The top of a form 1040 individual income tax return for 2005 atop a stack on the same at the Des Plaines Public Library in Des Plaines, Illinois, on March 23, 2006. Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty ImagesTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that working Americans are set to get “very large refunds” next year as tax cuts that were enabled in the Republican-backed One Big Beautiful Bill Act are set to go into effect.“I think we’re going to see $100 [billion]–$150 billion of refunds, which could be between $1,000, $2,000 per household,” Bessent told an NBC affiliate station reporter while in…
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The Senate Rules and Administration Committee holds a meeting on Dec. 11 at 11 a.m. ET to consider S.Res.526, a resolution that would withhold the pay of U.S. senators in the event of a government shutdown. …
Kilmar Abrego Garcia accompanied by his wife Jennifer Vasquez Sura enters a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in Baltimore, Md., on Aug. 25, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesA federal judge has ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to release Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who has been at the center of the Trump administration’s deportation battles, from custody.“Because Abrego Garcia has been held in ICE detention to effectuate third-country removal absent a lawful removal order, his requested relief is proper,” U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis said in an opinion on Dec. 11.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable…
Gold Institute for International Strategy, a Washington-based think tank, will hold a forum on strengthening the alliance in the Indo-Pacific region at 12:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 11. Agenda: 12:30 p.m. ET Conference Introduction: Eli M. Gold, president, Gold Institute for International Strategy <…
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee holds a hearing to examine the future of the U.S. organ procurement and transplantation network at 10 a.m. ET on Dec. 11. …
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee holds an oversight hearing at 10 a.m. ET on Dec. 11 to examine the Federal Reserve’s “big bank welfare program,” focusing specifically on the Interest on Reserve Balances (IORB) regime. Witnesses testifying include Norbert Michel, Ph.D., vice president and director…
The House Homeland Security Committee holds a hearing on Dec. 11 at 10 AM ET titled “Worldwide Threats to the Homeland,” featuring testimony from senior national security officials. Witnesses: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem National Counterterrorism Center Director Joseph Kent FBI National Security Branch Operations…
U.S. forces abseil onto an oil tanker during a raid described by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi as its seizure by the United States off the coast of Venezuela, on Dec. 10, 2025. (U.S. Attorney General/Handout via Reuters).FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed that the bureau, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and other agencies were involved in the seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela on Dec. 10, stating that it was connected to terrorist organizations.“Today the FBI and our partners executed a seizure warrant for a crude oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela … used…
The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party holds a hearing at 10 a.m. ET on Dec. 11, titled “Trojan Horse: China’s Auto Threat to America.” Witnesses: Elaine Dezenski, senior director and head of the Center on Economic and Financial Power, Foundation for Defense of Democracies Charles Parton OBE, honorary fello…
Truckers prepare to pick up shipping containers from the Port of Long Beach, Calif., on March 28, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch TimesTransportation Secretary Sean Duffy said more than 9,500 commercial truckers have been taken out of service for failing English-language proficiency checks, a cumulative enforcement tally he said highlights an ongoing effort to keep unqualified operators from posing dangers on the nation’s roads.“We’ve now knocked 9,500 truck drivers out of service for failing to speak our national language — ENGLISH!” Duffy wrote in a Dec. 10 post on X. “This administration will always put you and your family’s safety first.”We…
Democratic Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson on Thursday called the Nov. 26 murder of a National Guardsman an “unfortunate accident.” Thompson’s downplaying of the tragedy, which resulted in West Virginia National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom’s death, occurred during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem immediately questioned Thompson’s wording and Republican Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles subsequently accused the Democrat of being “disrespectful.” (RELATED: Residents In One Of DC’s Roughest Wards Say Trump’s Crime Crackdown Needed)WATCH: “Madam Secretary, you and the gentleman from NCTC [National Counterterrorism Center] reference the unfortunate accident that occurred with the National Guardsman being…
Greetings, Dear Reader, I’m going to keep today’s short because my schej is a bit tight this morning.Let’s get into it … MOTHERS OF MEN Women in Spartan culture were revered because becoming a Spartan warrior literally started from birth. Only a fine woman could possibly give birth to a Spartan, the thinking went. Mothers were the first “drill masters,” who spent at least the first five years of their sons’ lives teaching courage, discipline, duty. The phrase that’s echoed throughout history since is “return with your shield, or on it,” a feminine decree that succinctly laid out male expectations.…
