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PODCAST: Federal agencies blame Democrats for the government shutdown. Are they violating the Hatch Act?
By Conservative Commandos Radio Show and AUN-TV A banner on the Department of Housing and Urban Development website currently reads, “The Radical Left in Congress shut down the government. HUD will use…In a striking departure from long-standing norms, several federal agencies are publicly blaming congressional Democrats for the government shutdown.” A banner on the Department […]
MASSIVE OBAMACARE IDENTITY FRAUD: 71 People Use One Social Security Number, Fake Identities, Dead People — AND THE SYSTEM APPROVES IT
By The Geller Report WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a new preliminary report published by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), waste, fraud, and abuse have run rampant through Affordable Care Act marketplace plans, worsening health care plans for Americans, all while enriching big insurance companies. The new watchdog investigation finds large-scale systemic failures that allow fake identities, […]
‘Cascade Of Systemic Failures’: Minnesota State Employees Blast Walz For ‘Massive Fraud’ In Social Services
By The Daily Caller Minnesota state employees accused Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz of bearing full responsibility for massive fraud that drained the state’s social services programs, claiming he retaliated against whistleblowers who tried to sound the alarm. “Tim Walz is 100% responsible for massive fraud in Minnesota,” the employees wrote in a statement posted to social […]
California’s Housing Woes Spiral Out Of Control Under Gavin Newsom
By The Daily Caller Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom ran for governor in 2018 on meeting the Golden State’s dire need for more affordable housing — but after nearly seven full years of his leadership, the state is still in a housing crisis. Newsom pledged to create 3.5 million new housing units by 2025, but […]
Measure That Reopened Government Also Approved More Than 800 New Earmarks
By Family Research Council An earmark sending $375,000 to a Massachusetts dance festival launched in 1933 as “a kind of early gay utopia” is one of 862 earmarks valued at $2.4 billion included in the measure approved earlier this month by Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump to end the record-breaking government shutdown. Sponsored […]
Judge Tosses Conviction Of Somali Who Ripped Off Minnesota Taxpayers
By The Daily Caller A Hennepin County, Minnesota, judge set aside a jury’s guilty verdict in a $7.2 million Medicaid fraud case Monday, leaving jurors shocked. Hennepin County Judge Sarah West ruled that the jury erred when it found Abdifatah Yusuf guilty on fraud and racketeering charges, KARE 11 reported. Stunned jurors told the Minneapolis-area TV […]
The White House: 11/22/25 | The Economy & Diplomacy!
By The White House The Economy & Diplomacy! President Trump met with the White House Task Force on the FIFA World Cup 2026, was unanimously elected the Chair of the Board of Peace by the United Nations Security Council, and delivered remarks to franchisee owners at the McDonald’s Impact Summit. In his words, he is the first McDonald’s fry cook to become President […]
New McLaughlin Battleground District Poll: Health Care Tax Credits a Pivotal Issue for Retaining the GOP House Majority, Protecting the Trump Agenda
By Editorial Board – DrRichSwier.com Likely Voter Survey in 16-GOP Held Districts Demonstrates Significant Political Upside to Reversing Health Care Tax Hike, Preventing Premiums from Skyrocketing for Millions of Working Americans , D.C. /PRNewswire/ — Americans for a Balanced Budget released the findings of a national survey of 800 likely voters on November 18, 2025, […]
Treasury Secretary Bessent Foresees ‘Accelerated’ Economic Growth in 2026
By Family Research Council U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is forecasting that a “substantial acceleration” will occur in the country’s economy in 2026 as a result of decreasing prices in consumer goods and increasing real income. During a recent interview with Fox News’s Maria Bartiromo, Bessent argued that inflation is now becoming manageable under the Trump administration, […]
THE WHITE HOUSE: 11/15/25 | WE ARE SO BACK!
