Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) expressed disappointment about President Joe Biden‘s shift “to the far Left” during his first term in office. Manchin spoke to the New England Council in New Hampshire’s St. Anselm College on Friday. Those present were able to participate in a question-and-answer session in which Manchin offered criticisms regarding the president. “He’s […]
Oil prices jumped past $80 per barrel Friday for the first time this year as violence in the Red Sea prompted more vessels to change course and sparked new fears of broader disruption. Prices for international benchmark Brent crude and U.S.-based West Texas Intermediate each jumped by more than 4%, rising as high as $80.57 per […]
The second round of January Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for top earners who retire at 70, will go out to the next group of retirees in a little under one week. Retired seniors born between the 11th and 20th of a month should receive their first payment of 2024 in five days […]
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) is building momentum for his bicameral legislation preventing Veterans Affairs resources from being used for illegal immigrants. Tuberville introduced the No VA Resources for Illegal Aliens Act alongside House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost (R-IL) last month. Since then, five of his Senate GOP colleagues have co-sponsored the legislation, which […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) drew scathing remarks this week from a California sheriff after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit prohibited Newsom’s ban on concealed carry in various public places. Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, who is concerned about the surge in crime, told Fox News he was relieved the court blocked […]
The Environmental Protection Agency’s internal watchdog found the agency underreported $7 billion from fiscal spending in 2022 on the federal transparency website. An audit released Tuesday from the EPA’s Office of Inspector General found the agency underreported $1.2 billion in award obligations and $5.8 billion in award outlays on USAspending.gov, amounting to 12.9% and 99.9%, […]
Federal prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against the Buffalo, New York, supermarket shooter who opened fire and killed ten people in the 2022 mass shooting. Justice Department prosecutors said in a court filing on Friday that they will seek capital punishment for Payton Gendron, 20, who is already serving a life sentence in prison […]
A public school district in Pennsylvania is being sued for secretly facilitating gender transition for students without parental knowledge or consent. The lawsuit, filed Friday by America First Legal on behalf of a parent in the Pine-Richland School District, challenges the district’s policies against notifying parents about when and if a child is expressing a […]
Tom Cruise could be taking flight as Capt. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell one more time after reports of a third Top Gun movie in the works have gone viral. A new installment of the Cruise-led franchise would see the 61-year-old action star reprise his role as one of film’s favorite aviators. Both 1986’s Top Gun and 2022’s […]
President Joe Biden is facing pushback for his decision to carry out an airstrike in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, even from some members of his own party who denounced the attack as “unconstitutional.” Biden ordered the strikes on Thursday evening, skirting a federal law that intends to limit presidential authority to wage war without constitutional […]
