This summer, the city of San Francisco approved a two-year $15.9 billion budget which includes some cuts. But there is fresh news on the budget today and the news is not good. Advertisement San Francisco is facing a $936 million deficit over the next two fiscal years as general-fund spending growth far outpaces revenues and federal and state budget policies take their toll, Mayor Daniel Lurie’s administration said Friday…Friday’s daunting budget update comes after a summer in which The City adopted a roughly $15.9 billion two-year spending plan aimed at closing a deficit of about $800 million.That budget — which…
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Minnesota Governor and failed Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz blamed white men for the widespread fraud in the Somali community. It was recently revealed that Walz and the Democrats allowed a $1 billion heist to take place largely through the Somali community in Minnesota. The massive scandal happened on Tim Walz’s watch. The GOP-led Oversight Committee is conducting an investigation into the Somali fraud ring. Some reports suggest the fraud may have exceeded $8 billion. A reporter asked Walz about the rampant fraud in the Somali community. “Do you want to hear more from the members – the leaders of…
California Attorney General Rob Bonta at the San Francisco Public Library’s Bernal Heights branch in San Francisco on Dec. 4, 2024. Jeff Chiu/AP PhotoCalifornia, Massachusetts, and 18 other states filed a lawsuit Friday against President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions.“President Trump’s illegal $100,000 H-1B visa fee creates unnecessary—and illegal—financial burdens on California public employers and other providers of vital services, exacerbating labor shortages in key sectors,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a statement.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our…
SANTIAGO DE CHILE (CNS) — Chile — the South American nation that elected one of the world’s youngest presidents, leftist Gabriel Boric, after what seemed like an unstoppable, irreversible social revolt — is likely to pick a far-right candidate on Sunday, in its first compulsory election in over a decade.Republican Party José Antonio Kast, 59, is leading all polls in the runoffs for the presidency, where he will face communist Jeanette Jara, 51, in a polarized election where both ends of the dispute struggle to capture the social discontent derived from the Boric administration.On Thursday afternoon, as both candidates held…
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Oklahoma BLM Leader Indicted On Fraud, Money Laundering Charges Social Justice Gone Wild BY TYLER DURDEN A federal grand jury has unsealed a 25-count indictment against the leader of the far-left Marxist group Black Lives Matter in Oklahoma City over allegations of wire fraud and money laundering. Tashella Sheri Amore Dickerson, 52, served as Executive Director of Black Lives Matter OKC (BLMOKC). As Executive Director, Dickerson had access to BLMOKC’s bank, PayPal, and Cash App accounts, where federal prosecutors allege she looted the organization “for her personal benefit,” including travel to Jamaica and the Dominican Republic, tens of thousands of…
Another win for the Trump Administration. A federal appeals court on Friday overturned Judge Talwani’s (already halted) orders blocking Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill provision that barred funding for Planned Parenthood. The First Circuit Court of Appeals vacated Judge Talwani’s July orders granting preliminary injunctions blocking the provision. The three-judge panel unanimously overturned Judge Talwani’s orders. The Circuit Judges included: Gelpi (Biden), Montecalvo (Biden), and Aframe (Biden). In September, the First Circuit Court of Appeals lifted the injunctions against the Big Beautiful Bill ban on funding for Planned Parenthood in a separate lawsuit. In July, Judge Talwani expanded a preliminary injunction and…
Michigan acting head coach Sherrone Moore celebrates a 24-15 win over Penn State following an NCAA college football game in State College, Pa., on Nov. 11, 2023. AP Photo/Barry Reeger, FileFormer University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore, 39, was formally charged with three crimes, including felony third-degree home invasion and stalking, at his arraignment in Washtenaw County court on Dec. 12.Moore, who attended Friday’s arraignment virtually, was accused of breaking into the apartment of an alleged mistress and threatening to kill himself.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue…
Police officers block a road leading to a federal facility in downtown Los Angeles on June 9, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch TimesLOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council on Dec. 12 approved a $1 million funding proposal for the additional hiring of new Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) recruits for January and February.In a 9–6 vote, the council advanced a proposal introduced by members Katy Yaroslavsky, chair of the Budget and Finance Committee, and Ysabel Jurado to allocate enough dollars to cover additional hiring for the next two months. The proposal allows LAPD to continue hiring new recruits while giving council…
New proposal would create eight 10-team conferences with championship games serving as playoff qualifiersPublishedDecember 12, 2025 7:34 PM EST•UpdatedDecember 12, 2025 7:34 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkThe College Football Playoff system is broken.Expansion was supposed to fix the issues with the four-team playoff format, where deserving teams like, say, the Florida State Seminoles in 2023 who went 13-0 and were left out. Or trying to weigh differences in schedules between teams all with one loss. Moving to a 12-team format would get rid of those concerns; after all, who could really debate the 13th best team in the country? Or who could…
