Attendees at the Roblox Developer Conference in Burlingame, Calif., on Aug. 10, 2019. Ian Tuttle/Getty Images for RobloxIowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has filed a lawsuit against online gaming platform Roblox, accusing the company of failing to take essential precautions to protect children in the state from sexual exploitation, the attorney general’s office said in a Dec. 16 statement.The lawsuit, filed in the Iowa District Court for Polk County, accused Roblox of “engaging in deceptive trade practices—promising parents that its interactive gaming platform was safe for children and equipped with ‘every precaution possible’ while knowing that the platform lacked necessary…
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President Donald Trump’s approval rating on the economy has plummeted to a new low, according to a NPR/PBS News/Marist poll out Wednesday. The newly released poll found that just 36% of Americans said they approved of Trump’s approach to the economy. This marks Trump’s worst economic approval rating over the six years that Marist has been asking the question, according to NPR. (RELATED: Americans Turn To Fake Christmas Trees Despite Tariffs Hiking Prices)Moreover, 37% of voters now trust Democrats to handle the economy, while 33% said the same about Republicans, according to the poll. The survey also showed that 49% of…
Most observers of the abortion debate would likely agree that it is primarily a matter of ethics, a contest between the Hippocratic standard of respect for human life and various forms of humanistic pragmatism that allow abortion as a way to address personal and social problems. Resolving that debate has engaged philosophers of medicine, religious leaders, and the few political figures who seriously address it, for decades, with shifts in public policy and law back and forth. The debate also necessarily involves the matter of real-world consequences, making data collection and analysis a crucial part of the discussion, even if…
Over the past year in particular, federal judges appointed by former President Joe Biden have delivered a host of rulings and injunctions blocking President Donald Trump’s efforts. However, a trio of Biden judges is now bucking the trend and siding with the Trump administration — on abortion, of all issues. The president’s signature legislature passed earlier this year, nicknamed the Big Beautiful Bill, included a provision barring taxpayer dollars, by way of Medicaid, from being used to fund abortions. Planned Parenthood and its affiliates were quick to challenge the measure, and Judge Indira Talwani of the U.S. District Court for…
One of the most bizarre and, in an odd way, amusing phenomena associated with Trump’s foreign policy is how angry the transnational elite is that President Trump is demanding that the continent’s powers act like sovereign countries that can stand on their own. Advertisement The kvetching and even outrage that America is demanding that these countries make real commitments to defending themselves is a wonder to behold. 🇪🇺 VON DER LEYEN TO EUROPE: DEFEND YOURSELF, AMERICA’S NOT COMING”Europe must be responsible for its own security. This is no longer an option. It is a must.”Von der Leyen told the European Parliament…
The Warner Bros. Discovery Board on Wednesday urged shareholders to reject Paramount Skydance’s takeover bid, instead pushing them to accept Netflix’s offer.“Today the Warner Bros. Discovery Board sent a clear message to you, their stockholders,” the company told shareholders in a letter, The Associated Press reported. “The WBD Board urges you to reject Paramount Skydance’s unsolicited, inferior and illusory tender offer.” Last week, Paramount Skydance launched a hostile takeover bid for WBD, asking shareholders to reject Netflix’s $72 billion deal. Netflix is offering $27.75 per WBD share, while Paramount Skydance is offering $30. Also, Netflix’s deal doesn’t include WBD’s cable…
A group of four House Republicans on Wednesday joined with Democrats to force a vote on extending COVID-19-era enhanced subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, which are set to expire at the end of the year.The move follows a protracted battle in both chambers of Congress over how to deal with the expiration. The Senate previously rejected plans from both parties, including a similar Democratic-led extension initiative. GOP Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, Pa.; Mike Lawler, N.Y.; Rob Bresnahan, Ohio; and Ryan Mackenzie, Pa.; all signed on to a discharge petition to force the vote, according to Politico. The measure will likely…
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and the allegedly fraudulent nonprofit Feeding Our Future received demand letters from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in a probe of whether federal money was used to “fuel illegal and mass migration” in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, an HHS official told the New York Post.The letters from Administration for Children and Families Assistant Secretary Alex Adams seek a “comprehensive list” of state entities funded by $8.6 billion in federal dollars and more than 1,000 grants from fiscal year 2019 to 2025, due Dec. 26. Minnesota got more than…
It was a challenging task, but an esteemed panel led by MRC President David Bozell and MRC’s Vice President for Research and Publications Brent Baker, which included NewsBusters Executive Editor Tim Graham, MRC Director of Media Analysis Geoffrey Dickens and NewsBusters Managing Editor Curtis Houck, boiled down all the biased outbursts from lefty hack hosts, anchors, reporters and pundits in 2025 and declared a winner. This year the winner is Matthew Dowd! The ex-MSNBC contributor won for his despicable take in the immediate aftermath of the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Dowd speculated that the shooter might have been a Kirk…
Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki must have a short memory because on her Tuesday episode of The Briefing on MS NOW, she attacked President Trump for seizing a Venezuelan oil tanker without Congressional approval despite the tanker being first sanctioned by her former boss, President Biden, slightly after she left the administration in 2022. Psaki also lamented that the tanker seizures appear to be just beginning, “Tonight, President Trump announced on social media that Venezuela is completely surrounded by what he called the largest armada ever assembled in the history of South America. He said that armada was…
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Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) are demanding that President Donald Trump’s administration stop allowing the nation’s largest employer-sponsored health benefits program to use tax dollars to cover the costs of abortions for Members of Congress and congressional staffers. “Since 1984, the Smith Amendment to the Financial Services Appropriations bill has prohibited the use of appropriated funds ‘to pay for an abortion, or the administrative expenses in connection with any health plan under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP), which provides any benefits or coverage for abortions,’ except in cases ‘where the life of the mother…
“Germany’s Christmas markets opened this year under the tightest security seen in peacetime Europe.” The post Germany Fortifies Christmas Markets With Armed Guards, Security Barriers as Anti-Christian Violence Surges first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
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(CN) — For years, Saturn’s largest moon has been considered one of the most promising places in the solar system to look for life. A new analysis suggests Titan’s interior may be far stranger and slushier than scientists once thought.The conclusion comes from a fresh look at data collected by NASA’s Cassini mission, which studied Saturn and its moons for nearly 20 years. Researchers say Titan likely does not have a vast, global ocean of liquid water beneath its icy shell.Instead, a journey below the moon’s frozen surface would probably reveal more ice, mixed with slushy layers and pockets of…
Rep. Dan Newhouse’s time in the U.S. House is officially winding down. According to Fox News, the Washington Republican, who drew national attention as one of the few members of his party to vote to impeach President Donald Trump in 2021, announced Wednesday he will not run for re-election in 2026. The decision marks the end of a political era for Newhouse, leaving his future successor with a district long-shaped by his presence. It could also leave Rep. David Valadao of California as the lone House Republican still serving who supported Trump’s impeachment, depending on whether Valadao survives his own…
The ballroom at the White House could cost as much as $400 million. That’s according to President Donald Trump, who hinted the price tag could double from the $200 million original price, per The Hill. Trump spoke about the project during a Hanukkah reception at the White House. He lamented the current space is forcing the administration to turn away some guests. “For 150 years they wanted a ballroom, and we’re giving them — myself and donors are giving them, free of charge for nothing — we’re donating a building that’s approximately $400 million,” Trump said. “I think I’ll do it…
Just two weeks away from the transfer portal opening in college football, coaches across the country are trying to maintain a roster while opposing schools look for any possible way to steal a player, no matter if it comes with paying a buyout. On Monday, we all witnessed multiple starting quarterbacks decide to declare their intentions to enter the portal. This included DJ Lagway, Dylan Raiola, Brendan Sorsby and Sam Leavitt. All of these guys would have had the opportunity to play next season at their current schools, with maybe Lagway being an outlier because of the new staff in Gainesville. But,…
A group of House Republicans in swing districts spurned House Speaker Mike Johnson Wednesday morning to trigger a floor vote on extending enhanced Obamacare subsidies favored by Democrats. Four moderate House Republicans — Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, Ryan Mackenzie and Rob Bresnahan of Pennsylvania and Mike Lawler of New York — signed a discharge petition to force a vote on a clean three-year extension of the expiring subsidies. The petition was sponsored by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and is supported by every Democratic lawmaker. (RELATED: ‘Absolute Bulls–t’: GOP Moderate Nukes Party Leaders As Obamacare Cliff Nears)“As I’ve stated many times before,…
The Empire State Mines, a Titan Mining Corporation Company in Gouverneur, N.Y., on Nov. 6, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesU.S. manufacturing activity continued to expand in December for the fifth consecutive month, though at a slowing pace, as factory job growth jumped to a four-month high while new orders for goods fell for the first time in a year amid cooling demand.A new report released on Dec. 16 by S&P Global shows that the U.S. manufacturing sector output growth remained solid in December with a reading of 53.0. That’s down slightly from November’s 54.4 and the lowest in three months—but…
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The New York Times published an investigation into deceased sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein’s business career, detailing how a man without a college degree became a multimillionaire with connections to the most powerful people in the world. In that story, the Times revealed that one of Epstein’s business partners went on to represent his alleged victims.According to the Times, the lawyer in question is John Stanley Pottinger, who had just left the Justice Department before linking up with Epstein. “Epstein and the Pottingers pitched tax-avoidance strategies to wealthy clients, including some whom Gold believes Epstein met through…
Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar whined about United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in Minneapolis during a Friday podcast appearance, claiming they were terrorizing the community. ICE is surging into the Minneapolis area to target illegal immigrants from Somalia after revelations into at least $1 billion in fraud, with the Treasury Department investigating whether some of the proceeds from the scheme went to the radical Islamic terrorist group Al-Shabaab, which is based in the East African nation. Omar told “Democracy-Ish” co-hosts Wajahat Ali and Danielle Moodie she was proud of the community’s response, saying it would eventually ensure “accountability”…
Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Troy Edgar testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Feb. 25, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesTroy Edgar, the deputy secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, has been nominated to serve as U.S. ambassador to El Salvador.President Donald Trump announced the nomination on Dec. 16, praising Edgar’s work at DHS. Edgar served during Trump’s first term as the department’s chief financial officer and later as an associate deputy undersecretary, overseeing a roughly $90 billion budget that included funding for immigration enforcement and border wall construction.We had a problem…
Criminals weren’t alone in benefitting from soft leftist policies, as Joe Rogan called out agendas “letting monsters live in your neighborhood.” Warning: Language (Video Credit: Joe Rogan Experience) Much attention is given to the revolving door of recidivism as radical prosecutors repeatedly opt for leniency over litigation while Democrat-led legislatures expand opportunities for criminality. On Tuesday’s episode of his podcast, Rogan turned attention to the less frequently addressed issue of wildlife control as San Francisco-area mountain lions have been shown to survive on “eating people’s pets.” Joined on “The Joe Rogan Experience” by hunters Adam Greentree and Cameron Hanes, the…
Yesterday, House Speaker Mike Johnson declared that no vote would take place on an extension of ObamaCare subsidies that will expire within days. Johnson ended up with egg on his face, as at least four members of his House Republican caucus signed a discharge petition to force the vote over his objection: Advertisement 🚨🚨 BREAKING NEWSJEFFRIES OBAMACARE DISCHARGE PETITION HAS REACHED 218PENNSYLVANIA REP. RYAN MACKENZIE has signed the discharge petition.THE HOUSE will now vote on a clean, three-year extension of the Obamacare premium subsidies.— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) December 17, 2025How did this happen? Johnson had tried bargaining for a reconciliation…
An attempt to shame a department store employee over her Charlie Kirk shirt backfired bigly on a woman dubbed the “Target Karen,” as the respective impacts had a stark contrast. Pairing a sense of moral superiority with pocket-sized global streaming devices too often has proven a scourge on the peace of innocent bystanders. Now, one such case has led to a crowdfunding campaign following a police investigation after a TikToker berated a Chico, California, Target employee as “f*cking stupid” for her red Charlie Kirk “Freedom” t-shirt. “It’s a red shirt. I can wear any red shirt,” explained the employee, believed…
Democrats have unveiled the statue that has taken the place of Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s, which was removed several years ago. Senator Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, triumphantly posted a video of the removal on his X account, recalling the exact date and time that the General Lee statue was taken down. The replacement is a statue of Barbara Rose Johns, who was just 16 years old at the time she protested the abysmal conditions she and her fellow classmates were forced to endure at their segregated school in Virginia. Watch: At 4:30am on a night in December 2020, I recorded…
It’s Wednesday, and that means it’s time to do some good ol’-fashioned complaining with The Gripe Report.I don’t know how the weather is where you live, but where I live in Central Florida, it’s immaculate.These are the days I think about when it’s surface-of-the-sun hot and stepping outside makes you feel like you’re being steamed like a bag of crab legs.Have a gripe? Send it in!: matthew.reigle@outkick.comI’m talking 60s and 70s, which is perfect. I’ve always said that the optimal weather conditions for me are room temperature, but outside.That’s how I like it.But not everyone is getting dealt the nice,…
A star in the WWE world is severing his ties with the organization over President Donald Trump. Mick Foley, a 60-year-old retired wrestler, has been a fierce critic of Trump’s for a long time. He spoke out against the president in the lead up to the 2024 election, but Trump’s recent remarks about the tragic killing of Rob Reiner were his final straw. Foley announced on his Instagram page that he will be parting ways with the WWE over their ties with the president. Look: “While I have been concerned about WWE‘s close relationship with Donald Trump for several months…
It should come as no surprise that the first thing leftists are concerned about after an antisemitic massacre is… Islamophobia. Democrats were quick to react to the horrific Bondi Beach Hanukkah shooting, which resulted in the deaths of 15 people, by calling for an end to both antisemitism and Islamophobia. This comes after it was reported that the alleged gunmen, one of whom was shot dead at the scene, committed the “terrorist attack inspired by ISIS.” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) was among those who said that the man who bravely confronted one of the gunmen and successfully disarmed him is also…
