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How Illegal Immigration and Government Failure Fuel Identity Theft
By The Daily Signal More than a million Americans may unwittingly hold second jobs—because that work is being performed by an illegal alien using their stolen social security number. News of the identity theft can come as a rude shock to citizens like the Minnesota factory worker who had crushing tax bills because of a thrice-deported illegal immigrant in Missouri […]
CALIFORNIA: Not A Single High Speed Rail Track Has Been Laid…over $70 Billion in Taxpayer Funds Have Been Lost!
By The Geller Report A 92-page report by the California State Auditor has found that over $70 billion in taxpayer funds have been lost, including $2.5 billion in SNAP fraud, $24 billion on fighting homelessness, and $18 billion for a high-speed rail where not a single track has been laid. A California State Auditor report heavily criticized […]
The Top 15 Hills Democrats have Choosen to Die On
By Royal A. Brown III No true Christian patriot would agree with any of the following “cornerstones” of the Democrat platform: Green New Deal. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion. Defund the police and replace them with social workers. Force social engineering onto our military, e.g. CRT/DEI/Climate Change/LGBTQ , etc., rather than combat readiness and deployability (fortunately Trump […]
Amid Global Unrest, Faith and Charity Mark Christmas in Washington and Beyond
By Family Research Council This holiday season, even amid persistent global unrest, a spirit of renewal and joyful celebration is sweeping the nation — starting right at the heart of the federal government. President Donald Trump just delivered an early holiday gift to federal workers: an executive order granting paid days off on Christmas Eve (December 24) […]
The White House: 12/20/25 | American Leadership that Works
By The White House Please extend your prayers to the heroic Americans who were ambushed and killed in Syria last weekend: Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, and US Civillian Interpreter Ayad Mansoor Sakat President Trump attended the Army-Navy Game where he did the coin toss to kick off the game, over the weekend. He also delivered remarks at the […]
Inflation FALLS to 2.7%, Lower Than Expectations
By The Geller Report The Consumer Price Index climbed 2.7% from a year earlier in November, down from 3.0% in September and under economist predictions of 3.1%. Core inflation, excluding food and energy, hit 2.6%—its lowest since March 2021—while shelter costs eased to 3.0% and food rose 2.6%. Released after an October government shutdown delayed […]
President Trump: “Eleven months ago, I inherited a mess. I’m fixing it.”
By The White House President Trump delivered a powerful year-end address from the White House’s Diplomatic Reception Room, emphasizing his administration’s achievements in his first 11 months back in office. WATCH: A message of hope for an American Revival. He described the first year of his consequential second term period as an “historic comeback,” […]
Killings at Bondi Beach, Brown U, Syria, Somali Embezzlement. What’s the Connection?
By Conservative Commandos Radio Show and AUN-TV Brown University shooting: 2 dead, 9 injured in an economics exam-prep class; a suspect was later found at a hotel south of Providence; motive and affiliation are described as unknown at the time of recording. Australia shooting at Bondi Beach: 16 dead, 40 injured; allegedly conducted by a […]
What Somalis Have Done for Minnesota
By Jihad Watch $1.5B in fraud, $67 million in taxes. “Somali Immigrants Are Revitalizing Main Street America,” NBC News claimed. A barrage of similar stories hailed Somalis and other Muslim migrants for ‘transforming’ Middle America. After President Trump’s criticism of Somali abuse, triggered by reporting of massive $1B plus frauds conducted by the David Horowitz Freedom […]
Is Somali Welfare Fraud Endemic?
By Family Research Council Just weeks after a bombshell report exposed billions of dollars of welfare fraud committed by Somali immigrants in deep-blue Minnesota, a new study is sounding the alarm on Somali overreliance on taxpayer-funded benefits. According to the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), nearly 90% of Somali households with children in Minnesota receive welfare benefits. […]
Interest Rates, Affordability, and America’s Economic Checkup
By Family Research Council America’s economic ship continues to drift downstream in an ebbing tide, as the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee voted at its Wednesday meeting to lower interest rates by a quarter percentage point, signaling the central bank’s ongoing unease about the health of the U.S. job market. Wednesday’s decision was the Federal Reserve’s third […]
GOP Launches Rival Healthcare Plan As Obamacare Showdown Hits Senate Floor
By The Daily Caller Senate Republican leadership announced Tuesday that they will bring their own healthcare proposal to a floor vote, running in parallel with Democrats’ push for an extension of the enhanced Obamacare subsidies. The Senate is scheduled to vote Thursday on a Democrat proposal for a three-year extension of the boosted subsidies, which Democrats secured […]
GOP Looks to Reform Obamacare Subsidies, Address Fraud with New Legislation
By Family Research Council With COVID-era Obamacare subsidies set to expire on December 31, Republicans in Congress are considering legislation that would help ease the rising costs of health care for millions of Americans. Meanwhile, experts and some lawmakers are warning that blanket subsidy expansions will only add to ballooning government debt and will not […]
Susie Wiles: Trump will campaign for 2026 midterms ‘like it’s 2024 again’
By NEWSRAEL Telling the Israeli Story White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles revealed that President Donald Trump will get out and “campaign like it’s 2024 again” for the 2026 midterm elections. BREITBART — During an interview on The Mom View, Wiles spoke about the 2026 celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States, the […]
VIDEO: Here’s the Real Problem for America’s Middle Class
By Royal A. Brown III One of best videos I’ve ever seen on wealth management. It’s 45 mins long but well worth watching. Robert Kiyosaki’s (author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad) advice is to invest in things you are interested in and can touch, feel, see e.g. real estate, gold, silver, fine arts, jewelry, classic […]
Trump’s Second-Term Revolution Restoring American Greatness
By Amil Imani Nearly a year into his triumphant second term, Trump stands as a colossus, methodically dismantling the shadowy Deep State that has long strangled the will of the people. What began as a bold mandate from 75 million patriots in 2024 has evolved into a masterclass in executive resolve, yielding historic economic surges, ironclad border security, […]
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 […]