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Earth Day, April 22, 2026, has arrived! Who is the 2026 recipient of the Environmental Hero Award for Earth Day?! The past year has seen one clear winner. Al Gore? No. The Sierra Club? Nope. Tom Steyer? Not a chance. The winner?! President Donald J. Trump! Trump easily wins the…
The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions holds a hearing on pharmacy benefit managers titled “Profits Over Patients: The PBM Business Model Under Scrutiny” at 10:15 a.m. ET on April 22. Witnesses to speak will be James Gelfand, president and CEO of the ERISA Industry…
“Even a best case scenario is a pretty bad scenario for the next months to come, and we will have effects for years,” the bloc’s energy chief said.BRUSSELS (AFP) — The Iran war energy crisis should act as a wake-up call for Europe to redouble efforts to reduce reliance on…
Yesterday, I was honored to attend the David Horowitz Freedom Center’s presentation of filmmaker Gloria Greenfield’s (no relation) incredible documentary, ‘A Collective Descent into Evil: The Lethal Obsession with Jews and the Jewish State’ chronicling the societal evil brought on by Islamization and leftist radicalization after the attacks of Oct…
The Senate holds a hearing to examine China’s ongoing theft of U.S. innovation at 10:15 a.m. ET on April 22. Witnesses: Mark Cohen, senior technology fellow at Asia Society of Northern California and the Asia Society Policy Institute, and senior fellow at the University of Akron School of Law’s Int…
The U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Bondi v. Lau (25-429) to decide whether the government must possess “clear and convincing evidence” of a disqualifying crime at the exact moment a lawful permanent resident reenters the country to treat them as an “applicant for admission” and initiate removal proceedings.…
Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech AI chatbots will recommend that cancer patients try unproven alternatives to chemotherapy and offer up other unscientific medical claims, researchers found. While AI’s proneness to giving bad information is well known, it’s a…
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government holds hearings at 10 a.m. ET on April 22 to examine the Department of the Treasury’s fiscal year 2027 budget request and justification with testimony from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
The House Ways and Means Committee holds a full committee hearing on the Trump administration’s 2026 trade policy agenda with United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer at 10 a.m. ET on April 22. …
The Senate Finance Committee holds a hearing to examine the president’s proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Health and Human Services at 10 a.m. ET on April 22. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of health and human services, will speak as a witness. …
The Senate Subcommittee on Energy of the Committee on Energy and Commerce holds a hearing on Nuclear Regulatory Commission oversight, activities, priorities, and the fiscal year 2027 budget at 10 a.m. ET on April 22. Witnesses to speak include Ho K. Nieh, chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; David A. Wright,…
President Donald Trump’s approval ratings are underwater across the board, with voters particularly critical of his stewardship of the economy, a recent survey has revealed.Overall, Trump received a 33% approval rating in the latest AP/NORC poll. A further 67% of U.S. adults disapproved of him. Those numbers worsened when voters…
El Salvador is conducting mass trials of thousands of suspected members of the Central American gang MS-13. The suspects are accused of thousands of murders. The trails are part of President Nayib Bukele’s crackdown on anti-gang activity in the country, and many of the prisoners have been held for years without…
By Wayne Allyn Root As a conservative TV and radio host, and podcaster, I receive thousands of letters from my fans. I read every letter, and try to respond to most- which is why I only sleep 4 to 5 hours a night nowadays! I would argue I have my…
Mayor Mamdani and NYCHA announced a $38.4 million “investment” to bring clean, reliable heat pumps to Beach 41st homes in Edgemere, Queens. They are spending about $53,933 per unit. They usually cost nowhere near that amount. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a $38.4 million investment to install clean,…
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Everything the average Democrat believes about America and Republicans is based on a series of hoaxes. The most obvious case, of course, was the Steele Dossier, upon which the decade-long hate campaign against Donald Trump has been based, along with every accusation that he is a tool of Russia. Advertisement It…
The number of homeschoolers has steadily increased nationwide since the COVID-19 pandemic – and recent data show the surge is likely here to stay. According to a study on school-aged children from the National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI), around 3.4 million – or over 6% – of such students…
