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Angela Paxton Files for Divorce from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton

Texas State Senator Angela Paxton filed for divorce Thursday from her husband, Attorney General Ken Paxton, ending nearly four decades of marriage between two prominent Republican political figures. The filing, made in Collin County, cites adultery and irreconcilable differences as grounds for the split. Angela Paxton publicly confirmed the divorce on the social media platform Read More…

Democrats threaten government shutdown if GOP passes $9.4 billion rescissions bill

(The Center Square) – As lawmakers begin crafting the 12 annual appropriations bills to fund the federal government in fiscal year 2026, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has implied that his party will refuse to cooperate in the process if Republicans revoke billions in funding from previous years. The Senate is set to vote Read More…

Trump’s Job Approval Hits 53%

A Rasmussen poll conducted June 8-12, 2025, found that 53% of voters approve of former President Donald Trump’s job performance, reflecting robust support across racial groups. Notably, 54% of Black voters, 53% of Hispanic voters, and 53% of White voters expressed approval, a rare instance where a Republican president’s support among Black voters slightly exceeds Read More…

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Too Extreme Even for Hakeem? Jeffries, Mamdani Meet Face-to-Face—What’s Notable Is What Didn’t Happen

NYC mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani is literally a hot potato for Democrats, and they don’t know what to do with him. The extreme social democrat won the Dem primary for mayor, beating out former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and sits in an enviable position for the November general election. Advertisement The problem for many Democrats: his Read More…

Trump sues Murdoch, Dow Jones over WSJ story on Epstein birthday letter: court records

President Donald Trump sued Rupert Murdoch for libel after his Wall Street Journal published an article saying Trump sent Jeffrey Epstein a “bawdy” letter for Epstein’s 50th birthday. The Journal reported that the letter, allegedly sent in 2003, was among documents included in evidence assembled by federal criminal investigators as part of their probe of Read More…

Paging the NFL: Anti-Israel Protester Disrupts Tour de France, Gets Flattened by Security Guard

The NFL might want to send its scouts over to Europe, because a security guard working the Tour de France bicycle race Wednesday showed that he would make an excellent middle linebacker when he absolutely flattened a protester who tried to disrupt the famed event. Advertisement The anti-Israel protester, waving the required keffiyeh and wearing Read More…

High on the Hogg? Former DNC Co-Chair Blasts Democrat Party After His Candidate Goes ‘Down in Flames’

Poor David Hogg.  The overly bitter, gun-grabbing, left-wing activist, and former co-vice chair of the Democratic National Committee (until he was effectively kicked to the curb) suffered a humiliating defeat on Tuesday after his PAC-backed candidate in the Arizona special election was thoroughly thrashed. Advertisement Hogg’s response? To attack the Democrat Party for the crushing Read More…

Obama Betrayed America: Gabbard Document Dump Shows Ex-Prez Played Major Role in Russia Collusion Hoax

Back in the day, the Obama administration was infamous for doing Friday afternoon “news dumps” in order to release unfavorable news regarding the administration at a time when most people had logged off for the weekend and weren’t paying attention. The hope, of course, being that any backlash resulting from the Friday afternoon or evening Read More…

UPDATE: Fatal LA County Sheriff Explosion Reportedly Caused by Military-Style Devices Recovered Thursday

A tearful Los Angeles County Sheriff held a press conference late Friday morning to formally announce the deaths of three deputies in an explosion at a training facility in East Los Angeles.  Advertisement This morning, shortly after 7:30 AM, an explosion occurred at our Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB) Arson/Explosives Detail facility. Tragically, there were three Read More…

New: Unearthed Video Provides Smoking Gun for Adam Schiff’s Alleged Mortgage Fraud

With a new president in charge and the Department of Justice not looking to give Democrats anymore passes, Sen. Adam Schiff’s chickens may finally be coming home to roost.  Advertisement As RedState reported back in 2023, the senator claimed a $1.7 million Maryland home as his “primary residence” on a federally-insured loan document. By doing Read More…

FBI agents were told to ‘flag’ any Epstein records that mentioned Trump, Sen. Durbin says

FBI agents assigned to review files in the criminal case against Jeffrey Epstein were instructed to “flag” any documents that mentioned President Donald Trump, Sen. Richard Durbin said Durbin asked the Justice Department and FBI to explain what his office called “apparent discrepancies” regarding handling of the Epstein files and findings from a Justice Department memo. Trump Read More…

