Fierce fighting reignited in the Druze-dominated areas of southern Syria on Friday after tens of thousands of Bedouin tribesmen across the country mobilized to crush Druze rebels. After days of fierce fighting, the Syrian government withdrew from the Druze stronghold of Suwayda after announcing a ceasefire. The Druze Suwayda Military Council was successful in the […]
Former Biden aide Annie Tomasini invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a deposition on Friday as part of the House Oversight Committee’s investigation into the Biden administration’s use of the autopen. Tomasini entered the Rayburn House Office Building hearing room around 9:54 a.m. with lawyer Jonathan Su, who was a deputy White House […]
Millions of gun owners can breathe a sigh of relief today after the Justice Department yanked a Biden-era order that could have criminalized some 20 million owners of the popular AR-style “pistol.” Last night, the department agreed to give up fighting a lawsuit filed by one of those 20 million and the Second Amendment advocacy […]
The key lawmakers pushing a trio of cryptocurrency bills that passed during so-called “Crypto Week” on Capitol Hill are the top beneficiaries of crypto campaign cash, heightening concerns about the crypto industry’s increasing influence in U.S. economic policy. So far this year, co-sponsors of two of the cryptocurrency bills debated by the House this week […]
The final round of July Social Security payments, worth up to $5,108 for the highest-income earners who retire at age 70, will be sent out next week. When does the check arrive? Social Security payments usually begin on the second Wednesday of every month, with subsequent waves following weekly. The distribution of payments depends on […]
August Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $967, will go out to recipients in two weeks. SSI payments are typically distributed at the start of every month to beneficiaries with limited income who are either blind, 65 and older, or have a qualifying disability. The amount recipients receive varies based on several factors, including […]
The DNC has a DSA dilemma. A Democratic Party looking to make some electoral purple somewhere in the red sea between the coasts on the 2024 election map wants to run to the middle to bring working-class voters back to its fold. Meanwhile, the young blood in the Democratic Socialists of America that drives publicity […]
July is a terrifying month for the Chinese Communist Party. Anniversaries in Hong Kong and Tibet highlight the weakness of authoritarian Chinese communism. Recent statements coming from Beijing on the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday are defensive to the point of sounding ridiculous: According to the Chinese government, “The Dalai Lama must reincarnate in China, according […]
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced legislation on Thursday calling for auditing the Federal Reserve. The senator’s proposal comes after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has faced scrutiny for the $2.5 billion in renovations he authorized for two federal buildings in Washington, D.C. Paul’s bill, the Federal Reserve Transparency Act, would require a complete audit of […]
MIAMI — Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage and ex-Rep. Mike Rogers of Michigan hardly stood out among Florida residents. The Republican pair had joined many former constituents who bolted those cold-winter states for the Sunshine State’s balmier environs. But political ambition beckoned. So, LePage and Rogers returned to their home states to run for office […]
