ship patrolled...
House Rules Committee Rejects Effort to Stop U.S.-Israeli Military Integration
The House Rules Committee rejected an amendment to delete a section of the 2027 NDAA that would entwine the U.S. and Israeli militaries. ...
Minneapolis Repeals Law Banning Bathhouses That Passed to Stop Spread of AIDS.
The Minneapolis, Minnesota, city council passed a law that repealed the nearly 40-year-old ban on adult bathhouses. Passed during the height of the AIDS epidemic, the law was repealed,...
Trump Says U.S.-Iran to Meet in Doha. Iran Says It Will Not Meet With U.S. Negotiators
The United States says its delegation will meet with Iranian negotiators in Doha to discuss the cease fire. Iran says not so. ...
Israel-Lebanon Sign U.S.-brokered Peace “Framework”
Israel and Lebanon inked a peace deal on Friday brokered by the United States. The 14-point “trilateral framework” affirms the right of each nation to exist and gives the...
Iran Hits U.S. Bases, State Media Says Iran Must Obtain Nukes as Trump Threatens Annihilation
As Iran and the United States traded blows this weekend, Iranian media said the country had no choice but to build a nuclear weapon. ...
Iran Attacks Bahrain, Hits Tanker in Strait
Iran hit Bahrain with drone strikes today along with a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz to retaliate against a U.S. airstrike against drone and missile storage facilities on...
U.S. Strikes Drone Storage Facility in Iran After Drone Attack on Commercial Ship. Attack Ongoing.
Following a threat from President Trump, U.S. forces struck coastal targets in Iran today, accusing Iran of violating the ceasefire. ...
Former Nat Security Advisor Bolton Pleads Guilty to Violating Espionage Act. Fined $2M-plus.
Former National Security Advisor John Bolton pleaded guilty today to violating the Espionage Act for transmitting classified information. ...
SCOTUS: Trump’s Revocation of TPS for Haitians, Syrians Can Stand.
SCOTUS overturned a lower court decision to block the Trump’s revocation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians and Syrians. ...
Flashback: Operation Midnight Hammer “Destroyed” Iran’s Nuclear Program. Yet Destroying That Program Cited as Reason to Start War
A year ago today, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced that Iran’s nuclear facilities “have been destroyed.” ...
Trump Compared Himself to Mao, Stalin, Genghis Khan. Called Netanyahu a “Con Man”
President Trump compared himself to some of history’s most brutal tyrants and conquerors when he spoke to two New York Times reporters. ...
U.S. Oil Reserve Less Than 350M Barrels
The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve now holds only a little more than 330 million barrels of oil after Trump ordered a drawdown. ...
Former Lawmaker Sentenced to 33 Years for Sexually Exploiting Children. Democrat Fantasized About Raping Kids in Texts
Former New Hampshire state legislator Stacie Marie Laughton will go to prison for 33 years on child exploitation and pornography charges. Stacie Marie Laughton — real name Barry —...
Iran Denies It Agreed to Nuke Inspections. Trump Says It Did.
Iran has denied that it has agreed to permit in-country inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency. ...
Carlson Quits GOP Over Support for Israel
Podcaster Tucker Carlson has quit the Republican Party over its support for Israel over the interests of Americans. ...