The annual March for Life takes place in Dublin on Bank Holiday Monday (4th May), starting at 2pm from the Newman Church side of St Stephen’s Green before making its way to the Dáil where guest speakers including Ken O’Flynn TD from Independent Ireland, Councillor Ellen Troy of Aontú and…
The House Armed Services Committee holds a hearing on U.S. military posture and national security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region at 10 a.m. ET on April 22. Witnesses to speak are John Noh, assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs; Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command; and…
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Today Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America Candidate Fund announced its endorsement of Republican Kurt Alme for U.S. Senate in Montana. Alme has the support of retiring Senator Steve Daines, founder of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, whose seat he seeks to fill, as well as that of Governor Greg Gianforte, Senator Tim Sheehy and President…
Former CBS reporter Scott MacFarlane hailed his departure from CBS for the liberals at MeidasTouch as a win for “independent journalism,” but when it came to discussing the Southern Poverty Law Center’s indictment on Wednesday’s show, he proved that “independent” really means “left-wing.” Introducing a clip of SPLC interim President…
On Wednesday’s Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough mocked Republican criticism of Virginia’s gerrymandering scheme and cleared a path for Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger to defend it without facing a single hard question. Scarborough ridiculed Republican objections as “all the screeches and the howls and the whining of Republicans who were claiming…
Steve Baker and The Blaze are being sued by former FBI official Shauni Kerkoff, who Baker accused of being the J6 pipe bomber based on “gait” analysis and other dubious claims. Mr Baker, a former FBI employee named Kyle Seraphin and Kentucky representative Thomas Massie also pushed the accusation, saying…
Just when you thought the radical socialist congresswoman from Minnesota couldn’t get any more unhinged… a 2013 mugshot has resurfaced showing Ilhan Omar looking exactly like the entitled, law-breaking activist she’s always been. Before her rise to Congress, Omar was arrested in Minneapolis following a disturbance at the upscale Hotel…
By CP StaffWednesday, April 22, 2026iStock/diane39A Washington state-based school is using artificial intelligence to offer what it says is the first online Christ-centered classical school of its kind.After a successful pilot year with a cohort of pioneering schools and families, American Faith Academy in Tacoma opened enrollment for the 2026-2027…
The SPLC’s indictment revealed that the organization, which claimed to be fighting the KKK and ‘white supremacists’ was funding them instead. The Southern Poverty Law Center claimed that it was paying informants, but $3 million is a whole lot more than just paying for tips. And at least in the…
Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company to Truth Social, announced Wednesday that former Republican California Rep. Devin Nunes no longer serves as CEO. The company said in a statement that Nunes will be replaced by Kevin McGurn, an adviser at the company, as interim CEO. The statement did…
It’s the money, honey, not the warfighter or winning wars Yesterday, the Pentagon held four hours of press briefing on the budget. All three services presented. The event was mostly attended by legacy media reporters from the previous credentialed Pentagon Press Corp. Not many of the new press showed up,…
At a hotel in Irondale, Alabama, a note on my pillow asked me to be careful not to harm any ladybugs I might see because the establishment had adopted them as pets. As it turns out, some North American species of the beloved spotted insects are declining in numbers. While…
Kash Patel (L); Frank Figliuzzi (R) A federal judge has thrown out Kash Patel’s defamation lawsuit against disgraced former FBI official and MSNBC talking head Frank Figliuzzi. In a sharply worded ruling, U.S. District Judge George C. Hanks Jr., appointed by Barack Obama, dismissed the case outright, concluding that Figliuzzi’s…
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced on Tuesday, April 21, that the Office of Statewide Prosecution has launched a criminal investigation into the role OpenAI and the company’s artificial intelligence tool, ChatGPT, played in last year’s deadly Florida State University shooting. “Florida is leading the way in cracking down on…
President Donald Trump spent years railing against government surveillance powers that were weaponized against him — until military ambitions in the Middle East changed his tune. The president is pushing for Congress to renew Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) tools that allow federal agencies to obtain countless text messages, phone…
