Topline: America’s 75 largest cities are collectively $300.7 billion in debt, according to the annual “State of the Cities” report from nonprofit fiscal transparency and accountability organization Truth in Accounting. Key facts: The report reviewed financial statements from fiscal year 2023 and found that 54 of the 75 cities were in debt. New York […]
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President Donald Trump has voiced his support for a continuing resolution that will fund the government through Sept. 30, 2025, effectively freezing discretionary spending for this fiscal year, after Congress failed to enact any appropriations bills in the last Congress for the current fiscal year. In a post on Truth Social on March 10, Trump thanked members […]
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Democrats have proven that they are pretty good at stealing elections. We all know that. But even the best thieves have limitations. Thank Heaven they hit those limitations in the 2024 elections. Otherwise we would have been listening to this… I know there are lots of Democrat celebrities who promised to leave the country if […]
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The continuing discussion around Medicare and Medicaid cuts in the context of a continuing resolution (CR) has been a focal point of contention between Democrats and Republicans, particularly as federal funding deadlines loom. The Democrats have been vocal about potential cuts tied to broader budgetary maneuvers, including a CR proposed to avoid a government shutdown […]
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The firing of U.S. Pardon Attorney Elizabeth “Liz” Oyer occurred on March 7, 2025, under the direction of the Trump administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ). This event has drawn attention due to its timing, the surrounding circumstances, and its connection to broader personnel shifts within the DOJ during President Donald Trump’s second term. Below is […]
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Tulsi Gabbard, as Director of National Intelligence, announced on March 10, 2025, that she revoked security clearances for several individuals and groups, acting under a directive from President Donald Trump. The affected individuals include former Biden administration officials and others involved in legal or political actions against Trump, as well as 51 former intelligence officials […]
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In discussing why big donors are holding back on their contributions to the Democrat Party, Alexandra Acker-Lyons, a Silicon Valley political consultant, recently said, “No one is giving until they see a plan for how we are going to better navigate this unprecedented situation and stop acting like this is a normal administration.” The key […]
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A reckoning is coming for higher education. On Friday, the Trump administration announced that it would pull $400 million in grants from Columbia University on Title IV grounds that the school has failed to protect students from repeated cases of antisemitism. As a follow up in a weekend of bad news for Columbia, one of its students faces deportation for […]
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THE CENTER SQUARE—Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday that 83% of contracts at the U.S. Agency for International Development have been officially cancelled. The announcement is the crescendo to several weeks of controversy and drama at the federal foreign aid agency as Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency unveiled a string of foreign spending projects […]
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President Donald Trump has maintained a positive approval rating through his first month in office, with average approval of 49 percent, while 47.5 percent disapprove, according to the latest average of national polls compiled by RealClearPolling.com, following Trump’s joint address to Congress on March 4. The support continues despite an onslaught of negative media coverage and very public […]