Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) released his annual “Festivus Report” on Tuesday, spotlighting over $1.6 trillion in wasteful government spending. Between discovering Veterans Affairs cash spent on teaching teenage ferrets how to binge drink to discovering $14.6 million spent on having monkeys play a Price Is Right-like video game, the Kentucky fiscal hawk bared all the […]
FORT WORTH, Texas — More female inmates joined a federal lawsuit to separate transgender inmates from female inmates at a Texas special needs women’s prison, lodging additional allegations of sexual harassment against the biological men housed with them. After two female detainees brought forth sexual abuse claims in a civil rights case, a November court […]
A new Gallup poll highlighted the polarized state of the United States, finding that no national political figure has neared 50% approval. A Gallup poll conducted from Dec. 1 to Dec. 15 found that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell was the highest-rated national political figure at 44%, followed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio at […]
The Social Security Administration released an audit of the agency’s customer service on Monday, confirming previous statements that the agency has made significant improvements. The report comes after Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano briefed Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) in July on various improvements the agency has made, prompting skepticism from the senator. Both Warren and […]
The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit on Monday against the Washington, D.C., local government over its laws banning various semiautomatic guns, including AR-15s, alleging the laws violate the Second Amendment. The lawsuit targets a local law that requires district residents to register firearms with the Metropolitan Police Department as a condition of legal possession. […]
Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY) is running for Senate in 2026 to replace retiring Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY). Hageman, who is Wyoming‘s lone representative in the House, announced her campaign on Tuesday. Lummis said last week that she won’t seek reelection for the Senate after a single term in the upper chamber. “In the House, as […]
Former first son Hunter Biden had choice words for many of his father‘s controversial decisions, blasting the handling of the pullout from Afghanistan. In a 5 1/2-hour podcast appearance on The Shawn Ryan Show, Biden spoke about a wide array of topics, many revolving around his father’s presidency. His comments on the handling of the […]
The Democratic attorneys general for 21 states and the District of Columbia are suing Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, who also serves as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, to keep the bureau funded. The lawsuit comes at the end of a tumultuous year for the watchdog agency, as […]
MAGA Republicans and the “Make America Great Again” movement they and President Donald Trump represent appear to be going out of favor with voters, including among the president’s GOP supporters. In the latest Rasmussen Reports survey shared Tuesday with Washington Secrets, likely voters overwhelmingly said that they would prefer a “regular Republican” candidate than a […]
European leaders have rushed to the defense of Greenland after President Donald Trump resurrected discussions of annexing the island territory for national defense purposes. French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday “reaffirmed France’s unwavering support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Denmark and Greenland.” “Greenland belongs to its people. Denmark stands as its guarantor. I […]