(Dave Mason, The Center Square) Democratic attorneys general from California and 18 other states sued the Trump administration Friday over its new $100,000 fee on H-1B visas.President Donald Trump imposed the rule Sept. 19 for new petitions for the nonimmigrant visas, which allow U.S. employers to hire temporary, foreign workers in response to labor shortages among physicians, surgeons, researchers, educators, nurses and other vital workers. [embedded content] The new fee will make it more difficult for health care centers, schools, universities and others to hire workers, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said during a news conference Friday morning in San…
MADISON, Wis. (CN) — The novel judicial panels appointed by the Wisconsin Supreme Court convened on Friday for the first time to chart a path forward in two lawsuits challenging the state’s congressional maps.Wisconsin redraws its congressional maps every decade after the census. When lawmakers and the governor fail to agree, the Wisconsin Supreme Court can step in and impose remedial maps.When the process broke down in 2020, the high court stepped in and adopted a “least change” approach, modifying districts only as needed to equalize population. With the 2026 midterms approaching, it remains uncertain whether new maps will be…
I’m pretty sure that not wanting to face the consequences of breaking the law is not an excuse to trap federal agents in your car and transport them against their will, despite orders to stop, including with a weapon deployed. Advertisement But then again, this is Minnesota, and two illegal aliens refused to be detained by Homeland Security agents, trapped them in their car, and…I kid you not…drove them to the New Hope, Minnesota police station in hopes that the police in this sanctuary state would protect them from arrest. Given how Minnesota politicians speak about fighting the federal government, they…
King Charles reportedly reacting wsell to medication – Wiki Commons. Good news for Christmas. Charles III may not be the best British King ever, but in times of political and economic crises, he is at least someone that people can look up to as he battles an unspecified form of Cancer. The British public’s emotions is constantly swinging between hope and worry as the headlines alternate between ‘the King is dying; it’s his last Christmas’ and ‘the King is improving’. Today, we have a reputable report of this last kind, and the source is the King himself. ‘GOOD NEWS’: King…
A Planned Parenthood clinic in Indianapolis on Aug. 1, 2023. Darron Cummings/AP PhotoA federal appeals court has removed blocks that another judge placed on Congress’s attempt to defund Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers.In a 3-0 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit disagreed on Dec. 12 that Planned Parenthood was likely to succeed in its legal arguments against the defunding measure. More specifically, they pushed back on the idea that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which was signed by President Donald Trump earlier this year, violated the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection under the law.We…
It’s a fitting honor for some of the greatest athletes in US historyPublishedDecember 12, 2025 7:10 PM EST•UpdatedDecember 12, 2025 7:10 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkIf I had to name the greatest single team in sports history, I’d tell you the 1980 Olympic hockey team instantly.Its win over the seemingly unstoppable Soviets was one of the greatest upsets in sports history, and that win led to a gold medal win over Finland that remains the US’s most recent men’s hockey gold.No team brought the nation together and made as much of an impact as the Miracle on Ice team, and on Friday,…
This content was produced via a partnership with KCPAC. The views and opinions expressed in this commentary are those of the authors and do not reflect the official position of the Daily Caller. Individuals wearing what looked like uniforms of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) marched along the Han River that runs through the South Korean capital city of Seoul around the end of October.This occurred during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit held in Gyeongju, South Korea. The group carried red flags. They marched in formation. In fact, this march was a…
Charlie Kirk’s murder is one of the most shocking things to happen in politics since, well, since the attempt to murder President Trump in Butler, PA. People on the right were went from being stunned by what had happened to becoming really angry as some on the left celebrated Kirk’s death. It genuinely seemed to me like things couldn’t get any worse than knowing some small but still sizeable minority of Americans were wishing you were dead and really relishing and cherishing that thought. Advertisement But somehow it did get worse. Not because the left became more ugly but because…
House Oversight Chairman James Comer reminded former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday to appear for their depositions in the Jeffrey Epstein case or face possible contempt charges.The two Democrats are currently scheduled to give depositions on their alleged ties to Epstein behind closed doors on Dec. 17 and Dec. 18, after Comer issued subpoenas for their testimonies in August. Comer previously warned the couple that continued silence will be met with criminal referrals. “It has been more than four months since Bill and Hillary Clinton were subpoenaed to sit for depositions related to…
