Friday’s jobs report for July showed the economy losing 23,000 jobs and the unemployment rate edging down to 4.1%. The headline numbers were mixed news, overall. But a look at the details of the Bureau of Labor Statistics data and the trend over recent months can reveal the truth about the health of the economy under President Donald Trump. […]
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) announced Friday that she will oppose the nomination of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for a full term, dealing a blow to his confirmation effort. Murkowski said that while she found Blanche to be “decent and capable” after several meetings, she lacks confidence that he would serve as an independent check […]
Whether he wants it or not, chatter about Tucker Carlson running for president in 2028 won’t go away. Carlson has reiterated that he has no desire to run for president himself, but his allies see him as the leader of the increasingly loud pro-MAGA but anti-President Donald Trump lane. Then, after telling the Columbia Journalism […]
Supply-side economists are panning Texas Senate hopeful Ken Paxton‘s tax proposal, saying it cuts against the long-sought Republican goal of broadening the tax base while lowering overall rates. Paxton, the attorney general of Texas who is running against Democratic state Rep. James Talarico in this year’s election, has released a plan to grant tax breaks […]
Talking about burritos on social media might normally make people hungry, but the current online chatter reflects Republican frustration with affordability remaining a top issue less than 90 days out from the midterm elections. The high cost of living helped Republicans win the White House and Congress in 2024. This year, it might work against […]
EXCLUSIVE — The White House anti-fraud task force is preparing to expand its investigations into additional federal agencies this fall, a move that will keep one of the Trump administration’s signature government reform efforts in the spotlight heading into the midterm elections. Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson, who co-leads the task force with Vice […]
Trumpworld insiders say that while President Donald Trump favors Vice President JD Vance as a potential successor in 2028, his support isn’t “set in stone” and the president could still wind up backing Secretary of State Marco Rubio or even another Republican candidate. Several individuals with insight into Trump’s thinking told the Washington Examiner that […]
Democratic Washington, D.C. mayoral nominee Janeese Lewis George’s past record includes helping the attorney general’s office create D.C.’s lenient juvenile justice system. Crime is a top voter issue in the November election, with youth arrests increasing for years and comprising an above-average portion of the district’s reported crime. Lewis George was the assistant prosecutor in […]
The father-in-law of Abdul el Sayed has donated the most money as an individual contributor to the main super PAC supporting the Democratic Senate nominee for Michigan. He also holds senior positions within Islamic groups that were previously flagged as collaborators in a federal terrorism financing case. Tayeb Jukaku, a doctor, currently sits on the […]
EXCLUSIVE — The first action that former My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell plans to take if elected Minnesota governor is turning over all illegal immigrants in state jails and prisons to Immigration and Customs Enforcement for deportation. Just days ahead of the state’s primaries on Aug. 11, the Trump-endorsed Republican candidate shared a long list of […]
