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Biden ignores shutdown fight in final days as he focuses on four other priorities

While Congress fought over, and then voted on legislation which would prevent a government shutdown, President Joe Biden was noticeably absent from the conversation. With 31 days to go until inauguration day, Biden is focusing his efforts in ensuring that all of his goals are met in solidifying his presidential legacy. Here are four matters […]

Hunter Biden’s legal fights are far from over

President Joe Biden eliminated the prospect of first son Hunter Biden going to jail for tax and gun felonies by granting him a sweeping pardon, but the younger Biden still has lawsuits and possible government investigations to contend with in his future. Hunter Biden has pending court cases against top disseminators of his laptop contents […]

Vance carves out role as Trump’s ambassador to Congress

Vice President-elect J.D. Vance won’t be far from the Capitol next year as he carves out a role for himself as President-elect Donald Trump’s envoy to Congress. Vance spent three days shuttling in and out of House Speaker Mike Johnson‘s (R-LA) office this week to retool a spending deal that Trump torpedoed Wednesday. MEET THE […]

The wildest Christmas pardons and clemency orders Biden handed out

President Joe Biden handed out a historic number of pardons and clemency orders during his final days in the White House.  “As president, I have the great privilege of extending mercy to people who have demonstrated remorse and rehabilitation, restoring opportunity for Americans to participate in daily life and contribute to their communities, and taking […]

Farewell to the 13 senators departing at the end of the 118th Congress 

At the end of the 118th Congress, 13 Senators will be departing or have already left the halls of Congress before the end of the term, which includes nine Democrats, two Independents and two Republicans.  Of the senators heading for the exits, seven are retiring, three lost their reelection bids, one resigned and two others […]

RFK Jr. finds support from Sports Illustrated model: ‘Leading by example’

Sports Illustrated model Kristen Louelle Gaffney voiced her support for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump‘s health and human secretary nominee, for being healthy himself. “I wish I could say I was surprised by all of the resistance around RFK,” Gaffney said Wednesday on Jesse Watters Primetime. “I think we need to start taking […]

Biden administration spent millions creating transgender animals to experiment on

The National Institutes of Health, under President Joe Biden, has spent millions of dollars funding experiments where animals are given sex-change procedures and studied for the benefit of the transgender community. Taxpayers have footed the bill for roughly $10 million in transgender animal experiments in recent years, according to a selection of grants compiled by […]

California takes multipronged approach to cracking down on crime

California voters sent a clear message this year when they overwhelmingly voted to pass a tough-on-crime ballot initiative that would impose stricter penalties for retail theft and crimes involving the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl.  Proposition 36 undid parts of a landmark 2014 law that downgraded several non-violent felonies to misdemeanors. Proponents considered Proposition 47, the original law, […]

Blagojevich breaks down Democratic Party’s misplaced priorities

Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich claimed the Democratic Party lost the 2024 election because it didn’t have its priorities straight. Over a month passed since the Democratic nominee for president, Kamala Harris, lost to President-elect Donald Trump as the Republican Party also took the majorities in the House and Senate. Political experts are floating their theories […]

Social Security expansion clears Senate and heads to Biden for approval

Millions of Social Security recipients will soon see an expansion of their benefits after the Senate on Saturday passed the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act. The measure repeals two tax rules, the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset, that reduce benefits for those with public pensions from jobs that weren’t subject to Social […]
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