(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...
(Tom Gantert, The Center Square) - One nuclear power plant can produce the same amount of electricity as 2,077 wind turbines. And some of the larger wind turbines are taller than the Statue of Liberty.
And both wind and nuclear power are carbon-free.
Yet, nuclear power has stalled as a producer...
(Headline USA) An AI robot, ElliQ, has been created to keep senior citizens company.
Joyce Loaiza lives alone, but when she returns to her apartment at a Florida senior community, the retired office worker often has a chat with a friendly female voice that asks about her day.
A few miles...
(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...
(Morgan Sweeney, The Center Square) — A Confederate memorial was removed this week from Arlington National Cemetery and could be relocated to the New Market Battlefield State Historical Park in the Shenandoah Valley if Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin gets his way.
The park is operated by the Virginia Museum of...
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) – The House Committee on Homeland Security Majority released its fifth and final interim report as part of its nearly year-long investigation into "the causes, costs, and consequences of the crisis at the Southwest border and how the reckless decision-making and legally dubious policies of...
(Deroy Murdock, Headline USA) Joe Biden should mind what he wants for Christmas.
The Great Uniter embraced the Colorado Supreme Court’s divisive decision Tuesday to boot Donald J. Trump from the Centennial State’s presidential ballot, for inciting an insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021.
Never mind that Trump has not been convicted,...
(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...
By Mike Gleason, Money Metals Exchange
As the Christmas holiday approaches, bulls are celebrating some continued strength in gold and silver markets.
The monetary metal has a chance of finishing out the year next Friday at a new all-time high. But trading volumes are likely to be light in the holiday-shortened...
(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...
(Headline USA) Vice President Kamala Harris claimed this week that she supports both the Second Amendment and an assault weapons ban.
https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris/status/1737615112813335015
Citing Harris’s past comments on how much she loves Venn diagrams, Florida state Sen. Blaise Ingoglia marked the vice president’s comments, saying, “A venn diagram would say you’re contradicting yourself.”
Another...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre refused to identify a single Biden administration policy aimed at securing the southern border amid rampant illegal immigration.
During Thursday’s press briefing, Jean-Pierre declined to respond to questions about potential immigration policies President Joe Biden is open to discuss with Congressional Republicans...