Former Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Jaime Harrison lectured about the need for his party to be inclusive on a Wednesday episode of “At Our Table with Jaime Harrison,” despite the party’s platform excluding men during his tenure. Under a page titled “Who We Serve” on the Democratic Party’s website, numerous demographic groups were listed — including black Americans, disabled Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos, young people and women — but not men, according to a 2024 archived version of the page. However, Harrison criticized “purity tests” within the Democratic Party on his podcast and said that it needed to do…
Former Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Jaime Harrison lectured about the need for his party to be inclusive on a Wednesday episode of “At Our Table with Jaime Harrison,” despite the party’s platform excluding men during his tenure. Under a page titled “Who We Serve” on the Democratic Party’s website, numerous demographic groups were listed — including black Americans, disabled Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos, young people and women — but not men, according to a 2024 archived version of the page. However, Harrison criticized “purity tests” within the Democratic Party on his podcast and said that it needed to do…
Netflix and Warner Bros Discovery logos are seen in this illustration created on Dec. 5, 2025. Dado Ruvic/ReutersWarner Bros. Discovery’s board of directors said on Dec. 17 that it is advising shareholders to reject Paramount Skydance’s hostile takeover bid and support Netflix’s offer.Last week, Paramount put forward an all-cash $30‑per‑share bid valuing Warner Bros. at $108.4 billion, matching the offer it made a week earlier. CEO David Ellison argued that the proposal is superior to Netflix’s and said a Paramount–Warner Bros. merger would have better odds of clearing regulatory review.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a…
I haven’t been to Austria in years, but it was wonderful once; perhaps that has changed. Parts of the country are third-world hell. The left still calls it cultural enrichment and diversity. The truth is, they are allowing foreigners to pour in and destroy their culture, history, politics, and religion. As of early 2025, approximately 22.7% of Austria’s population, or about 2.085 million people, were born abroad. In Vienna, nearly 40% of the population comes from outside the country, with the largest groups of immigrants being from Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Turkey, and Romania. They’re coming from Africa, the Middle…
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The question is: Did Brown University acquiesce under pressure from far-left human rights groups to disable their CCTV systems, in advance of the mass shooting on campus? [SOURCE – AUGUST 19, 2025] As originally reported in August 2025 {SOURCE}, a group of far-left human rights advocates sent a letter to 150 U.S. colleges and universities asking them to disable the CCTV systems to protect “free expression and academic freedom across the country,” because “the Trump administration has launched an aggressive campaign against US academic institutions.” The motive for the request to disable CCTV systems as stated: “Right now these tools are…
Diego Pavia had an absurdly immature reaction to not winning the Heisman.PublishedDecember 17, 2025 10:13 AM EST•UpdatedDecember 17, 2025 10:13 AM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkCollege football legend Mark Ingram doesn’t seem overly impressed with Diego Pavia’s behavior.The Vanderbilt QB went viral over the weekend for a wildly immature response to not winning the Heisman Trophy.He posted on his Instagram story “F-ALL THE VOTERS” and then proceeded to dance in front of a sign that read “F*CK INDIANA.”Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza won the Heisman in dominating fashion.Mark Ingram buries Diego Pavia.Pavia’s behavior was just the latest example of how cringe and unbearable the…
The Trump administration announces an update regarding Trump Accounts on Dec. 17 at 10 a.m. ET. …
Sen. Ron Johnson said in a letter Monday that he will continue to push for documents about deaths following the COVID-19 vaccine after the “blockbuster” revelation in November that the Trump administration had verified deaths in children. The letter, exclusively shared with the Daily Caller News Foundation, seeks more details about those deaths and the passive U.S. vaccine safety surveillance system and complacent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) bureaucracy under the Biden administration that delayed their reporting for years. (RELATED: Biden Admin Spent Weeks ‘Downplaying’ COVID Vaccine Risks Before Issuing Formal Warning, Senate Report Alleges)“Nobody wanted to admit that these…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that he will “be one of the first people to support” Vice President JD Vance if he runs for president in 2028.”If JD Vance runs for president, he’s going to be our nominee, and I’ll be one of the first people to support him,” Rubio told Vanity Fair in an interview published Tuesday. In October, President Trump suggested Vance and Rubio run together on the Republican ticket. “We have JD [Vance] obviously — the vice president is great,” Trump said. “Marco [Rubio]’s great. I’m not sure if anybody would run against those two. I…
Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., will not seek reelection, he announced on Wednesday.Newhouse was one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach President Donald Trump over Jan. 6. His retirement would leave Rep. David Valadao, R-Calif., as the last House Republican who voted to do so still in office. “This decision comes with no reservations or remorse, only gratitude for the tremendous opportunity to have represented my home state in Congress,” he said, according to Politico. Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.
