While many believe America is as divided as ever, there is one policy change that almost every American agrees with — banning Congress from trading stocks. A 2023 survey from the University of Maryland found that 86% of the country supports banning lawmakers from owning and trading stocks. Despite overwhelming bipartisan support, Congress has never […]
Four police officers arrived at Larry Bushart’s Tennessee home in the dead of night. They cuffed the former cop and led him off to jail, where he remained for the next 37 days. He couldn’t afford his $2 million bond. So he missed his granddaughter’s birth and his wedding anniversary and lost his job, all […]
The deadline for the Trump administration to release all of the files it has related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s case is here. The Epstein Files Transparency Act, passed in November, gave the government until Dec. 19 to turn everything over. 11:43 a.m. ET: Justice Department to release files at 3 p.m. ET per […]
Erika Kirk, the widow of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk and the newly appointed CEO of Turning Point USA, endorsed Vice President JD Vance for president in the 2028 election. Kirk made the announcement Thursday during a speech at TPUSA’s America Fest conference in Phoenix. The event is one of the organization’s largest annual gatherings. […]
TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, has reached a deal with the Trump administration to keep the popular social media app from being banned in the United States. The agreement would create a new U.S.-based joint venture controlled mostly by American investors. What we know about the deal Those investors are expected to include tech giant Oracle, private equity firm Silver Lake, and United Arab […]
As Americans continue to watch their spending, Olive Garden is responding with a new menu option aimed squarely at affordability. Beginning in January 2026, the restaurant chain will roll out a new section featuring smaller portions at lower prices across all of its U.S. locations. Smaller portions, lower prices Seven popular dishes will be offered […]
In this Media Miss Minute, the Pentagon moves to reexamine the discharge records of thousands of service members removed from the military for refusing a COVID-19 vaccine. Plus, the FCC’s chairman raises new questions about whether the agency operates independently of the Trump administration. Media Miss by the left: Pentagon to review discharges of 8,700 […]
The U.S. Coast Guard scrubbed controversial wording from a workplace harassment manual that categorized swastikas and nooses as “potentially divisive” rather than explicit hate symbols. The turnaround comes just days after the policy went into effect. Following the policy reversal, the Senate moved quickly to confirm Adm. Kevin Lunday as the Coast Guard’s commandant. Two […]
The building that houses Moldova’s oldest investigative newspaper, Ziarul de Gardă, founded in 2004, is in a small courtyard near one of the busy thoroughfares in central Chișinău, the capital. Alina Radu, the award-winning newspaper’s director, is busy checking the latest issue that just came out in print. Ziarul de Gardă’s current burning topic has […]
This year, a handmade holiday comes with quite a backstory: From Grandma-made stuffed toys to costumes for iconic performances, makers have had to overcome a lot to get the goods they need to make gifts or products. The corset market explains it all. “It’s Nutcracker season,” said Rogie Sussman Faber, co-owner of the Chicago-based fabric […]
