Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema donated the majority of her now-defunct campaign funds to Arizona State University, her alma mater and the site of her new innovation center. Sinema donated $3 million to the university, according to recent campaign finance filings. Earlier this month, she announced a new collaboration with ASU: an initiative called the Spark […]
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer voiced his confidence that China will eventually come to the negotiation table. Following President Donald Trump tariffs against 86 countries, China was the only country to retaliate with tariffs on U.S. goods. Greer acknowledged this was “concerning.” Some 75 countries negotiated tariffs down to 10% before Trump issued a pause […]
The Washington Examiner’s Joe Concha criticized a segment featuring journalist Taylor Lorenz appearing to advocate Luigi Mangione, arguing the man charged with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was not practicing free speech. Concha was referring to a segment aired by CNN over the weekend, in which the former Washington Post writer stated that some women […]
President Donald Trump threatened Harvard University‘s tax-exempt status, the latest escalation in a battle over its campus policies. “Perhaps Harvard should lose its Tax Exempt Status and be Taxed as a Political Entity if it keeps pushing political, ideological, and terrorist inspired/supporting ‘Sickness?'” Trump posted on Truth Social. “Remember, Tax Exempt Status is totally contingent […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) mounted a vigorous defense of his wife as she faces scrutiny over whether her nonprofit group illegally funneled taxpayer funding toward political causes. Florida first lady Casey DeSantis’s Hope Florida is an organization that helps residents get off welfare by connecting them with nonprofit groups and faith-based services. Lawmakers, led by […]
California Governor Gavin Newsom is calling on Canadians to visit the Golden State as President Donald Trump continues to strain United States-Canada relations with tariffs and strict border enforcement. On Monday, Newsom released a video on social media expressing how his state and Canada have “always shared so much in common,” instructing Canadians not to […]
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced two bills requiring transparency for taxpayer dollars spent on projects in China and other adversarial countries. On Tuesday, Ernst introduced the Tracking Receipts to Adversarial Countries for Knowledge of Spending Act and the Accountability in Foreign Animal Research Act. The bills target high-risk medical research and spending perceived as wasteful. […]
The Chinese government has ordered all of the country’s domestic airlines to halt all deliveries of Boeing aircraft as President Donald Trump’s trade war continues to escalate. China has also instructed airlines to stop purchasing airplane parts from U.S.-based companies, according to Bloomberg. The order comes after China boosted its retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods […]
Attorney General Pam Bondi scoffed at Democratic lawmakers who say they will visit Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. While a district judge ruled in favor of facilitating Abrego Garcia’s return to the United States, the Department of Justice pointed out that the ruling did not dictate that it would have to effectuate his return, […]
Former Rep. Yadira Caraveo, the Thornton, Colorado, Democrat who lost her bid for a second term last year in one of the closest congressional races in the country, announced Tuesday that she wants a rematch with Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO) in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District. Ahead of her run, Caraveo has also opened up about […]
