By Mark Tapscott It’s possible that on Jan. 20, 2025, former President Donald Trump will be inaugurated for a second time, and Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) will have retained his position as speaker of the House. The pair of men, who heartily agree on most issues but are virtually polar opposites in how they see […]
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Former Adviser Says Trump Will Implement ‘Spectacular Migration Crackdown’
By Jack Phillips A former White House immigration adviser proclaimed that a second Trump term would include stricter policies targeting illegal immigration, saying it would be a “spectacular migration crackdown.” “Any activists who doubt President Trump’s resolve in the slightest are making a drastic error: Trump will unleash the vast arsenal of federal powers to […]
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Election Offices Across US Get Voter Envelopes Laced With Fentanyl: Officials
By Jack Phillips Suspicious letters have been reported at election offices in multiple states this week, and officials said that fentanyl was found in several of them. In Washington state, election offices in King, Pierce, Spokane, and Skagit counties were evacuated as workers counted ballots during the Tuesday election, the secretary of state’s office said […]
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Trump Fraud Trial Heralds ‘Selective Prosecution,’ Not Anti-Business Crackdown, Experts Say
By Michael Washburn When New York Attorney General Letitia James’s civil fraud proceedings against former president and 2024 candidate Donald J. Trump resume on Monday, Nov. 13, Trump’s lawyers, having lost their bid for an early verdict, will mount a spirited defense of their client and the legality of his business dealings. President Trump himself […]
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Fed ‘Not Confident’ Inflation Policy Restrictive Enough: Powell
By Andrew Moran Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is “not confident” that the central bank has done enough to eradicate inflation from the U.S. economy, he stated in a prepared speech. Appearing before an International Monetary Fund (IMF) audience on Nov. 9, Mr. Powell warned that additional work must be done to restore price stability. […]
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Several Senior Democrats Call for Biden to Drop out of 2024 Presidential Race
By Thomas Manning A growing number of prominent Democrats are calling on President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 race amid an ongoing slump in the polls and crises at home and abroad. David Axelrod, the political consultant and strategist who helped launch President Biden onto the national stage in 2008, has called […]
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Credit Card Debt Hits Record High, Delinquencies Push Higher as Stretched Consumers Borrow to Spend
By Tom Ozimek Americans have amassed a record amount of credit card debt, which over the past year rose by $154 billion, the biggest annual jump in history, suggesting consumers are increasingly having to borrow to prop up their spending. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York released its quarterly household debt and credit report on […]
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Hardship Withdrawals from 401(k) Plans Rise In Warning Sign of Financial Distress
By Tom Ozimek A sharp rise in the number of Americans pulling money out from their 401(k) accounts is the latest sign that the U.S. consumer may be starting to buckle as the pandemic-era jump in excess savings continues to be depleted and people are relying more and more on high-interest credit cards and retirement […]
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Federal Government and Universities Censored Americans Pre-2020 Election
By Katabella Roberts The U.S. government “coordinated” with Stanford University and other entities to censor Americans’ speech in the lead-up to the 2020 election, according to a new report from the House Judiciary Committee and its Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. According to the Nov. 6 report, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) […]
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How the US Spent $4.1 Billion on Global LGBT Initiatives
By Jackson Elliott During the past three fiscal years, $4.1 billion in federal money from taxpayers has flowed to LGBT initiatives in the United States and around the world, an Epoch Times investigation has revealed. From Oct. 1, 2020, through Sept. 30, 2023, the U.S. government issued more than 1,100 grants to fund LGBT-promoting projects […]
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Trump Testifies About Properties, Net Worth, Tells AG ‘You Have No Case’
By Catherine Yang and Michael Washburn NEW YORK—Former President Donald Trump will testify today as the defendant in a civil fraud petition brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James in September 2022. The trial, presided over by New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron, began on Oct. 2, and is a bench trial. A […]
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Trump Gag Order Is ‘Unconstitutional’ and ‘Dangerous,’ Says Prominent Law Professor
By Tom Ozimek Prominent legal scholar Prof. Jonathan Turley at George Washington University said on Friday that the gag order imposed on former President Donald Trump in his election case is wrong-headed and “unconstitutional.” Mr. Turley made the remarks in an appearance on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle” on Friday, shortly after a federal appeals […]