White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller told Fox News host Sean Hannity on Wednesday that CNN was refusing to book him for appearances to “rebut” the network’s “lies.” Miller’s last appearance on the network was Oct. 6, when he clashed with “CNN News Central” co-host Boris Sanchez over immigration enforcement operations by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Hannity described Miller’s appearances on CNN as a favorite of Fox News viewers. (RELATED: ‘Did It Grow On Trees?’: Scott Jennings Stunned By CNN Panelist’s Defense Of Biden On Inflation)“Did you really get banned, I read it…
Democratic Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett gave a meandering answer on “The Joy Reid Show” Wednesday when Reid asked her how she can appeal to President Donald Trump’s voters during her Senate campaign. Crockett suggested in a December 2024 Vanity Fair profile that Latino Trump voters have a “slave mentality” because they oppose illegal immigration. When Reid posed the question on her show about how Crockett could win over this demographic in her state, the Senate candidate rambled for several minutes without offering a specific strategy. (RELATED: Democrat Guest Pressed To Name Jasmine Crockett’s Accomplishments. Turns Out, It’s A Short List)WATCH: [embedded…
Republican Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene appears to be embracing a feminist left-wing activist group with alleged ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the final weeks of her House term. Greene on Wednesday met with members of Code Pink, whose co-founder Medea Benjamin praised the outgoing congresswoman as a “strong anti war voice” in Congress. Benjamin’s group took credit for crashing a D.C. dinner in September where protestors got within feet of President Donald Trump and shouted he “is the Hitler of our time.” (RELATED: How Did Marjorie Taylor Greene End Up Here?)“I’m America First and fully against funding foreign wars…
A mother confiscated her 14-year-old daughter’s iPhone after discovering older men soliciting her daughter for sex through an app that Apple deemed appropriate for children. A 15-year old boy became violent and homicidal after using an AI chatbot marketed to children. A 14-year old girl developed an eating disorder using a gaming app whose main character focused on losing weight. These are just a handful of examples of children being harmed by apps that were rated “safe” for teenagers in the Apple and Google app stores. For years, the two tech giants that control over 99% of American smartphones have failed to adequately protect children from harmful apps in…
Who said the magic of Bowl Season was dead?! The Cheez-It Citrus Bowl is marking its fourth year with the brand as title sponsor by introducing a cracker-themed item that will be available at the concession stand. (RELATED: Michigan’s Sherrone Moore Placed In Jail Just Hours After Being Fired For Alleged ‘Inappropriate Relationship’)The bowl announced Wednesday that its New Year’s Eve showdown between No. 13 Texas and No. 18 Michigan at Orlando, Florida’s Camping World Stadium will feature … get this … Cheez-It crusted turkey legs. According to Forbes’ Tim Newcomb, the turkey legs will be priced at $25. 🗣️HERE…
Alexandra Buxbaum/Sipa USA via AP Images The assassination of Charlie Kirk has done what years of media fractures couldn’t. It forced Fox News to choose between its institutional alliances and the influencer class that increasingly dominates the right — and in doing so, to decide whether it would defend mainstream conservatism or surrender the field entirely to conspiracism. Fox & Friends made that choice explicit on Thursday morning, lining up behind Erika Kirk and rebuking the conspiracy theories pushed by Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens. It was the clearest public break between Fox and its former primetime star since the…
Share Copy Link California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) shared a wild, AI-generated video of President Donald Trump and a pair of his top lieutenants in handcuffs on Wednesday evening. Newsom’s post was a response to the White House’s official X account, which shared a video of authorities carrying out immigration enforcement operations to the tune of SZA’s “Big Boy,” in which the lyrics “It’s cuffing season” serve as a common refrain. “WE HEARD IT’S CUFFING SZN. ⛓️,” read the caption on the White House’s post. “Bad news for criminal illegal aliens. Great news for America.” Newsom’s reply was the AI-generated…
President Donald Trump went on a stunning riff in which he described 6G technology as a “camera” feature — and the assembled tech leaders laughed along without correcting him. The first Trump administration was deeply involved in the rollout of the nationwide 5G wireless network through policies that were both praised and criticized. But none of those policies dealt with getting a deeper image of the skin. Trump convened a roundtable of tech industry leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Wednesday, during which he took questions from reporters until he got one he really didn’t like.…
AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Health and Human Services honcho Robert F. Kennedy sent journalist Olivia Nuzzi a “poem” about inhaling “her aromas,” according to a new article by Nuzzi’s ex-fiancé Ryan Lizza. In the fifth part of his tell-all series on his breakup with Nuzzi and her alleged affairs with Kennedy and former Congressman Mark Sanford, Lizza revealed yet another “poem” Kennedy allegedly sent to Nuzzi during their alleged affair. According to Lizza, Kennedy sent Nuzzi the following: Did I fall first In love With her mind or her body? Or was it her language or her boldness? All long…
