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Eric Schmitt introducing legislation to make Easter a federal holiday

Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) announced during Holy Week that he is going to introduce legislation to make Easter Monday a federal holiday and in so doing recognize “a tradition that is central to Western civilization.” Schmitt explained that Easter is “the holiest day in Christianity,” and that 81% of residents of the United States celebrate […]

Bowser hiking local fund appropriations 6% to counter Congress’s roll back on DC budget

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser notified Congress that she is boosting the city’s fiscal 2025 budget by up to 6% to make up for Congress’s spending cuts for the city. In a letter to Congress, Bowser said she was using a 2009 statute “that allows the city to increase an approved budget up to 6% if […]

El Salvador’s Bukele cements role as MAGA darling with deportation partnership

The long-running friendship between MAGA World and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele was upheld Monday at the White House. Bukele has met members of President Donald Trump‘s inner circle multiple times over the years. Most recently, former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, Trump’s former attorney general nominee, met with the Salvadoran president over the weekend ahead of […]

Madison, Wisconsin, city clerk resigns as investigation into 200 uncounted ballots continues​​

Madison, Wisconsin, City Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl resigned after being placed on paid administrative leave amid an investigation into uncounted absentee ballots from the 2024 general election.  Witzel-Behl led the department for nearly two decades after she was appointed to the role in 2006. She administered 60 elections as city clerk, according to the city. Witzel-Behl […]

White House rescissions package cuts $1.1 billion from PBS, $8.3 billion from USAID

President Donald Trump will send legislation to Congress asking for nearly $10 billion in spending cuts, the White House has confirmed to the Washington Examiner. An official said the rescissions package, which rescinds previously approved funding, will be sent to Capitol Hill when Congress returns from its Easter recess on April 28. The bill totals […]

JD Vance drops trophy at White House event honoring Ohio State

A celebration of the Ohio State Buckeyes turned into a viral moment for Vice President JD Vance after their championship trophy fell apart in his hands at a White House ceremony on Monday afternoon. Vance, hosting the college football team on the South Lawn, picked up the trophy following remarks in which he and President […]

Two US students held in Denmark following ‘scuffle’ with Uber driver

Two U.S. citizens have been detained in Denmark for two weeks after getting into a disagreement with an Uber Driver. Owen Ray, a 19-year-old studying at Miami University of Ohio, and an unnamed friend were detained at Copenhagen Airport on April 1 based on events that took place during an Uber ride the night before, […]

Liberal Media Scream: Media eat their own and rip Bill Maher for dining with Trump

It’s hard to believe that our weekly Liberal Media Scream has been documenting the Washington press corps’ Trump Derangement Syndrome for about nine years and that we can find some new hypocrisy every single Monday to highlight. But thanks to the eagle eye of our partner Brent Baker, the vice president of the Media Research […]

Will Smith on reaching the end of fame and materialism: ‘Only God is left’

Actor Will Smith opened up about how the emptiness of fame and money has led him to “trust himself and God” as he has sought to create a “brand new” version of himself. In a candid conversation with Christian rapper Lecrae on the April 4 episode of The Deep End with Lecrae, Smith revealed how […]

White House blocks AP from Oval Office despite court ruling granting access

The Associated Press accused the Trump administration of illegally blocking it from covering President Donald Trump’s remarks in the Oval Office on Monday.  The outlet was initially blocked in connection with its refusal to comply with the president’s executive order renaming the “Gulf of Mexico” to the “Gulf of America” in its stylebook. Exclusion on […]
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