Iran has watched its Strait of Hormuz strategy backfire spectacularly. Rather than recognize that, the IRGC keeps doubling down, apparently convinced that Donald Trump will back down and allow the regime to keep control of international waters and its highly enriched uranium. Advertisement After Trump pulled out of Islamabad II:…
Screenshot: 6abc Two masked suspects armed with rifles just pulled off a massive $1.8 million heist on a Brinks armored truck on Tuesday morning and walked away scot-free. According to 6abc, the robbery unfolded around 9:45 a.m. in the Tacony section of the city, where two masked men armed with…
Virginia residents voted in support of the state’s redistricting referendum, which allows the congressional maps to be redrawn in the Democrats’ favor, ahead of the midterm elections. With 95 percent of the vote in, the redistricting referendum passed with 1,543,746 votes in favor, representing 51.4 percent of the vote. On…
Virginia residents voted in support of the state’s redistricting referendum, which allows the congressional maps to be redrawn in the Democrats’ favor, ahead of the midterm elections. With 95 percent of the vote in, the redistricting referendum passed with 1,543,746 votes in favor, representing 51.4 percent of the vote. On…
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) gloated after the state’s redistricting referendum narrowly passed, allowing the Democrats to redraw the congressional map in their favor. Spanberger expressed, in a post on X, that “Virginia voters have spoken” and “pushed back” against President Donald Trump. Spanberger’s post came after multiple outlets, including…
Tuesday on MS NOW’s “The Breifing,” Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) claimed that by passing a new redistricting map, Virginians stood up to President Donald Trump’s tyranny. Host Jen Psaki said, “Let me start by just getting your reaction to the results from the Virginia redistricting ballot initiative tonight.” Kaine said,…
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) gloated after the state’s redistricting referendum narrowly passed, allowing the Democrats to redraw the congressional map in their favor. Spanberger expressed, in a post on X, that “Virginia voters have spoken” and “pushed back” against President Donald Trump. Spanberger’s post came after multiple outlets, including…
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Laura Coates Live,” House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said that decreasing the number of GOP-leaning seats in Virginia from five to one is “a response to Donald Trump’s efforts to rig the midterm elections” and Republicans will “be fortunate if they even come…
Tuesday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about Iran. Marlow said, “So, long gone is any patriotism, long gone is any sense that what we have to do as a people is try to win a war first. That’s our first priority. If we’re…
Abigail Spanberger, Virginia governor (Image: YouTube screen grab) By Anthony Iafrate Virginia voters narrowly approved a gerrymandered House map Tuesday — one expected to add four Democratic seats in the midterms. The 2026 Virginia redistricting amendment passed with 51% of voters backing the “yes” campaign and 49% casting their ballot…
An immigrant from the U.K. who allegedly went on a killing spree in April was found dead in his jail cell Tuesday. Olaolukitan Adon-Abel, 26, was naturalized under the Biden administration when he served in the U.S. Navy. In April, police say he shot two people in DeKalb County, Georgia, and…
Iranian forces reportedly fired upon and took custody of two trade vessels in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday. One of the container ships was Panama-flagged, and the other is Liberia-flagged. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps are bringing the ships to Iran, according to Fox News citing Iranian state media reports. …
A Houston judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit by FBI Director Kash Patel that alleged a former top agency official defamed him by suggesting Patel spends more time in nightclubs than FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C.The former official, Frank Figliuzzi, who was assistant director for counterintelligence at the FBI, said…
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on Tuesday that the formerly mandatory annual influenza vaccine for US military members will now be optional. The memorandum signed by Hegseth states, effective immediately, that the annual influenza vaccine is voluntary for all active and reserve component service members and War Department civilian…
House members are calling for improvements to the chamber’s Ethics committee following a recent string of members resigning amid scandals. In just the past several days, three House members accused of serious ethical lapses were forced to resign – Reps. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif.; Tony Gonzales, R-Texas; and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla. Gonzales…