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President Biden pardons son Hunter Biden on tax and gun charges, breaking vow not to do so

President Biden pardons son Hunter Biden on tax and gun charges, breaking vow not to do so

By Jeff Mordock – The Washington Times – Sunday, December 1, 2024 President Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden on tax and gun charges, condemning the prosecutions as politically motivated while reversing his promise not to use his executive authority to save his son from potential prison sentences. In a statement Sunday night, Mr. Biden called the convictions “a miscarriage of justice” and accused Republicans of…Read more

Trump says he’ll impose 25% tariffs on all goods from Canada and Mexico, 10% on China on first day

Trump says he’ll impose 25% tariffs on all goods from Canada and Mexico, 10% on China on first day

President-elect Donald Trump said Monday he will impose a 25% tariff on all products coming into the U.S. from Mexico and Canada, and additional 10% levies on all Chinese products, on his first day in office as penalties for deadly fentanyl and illegal immigrants pouring across the borders. In a series of posts on Truth Social, Mr. Trump said that on Jan. 20…Read more

Senators want watchdog to investigate TSA’s facial recognition technology

Senators want watchdog to investigate TSA’s facial recognition technology

Twelve senators are urging the Department of Homeland Security’s top watchdog to probe the Transportation Security Administration’s facial recognition technology, as many Americans prepare to travel for the busy holiday season. The bipartisan Senate coalition includes unlikely allies worried about the TSA’s conduct, including strange bedfellows such as Sens. Ted Cruz…Read more

Biden spent big to fight contrary narratives; ‘misinformation’ on virus, climate

Biden spent big to fight contrary narratives; ‘misinformation’ on virus, climate

The Biden administration has spent more than a quarter of a billion dollars to study and police “misinformation,” according to a report released Friday. OpenTheBooks, a spending watchdog, said the federal government has spent $267 million since 2021 on contracts and research grants that include the term “misinformation” in the proposals…Read more

Trump is warning Republicans to stop Democrats from confirming more Biden judges

Trump is warning Republicans to stop Democrats from confirming more Biden judges

President-elect Donald Trump called on Republican senators again Wednesday to halt Democrats from confirming more of President Biden’s judicial nominees before he takes office on Jan. 20. Senate Democrats have been moving swiftly to confirm pending vacancies before they lose control of the upper chamber on Jan. 3, following the new GOP majority’s…Read more

Welfare recipients, criminals allowed to sponsor illegal immigrants under Biden ‘parole’ program

Welfare recipients, criminals allowed to sponsor illegal immigrants under Biden ‘parole’ program

Sex traffickers may be using a Biden administration “parole” program to sneak illegal immigrant women into the U.S., the House Judiciary Committee is revealing Wednesday in an explosive new report exposing fraud in one of Homeland Security’s marquee border operations. Welfare recipients, people involved with criminal activity and even other illegal…Read more

In about-face, Biden to give Ukraine long-sought long-range missiles for war

In about-face, Biden to give Ukraine long-sought long-range missiles for war

President Biden will permit Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range missiles to strike deeper inside Russia, according to multiple media reports, lifting a long-standing ban put into place for fear it could provoke the Kremlin to respond. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has long lobbied for greater freedom to use U.S. weaponry. He said his forces are…Read more

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President Biden pardons son Hunter Biden on tax and gun charges, breaking vow not to do so

President Biden pardons son Hunter Biden on tax and gun charges, breaking vow not to do so

By Jeff Mordock – The Washington Times – Sunday, December 1, 2024 President Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden on tax and gun charges, condemning the prosecutions as politically motivated while reversing his promise not to use his executive authority to save his son from potential prison sentences. In a statement Sunday night, Mr. Biden called the convictions “a miscarriage of justice” and accused Republicans of…Continue Reading

Rep. Mace says she won’t stop effort to bar transgender women from ‘female spaces’

Rep. Mace says she won’t stop effort to bar transgender women from ‘female spaces’

Rep. Nancy Mace is not backing down on her opposition to transgender women in women’s restrooms, and is ready to take her case nationwide. The issue comes as Capitol Hill will get its first openly transgender member of Congress, Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, Delaware Democrat…Continue Reading

Trump says he’ll impose 25% tariffs on all goods from Canada and Mexico, 10% on China on first day

Trump says he’ll impose 25% tariffs on all goods from Canada and Mexico, 10% on China on first day

President-elect Donald Trump said Monday he will impose a 25% tariff on all products coming into the U.S. from Mexico and Canada, and additional 10% levies on all Chinese products, on his first day in office as penalties for deadly fentanyl and illegal immigrants pouring across the borders. In a series of posts on Truth Social, Mr. Trump said that on Jan. 20…Continue Reading

Senators want watchdog to investigate TSA’s facial recognition technology

Senators want watchdog to investigate TSA’s facial recognition technology

Twelve senators are urging the Department of Homeland Security’s top watchdog to probe the Transportation Security Administration’s facial recognition technology, as many Americans prepare to travel for the busy holiday season. The bipartisan Senate coalition includes unlikely allies worried about the TSA’s conduct, including strange bedfellows such as Sens. Ted Cruz…Continue Reading

Biden spent big to fight contrary narratives; ‘misinformation’ on virus, climate

Biden spent big to fight contrary narratives; ‘misinformation’ on virus, climate

The Biden administration has spent more than a quarter of a billion dollars to study and police “misinformation,” according to a report released Friday. OpenTheBooks, a spending watchdog, said the federal government has spent $267 million since 2021 on contracts and research grants that include the term “misinformation” in the proposals…Continue Reading

Trump is warning Republicans to stop Democrats from confirming more Biden judges

Trump is warning Republicans to stop Democrats from confirming more Biden judges

President-elect Donald Trump called on Republican senators again Wednesday to halt Democrats from confirming more of President Biden’s judicial nominees before he takes office on Jan. 20. Senate Democrats have been moving swiftly to confirm pending vacancies before they lose control of the upper chamber on Jan. 3, following the new GOP majority’s…Continue Reading

Welfare recipients, criminals allowed to sponsor illegal immigrants under Biden ‘parole’ program

Welfare recipients, criminals allowed to sponsor illegal immigrants under Biden ‘parole’ program

Sex traffickers may be using a Biden administration “parole” program to sneak illegal immigrant women into the U.S., the House Judiciary Committee is revealing Wednesday in an explosive new report exposing fraud in one of Homeland Security’s marquee border operations. Welfare recipients, people involved with criminal activity and even other illegal…Continue Reading

Georgia prosecution could follow Trump into White House even as other legal battles wind down

Georgia prosecution could follow Trump into White House even as other legal battles wind down

Special counsel Jack Smith is winding down his federal prosecutions of President-elect Donald Trump, and a New York judge is set to decide this week whether Mr. Trump’s conviction in his hush money trial should be dismissed before sentencing. Legal scholars doubt the judge would send the president-elect…Continue Reading

Opinion: RFK To The Rescue — It’s Time To Make America Healthy Again

Opinion: RFK To The Rescue — It’s Time To Make America Healthy Again

Americans have been grappling with a health crisis of increasing severity over the past decade. We had a crisis of people being sick for the past 30 years, which doesn’t even compare to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that we know who will be responsible for America’s health…Continue Reading

In about-face, Biden to give Ukraine long-sought long-range missiles for war

In about-face, Biden to give Ukraine long-sought long-range missiles for war

President Biden will permit Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range missiles to strike deeper inside Russia, according to multiple media reports, lifting a long-standing ban put into place for fear it could provoke the Kremlin to respond. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has long lobbied for greater freedom to use U.S. weaponry. He said his forces are…Continue Reading

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