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We have been frequent critics of Donald Trump’s tariffs, but we understand that there is a case to be made for reconsidering some of our trade policies. The place to make that case is Congress — not by unilateral presidential declaration of open-ended worldwide “emergencies.” The Founders rebelled against taxation without representation; they did not mean for the executive to control the duties on all imports by daily whim. It is Congress that was granted power by the Constitution to “lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises” and to “regulate Commerce with foreign Nations,” and for good reason. It...

Partisan targeting or legitimate antitrust inquiry?The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking documents from the left-leaning nonprofit Media Matters to determine whether the self-styled watchdog conspired with other organizations to orchestrate illegal advertiser boycotts of conservative news sites in violation of antitrust laws. In 2024, Elon Musk sued the company for allegedly costing his X platform billions of dollars in lost advertising revenue, leading some observers to criticize the current FTC inquiry as a Musk-inspired alliance.What FTC SeeksThe FTC seeks communications between Media Matters and the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM) — a cross-industry initiative of the World Federation...

14 years after the Obama administration ordered NYC Fire Department to hire applicants who failed a “racist” written test on firefighting, a 53-year-old man named Ashiq Hussain fell to his death because a NYC firefighter did not properly follow the instructions for using a ladder.By Daniel Alman (aka Dan from Squirrel Hill)May 29, 2025In 2011, the Obama administration ordered the New York City Fire Department to hire applicants who had failed a written test on firefighting, under the false claim that it was “racist” to require firefighters to know how to read.Original source: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/7/firehouse-flunkies/Archive of source: https://archive.ph/qTGUVIn 2025, a 53-year-old...

Two hikers who were lost on Cascade Mountain in New York after ingesting hallucinogenic mushrooms called 911 to report their hiking companion was dead on Saturday, May 24. Turns out, the other hiker was still very much alive. According to New York Department of Environmental Conservation officials, forest rangers received a report of a deceased hiker on Cascade Mountain at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 24. Two hikers had called 911 to report the third member of their hiking party had died. When the hikers encountered the Cascade summit steward, the pair said that they were lost. The steward determined...

So they have a $20 million plan Not only is the Democrat party is still reeling from Trump’s landslide election victory, now it’s facing the disheartening news that for the first time in Rasmussen polling history, a full 50 percent of the country believes the United States is on the right track. The Dems are wrestling with an existential crisis, questioning where they went wrong and how to win voters back.Even The New York Times acknowledged last weekend thatWorking-class voters of every race have been steadily drifting toward the G.O.P. And Democrats are increasingly perceived as the party of college-educated...

Last week, unelected District Court Judge Brian Murphy told the Trump administration that it must bring back an illegal alien who was deported because, according to Murphy, the alien needs due process — and the Trump administration buckled. In court filings on Wednesday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said it would bring back the illegal alien, designated by the initials O.C.G., after Murphy ruled that the administration “ignored” certain steps in the removal process. But Trump should buck rogue judges, not buckle to them. Just this past week, another district court judge ordered the Trump administration to continue to allow...

Elon Musk is stepping away from his role at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). But the technocratic system he helped construct is only gaining momentum. On Wednesday night, Musk thanked President Donald Trump for “the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending,” and added that “DOGE’s mission will only strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life throughout the government.” Indeed, beneath the early theatrics — silly memes, chain saws, and talk of rooting out fraud — the true mission of DOGE was clear: modernize the federal government by embedding artificial intelligence (AI) into its core functions. And in...

Preaching climate justice while arriving in a half-a-billion-dollar superyacht? That’s the kind of cinematic irony Lauren Sánchez served at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, pulling off a Leonardo DiCaprio moment of her own. The Amazon founder’s fiancée made her Cannes debut while being honored at the prestigious Global Gift Foundation charity gala for her environmental efforts through the Bezos Earth Fund and her work in social justice with This Is About Humanity, an organization that reunites families separated at the US-Mexico border. Interestingly, the soon-to-be Mrs. Bezos was joined by tech tycoon Jeff Bezos and their permanent third wheel, the...

This month, 1,700 years ago, was one of the most significant and consequential events in all of Church history. Across the Bosporus Straight from Constantinople, in Nicaea, a Council met to settle a question plaguing the Church: Who, precisely, is Jesus? Their work shaped the future of Christian theology. In the first few centuries after Christ’s resurrection, Jesus was understood in a variety of ways. Only the Gnostics doubted His humanity, arguing that Jesus was a purely spiritual being who only seemed human. Others suggested that Jesus was an angel or archangel, or specifically the Angel of the Lord mentioned...

