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The Treasury General Account (TGA), essentially the US government's checking account, now has just $280 billion left for disbursing funds for Social Security checks, government salaries and other crucial programs millions of Americans rely on. The last time the Treasury's coffers dwindled this low was in 2023 when the US breached the debt ceiling, a legal limit set by Congress on how much the government can borrow to pay its bills. By May of that year, the TGA, which is managed by the Federal Reserve, was down to just $37 billion. Social Security, healthcare and military spending alone would lead...

Former California Assemblymember Evan Low used his technology-focused nonprofit to pay actor Alec Baldwin more than $227,000 to appear at a tech event and a separate fundraiser for Low, then deliberately tried to conceal the payments, the California Fair Political Practices Commission determined in a filing released Friday. The agency charged with enforcing California’s campaign finance laws charged Low with 18 violations, including failing to report the payments on time and poor recordkeeping. As part of a settlement with the agency, Low and his political committee have agreed to pay a $106,000 fine. Low, his attorney Amber Maltbie and an...

A top banker was killed in a plane crash in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, on Saturday afternoon. Terry Dolan, the Vice Chair and Chief Administration Officer of US Bancorp, was the pilot in the craft that crashed into a home yesterday, the company said on Sunday. The single-engine aircraft plummeted from the sky in a quiet residential neighborhood of Brooklyn Park around 12:30pm. The entire home erupted into flames, leaving billows of black smoke rising in the air, causing first responders to evacuate the area. There were no survivors on the plane, the fire chief said at a press conference. Luckily,...

The Washington Commanders quarterback is seen chatting with the USC basketball star during March Madness in Los Angeles.JuJu Watkins and USC Trojans are must-see TV for this NCAA tournament, or in Washington Commanders star quarterback Jayden Daniels’ case, must-attend. The NFL Rookie of the Year even shared a moment with Watkins in the stands after USC’s opening game, and then another with his mom there. With the game in Los Angeles, California, at the Galen Center, it was a home game for the Trojans, who dominated despite a couple Watkins injury scares, winning 71-25 over the UNC Greensboro Spartans. USC...

This is the untold story of America’s hidden role in Ukrainian military operations against Russia’s invading armies. On a spring morning two months after Vladimir Putin’s invading armies marched into Ukraine, a convoy of unmarked cars slid up to a Kyiv street corner and collected two middle-aged men in civilian clothes. Leaving the city, the convoy — manned by British commandos, out of uniform but heavily armed — traveled 400 miles west to the Polish border. The crossing was seamless, on diplomatic passports. Farther on, they came to the Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport, where an idling C-130 cargo plane waited. The passengers...

Explanation: What if the Sun and Moon rose together? That happened yesterday over some northern parts of planet Earth as a partial solar eclipse occurred shortly after sunrise. Regions that experienced the Moon blocking part of the Sun included northeastern parts of North America and northwestern parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa. The featured image was captured yesterday over the Grábrók volcanic crater in Iceland where much of the Sun became momentarily hidden behind the Moon. The image was taken through a cloudy sky but so well planned that the photographer's friend appeared to be pulling the Sun out from...

President Donald Trump has begun his war against Democrat-dominated, left-wing California, according to the New York Times, enacting six policies against the state in the space of just 24 hours last week.The Trump administration waited to take on Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), initially, because of the devastation of the January 7 wildfires in Los Angeles.However, that did not stop Newsom from spending $50 million to fight Trump, even while asking for federal aid.The Times reports on what happened next — on Thursday, March 26:The U.S. Education Department announced early in the West Coast morning that it would challenge a major...

The violence against Tesla is building in cities across the country: vehicles set on fire in Las Vegas, graffiti on cars in Colorado, a man caught on camera keying a Model X in Dallas. Now, Tesla owners are under attack in Arizona. Recently, a woman who wants to remain anonymous under the alias “Susan,” told Arizona’s Family that she was along Route 66 in Flagstaff when another vehicle started chasing her. “I’m just appalled,” said Susan. “I didn’t buy my car for a political statement. I bought my car because its really fun to drive. My politics have nothing to...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he did not warn car industry executives against raising prices as tariffs on foreign-made autos come into force, telling NBC News he "couldn't care less" if they do.The White House has been preparing to impose new tariffs on a range of consumer goods on April 2, a move that has drawn criticism from international leaders and concerns about potential price increases for consumers.In the NBC News interview, Trump said his permanent tariffs on foreign-made automobiles would be a boost to U.S.-domiciled factories and was confident the move would lead to increased sales of...