When the liberals at Norman Lear Center at USC handed out their Walter Cronkite Awards for Fervent Leftist Bias – oops, for “Excellence in TV Political Journalism” – you can count on the winners delivering wild-eyed speeches about America descending into despotism under Donald Trump. You can easily know how much this is Democrats Applauding Themselves when the emcee is Marty Kaplan, who was, back in 1984, the deputy campaign manager of Walter Mondale for President. Kaplan hailed Maddow’s work on the “national pro-democracy movement.” Democrats constantly equate themselves with Democracy, and Republicans with despotism. It never matters that Trump recently won…
The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced in March that people here illegally will no longer be eligible for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgages. They are not supposed to obtain these loans. BOMBSHELL: HUD Sec. Turner confirms Biden gave FHA-backed mortgages to illegals—now revoked. “We’re purging them. Only US citizens in HUD housing.” 12M+ crossed under Biden. @SecretaryTurner was tagged, so let him see your support. Do you stand with him? A. Big yesB. No pic.twitter.com/E4fE8Zxpu4 — Karoline Leavitt (@WHLeavitt) December 6, 2025 FHA loans offer government-insured mortgages to ensure that lower-income individuals have access to home ownership. While…
Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis told a group of Somalis that he hoped to visit Somalia. The video was posted to social media Thursday night.United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is surging into the Minneapolis area to target illegal immigrants from Somalia after revelations of at least $1 billion in fraud. This prompted the Treasury Department to probe allegations that some funds went to the radical Islamic terrorist group Al-Shabaab. Frey, in the video posted on X, told people at the event that he was trying to learn Somali. (RELATED: Minneapolis’ Democrat Mayor Says City Will Resist Trump…
Last week, I shared studies on women who became pregnant as a result of rape. They showed that most women chose life and had no regrets. Today, I want to share the story of a woman who was raped and had her baby. She, too, has no regrets. In a documentary called “Except in Cases of Rape,” Liz Carl (pictured) told her story. Carl was drugged and raped when she was 17, and a senior in high school. She found out that she was pregnant a few weeks later. She was being raised Catholic, and says she knew “what an abortion…
By Guest Contributor Daniel Goodwyn As a J6er who was pardoned, I know firsthand the battle that begins after the prison gates open. The Biden regime and the weaponized DOJ don’t just want to jail patriots; they want to break them completely—financially, emotionally, and spiritually.Today, I want to bring attention to the urgent fight of a fellow patriot, Jonathan Joseph Copeland. Like so many of us, Jonathan went to the Capitol on January 6, 2021, to exercise his First Amendment right to peacefully protest what he believed was a stolen election. For this, the two-tiered justice system decided to make…
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President Donald Trump honors the legendary 1980 “Miracle on Ice” U.S. men’s hockey team in the Oval Office. What’s the significance of the “Miracle on Ice” for those who had lived through the Cold War? We hear from folks in Washington. The U.S. seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela has sent alarms to China, Russi…
Of course Governor Pritzker signed the assisted suicide bill. Was there ever any doubt? Assisted suicide has become part of the progressive policy agenda. The new Illinois law (SB 1950) contains many of the usual provisions and supposed safeguards. Once the law goes into effect next September, these putative protections will quickly be redefined as “obstacles” to a good death and the inevitable process of legal loosening will commence. This is the point at which I usually urge doctors to refuse participation in the killing of their patients. The law does permit doctors to refuse to actually prescribe poison (euphemistically called…
Nah, those conspiracy theorists, who have nothing better to do than drum up accusations towards those who are creating technologies that will do nothing more than bring great benefit to mankind, need to get a life. Twisting what is good into something evil is just downright improper. When former World Economic Forum (WEF) president Klaus Schwab claimed the 4th Industrial Revolution would lead to a Fusion of Our Physical, Digital and Biological Identity, he was not joking. Even before his announcement, quietly behind the scenes, there was one corporation, a WEF partner, that was bringing this fusion to fruition. In…
Hospital quickly reinstates Cardiologist it fired for Chairing Federal Vax Panel “Trusted colleague” called as Kirk and Kimberly Milhoan was coming back to U.S., inviting him to “continue in his position.” “We are truly humbled by all who came to Kirk’s defense.” ~Kimberly Milhoan By Greg Piper The hospital that allegedly fired a pediatric cardiologist in response to a mob who opposed his role in a federal vaccine advisory panel has “un-fired” him, according to his wife, citing the “intervention” of a “trusted colleague.” Kimberly Milhoan updated supporters of Kirk Milhoan, who has chaired the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on…
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Maria Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader who wants the US to attack her country to oust President Nicolas Maduro, has traveled to Norway to receive her Nobel Peace Prize and said that she had help from the US to flee Venezuela.“Yes, we did get support from the United States’ government,” Machado said at a press conference in Oslo, according to NBC News. “I cannot give details, because these are people that could be harmed.” According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, Machado traveled to Venezuela’s coast in disguise and boarded a small wooden fishing…
