The Department of Justice recently released a memo to recipients of federal funding, warning them that programs involving diversity, equity and inclusion are unlawful discrimination. The nine-page memo clarifies that federal anti-discrimination laws apply to programs that involve discriminatory practices, including DEI policies. Organizations that receive federal funding are subject to federal anti-discrimination laws and…
(The Hill) — President Donald Trump announced Thursday the U.S. would raise tariffs on certain Canadian goods from 25% to 35% beginning Friday. Goods that are covered under the 2020 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement will be exempt from the tariff rate, the White House said. The White House announced the increase hours before higher tariff rates on…
President Trump claimed he doesn’t draw, but a newly signed doodle of the NYC skyline suggests otherwise. BY: Iconic Auctions/Radar A hand-drawn sketch by Donald Trump has surfaced at auction, and the timing couldn’t be worse for the president, who is in the midst of an ongoing scandal about his relationship with predator Jeffrey Epstein….
As U.S. colleges grapple with how to respond to anti-Israel protests and counter-protests stemming from the Israel-Hamas war for a third consecutive academic year, facing defunding from the Trump administration and payouts to students in court, are they becoming more protective of free speech or just more ambiguous on what’s punishable? For the first time…
California News: As President Donald Trump champions a “big, beautiful” economic revival, California’s cap-and-trade program stands as a stark reminder of legacy policies that burden everyday Americans for no clear gain. This system, which forces oil companies to buy emission allowances to cover the carbon emissions from the fuel they sell, drives gasoline prices to…
Berlin’s Special Visa Program For Syrians, Afghans, & Iraqis Scrapped After Federal Intervention Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, Berlin’s special state-level migration program that allowed Syrians, Afghans, and Iraqis to privately sponsor relatives has come to an abrupt end following a federal order by Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt. In a letter to Berlin’s…
Congressional Republicans and experts criticized the mainstream media for peddling in unison the “Russiagate” scandal — that turned out to be a campaign hoax — for years, resulting in the American people being misled for a long period of time. “We’ve got alternate media, but still the bulk of our media [is] basically the communication…
Pocahontas was tagged with a new name, Falling Palefeather, after taking a spill on the floor of the U.S. Senate, and C-SPAN was there for the trip. Amid speculation that someone had consumed a bit too much firewater, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) was seen attempting to lean on a small table after giving a speech…
The U.S. citizenship exam is set for a major revamp, with plans to roll out a tougher version, echoing reforms from President Donald Trump’s first administration. Joseph Edlow, the new head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), has criticized the current test—where applicants must correctly answer only six out of ten civics questions from…
Former Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy raised some pointed questions on Fox News Thursday regarding former Vice President Kamala Harris and her forthcoming book. Harris said Thursday that her upcoming book, “107 Days,” will offer a behind-the-scenes look at her brief presidential campaign. The book is scheduled for release Sept. 23. During an appearance on “The Ingraham Angle,”…
Op-ed views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author. Some countries have true, serious problems. Then there are countries that have national discussions over a buxom young white woman in a jeans commercial. Obviously, America is the latter. This week, the internet — and the media more generally — exploded over a commercial…
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ending deportation protections for tens of thousands of migrants from Central America and Asia. Judge Trina Thompson of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California — appointed to the bench by the Biden administration — extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) on Thursday for roughly…
Just six months into his second term, President Donald Trump has used the United States’ economic might and security umbrella to secure promised trade deals and reshape the global trading environment. The recent string of successful trade negotiations with both the European Union and Japan—two of the United States’ largest trading partners and important allies—marks…
By Paul Homewood Climate sceptics have long called for a genuinely independent review of climate science – a Blue v Red Team, as it were. Thanks to the US Energy Secretary, here it is: https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2025-07/DOE_Critical_Review_of_Impacts_of_GHG_Emissions_on_the_US_Climate_July_2025.pdf The authors make it clear they only undertook the task on the guarantee there would be no editorial oversight…
On a sunbaked Colorado road, far from the boardrooms and luxury condos of her former life, Sienna Taylor’s Porsche sat stranded, a shredded tire threatening to turn a minor inconvenience into a crisis. She was thirty minutes outside Grand Junction, no cell service, and no help in sight—until a young man appeared, walking out of…
Via ZeroHedge On Thursday, newly declassified documents reveal that not only did the CIA believe a Russian intelligence assessment that the 2016 Hillary Clinton campaign planned to smear Donald Trump by linking him to the Kremlin, it’s clear that the FBI helped the Clinton campaign orchestrate the Russia hoax to distract from its investigation into her emails. To review:…