An ex-con with a lengthy rap sheet was arrested for a brutal assault on a bride-to-be at her bachelorette party in Dallas which left the young woman with a broken nose, three broken teeth and a facial injury. Trevon Woodards was taken into custody Friday in connection with the March 22 attack on Canada Rinaldi just four weeks before her wedding. It’s unclear why Woodards, 27, who was recently granted parole and has a lengthy rap sheet, allegedly began punching Rinaldi, also 27 — leaving her unconscious with serious injuries and needing eight stitches on her face, Fox 4 reported....

The United States will ensure "robust, ready and credible deterrence" across the Taiwan Strait, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday, calling China "aggressive and coercive".Hegseth also stopped short of publicly calling on Tokyo to hike military spending, saying in Japan he trusted the close US ally to "make the correct determination of what capabilities are needed"."America is committed to sustaining robust, ready and credible deterrence in the Indo-Pacific, including across the Taiwan Strait," Hegseth said, using Washington's term for the Asia-Pacific region.Beijing has stepped up military pressure in recent years around Taiwan, including near-daily air incursions, and has not...

Mark Cuban has been brutally honest about his displeasure with the Dallas Mavericks since he sold his majority share to the Adelson family in December 2023. He thought he would still be in charge of basketball operations, but it wasn't allowed to be in the contract when he sold the team, and the Adelsons decided to hand the reins to Nico Harrison. Cuban voiced his frustrations in a recent Facebook comment about his role with the team, but he also revealed that owning the Mavericks wasn't exactly a fruitful endeavor. "You didn't say a word when [your bonus] showed up...

President Donald Trump on Sunday reposted a call from a conservative attorney to revoke the security clearance of a judge who blocked the administration’s effort to deport Venezuelan gang members.After a post in which he assailed U.S. District Judge James Boasberg and “radical left judges” for blocking his deportation efforts, Trump reposted this entry from Mike Davis, founder of The Article III project: “Dear President Trump: Please revoke Judge Boasberg's security clearance. He has demonstrated he cannot be trusted with keeping secrets."Davis also accused Boasberg of crossing a “red line” with his March 15 order that temporarily prohibited the Trump...

PULSE POINTS:❓What Happened: President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to end collective bargaining with federal unions in several agencies tied to national security. This action uses authority from the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978.👥 Who’s Involved: President Donald J. Trump, Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), National Science Foundation (NSF), Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of State, Department of Energy (DOE), and others.📍 Where & When: The White House, recent Executive Order signing.💬 Key Quote: “President Trump supports constructive partnerships with unions who work with him; he...

"Who is funding and organizing all these paid protests?" Musk posted to X early Sunday morning, accompanied by a video clip of podcast host Joe Rogan discussing left-wing protests in recent days. A "Tesla Takedown" movement formed in recent days, with more than 200 protests planned on Saturday in the U.S., and another few hundred planned protests in Canada and Europe as part of the "global day of action." In the U.S. the protests slated for Saturday were promoted by actors, filmmakers, congressional legislators, academics and activists who led a "mass mobilizing call" last week to rally support, and described...

Is this the first chameleon Cybertruck disguising itself on the road? pic.twitter.com/SLuWegB6VO— Musk Derangement Syndrome_MDS (@MuskDSyndrome) March 30, 2025

Democrat House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) recently admitted he sees the Wisconsin Supreme Court race as a way to undo the Republican majority in Congress—pumping $18,000 into Crawford’s campaign to see his plans through. “We have a strong Democratic candidate,” he said. “Whoever wins is going to determine who has the majority in the Wisconsin Supreme Court.” He added that it was important to have “an enlightened Supreme Court” in Wisconsin because Democrats “need to revisit” the congressional maps “as soon as possible” to eliminate some of the Republican-controlled seats. Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates are supposed to be non-partisan,...

Coinciding with this major provocation, the UK & France have announced the deployment of troops to Ukraine to directly join in the conflict with Russia as early as next week. BOTTOM LINE: The decision has been made by the globalists to not only continue, but expand their proxy war with Russia into open world war. Trump needs to leave NATO now, before the United States can be dragged into a potentially world ending nuclear war!

NBC: "Just hours ago, President Trump called me to tell me he is 'pissed off' with Russia's President Putin and threatened to impose secondary tariffs on Russia's oil."

Shoutout to all the Patriots who went out to support @elonmusk and Tesla today 🔥🔥🔥This is awesome!!! pic.twitter.com/M7iMPwduJR— TONY™ (@TONYxTWO) March 29, 2025