An Oregon transgender woman who is said to have attended Neo-Nazi gatherings was taken into custody after an FBI investigation revealed a history of online threats against blacks, Jews, and transphobic individuals. Elizabeth West, a 56-year-old biological male who identifies as female, came to the attention of the FBI after an anonymous tip in September […]
President Joe Biden sought on Thursday to play down the gravitas of former President Donald Trump’s caucus win in Iowa on Monday. Trump won 51% of votes in Iowa, the first nominating contest of the 2024 cycle, outpacing challengers Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley by nearly […]
The House Budget Committee on Thursday voted to advance landmark legislation that would create a fiscal committee to limit the growth of the national debt. The committee advanced the bipartisan legislation in a 22-12 vote. The Fiscal Commission Act of 2023 would form a panel consisting of both Republican and Democratic lawmakers from both chambers […]
Republican businessman Vivek Ramaswamy capped off his unsuccessful 2024 presidential campaign with a higher net worth than when he entered the race 11 months ago, according to a new report. Ramaswamy, who dropped out of the race after a fourth-place finish in the Iowa caucuses, saw his fortune surge by more than $100 million, according […]
Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) holds a commanding lead in his bid to be the Hoosier State’s next governor, thanks in part to his strong ties to former President Donald Trump. An “internal” polling and strategy memo shared with Secrets showed the one-term senator and Indianapolis business executive with a 27-point lead over his nearest challenger, […]
Former first lady Melania Trump delivered a heartfelt eulogy for her late mother, Amalija Knavs, at her funeral on Thursday morning in Palm Beach, Florida. Melania Trump highlighted her mother’s legacy as a Slovenian American woman. Knavs died on Jan. 9 at the age of 78 and is survived by her husband, Victor, her two […]
A poll this month found that Americans are almost evenly divided on how to help Israel or Palestinians in Gaza. The Economist/YouGov poll found that 25% of respondents were in favor of more foreign aid for Palestinians, another 25% were for less aid, another 25% were for the same amount of aid, and the final […]
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) suggested the Biden administration isn’t “taken seriously at all when it comes to terrorism.” Mace appeared on the Faulkner Focus on Thursday to respond to President Joe Biden redesignating the Yemeni Houthis as a global terrorist organization after removing the group from the blacklist earlier in his term. The Houthis have consistently […]
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) rejected a last-minute push by House conservatives to attach Republicans’ border security bill to a short-term funding measure that will pass the House. Members of the Freedom Caucus met with Johnson on Thursday, just hours before the lower chamber is set to vote on a continuing resolution that would avoid a […]
Georgia will finish sending out benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to qualified low-income residents for January in five days. SNAP is distributed from Jan. 5 to Jan. 23 in Georgia. SNAP payments will be issued to recipients’ accounts on days depending on the last two digits of a beneficiary’s client ID. For example, IDs ending in 90-99 will receive their […]
