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After going 14 months without a Senate vote, President Joe Biden’s nominee to run U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has withdrawn his name from the confirmation process. Sheriff Ed Gonzales of Houston’s Harris County announced that he had informed the White House that he was no longer interested in leading the Department of Homeland Security …
Police in San Antonio, Texas, encountered a horrifying scene inside a tractor-trailer where at least 46-50 alleged illegal migrants were discovered dead in the back, prompting a call for a mass casualty evacuation ambulance. The death toll might rise. The 18-wheeler was discovered in a remote part of the city’s southwest at Quintana and Cassin …
More than one half of all U.S. consumers lived paycheck to paycheck last month, says a new LendingClub report released this week. LendingClub, a peer-to-peer lending company, is reporting that 58% of U.S. consumers were basically living paycheck to paycheck last month, an increase of 4% over last year. With rates of inflation at a …
Vice President Kamala Harris was on record back in March suggesting that then-record high and surging gas were part of the price Americans pay for democracy – echoing President Joe Biden who made the original comment on this. Now the bewildered, failing, low-approval rating VP Harris is admitting that the record gas prices ARE a …
Johnny Depp is possibly planning to make a comeback as the legendary Jack Sparrow. Although he was fired from the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise in 2018 as a result of his then-wife Amber Heard’s op-ed, the word is that he could come back to the franchise. During a 15-year period, the Hollywood star was …
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and failed presidential candidate, spoke with “CBS Mornings” about the Supreme Court’s abortion ruling and suggests it could lead to other decisions being turned back – despite no evidence any other decisions are being turned back. She’s being criticized on social media for fearmongering and trying to strike fear …
Chicago’s Democrat Mayor Lori Lightfoot was reportedly at a ‘pride’ event when she took the stage and yelled ‘f**k Clarence Thomas’ to the audience. The profanity-ridden rant was caught on camera and shared to social media, getting thousands of comments and criticism, particularly referring to Lightfoot’s inability to fix the crime problem in Chicago. WATCH …
House Democrats who will not be running for reelection this year have reached the highest number in the last 30 years. The situation clearly reflects discontent with the standoff on Capitol Hill, the bad relationship between the parties, and the problems facing Democrats as they battle to maintain their slight majority. This could signal a …
Whoopi Goldberg was criticized as being unhinged when she suggested that the Supreme Court’s next move might be to break up Clarence Thomas’ marriage to a white woman and considering him a ‘quarter of a person’ – a reference to bringing back slavery. This took place while the hosts discussed the Supreme Court’s recent overturn …
A large number of baby boomers have zero retirement savings and 40% intend to depend solely on Social Security for their post-retirement income. This does not look good for people worried about retirement, but there’s a way to help save – even if it means retiring in a completely different city. Here are 12 of …
Fox Sports did not show Amy Schneider, a biological male wearing a dress, throw the first pitch during a baseball game in San Francisco. Instead, the sports channel decided to air a video of NASCAR driver Kurt Busch performing a ceremonial toss. This sparked outrage by critics on social media, but Schneider was apologized to …
The man once known as America’s Mayor, Rudy Giuliani was seen on video being slapped by a supermarket worker in Staten Island. Giuliani, 78, was talking to a small crowd of people when he was slapped in the back by the ShopRite employee. The slap came out of nowhere and finally video of it has …
Billionaire Ken Griffin is relocating to Miami and moving his company with him, quitting Chicago after more than three decades. In a recent memo, the head of Chicago-based hedge fund Citadel told staff he was relocating the company’s headquarters and its associated securities division to Miami. About 300 employees are slated to occupy the new …
The FBI is investigating a Florida woman, who found Ashley Biden’s private diary, not for stealing the journal but for selling it. The diary has some explosive content where Ashley speculates that showering with her father, then-Senator Joe Biden, as a young girl may have contributed to her s-x addiction. In a January 2019 entry, …
Reporters were trying to get more answers out of President Joe Biden when he told them he has a helicopter waiting for him and that he believes, in his opinion, that the Supreme Court has made some terrible decisions. Biden and his wife turn their back and walk out of the room. They walked out …
Brian Cornell, the CEO of Target, thinks that a federal gas tax break is not the discount the U.S. citizens need. The gas price per gallon in the U.S. is currently around $5. A day after President Joe Biden suggested suspending the 18.4-cent-per-gallon fee, Cornell said at the Economic Club of New York, “It’s only …
The major US stock index gave up some of its early gains after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stated that the US central bank is “strongly committed” to lowering inflation. The energy sector of the S&P 500 fell by 4.2 percent. After Powell testified before the U.S. Senate Banking Committee that higher rates are unpleasant …
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that Rachel Rodriguez had been arrested for her involvement in a voter fraud scheme. Rodriguez will face charges for illegal voting, fraud, unlawful assisting during the mail voting process, and unlawful possession of an official ballot, according to arrest warrants obtained by the KSAT 12 Defenders. Rodriguez was arrested …
Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is being harshly criticized by the Republican campaigns running to be the next governor of Michigan after she described women as “menstruating people” at a recent Zoom event. Whitmer was commenting on the proposed amendment that is supposed to protect the right to abortion for all Michigan citizens if the Supreme …
In an old episode of “The View,” Barbara Corcoran made a remark about Whoopi Goldberg’s pant size. Whoopi Goldberg claimed that she didn’t take it personally. “She doesn’t have to apologize, I know her,” Goldberg said in a recent video. “Barbara’s always been funny and weird and that’s who she is… it takes a lot …
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez backed Jessica Cisneros, a Texas congressional candidate, but she lost in a recount for her party’s nomination. After a close runoff election, Cisneros requested a recount. Cisneros faced incumbent Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas. Following the recounts, it was clear that Cuellar had not only won but also received more votes than was …
According to documents made public by Judicial Watch, West Point cadets are taught to examine society through the Marxist prism of critical race theory (CRT). More than 600 released records show presentation slides about things like white supremacy and queer theory. The documents were given to Judicial Watch only Only after Judicial Watch filed a …
In six of America’s major cities, violent crimes are on the rise and set to outpace the already historic levels of 2021 violent crime and it’s only June. This leads critics to believe that urban Americans must stop voting for failing Democrat leaders and finally begin voting for Republicans if they wish to see change. …
A Boston College Center of Retirement Research study discovered significant differences in how older and younger baby boomers approach retirement savings. While older Americans are focused on making it last, new generations without traditional pensions will most likely outlive the funds in their 401 (k) accounts. The analysts contrasted the pace at which people with …
Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was seen in public protesting the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. She can be heard yelling for people to head “into the streets” in hopes of sparking a major outburst of protest in what many critics might consider an aggressive response. WATCH AOC CALL FOR ACTION: AOC used …
Kamala Harris has a low approval rating as vice president and her basketball skills are not much better. The vice president missed multiple shots before finally taking a hint from her husband to bend her knees, eventually making a shot and getting a sad applause from the crowd – as if sinking that shot like …
Some critics on social media are accusing Dr. Oz of using former President Donald Trump to help him with the Republican Primary in Pennsylvania after the candidate dropped Trump from his campaign website. The Republican candidate for Pennsylvania’s Senate seat, Dr. Mehmet Oz, dropped any branding associated with the ex-President Donald Trump, whose support propelled …