Federalist Editor-In-Chief Mollie Hemingway used her opportunity as the new media journalist in Thursday’s White House press briefing to question whether the Trump administration plans to take any action to stop an ongoing effort by lower courts to impede President Donald Trump’s agenda.White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt greeted Hemingway by describing The Federalist as providing “fearless journalism and coverage of politics and culture to millions of readers all over the world.” Her response to Hemingway’s question about whether the White House planned to rein in the “rogue lower court judges” keeping President Donald Trump from executing his presidential goals,...

A federal appeals court on Thursday granted the Trump administration’s request to temporarily pause a lower-court ruling that struck down most of President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

AB Hernandez, a junior at Jurupa Valley High School, has made headlines by winning two CIF titles in girls track and field. Despite facing backlash over her identity as a transgender athlete, her outstanding performances in the long jump and triple jump have garnered significant support from the community. With a determination to break down stereotypes, AB embodies resilience and champions inclusivity in sports as she prepares for upcoming championships snip AB Hernandez has always been proud of her identity and her place in the competitive world of sports. As a dedicated track and field star, she has qualified for...

Douglas Horne, a former member of the Assassination Records Review Board staff, shared his opening statement about key questions surrounding the JFK Assassination.

There’s a battle brewing in Santa Monica with a fleet of unmanned, electric Waymo vehicles on one side, and exhausted, weary locals on the other. City officials, a judge and even police have been forced to intercede after residents who say the self-driving cars are a nuisance have banded together against the local 56-vehicle fleet. They’ve reached out to the city. They’ve called Waymo. Now, some are trying unconventional tactics. Using cones, cars and sometimes themselves, residents have taken to blocking the Waymos from entering their company-funded parking lot, so much so that the company has called the cops on...

Germany’s new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has once again disappointed conservative voters—this time by appointing a radical-left activist from the SPD as the government’s new “Queer Commissioner,” in a move critics are calling a gift to the woke wing of German politics. Sophie Koch, 31, replaces Green politician Sven Lehmann in the post, but instead of downsizing the role or scrapping it altogether, Merz has expanded it—creating a new, additional post within his government. The CDU leader who once vowed to bring order to immigration policy and push back against progressive excess has instead handed more power to someone known for...

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Thursday that a longtime USDA employee and five others were busted in one of the largest food stamp frauds in U.S. history. A short time ago, Perry Carbone, Attorney for the United States, Charmeka Parker, the Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Inspector General and Christopher G. Raia, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the FBI revealed a superseding indictment was unsealed charging six people in connection with a $66 million-plus fraud and bribery scheme...

@RandPaul A golden oldie from almost 20 yrs ago, did Fauci et al learn? No, they simply continued to shill for Big Pharma and pushed flu vaccines on children. Bad science and terrible ethics. @ThomasSowell "Over 20 years, the percentage of seniors getting flu shots increased sharply from 15% to 65%. It stands to reason that flu deaths among the elderly should have taken a dramatic dip." Video Report (2006)...

A new World Meteorological Organization report spells the end of the goal to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels.Seven years ago, the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicted that the world wouldn’t warm 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels until 2040.Then two years ago, the group predicted the world would pass that threshold between 2030 and 2035.Now, new data from the World Meteorological Organization released Wednesday indicates that the Earth will cross this point in just two years.The accelerated timeline is due to higher-than-expected temperatures over the past few years, diminishing air pollution that cooled the...

A new fiber optic cable has been installed to try to fix the air traffic control issues plaguing Newark International Airport. The new cable is already in place between Philadelphia and New York and should be ready for use by July, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told reporters at a press conference on Wednesday. “That was the trouble portion of the line,” Duffy said of the terrifying communication outages causing numerous flight scares and chaos. “It’s been laid, and we’re doing some of the connections right now, and then we have to test it. I don’t want to over promise and...

The Florida Uber driver with “crazy eyes” who was caught on camera allegedly pulling a gun on a passenger has been arrested — and sassed an officer while being cuffed. Police body cam footage obtained by 7News Miami shows Jennifer Benitez, 23, being pulled over by cops during a traffic stop May 17, days after the terrifying encounter in Miami. “Driver, put the window down! Do it now!” the officer tells Benitez, pointing a gun at her vehicle before ordering her to turn off the engine and step out, body camera footage from Port St. Lucie Police shows. “Face away...