Fani Willis After over a year of delays and legal battles, Fulton County DA Fani Willis is finally set to testify under oath today before the Georgia Senate Special Committee on Investigations. The committee has been investigating her handling of the now-dismissed election interference prosecution against President Donald Trump and others. In August 2023, Fani Willis indicted President Trump and 18 co-defendants for daring to challenge the 2020 election. Willis hit President Trump and the co-defendants with RICO and other charges. Last year, after a fierce court battle, Fani Willis and her entire office were disqualified from prosecuting Trump in…
Greetings, Dear Reader, Man, what I would pay for just a minute to hear JD Vance’s thoughts right now.Let’s get after it! OH HEY, WAR AGAIN Donald Trump has declared war on Venezuela. Actually, he’s declared that he’s going to blockade all its oil exports, which are essential to keeping Nicolás Maduro financed. If Maduro can’t get any money, he’ll fall. As the old adage goes, “pay the guys with the guns first.” Dictators need to keep the military fat and happy, or they end up dead (usually). It’s really that simple. So Trump has declared war without literally declaring…
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation holds an oversight hearing to examine the Federal Communications Commission at 10:00 a.m. ET on December 17. Witnesses: Mr. Brendan Carr, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission Ms. Olivia Trusty, Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission Ms….
The House Homeland Security Committee holds a hearing on Dec. 17 at 10 a.m. ET titled “The Quantum, AI, and Cloud Landscape: Examining Opportunities, Vulnerabilities, and the Future of Cybersecurity.” …
Merz will do anything to deflect from his floundering government and his collapsing poll numbers. Merz is dreaming of German troops in Ukraine. Among the many sticking issues under discussion in the Russia-Ukraine peace process, is the matter of ‘security guarantees’ for Kiev. The US administration of Donald J. Trump has offered Volodymyr Zelensky what they term as ‘platinum’ guarantees, a ‘Article-5 level’ security guarantees – but only if they choose peace soon. In the meantime, the European ‘powers’, led by failing liberal-Globalist leaders, have been insisting in the presence of ‘peacekeeping troops’ after the peace agreement. The problem is,…
Property rights, property taxes, property confiscation… it all seems to be tied together. While it was not supposed to work this way, the issue of property rights is one that the People must address or a trap is being set as I write this that will seek to end them for everyone.I recently discussed the issue of property taxes with Tom Deweese of the American Policy Center. Kathleen Marquardt writes on this subject at American Policy Center with alarming examples of how government ignores the property rights of the People it is supposed to serve. There is no way I…
Warner Bros Discovery’s board rejected Paramount Skydance’s $108.4 billion hostile bid on Wednesday, saying it failed to provide adequate financing assurances. The board said it found Paramount’s offer “inferior” to the merger agreement with Netflix. The House Judiciary Committee is questioning former special counsel Jack Smith…
Psycho Grinch Goes Crazy in New YorkRepublished with permission from AbleChild.“The voices in her head told her that she had to kill someone or else she would be killed.” That’s what Manhattan police were told after arresting the middle-aged, knife-wielding, recently released psych patient, Kerri Aherne.Not exactly the type of holiday cheer shoppers are used to at the world’s most iconic Christmas Department store, but just a week ago, Aherne was released from Manhattan Psychiatric Center and went directly to the mid-town flagship Macy’s, purchased a knife at the store then purposefully strode to the women’s restroom with the singular purpose…
Viral footage from Brussels’ Winter Wonders Christmas market shows a pro-Palestinian protest sparking panic among families, as chants and flares triggered evacuations. This is the EU capital, and they can’t even enjoy a Christmas holiday. Radical Islamists have taken them over. We probably should leave NATO. We cannot be in league with these lost European countries. By now, people should understand it isn’t about pro-Palestine anything. It’s so far beyond that. The Christmas market in Brussels, EU headquarters, was overrun by Islamists. Christian families fled in fear. This won’t end well. pic.twitter.com/LXiL2a5H4I — RadioGenoa (@RadioGenoa) December 16, 2025 The protest…