(AP Photo/Michael Conroy) President Donald Trump savaged Indiana Senate leader Rodric Bray (R) for stalling a congressional redistricting plan the president insists would deliver the GOP two extra House seats and threatened a “MAGA primary” against any “SUCKERS” who resist. The proposed map, now bogged down in the state Senate, has become a pressure point for a party navigating a razor-thin majority in the House. In a blistering Truth Social broadside late Wednesday, Trump said Indiana has “a chance to make a difference in Washington, D.C.” and warned the legislature could become “the only State in the Union to turn…
Share Copy Link (Screengrab via X) Dramatic footage released by the Trump administration shows the tense moment U.S. forces boarded and seized a sanctioned oil tanker in choppy waters off the coast of Venezuela. Attorney General Pam Bondi posted the video on Wednesday night, describing it as a “crude oil tanker used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran.” Bondi added that “for multiple years, the oil tanker has been sanctioned by the United States due to its involvement in an illicit oil shipping network supporting foreign terrorist organizations.” Today, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, and…
[embedded content] TV personality Sharon Osbourne, the widow of Ozzy Osbourne, revealed to Piers Morgan this week that she used to send human feces to journalists — and others she disliked — in the mail. Mere seconds after calling Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters “crazy” and claiming he “wasn’t wired right” in the head, Osbourne confessed on Piers Morgan Uncensored that she was going to send Waters a Tiffany jewelry box full of human poop before ultimately deciding against the idea. Asked to explain her Tiffany poop boxes, Osbourne said, “I used to save it for the press actually because the…
X/@TuckerCarlson & AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson told Olivia Nuzzi “she should fear for her life” and offered to send her a shotgun during her alleged affair with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to Nuzzi’s ex-fiancé Ryan Lizza. Since news of Nuzzi’s alleged affair with Kennedy during the 2024 presidential election first emerged, Lizza has repeatedly claimed that his ex-fiancée feared for her life should news of the entanglement ever become public. In the fifth part of his tell-all series on Wednesday, Lizza went into further detail, claiming that the last thing Nuzzi ever said…
Share Copy Link [embedded content] Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel warned President Donald Trump that he’s “making the same mistake” as former President Joe Biden — who he has blamed for the economic “mess” he “inherited” — by expecting voters to ignore the “price of apples” and believe his claim the economy is “great.” The president sought to reclaim the economy narrative in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, an issue of increasing concern for voters ahead of the 2026 midterms. Throughout a 90-minute speech, Trump celebrated that costs were down and “America is winning again” under his economic vision, while also veering into…
AP Photo/John Bazemore Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) slammed President Donald Trump on Wednesday for giving the economy a grade of “A-plus-plus-plus-plus-plus.” On Tuesday, Politico released an interview with Trump in which he gave the economy a glowing review. “A-plus,” he said when asked what grade he would give the economy. “Yeah, A-plus-plus-plus-plus-plus.” He also claimed that “prices are coming down substantially.” That view doesn’t square with how Americans feel, however. Just 36% of Americans approve of his handling of the issue, according to a Fox News poll last month. Meanwhile, nearly half of Americans say Trump’s policies have personally…
Ukrainian sea drone films while another strikes the oil tanker in the Black Sea – Screengrab/Social Media X Navigation in the Black Sea is getting more and more dangerous. While Ukraine is losing territory at the fastest pace of the whole war, it has made a point to successfully strike civilian vessels that it deems to be involved in the so-called Russian shadow-fleet. Yesterday (10), a Ukrainian naval drone struck another oil tanker in the Black Sea. CNN reported: “A Ukrainian security source told CNN that Sea Baby maritime drones were used in a joint operation by the SBU and…
Matt Gaetz and TGP’s Jim Hoft discuss the J6 pipe bomber case on OAN. As reported earlier, the alleged January 6 Pipe Bomber Brian Cole who was finally identified five years after the fact, was arrested last Thursday. Cole was charged with use of an explosive device and attempted malicious destruction by means of explosive materials. Cole reportedly admitted to investigators that he planted pipe bombs at the RNC and DNC headquarters on January 5, the night before the Capitol riot. His family says Brian lives in the basement, is autistic, and had nothing to do with the crimes. Earlier…
By Andrew Powell According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Alaska during the morning hours Saturday. The earthquake struck at 11:41 a.m. local time northeast of Yakutat, Alaska, per the USGS. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that Yakutat had a population of approximately 657 in 2020, and in 2023, […] The post Alaska Blasted With Over 20 Aftershocks After Getting Rocked With Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake appeared first on Liberty Unyielding.