Thursday Delivered Another Non-Scandal – a Look Into the Fox News Trump Interview Editing Accusations

This has proven to be a week glutted with media-centric stories, and the hysteria has been rather imbalanced. There was the highly-touted Wall Street Journal Epstein “exposé” that became nothing more than Donald Trump purportedly sending a bawdy birthday card – and that is filled with doubts. Stephen Colbert was canceled, and empty claims that Read More…

‘Transgender’ Runner Suing Princeton for Exclusion From Women-Only Event

Here in the United States, at least, we seem to have turned the corner on the whole “dudes competing on women’s sports teams” issue. There are still holdouts; California’s impeccably coiffed Governor Gavin Newsom is still insisting that this hideously unfair practice be allowed in the once-Golden state, despite having admitted to it being unfair. Read More…

Epstein files: House Speaker Johnson wants ‘maximum transparency’

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said he and House Republicans want “maximum transparency” on notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Trump insists there is no “smoking gun” and demands his supporters drop their focus on the so-called Epstein files. But Trump recently asked embattled Attorney General Pam Bondi to produce “any and all pertinent Grand Jury Read More…

Tom Cotton Wants to Know Why Microsoft Uses Chinese Engineers to Maintain Defense Systems and So Do We

Senator Tom Cotton is demanding answers from the Department of Defense on why computer engineers based in China are allowed access to computer systems containing information that is not classified and maintain those systems with only cursory oversight by U.S. citizens. Advertisement According to a blockbuster report in ProPublica, the maintenance of DOD non-classified computer systems Read More…

Trump AG Bondi to seek release of Jeffrey Epstein case grand jury transcripts

President Donald Trump said he asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to seek the release grand jury testimony related to the criminal prosecution of notorious pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Trump has tried, without success so far, to force his political base to abandon conspiracy theories about Epstein and a rumored client list. Trump’s announcement came hours after Read More…

Fed Chair Powell responds to White House questions about HQ renovation

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell formally replied to White House OMB director Russell Vought’s July 10 letter, which asked pointed questions about the Fed’s headquarters renovation. Powell explained the reasons the project cost had exceeded its initial budget, and denied that the renovated offices would include luxurious extras. Vought’s letter was the latest chapter in Read More…

Trump diagnosed with common vein condition after ankle swelling raises concerns

President Donald Trump underwent a comprehensive medical exam that revealed he has a common vein disorder but cleared him of more serious illnesses, the White House said. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt also said that bruises periodically visible on the back of Trump’s hand are consistent with irritation from “frequent handshaking.” Leavitt’s disclosure of the 79-year-old Read More…

DOJ demands names, release dates of noncitizens in California jails as Trump deportation efforts ramp up

The Department of Justice is seeking data from numerous California sheriffs on the inmates in their jails who are not U.S. citizens, escalating President Donald Trump’s mass-deportation plans. The DOJ said it “will pursue all available means of obtaining the data, including through subpoenas or other compulsory process” if California does not hand the information Read More…

Sen. Elizabeth Warren targets price gouging in new bill as tariff costs, inflation increase

Senator Elizabeth Warren is introducing a price gouging bill which would give the FTC and state attorneys general the power to litigate excessive price increases by dominant companies, and force companies to publicly share details of pricing strategy in SEC filings. “Donald Trump’s reckless tariff policies are giving companies cover to squeeze families and raise Read More…

Secret Meeting Opens Document Floodgates on Russia Hoax

X Story Stream recent articles The floodgates holding back long-buried classified documents exposing government efforts to claim Donald Trump conspired with Vladimir Putin to manipulate the 2016 U.S. presidential election might finally be opening.  Trump administration officials held an urgent meeting Sunday to discuss “new information on Russiagate,” which they might use to build a Read More…

What happens if Trump fires Fed Chair Powell: ‘This would be a mess,’ analysts warn

A new research note gaming out possible scenarios if President Donald Trump fires Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warns that it “would be significantly negative for markets.” Wolfe Research speculates that the Supreme Court could ultimately decide whether Trump has the power to fire Powell for cause. Trump said he was “highly unlikely” to fire Read More…