By The White House THE DEMOCRAT SHUTDOWN IS OVER! President Trump‘s week started with an epic flyover and drop-in at the Commanders and Lions game where he even joined the broadcasters in the booth. He announced $2000 payments from tariff revenue, celebrated 250 years of the Marine Corps, and joined Fox News’ Laura Ingraham and GB News’ Bev Turner for interviews. On Veterans Day, the President participated in a wreath laying […]
Trump Yanks Nomination Of IRS Official Donald Korb Who Donated To Democrats
By The Daily Caller President Donald Trump withdrew the nomination of Treasury Department pick Donald Korb Friday after questions surfaced about his past donations to Democrats. Trump announced he was withdrawing Korb’s nomination in a post to Truth Social. “Please be advised that I am withdrawing the nomination of Donald Korb to be Assistant General Counsel […]
Payroll Costs of the Federal Swamp Exploded 24% during Biden Era
By Family Research Council There were 5% more federal workers — 2.77 million in 2020 to 2.90 million in 2025 — when Joe Biden left the White House, but the costs of paying this vast legion of bureaucrats exploded 24% during the same period, according to a new report by a nonprofit government watchdog. Much of the […]
Eight Senate Democratic Caucus Members Defy Chuck Schumer To Advance Deal That Would End Shutdown
By The Daily Caller Forty days into the longest government shutdown in history, eight members of the Senate Democratic Caucus bucked Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to support a deal that will end the government shutdown. Lawmakers voted 60 to 40 to advance a House-passed clean continuing resolution (CR) Sunday night that had previously failed to clear […]
Supreme Court Allows Trump To Withhold Full SNAP Benefits Amid Government Shutdown in Emergency Order
By The Geller Report SNAP is sick with fraud. It’s time to DOGE SNAP and make massive changes to the program. Supreme Court allows Trump admin to temporarily withhold full SNAP benefits amid government shutdown in emergency order By Ariel Zilber, NY Post, Nov. 7, 2025: The Supreme Court on Friday allowed President Trump’s administration to temporarily […]
Zohran Mamdani is the face of the Democratic Party now
By NEWSRAEL Telling the Israeli Story Zohran Mamdani is elected mayor of New York City, capping a stunning ascent for the Muslim, 34-year-old state lawmaker. Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Socialist nominee who has a history of anti-Israel rhetoric, has won the New York City mayoral race. At press time, with 75% of the votes counted, […]
These Wall Street Firms Are Fleeing NYC
By The Geller Report As it stands now, nearly half of New York City’s jobs are financed by taxpayers. The city is already dangerously dependent on government spending. A hard-left administration would finish the job — strangling what’s left of the private economy and driving the city into ruin. For the whole of the twentieth […]
Republicans Gaining Ground in Key Elections in Historically-Blue States
By Family Research Council November of 2024 saw tens of millions of Americans unite to send President Donald Trump back to the White House, flanked by a Republican-controlled Senate and House of Representatives. But the Novembers of 2025 and 2026 are likely to see the nation’s political divisions on full display in both off-year elections […]
Small Business Chief Details Spillover Effects of Shutdown on Economy
By The Daily Signal Small Business Administration chief Kelly Loeffler, at a House Republican news conference on Monday, warned of the adverse effects the federal government shutdown is having on the economy. The SBA administrator’s comments came as the shutdown approaches the one-month mark. “The SBA’s loan-guarantee programs have been halted, and Main Street’s capital has […]
RECORD Turnout First day of Early Voting in NYC Mayoral Race
By The Geller Report This is important. New York City elections are renown for notoriously low turnout. We’re famous or should I say infamous for it. So the polls may be off. Then non-presidential year is generally a 13% turnout. I think motivated New Yorkers are keen to save the city. I don’t like Cuomo. […]
House Republicans Blunt ‘Blue Wave’ Hopes As Democrats Falter In Fundraising
By The Daily Caller Nearly a year out from the midterms, House Republicans are touting a notable fundraising edge that could help the party maintain House control in 2026. For the first time since 2015, the National Republican Congressional Committee, House Republicans’ campaign arm, has outraised its Democratic counterpart in the first three quarters of […]
