Tennessee GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn on Wednesday urged Meta to take down black market groups on Facebook that have been used by illegal migrants to […]
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Putin’s Useful Influencer
Call her a useful idiot for the modern age. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s Instagram story on Sunday documenting her meeting this weekend with a Vladimir Putin ally had all the familiar hallmarks of social-media-influencer content. There was the cloying cover of a popular song—in this case, the Beatles’ “Here Comes…
The Global Free Speech Recession
Since Charlie Kirk’s murder, the Trump administration has launched a blitzkrieg against Americans’ free speech rights. The scale and speed are dizzying—and they jeopardize the United States’ credibility as the world’s leading defender of free expression as other democracies continue to falter. The administration’s most alarming actions blur the distinction…
Second wife abuse report emerges against deported El Salvadoran: ‘ Me and my kids are afraid now’
The wife of recently deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia told a court in 2020 that while the couple lived in Maryland she faced physical and verbal […]
Newsom parole board approves release of a second toddler murderer in recent weeks
(The Center Square) – California Board of Parole Hearings ordered the release of convicted child murderer Herbert David Brown III, making this the second announced […]
Calls coming from Congress for Pentagon to pass audit as Trump eyes bigger military budget
Congress wants the Pentagon to be able to fully account for its spending by 2028, something the department hasn’t been able to do despite years […]
Trump adjusts tariffs to lessen the impact for U.S. automakers through complex rules
President Donald Trump took measures to lessen the impact of tariffs on U.S. automakers, but vehicle prices are expected to increase. “We just wanted to […]
NC advances legislation for ‘Name, Image, Likeness’ (NIL) with exemption for public records laws
Authorization of sports agents to sign North Carolina’s collegiate athletes for “name, image, and likeness” contracts used in product endorsements is in legislation approved Wednesday […]
House GOP nixes passenger vehicle fee proposal from Transportation committee reconciliation markup
House Transportation Committee Chairman Sam Graves on Wednesday decided not to move ahead with a proposed universal registration fee on passenger vehicles, after it faced […]
Congressman Tim Burchett says Trump is ‘playing chess’ with minerals deal with Ukraine
Tennessee GOP Rep. Tim Burchett says President Donald Trump is “playing chess” with the recent minerals deal with Ukraine. “I mean, he’s playing chess, and […]
Schools hiding gender transitions from parents harms kids, transgender psychologist tells judges
Does it “shock the conscience” for a Florida school district to withhold a 13-year-old’s gender transition from her parents and treat her as a boy […]
Energy prices down after 100 days of Trump, as promised, but could spell trouble for companies
Former President Joe Biden campaigned on a promise to “end fossil fuels,” and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris wasn’t planning to change the direction of U.S. energy […]