Republican National Committee (RNC) chair Michael Whatley officially announced on Thursday that he is running in North Carolina’s open 2026 Senate race. Whatley announced his candidacy in a statement posted to X, writing that he is “humbled and excited” to begin his Senate campaign and “would be honored to earn your vote, your support, and your prayers.” Whatley has…
It’s safe to say that Prince William has been through a lot in his life. The future king lost his beloved mother, Princess Diana, while he was only an adolescent, and he has been groomed since birth to become king. Since Diana’s d.e.a.t.h, William and other members of the Royal Family have done their best…
Former President Joe Biden said Thursday that Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is one of the brightest lawyers he’s ever met. Biden addressed the National Bar Association gala in Chicago, as he reflected on his time in office. Biden said he was committed to diversifying the judicial system and appointed the “most demographically diverse slate of…
Then-Vice President Joe Biden was the first major Democrat in summer 2016 to publicly try to link Donald Trump to Vladimir Putin after U.S. intelligence intercepted a purported plan by Hillary Clinton’s campaign to vilify Trump by falsely linking him to a Russian plot. The timing of Biden’s Russia attacks against Trump in July 2016…
Over the last few days, I chatted to Grok AI, the artificial intelligence that is available on Twitter, about the vaccines industry. In other conversations I have had Grok has indicated to me that it has been programmed to relentlessly seek the truth, and that if asked to do so, Grok will engage in analysis…
Via History.com Alamy Stock Photo On August 1, 1996, “A Game of Thrones,” an epic fantasy novel by George R.R. Martin, is released. The book was the first in Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” series, about feuding medieval noble families on an imaginary continent called Westeros. Although not initially a best-seller, “A Game…
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I learned a new slur that I think you would all appreciate. Calm down, it’s for robots. “Clanker” is the new word for a bad machine. It’s what you call the AI agent who answers the phone, or that Optimus robot that Elon has serving coffee to our harem each morning. “Bloody clanker, this coffee…
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A newly declassified annex reveals the FBI buried intel showing Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign tried to falsely link Donald Trump to Russia to distract from her email scandal. Two Oregon high school athletes file a federal lawsuit claiming their First Amendment rights were violated after they were punished for protesting a male competitor in the…
Forget foreign policy, inflation, or the immigration enforcement. President Donald J. Trump is focused on the REAL emergency in America: a ballroom deficiency at the White House. After years of unsightly tents ruining the White House’s curb appeal, Trump has ordered the construction of a 90,000-square-foot state ballroom to seat 650 of his closest friends…
Elliot Keck is the Head of Campaigns for the Taxpayers’ Alliance. Search inheritance tax into Google news and take a look at what comes up. At the point at which I’m writing this the top three stories are as follows: “Could I give £250 gifts to 400 people who then pay them to my daughters…
Yes, Kamala is back in the news again. She’s not going to run for governor of California. Which is at least one great thing for the state. However, her reasoning is quite comical. You see, “the system is broken” according to her interview with Stephen Colbert. Yes really. While she said that there’s “so many…
Senator John Kennedy’s unapologetic stance against stricter gun control laws in the wake of the NYC shooting has reignited heated debates across the nation. At a Glance Senator Kennedy dismisses calls for stricter gun control following a tragic NYC shooting. The shooter, Shane Devin Tamura, left a note blaming CTE and the NFL for his…
Youth is a powerful gift — one that comes with boundless energy, an insatiable hunger for change, and an idealistic desire to make the world better. It is a gift that has the potential to reshape society for the better, but it is also the most vulnerable to manipulation. Every generation has those who seek…
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán offered a sweeping critique of the European Union’s recent customs agreement with the United States during a radio interview on Friday, calling for leadership change in Brussels and presenting new domestic policies to support Hungarian families and workers. Commenting on the current state of global affairs, Orbán pointed to a series…
The disastrous handling of California’s wildfire recovery has left countless residents homeless and furious, with Hollywood legend Mel Gibson now leading the charge against Governor Gavin Newsom’s incompetence. At a recent gathering of displaced Californians, Gibson didn’t hold back, accusing Newsom of pushing the same exploitative “Maui plan” that forced locals out of Lahaina after…
The high-capacity facility can detect over 20 infectious diseases, Sergey Tsivilev has said during a visit to Burkina Faso Russia will supply Burkina Faso with a mobile anti-epidemic laboratory capable of testing for over 20 infectious diseases, including high-risk pathogens, the Russian Ministry of Energy’s press service reported on Wednesday. The facility, developed by Rospotrebnadzor,…
