Mainstream liberal foundations, private charities with histories of supporting terrorist-linked groups, a Chinese Communist Party-aligned businessman, and an array of left-wing activist organizations with histories of operating in Latin America have, in recent years, united by bankrolling the organizations taking to the streets to protest America’s arrest of former Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro. Among the […]
A former Georgia Democratic lawmaker has been indicted after her involvement in a COVID-19 fraud scheme, nearly six years after receiving roughly $14,000 in pandemic-era unemployment benefits. Former Georgia state Rep. Karen Bennett was charged with one count of making false statements in connection with the scheme after a federal grand jury issued the indictment […]
The Iranian government is offering its citizens $7 monthly in a bid to quell nationwide protests and riots over rising prices. Iran has faced one of its worst protest movements of recent years, this time triggered by the plummeting value of Iran’s rial currency. Hoping to attack the root of the problem, government spokeswoman Fatma […]
New Jersey Republicans have a new leader after failing in their bid for the governor’s mansion and losing ground in the state legislature last year. The state party elected Monmouth County Clerk Christine Hanlon as its next chairwoman on Monday, following the exits of former state party chairman Glenn Paulsen, the party’s vice chair, and its […]
Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), who has represented California’s 1st Congressional District since 2013, died Tuesday at 65. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) confirmed the congressman’s death on X, writing that it was a “sudden loss.” “Doug was a loving father and husband, and staunch advocate for his constituents and rural America,” Emmer said in […]
Washington Examiner senior writer Joe Concha said the Democratic Party is airing “grievances” regarding the U.S. Army’s recent operation in Venezuela rather than praise. U.S. troops attacked Caracas, Venezuela, and captured former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on Saturday. The Army’s Delta Force completed its mission with no U.S. military casualties […]
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Monday lavished praise on President Donald Trump for wresting power from former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. While Machado has emerged in recent years as the most powerful leader in the country to challenge Maduro, the Trump administration did not rally behind her to succeed the fallen president, instead […]
Democratic House leaders are holding a special hearing on Tuesday, marking the fifth anniversary of Jan. 6, 2021. The unofficial hearing is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. in Washington, D.C., and will examine what House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) described as “ongoing threats to free and fair elections.” The forum was announced by Jeffries in a […]
The Department of Justice has only reviewed a small percentage of the Epstein files, and more than 2 million documents still remain, attorneys told a court Monday. The DOJ is two weeks past the deadline for the files’ release dictated by the Epstein Files Transparency Act, and could take longer even with hundreds of lawyers […]
February 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in 24 days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of a month. However, February’s payment will go out on Jan. 30. When the first of a month falls on a weekend or holiday, SSI payments are issued […]
