Senator Rand Paul, R-Ky., has issued his seventh annual “Festivus Report” on government spending, highlighting areas of waste totaling nearly $53 billion dollars for 2021.
“This year,” said Paul in his preamble, “I am highlighting a whopping $52,598,515,585 of waste, including a study of pigeons gambling on slot machines, giving...
(Headline USA) Two new British studies provide some early hints that the omicron variant of the coronavirus may be milder than the delta version.
Scientists stress that even if the findings of these early studies hold up, any reductions in severity need to be weighed against the fact omicron spreads...
(Headline USA) Five suspects were in custody Thursday after being found in a vehicle stolen at gunpoint in Philadelphia from U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Delaware State Police said.
It was the second reported carjacking of an elected Democrat in 24 hours as the wave of violent urban crime that...
UPDATE 12/23, 5 a.m.: The White House downplayed a statement by the U.S. Secret Service that nearly $100 billion at minimum has been stolen from COVID-19 relief programs, saying Wednesday that the estimate is based on old reports.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki, when asked to comment on the...
(Headline USA) After having already cleared the way for Russia to construct its controversial Nord Stream II pipeline in the Baltic region, President Joe Biden and his administration now aim to keep it from delivering any natural gas to Europe until Russia backs off its buildup on the Ukrainian...
(Headline USA) The Justice Department has reversed its own legal opinion and said this week that it would allow federal inmates released on home confinement because of the coronavirus pandemic to stay out of prison.
The decision announced by Attorney General Merrick Garland, who previously jumped at the chance to...
The U.S. Air Force is encouraging members to put their preferred pronouns in their electronic signatures to become more “inclusive,” according to a memo released by the military branch this week.
Undersecretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones announced the change, saying members can now add “he/him,” “she/her,” or...
Jen Psaki was forced to eat her own words, no small feat for the mouthpiece of the White House.
President Joe Biden announced this week that the federal government will send 500 million COVID-19 rapid tests to people who request them, just two weeks after Psaki hooted down the idea.
“Should...
The White House admitted this week that it would consider requiring proof of vaccination against COVID-19 for all domestic travelers in the U.S., “if the health impact is overwhelming.”
During an interview with MSNBC, White House press secretary Jen Psaki was asked: ‘Why isn’t a vaccination requirement for domestic travel...
(Headline USA) The United States and Israel need a “common strategy” as world powers negotiate a new nuclear deal with Iran, the White House's national security adviser said Wednesday.
Jake Sullivan spoke ahead of a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and other Israeli security officials in Jerusalem. He...
Swamp monster and career politician Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was overwhelmed by her own constituents shouting 'Let's Go Brandon' as she gave a speech earlier this week, Fox News reported.
Pelosi, who has made quite a career out of Washington, D.C. politics, appeared flustered when she heard the chant, and quickly...
Vice President Kamala Harris appeared to let the Chinese Communist Party off the hook in comments about the global coronavirus outbreak during an interview with CBS News, saying, "It is no one's fault that this virus hit our shores, or hit the world."
The interview---which comes as a resurgent strain...