Thanks for joining today’s study, inspired by your comments from last week’s Vol. 296 about “gifts” when I wrote: “‘Jesus is the reason for the season!’ On that note, I dislike the frequent use of the word ‘holiday’ instead of Christmas. Its genericness is meant not to offend, but it offends me! Moreover, ‘holiday’ reminds […] The post A Quick Bible Study Vol. 297: Biblical Time Keeping – BC and AD Versus BCE and CE appeared first on Liberty Unyielding.
“A drone attack by the Sudanese paramilitary forces hit a kindergarten in south-central Sudan, killing 50 people, including 33 children,” reports the Associated Press. Then it returned to kill paramedics at the scene: Paramedics on the scene in the town of Kalogi in South Kordofan state were targeted in “a second unexpected attack,” Sudan Doctors’ […] The post Drone kills 33 kindergartners, then returns to kill paramedics appeared first on Liberty Unyielding.
90 percent of undergraduate students think that “words can be violence” at least “somewhat,” according to a recent Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression survey. The poll also showed increasing ideological gaps between left-leaning and right-leaning students, notes The College Fix: When respondents were asked how much the statement “words can be violence” describes their […] The post 90% of college students think ‘words can be violence’, survey finds appeared first on Liberty Unyielding.
“Researchers at CERN have developed a new technique that can produce over 15 thousand antihydrogen atoms in just a few hours, a major improvement over earlier methods, which typically generated a few thousand atoms over an entire day. The new method could make antimatter experiments much faster and allow researchers to collect higher-quality data,” reports The Doomslayer. CERN […] The post Antimatter production radically increases due to scientific advance appeared first on Liberty Unyielding.
By Harold Hutchison The Department of Justice announced that a former top Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) official who retired near the end of the Obama administration has been indicted on multiple charges, including conspiracy to engage in narcoterrorism, money laundering and conspiracy to distribute cocaine. DEA Administrator Terrance C. Cole and United States Attorney Jay […] The post Obama DEA Official Indicted For Laundering Money For Mexican Drug Cartel appeared first on Liberty Unyielding.
By Jaryn Crouson A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling that blocks the Trump administration from canceling mental health grants that the Department of Education (ED) said “promote divisive ideologies based on race and sex.” The administration said the grants would be continued until the end of the year as intended […] The post Appeals Court Blocks Trump Admin Shutdown Of School Grants Tied To Race, Gender Activism appeared first on Liberty Unyielding.
“Bamako, the capital of Mali, with 4 million people, is being choked off by a blockade imposed by Islamist rebels, preventing fuel, food and other goods from getting to the city, in an effort to bring down Mali’s military government,” says a news report. France may have to come to the rescue of Mali’s government, […] The post Islamist rebels blockade African capital appeared first on Liberty Unyielding.
“An animal rights organization has asked the Michigan Supreme Court to hear its case that chimpanzees in an Upper Peninsula zoo deserve constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment,” reports Michigan Public Radio: The Nonhuman Rights Project, which has already lost twice in lower courts, argues that chimpanzees at the DeYoung Family Zoo in the Upper Peninsula […] The post State Supreme Court Is Asked To Grant Chimps Human Rights appeared first on Liberty Unyielding.
By Natalie Sandoval Men, mostly of Pakistani origin, have been systematically grooming and raping British girls for decades. Now, Open Justice UK claims to have acquired the first portion of the “redacted grooming gang sentencing remarks … dating back to 2016.” The organization published the remarks for all to see Dec. 2. Open Justice UK […] The post ‘Treated As A Slave’: Horrifying Details Emerge About Massive UK Rape Scandal appeared first on Liberty Unyielding.