Megyn Kelly didn’t hold back in her fiery reaction to the newly declassified Durham appendix, declaring that Hillary Clinton should be imprisoned for her role in the Russia collusion hoax. On her podcast, Kelly slammed Clinton and her allies for their blatant corruption, accusing them of fabricating the Trump-Russia narrative to distract from her own…
Imagine a sacred temple where the most cunning pickpockets have fur and tails, and the only way to get your phone back is to bribe a monkey with a banana. You can’t make this up, and at Bali’s Uluwatu Temple, the long-tailed macaques have turned tourist theft into an art form so sophisticated, it would…
The most explosive fireworks in politics sometimes come not from rival parties, but from a family feud—just ask anyone watching Rep. Jasmine Crockett lob rhetorical grenades at the “Fighting Oligarchy” tour of fellow Democrats Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders, igniting a spectacle that left jaws dropped and alliances questioned. At a Glance Rep. Jasmine Crockett…
Detroit’s Big Three automakers have decided to rev up the engines of the past, bringing back the beloved gas guzzlers and leaving behind the electric dreams some claimed were fueled by “woke” ideals. At a Glance Detroit automakers pivot back to gasoline vehicles, moving away from electric models. The shift is framed as both a…
By Cory Franklin August 1st, 2025 Do drugs make musicians more creative? The United States and Great Britain in the 1960s and 70s were a golden age for creative musicians who pioneered a number of original musical genres that thrive today in one form or another. Recently, two of the greatest figures of that era died…
https://www.spiked-online.com/2025/07/31/edinburghs-shameful-cancellation-of-jewish-comedians/ Two Jewish comedians, Rachel Creeger and Philip Simon, had their Edinburgh Fringe Festival slots cancelled last week thanks to alleged ‘safety concerns’. Simon was also dropped from a second venue in Edinburgh for his social-media posts calling, among other things, for the return of the Israeli hostages. I wish I was making this up,…
Zelensky Says He Discussed New ‘Large-Scale’ Arms Deal With Trump Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a Wednesday night address said Kiev is on the brink of another major arms agreement with the US. He described he presented President Donald Trump with Ukraine’s “main principles” for future weapons deals, but without specifying whether Trump has agreed to the terms. “Today,…
Robert Weissberg writes for the American Thinker about structural damage to the English language. Both the dollar and the English language are mediums of exchange, and just as a dollar bill can become worthless, words can deteriorate into gobbledygook. Unfortunately, with no Secret Service to prevent linguistic debasement, American politics seems to be undergoing an…
A number of Arab nations called on Hamas to relinquish its arms and rule over the Gaza Strip on Tuesday in an unprecedented move at the United Nations (UN). The 22-member Arab League — which includes Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Qatar — backed a declaration at the UN on Tuesday calling for the terrorist group to relinquish…
Joe Cunningham writes for RedState.com about a shift in government policy that could hurt American healthcare. The Democrats have decided that they want to make the One Big Beautiful Bill their primary campaign talking point in 2026. They think that by focusing on Medicaid cuts, they can scare voters away from the Republican Party and…
The government has cut subsidies, reportedly in response to IMF advice to increase public spending on health and education At least 22 people, including a police officer, were killed and nearly 200 others injured during violent protests in Angola this week over a fuel price hike, according to the southern African nation’s interior minister, Manuel…
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-truth-gets-its-shoes-on/ Dozens of marginally curious media outlets and institutions had caught onto the lie promulgated by the New York Times long before the New York Times got around to acknowledging it. Late Tuesday, the Times finally got around to clearing the caked and dried egg off its face. NYTimes Communications@NYTimesPR We have appended an Editors’…
Shawn Fleetwood writes for the Federalist about a current national election map controversy. Several Republican-controlled states are looking at (potentially) undertaking mid-decade redistricting that could boost the GOP’s prospects of retaining the House in the 2026 midterms. And predictably, leftists are going berserk. After the Texas Legislature released a new congressional map on Wednesday that…
Andrew Tobin writes for the Washington Free Beacon about the United Nations’ negative impact on the Middle East. Every day this week, hundreds of U.N. trucks stacked with pallets of humanitarian aid have exited Israeli-patrolled routes and rumbled into population centers across the Gaza Strip, where Israel has implemented daily pauses in military operations. Many…
Photo by The White House via Wikimedia Commons Donald Trump’s popularity continues to slowly erode: Source: Nate Silver He’s now underwater on almost all of the issues, even on his signature issue of immigration. And at least as of a couple weeks ago, Democrats were leading Republicans in generic ballot polling for the 2026 Congressional…
California News: Division 6, Part 4, Chapter 3 of the California Harbors and Navigation Code deals with small craft harbors. Section 3950 states that, whenever the commission determines by resolution that it is necessary or desirable to obtain funds through the sale of bonds as provided for in this part to provide loans to cities,…