Dems’ Shutdown Strategy Benefits Health Insurance Firms That Give Millions in Campaign Contributions
By Family Research Council Congressional Democrats claim their refusal to end the government shutdown unless President Donald Trump and Capitol Hill Republicans agree to make permanent Obamacare’s temporary COVID-related tax credits is intended to protect the health care coverage of millions of low and middle-income Americans. But an analysis by The Washington Stand of campaign […]
SHOCK Poll Shows Big Trouble for Jihadi Zohran Mamdani
By The Geller Report Sliwa must drop out. It’s not rocket science and it’s not about Democrat/Republican. It’s a Hail Mary pass. By Craig McCarthy and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon, NY Post, Oct. 20, 2025: Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo could be in a virtual dead heat with lefty front-runner Zohran Mamdani in the Big Apple mayoral race if […]
Taking action to defend America from the UN’s first global carbon tax
By Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow Joint Statement by Secretary of State Rubio, Secretary of Energy Wright, and Secretary of Transportation Duffy President Trump has made it clear that the United States will not accept any international environmental agreement that unduly or unfairly burdens the United States or harms the interests of the American people. […]
Trump Administration Is Trying to Kill a UN Carbon Tax on Global Shipping
By Family Research Council The International Maritime Organization (IMO) will vote this week whether to approve new regulations authorizing them to charge maritime shipping companies for their carbon emissions. The measure would be the first ever carbon tax on maritime commerce and the first ever tax collected directly by a U.N. agency, which is unaccountable […]
Trump Gives Democrats Deadline For When Permanent Government Firings Will Begin
By The Daily Caller President Donald Trump gave Democrats a deadline for when he would start making cuts to federal workers and other federal programs. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and the majority of his caucus again rejected a continuing resolution Monday, extending the government shutdown. Trump, who’s administration previously teased mass firings as a result […]
Schumer Shutdown Now in FOURTH Day
By Dr. Richard M. Swier, LTC U.S. Army (Ret.) It’s becoming increasingly clear that Minority Leader Schumer has essentially buckled to AOC —Alexandra Ocasio Cortez (D-NY)—and the radical left. WATCH: House Spending Bill Fails in the Senate Again—44 Democrats Vote NO! The shutdown is the gift that keeps on giving… to the Republicans. The live […]
Transform or Terminate? Our options for failing Federal Agencies.
By John Droz, Jr. We MUST choose wisely! Almost everyone complains about government — Local, State, & Federal. It’s right up there with finding fault with your spouse, being annoyed with your kids, bitching about the weather, etc., etc. Today, let’s just focus on Federal Agencies (e.g., DOE, EPA, DHHS, DOEd). Unfortunately, most people have […]
TrumpRx: Trump Announces Lower Prescription Drug Costs
By The Geller Report Trump is a wonder. Trump strikes Pfizer deal for 85% drug price cuts. President Donald Trump announced a voluntary agreement with Pfizer in the White House Oval Office, requiring the company to sell medications to Medicaid at the lowest international prices starting in 2026, potentially saving hundreds of millions annually on […]
‘Cracks Are Beginning to Show’: Senate GOP Leadership Outlines Post-Shutdown Strategy
By The Daily Signal On Tuesday night, forty-three Democrats in the Senate denied Republicans the votes necessary to avert a government shutdown. But tellingly, at least according to one Senate Republican leader, three senators in the Democrat caucus voted with Republicans. Democrat Sens. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada both voted […]
Trump EPA Putting Black Americans Back in Driver’s Seat
By Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow Take a look at the article CFACT’s Donna Jackson posted on Fox News explaining the benefits to America’s Black community of keeping cars affordable. Donna reports that “EPA has proposed the repeal of new tailpipe standards that would have tacked on an agency-estimated $2,100 to the already-rising sticker prices for new gasoline-powered vehicles.” As […]