Representative Haley Stevens (D-MI) has filed articles of impeachment against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., saying that he “has turned his back on science” and failed to protect the American people. Stevens, who is currently running for Senate in Michigan, had threatened to file articles of impeachment back in September after claiming that his actions and public comments had endangered public health, raised healthcare costs and cut medical research programs. In a statement posted on social media, Stevens said: “Today, I formally introduced articles of impeachment against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. RFK Jr. has turned his…
The National Consumers League is America’s oldest consumer advocacy organization and a group trusted by the left, especially, to stand up for consumers’ interests. But according to a review of its tax filings by the Washington Examiner, it has also become part of a web of astroturf groups shilling for the corporate interests of PhRMA, the massive drugmaker trade association that operates in Washington, DC, which donated close to $1 million to it just last year. The organization’s 2024 tax form, which became available a few days ago, shows that the non-profit spent close to $600 million last year advocating…
Good Thursday morning. Here is what’s on President Trump’s agenda today: 4:45 PM THE PRESIDENT participates in a signing ceremony 8:15 PM THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at the Congressional Ba News roundup: US seizes tanker off coast of Venezuela, Trump says Mike Johnson’s new set of promises to squash a House GOP revolt Senate Democrats urge against Trump-inspired review of Sen. Kelly Musk suggests SpaceX IPO reports are “accurate” Mike Johnson squashes another internal revolt Minnesota: ‘Nearly Every’ Somali Household with Children Is on Welfare House Democrat Files Impeachment Articles Against Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Turning ‘His Back on…
Nothing bothers the European elite as much as American conservatives praising the European foundations of their shared, but threatened, Western civilization. Europeans especially resent having their social-welfare state system critiqued by upstart, crass Americans. Their pique only increases as they push back against the condescending American idea that the U.S. could possibly offer any constructive advice, much less help a more civilized Europe follow the “American model.” Americans, in turn, are worried that Europe is not just stagnating but is on a trajectory of permanent decline—with dire consequences for the entire Western world. As for symptoms, the U.S. cites a…
One of America’s major national security threats is the cozy relationship between many American corporations and the Chinese government. Microsoft is one of the worst offenders in this regard, as proven by a new report released last week. It adds to the growing evidence that the tech giant is far too close with America’s chief geopolitical foe to be trusted with handling critical infrastructure. The report, compiled by Nathan Picarsic of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and Horizon Advisory, reveals a disturbing picture about the tech giant. “Over three decades, the company has built a vast commercial, research, and…
Twelve years ago, in 2013, the Gatestone Institute published an in-depth account of the Muslim Brotherhood’s infiltration operations vs. the U.S. government (written by this author). The vicious outburst of antisemitic Jew-hatred that followed the horrific Hamas atrocities of October 7, 2023, centered alarmingly on America’s university campuses but also was evident in violent attacks against Jews on our streets and at their synagogues. Much of this was obviously coordinated, orchestrated, and funded by Muslim Brotherhood (MB) front groups such as the National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP) and others—again written about here by this author at American Greatness…
Illinois Gov JB Pritzker (D) on Tuesday signed a bill into law expanding the state’s sanctuary policies to protect illegal immigrants from what Democrats consider the Trump administration’s “unjust enforcement” of immigration law. HB 1312 bars immigration enforcement inside or within 1,000 feet of a courthouse building, and requires hospitals, public universities, community colleges, and day care centers to develop plans and procedures to deal with federal immigration officers who show up at their facilities. The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee and other immigration groups worked with Democratic state leaders to write the legislation. The bill also allows people subject…
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Border Czar Tom Homan confirmed Tuesday that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is investigating allegations that Rep. Ilhan Omar’ (D-Minn.) married her brother, presumably to help him obtain US citizenship through the fraudulent marriage. “We’re pulling the records, we’re pulling the files! We’re looking at it,” Homan told Newsmax host Rob Schmitt. “I’m running that down this week.” The allegations were first reported by Minnesota-based investigative journalist David Steinberg in PJ Media in 2018. As the story goes, about 35 years ago, eight-year-old Ilhan and her family fled war-torn Somalia to Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camps, where she lived from…
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon is calling for an end to the Biden-era Saving on Valuable Education (SAVE) program that offered debt cancellation on student loans to certain low income households. McMahon called out the Biden administration for making “impossible promises to win points with voters” and said, “We must restore the principle that loans must be paid back,” adding, “That starts and ENDS with borrowers — not American taxpayers.” The Biden Administration made impossible promises to win points with voters. We must restore the principle that loans must be paid back. That starts and ENDS with borrowers —…
Good Wednesday morning. Here is what is on President Trump’s agenda today: 2:00 PM THE PRESIDENT participates in a Roundtable 5:00 PM THE PRESIDENT greets Pastors News roundup: Gov. Shapiro faces subpoena over private home security upgrades after firebombing Teen football players arrested after alleged $2K Dick’s Sporting Goods theft Judge grants DOJ motion to release grand jury materials from Ghislaine Maxwell case Democrat Eileen Higgins defeats Trump-backed Miami mayoral candidate Musk says DOGE was only “somewhat successful,” wouldn’t do it again SCOTUS’ denial of Texas case fuels First Amendment fears U.S. military to use Google Gemini for new AI…