SAN DIEGO (CN) — A woman who helped recruit girls into an illegal pornography and sex trafficking operation by posing as a trusted intermediary was sentenced to prison Friday morning.U.S. District Judge Janis Sammartino, a George W. Bush appointee, sentenced Valorie Moser to two years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Moser pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking in 2021 in relation to her role in the GirlsDoPorn sex trafficking scandal, which involved hundreds of women and girls around the country.Moser was employed by GirlsDoPorn to manage the books and recruit young women from the…
By Ronda Kennedy. Esq.and Cara Castronuova The American public expects prosecutors to prove cases and defendants to challenge them. But in United States v. James B. Comey Jr., something very different occurred. A federal grand jury voted to indict the former FBI Director on two felony counts — and then three federal judges unraveled that indictment through conjecture, media narratives, personalized attacks on the United States Attorney, and procedural anomalies that have no precedent in federal criminal practice. Activist and politically motivated judges have increasingly become a Constitutional problem. Together, they reveal a pattern inconsistent with judicial neutrality, ethical obligations,…
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US Treasury Department on Thursday announced sanctions targeting six companies it accused of transporting Venezuelan oil, as Reuters reported that the Trump administration is gearing up to seize more oil tankers. The US seizure of a tanker off the coast of Venezuela that was bound for Cuba on Wednesday marked a significant escalation of the US campaign against the country and was strongly denounced by Caracas. The Venezuelan Foreign Ministry said the US military operation was “blatant theft and an act of international piracy, publicly announced by the President of the US, who confessed to the…
District Judge James Boasberg, chief judge of the District Court for the District of Columbia, stands for a portrait at E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington on March 16, 2023. Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via APA federal appeals court has halted U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s attempt to probe the Trump administration’s purported refusal to comply with blocks he placed on its deportations of suspected Venezuelan gang members earlier this year.The decision on Dec. 12 is the latest development in an interbranch battle over such deportations by the administration. In a per curiam, or unsigned opinion, the U.S.…
Recommendations on vaccines against influenza, rotavirus, and hepatitis A are among those that could be updated—or removed.Add to My ListSaveBy Zachary Stieber|December 12, 2025Updated:December 12, 2025Federal recommendations for a handful of vaccines have already changed during President Donald Trump’s second term. More changes could be on the way, under a new directive from Trump for health officials to review vaccine schedules from other countries.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.
The appellate panel expressed some concern that a Joe Biden appointee’s preliminary injunction might run afoul of the Supreme Court’s condemnation of sweeping orders.(CN) — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Friday asked a Ninth Circuit panel to pause a preliminary injunction that prohibits federal agents from using excessive and indiscriminate force against journalists and peaceful protesters at demonstrations in Southern California.Michael Shih, an attorney for the government, argued that the injunction issued in September by U.S. District Judge Hernán Vera should be stayed pending appeal because it is overbroad and imposes unworkable restrictions on federal law enforcement officers.While…
The Olympics are just a couple of months away, and as has become the tradition in recent years (for some reason), Snoop Dogg will be a big part of the Games.However, instead of just covering the Games for NBC, this time around, the Doggfather has been named the first-ever honorary Olympic coach.…yeah, I’m not really sure what that entails either.A lot of people on the Internet hated this idea, but then again, if you dig deep enough, you’ll find people who hate an adorable video of a puppy sneezing.I quite like this idea. I quite like this idea a lot.I…
A federal appeals court on Friday afternoon temporarily halted Judge Boasberg’s contempt hearings in the Alien Enemies Act deportations case scheduled for next week. Earlier Friday, Judge James Boasberg made it clear that he was not backing off from his planned contempt hearings and threatened to pierce through attorney-client privilege in his order denying the government’s motion to reconsider. Later Friday, a three-judge panel on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily halted Boasberg’s contempt hearings. Judges Rao (Trump), Walker (Trump) granted an administrative stay pending further order of the court. Judge Childs (Biden) would have denied the motion for…
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to add a black box warning on COVID-19 vaccines by the end of the year. The FDA is within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), run by Secretary Robert F Kennedy. The FDA commissioner reports to the HHS Secretary. A black box warning would highlight risks, such as serious possible side effects that would include myocarditis or sudden unexpected deaths, to be weighed against benefits. The plan has not been finalized, and the FDA has not officially announced the change. An FDA memo from late November this year stated that…
