Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), whose administration is accused of allowing Somali fraudsters to target Minnesota’s child care subsidies program, received nearly $10,000 in campaign contributions from supporters connected to Somali-operated day care centers. The Democratic donors involved in Somali day cares and home health services have written considerable checks to Walz’s gubernatorial campaign, according to […]
The revelation of widespread fraud committed by members of Minnesota’s Somali community is a political gift for President Donald Trump, allowing him to elevate Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) as a sorely needed foil for Republicans ahead of the midterm elections. But veteran campaign operatives for both parties expect that Walz’s status as a Democratic boogeyman […]
The Chinese Communist Party can’t stop talking about how a “multipolar world” is on the horizon. References to “multipolarity” and its inescapable reality in the immediate future can be found peppered everywhere from documents at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the speeches of paramount leader Xi Jinping. A “multipolar” world is one with many […]
An appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration must return control of the California National Guard to the state after the administration federalized and deployed troops. President Donald Trump announced earlier Wednesday that he would withdraw the National Guard from Los Angeles, Portland, and Chicago. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) said Trump has “admitted defeat.” […]
China’s efforts to reunify with Taiwan are “unstoppable,” Chinese leader Xi Jinping said in a New Year’s address on Wednesday. The Chinese military recently conducted major military exercises near Taiwan, which China claims as part of its territory; China hasn’t ruled out military intervention to complete the reunification. Xi addressed the Chinese people in a […]
(The Center Square) – 2025 started in California with devastating wildfires, continued with immigration raids and riots protesting them, and ended with congressional redistricting. It was a year of cliffhangers in Arizona, which almost saw its first state government shutdown, and a year of uncertainty in Nevada, where casinos saw a decline. Here’s a look at […]
(The Center Square) – One of the nearly 300 new laws that took effect in Illinois on New Year’s Day is a ban on compact fluorescent light bulbs. State Rep. Nicholas Smith (D-Chicago) introduced House Bill 2363 in February 2023. Gov. JB Pritzker signed the measure in August 2024. The law prohibits the sale and […]
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit this week against Virginia, alleging the state unlawfully grants in-state college tuition rates to students who are not legally present in the United States. The government is seeking a permanent injunction against certain provisions of the Virginia Education Code, which it claims conflict with federal […]
Attorney General Pam Bondi signaled this week that a Justice Department investigation into what she described as a decadelong conspiracy spanning the Obama and Biden administrations could come to a head in 2026. In written responses to Just the News released Sunday, Bondi said she has directed prosecutors to investigate what she characterized as a […]
President Donald Trump pushed back against his approval numbers ahead of 2026, claiming his approval rating is north of 60% on Tuesday night. Trump posted a graphic of himself claiming that over 50% of voters approve of him, citing data from the Trafalgar Group. The survey’s latest polling puts Trump at 50.2% approval, with 46.7% […]
