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Peter Navarro reveals Trump agenda in The New MAGA Deal

Former Trump-era trade czar Peter Navarro, headed to prison next week on two controversial Jan. 6 contempt of Congress charges, is set to release a new book detailing former President Donald Trump’s plans for a second term in the White House. Titled The New MAGA Deal, the book will reveal policies Trump is likely to […]

Katie Britt: State of the Union rebuttal drama shows GOP is ‘right on the issues’

One week after going viral for delivering the Republican response to the State of the Union address, Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) said the party is “right on the issues” due to the criticism the response generated. Britt told Sen. Ted Cruz‘s (R-TX) Verdict podcast that despite receiving criticism for how she delivered the rebuttal, she […]

Stimulus update: Direct payment worth $1,312 to be sent to some Alaska residents in seven days

In one week, the Alaska Department of Revenue is slated to send out payments from the Permanent Fund Dividend to another batch of residents who have yet to receive their checks from the state program. PFD payments will go out on March 21 to those who had the “Eligible-Not Paid” status as of Wednesday and have yet to get their checks from the state program […]

California gets creative to charge fentanyl dealers with murder

California prosecutors are taking a more aggressive stance on the fentanyl crisis by charging drug suppliers with murder if fentanyl distribution results in a death.  While the state’s larger cities, such as San Francisco, San Diego, and Sacramento, have traditionally used less punitive approaches to drug-related cases, counties in the outskirts of the progressive municipalities […]

Trump says he will never jeopardize Social Security after pushback

Former President Donald Trump said he would “never do anything to jeopardize” Social Security or Medicare. Trump came under heavy attack from President Joe Biden and Democrats, who accused him of saying he may cut Social Security and Medicare. Trump said his remarks were misconstrued, and, in an interview with Breitbart, pledged not to do […]

East Palestine toxic train crash lawsuit allowed to proceed: Judge

A federal judge has allowed a class action lawsuit filed against Norfolk Southern regarding the toxic train derailment in February 2023, to proceed. The lawsuit filed on behalf of roughly 500,000 people, businesses, and property owners in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio was allowed to continue with an order from […]

Fani Willis threatened with contempt by House Republicans

The House Judiciary Committee warned Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Thursday that it would consider holding her in contempt of Congress should she not produce material the committee has requested related to her office’s use of federal funds. Willis, who is leading the prosecution against former President Donald Trump in Georgia, has provided […]

Unexpectedly stubborn inflation poses difficulties for Fed and Biden

Unexpectedly hot inflation reports for February are further fueling expectations that the Federal Reserve will end up cutting interest rates later than sooner. This week brought unwelcome news for the Federal Reserve, President Joe Biden, potentially the labor market, and consumers more generally. Headline data from both the consumer price index, which is the most […]

San Antonio touts success of guaranteed basic income pilot program that sent out $5,000

San Antonio experimented with a guaranteed basic income program that sent more than $5,000 to 1,000 families with no strings attached to the funds. Participants’ survey responses suggest the program was a success.  The program offered $5,108 over the course of 25 months with no stipulations about what the money could be used for. Participants […]

Dylan Mulvaney pitches new Bud Light ad as company heads in opposite direction

Dylan Mulvaney expressed disappointment that Bud Light hasn’t picked up a comedic pitch for its next advertisement, despite the fact the brand has been working for months to distance itself from the social media star. Mulvaney, a biological man who identifies as a woman, was at the center of a panel discussion during South by […]
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