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U.S. Nat’l Debt Soars in 2023; Per-Taxpayer Burden Reaches $100,000

(Casey Harper, The Center Square) The U.S. national debt continued to soar in 2023, surpassing $33 trillion. It's still rising rapidly. The Treasury Department estimates the national debt at $33.87 trillion, but the deficit figures for December could put the figure over $34 trillion. For fiscal year 2023, which began on Oct....

Rand Paul’s Annual ‘Festivus’ Report Reveals $900B in Gov’t Waste

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., unveiled the Festivus Report 2023 to highlight the colossal $900,000,000,000 of taxpayer dollars “wasted” in government spending.  The 25-page report marked the ninth consecutive year of the report, shedding light on how the federal government uses taxpayer money. Happy #Festivus and have a Merry...

Which Stores Are Open on Christmas?

(Headline USA) With Christmas right around the corner, you might want to check the list of which stores observe the holiday, and which stores force its workers to skip family time on the most important holiday of the year. From retail to grocery chains, many companies across the U.S. honor...

Study Reveals 60% of Illegals, Green Card Holders Are on Welfare

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A report by the Center for Immigration Studies unveiled that 59 percent of households led by illegal immigrants use at least one major taxpayer-funded welfare program, far higher than the 39 percent of U.S.-born households.  Authored by CIS analysts Steven Camarota and Karen Zeigler, the study relied on newly...

Gas Prices Spike Just in Time for Holiday Travel Season

(Eli Pacheco, Headline USA) Just in time for the holidays: Fuel prices are spiking. Gas prices rose 0.6% on Wednesday, the largest single-day spike in four months. The American Automotive Association estimated 115 million Americans will take to the roads for holiday travel this season, adding expense to the trip. The...

Hackers Steal Private Data from 36 Million Xfinity Customers

(Eli Pacheco, Headline USA) Hackers tapped into a critically rated security vulnerability through Comcast, granting them access to sensitive data for nearly 36 million customers of its TV and internet division, Xfinity. The breach, confirmed on Tuesday, started in August, according to a TechCrunch report. The report referred to the vulnerability...

Wash. State Dems Seek to Jail Gas-Powered Lawnmower Users

(Headline USA) Washington state Democrats introduced a proposal this week that would outlaw new gas-powered lawn equipment, such as lawn mowers, and punish violators with potential jail time. A bill pre-filed by state Rep. Amy Walen would amend the state’s Clean Air Act to ban new “gasoline-powered and diesel-powered landscaping and...

Google to Pay $700M to States, U.S. Consumers in App Store Settlement

(Headline USA) Google has agreed to pay $700 million and make several other concessions to settle allegations that it had been stifling competition against its Android app store—the same issue that went to trial in another case that could result in even bigger changes. Although Google struck the deal with...

Alex Jones’s $75K Fine for Being Sick Upheld by Appeals Court

(Headline USA) A Connecticut appeals court on Friday upheld $75,000 in fines against radio host Alex Jones for missing a deposition in the lawsuit by Sandy Hook families due to an illness. The state Appellate Court said that while Jones claimed an illness and doctor's recommendations prevented him from attending...

Planned Parenthood Took $1.8B of Taxpayers’ Money in 3 Years

(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) A new government report revealed that, between fiscal years 2019 and 2021, Planned Parenthood received $1.78 billion in taxpayer funds, which includes $90 million in small-business loans during the COVID-19 pandemic. A Government Accountability Office report that was released on Dec. 12, 2023, said that the...

Warren Buffett Stock Sell-Off Triggers Economic Anxieties

(Kevin Whiteley, Headline USA) Legendary investor Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sold off $38.3 billion in stocks across all four quarters of 2023, leaving some economists fearful about the state of America’s economy after having learned of the dump. Although the market lately has seen some bullish indicators following a multi-year...

S.F. Democrat Blames Capitalism for Homelessness in His District

(Headline USA) San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston claimed this week that homelessness in his district is “absolutely the result of capitalism” and insisted it would be “counterproductive” to arrest people openly doing drugs. Preston represents District 5, or the Tenderloin District, which is known for its rampant homelessness and open-air drug...
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