President Donald Trump expressed a desire Friday for the next Federal Reserve chairperson to seek his opinion on matters like interest rates, which is a point of contention between the president and current chair Jerome Powell. The president is expected to announce his choice to replace Powell, whose term ends in May, later this month, but told The Wall Street Journal that his two top choices are National Economic Council head Kevin Hassett and former Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Kevin Warsh. Trump said whoever he picks should get his insight on interest rates, highlighting how previous chairs used to…
President Donald Trump participates in a bill signing ceremony Friday at the White House, where he is approving awarding the 1980 U.S. Olympic men’s hockey team with congressional medals.The team is famous for its upset victory over the Soviet Union in what has since become known as the “Miracle on Ice,” and the win became a symbolic Cold War cultural victory for the United States. The ceremony was expected to begin at 3 p.m. Eastern and can be viewed here. Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed Senate Bill 1950 to legalize physician-assisted suicide in Illinois.The governor announced his decision with a press release Friday morning. “I have been deeply impacted by the stories of Illinoisans or their loved ones that have suffered from a devastating terminal illness, and I have been moved by their dedication to standing up for freedom and choice at the end of life in the midst of personal heartbreak,” said Pritzker. The governor said no physician, health care provider or pharmacist is required to participate in the option. Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie, R-Savanna, responded with…
The U.S. Postal Service is pushing forward with a major electric fleet overhaul funded partly by the Inflation Reduction Act, but an energy-policy expert warns rising costs could hit taxpayers and customers.EV chargers are being installed at a Bloomington facility as the U.S. Postal Service electrifies part of its 260,000-vehicle fleet. The $3 billion the USPS received from the Inflation Reduction Act covers only a third of the more than $9 billion needed, a gap Heritage Foundation analyst Diana Furchtgott-Roth says will likely push USPS back to Congress for more funding. “It was a poor decision. USPS vehicles run for…
King Charles III announced Friday that he will be scaling back his cancer treatment in January as his health improves, claiming an “early diagnosis, effective intervention and adherence to doctors’ orders,” were behind the improvement.Buckingham Palace has not stated whether the king’s cancer was in remission, but told NBC News that the monarch had “responded exceptionally well” to treatment and that ongoing measures “will now move into a precautionary phase.” The king was diagnosed with cancer in 2024, forcing him to step back from public duties for several months. His daughter-in-law Kate Middleton was also diagnosed with cancer that same…
It was straight outta Dem Playbook 101: when trying to make the case for–or against–a law or regulation, don’t argue the broad principle. Instead, highlight the most sympathetic individual case to play on the public’s heartstrings and put pressure on Republicans. On CNN This Morning, that ploy worked — almost. But then MRC alum Rob Bluey, the president and executive director of the Daily Signal, intervened to dump some serious rain on the liberal parade. In a discussion of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s appearance before the House Homeland Security committee yesterday, CNN focused on the case of Army veteran…
Islamic extremists in Nigeria are reportedly plotting an attack for Christmas — which could result in hundreds of deaths and the displacement of many more if left unchecked, the head of a Nigerian news site told the Daily Caller. U.S.-based filmmaker, evangelist and founder of Truth Nigeria, Judd Saul, told the Caller that extremists are mobilizing units in preparation for a mass assault on Christian regions of Nigeria.Fulani militants appear to be rallying forces and supplies to strike Riom, Bokkos and Barkin Lotti of Plateau state, the Agatu region of Benue state and the Kafanchan region of Kaduna state in…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) holds his weekly press conference at 10:45 a.m. ET on Dec. 12. …
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy holds a press conference at 10:30 a.m. ET on Dec. 12 on New York’s non-domiciled Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) practices. …
The Federal Reserve in Washington. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesWASHINGTON—As markets await President Donald Trump’s announcement naming the next Federal Reserve chairman, the president has shared more details about his top candidates and what he is looking for in the person who will lead the world’s most powerful central bank.During an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Trump said he was leaning toward either former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh or National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett to lead the Fed.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our…
The US Navy delivered a list of potential punishments for Mark Kelly after he appeared in an insurrection video with five other Democrats. In it, he urged soldiers to rebel against their “illegal” or “unethical” orders. There were no illegal or unethical orders, as explained by another of the Seditious Six who appeared in the video, Elissa Slotkin. Former CIA official, Sen. Elissa Slotkin, recently encouraged a coup while speaking at a Brookings Institute conference. She seems to be so extreme that she thinks a coup is necessary. It’s hard to say what motivates Kelly, but it doesn’t matter. He…