In this May 19, 2014 photo, swans swim in Lake Eola as the sun sets in Orlando, Fla. John Raoux/AP PhotoORLANDO, Fla.—A dozen of the iconic swans that live in the heart of downtown Orlando, Florida, have died in recent days of an unknown cause, leading officials to suspect that…
Julie K. Brown — the Miami Herald reporter whose investigative work helped reopen the Jeffrey Epstein case — says she expected her name to appear in the recently released Epstein files. What she didn’t expect, however, was to find her personal flight records included among the government documents.Brown wrote that…
A massive fraud scandal in Minnesota is shaking up the political landscape and putting Governor Tim Walz under a blistering spotlight.A federal probe into fraudulent billing for government services, dating back to at least 2020, has widened, with House Oversight Chairman James Comer leading the charge against state officials while…
President Donald Trump’s administration has turned the tide on unauthorized immigration with a vigor that’s got conservatives cheering from the sidelines.In a stunning display of policy muscle, Trump’s team has pushed out over 2.5 million unauthorized migrants this year alone through a mix of executive actions and strict enforcement, while…
President Trump is doubling down on protecting American innovation by keeping the heat on Chinese semiconductors with tariffs locked in through June 2027, the Washington Examiner reported. The administration has announced that the current 50% tariff rate on these imports, initially set under the previous leadership, will remain unchanged until that…
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN) husband’s venture capital firm just pulled a disappearing act with its leadership roster amid a massive fraud scandal in Minnesota, Breitbart reported. In a nutshell, Tim Mynett’s Rose Lake Capital erased the names of nine officers and advisors from its website as federal prosecutors charged eight more…
President Donald Trump’s administration just slammed the brakes on five offshore wind projects, and the East Coast’s green energy dreams are caught in the crosshairs, the Washington Examiner reported. The Interior Department, on Monday, December 29, 2025, halted leases for Vineyard Wind 1, Revolution Wind, CVOW – Commercial, Sunrise Wind, and…
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) confidently predicted Democrats will reclaim the House majority in the upcoming midterms, backing House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) as the next Speaker, the Washington Examiner reported. For hardworking taxpayers across America, this shift could mean a real financial burden if Democratic policies regain traction—think…
A new report from the National Center for Energy Analytics (NCEA) finds that 90% of subsidies for the energy sector in 2025 went to renewable energy. The analysis also shows that oil, gas and coal industries’ subsidies come mainly in the form of tax expenditures as opposed to direct subsidies.Using data…
President Trump directed a public rebuke at Ukraine Monday after Russia claimed that Kyiv had attacked one of Vladimir Putin’s official residences with 91 long-range drones overnight — despite Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissing the report as “typical Russian lies.”Ahead of a bilateral meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,…
President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tour the Federal Reserve’s $2.5 billion headquarters renovation project in Washington on July 24, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump on Monday renewed his threat to file a lawsuit against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for what he describes as “gross…
President Donald Trump has made significant progress in fixing America’s broken economy. After inheriting a total mess with rampant inflation, expensive groceries, and home ownership becoming out of reach, most Americans can now see that the economic nightmare of the Biden Administration is coming to an end. This year, the…
Rep. LaMonica McIver exits the grounds at the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, N.J., on May 9, 2025. Angelina Katsanis /AP PhotoA New Jersey congresswoman asked a federal appeals court to throw out charges pending against her for allegedly assaulting federal agents outside an immigration detention facility.Rep. LaMonica McIver…
Following another round of heavy snowfall across the Great Lakes region, certain areas in New York are expected to accumulate more than 12 inches of snow New Year’s Day. Areas in western New York and upstate, particularly those located downwind from Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, are forecast to receive…
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks in Washington on Nov. 6, 2024. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, FileFormer U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has launched a new political action committee (PAC) to solicit donations to elect Democratic candidates to public offices.The PAC is named “Fight for the People” and is…
Minnesota’s latest scandal is a gut punch to every hardworking taxpayer footing the bill for federal welfare programs.A massive fraud operation tied to childcare centers and federal aid in Minnesota has exploded into public view, with the FBI diving deep into schemes that siphon millions meant for vulnerable kids. For…
Hollywood’s latest drama isn’t on the screen—it’s in the marriage of Cheryl Hines and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., where a proposed fake split has taxpayers and everyday Americans scratching their heads over the lengths some will go to dodge accountability.This story unfolds with Hines, a 60-year-old Emmy-winning actress, disclosing that…
Liberal billionaire George Soros and his family have funneled over $71,000 into the political campaigns of New York Attorney General Letitia James since 2019.This hefty financial backing, as reported by the New York Post, includes direct donations and indirect support through progressive groups, raising eyebrows among critics who see a…
Virginia’s political landscape just took a sharp turn as Republican state Sen. Bryce Reeves pulled out of the 2026 race for Sen. Mark Warner’s (D) seat.In a stunning move, Reeves announced his withdrawal due to a pressing family health issue, leaving the GOP scrambling for a viable contender against Warner,…
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Nothing is official yet, but this doesn’t look good for Jokic.PublishedDecember 30, 2025 12:18 AM EST•UpdatedDecember 30, 2025 12:18 AM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkThe Denver Nuggets were in Miami to take on the Heat for an otherwise meaningless late-December NBA matchup, but as the first half of the game wound down, a…
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation,…
President Trump gave gushing praise to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday — denying reported friction with his counterpart and vowing to “knock the hell out of” Iran if it rebuilds its nuclear program.“I hear that Iran is trying to build up again, and if they are, we’re gonna have…
NYC Mayor Eric Adams (C) and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch (R) give a briefing on safety for the New Year ball drop in Times Square on Dec. 30, 2024. Oliver Mantyk/The Epoch TimesOutgoing New York City Mayor Eric Adams said that his public safety policies have made New York “the…
As the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term comes to a close, he says he remains committed to achieving peace in the Middle East and Eastern Europe, as evidenced by his hosting of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky just a day apart.The president…
The U.S. Supreme Court will head into 2026 with numerous high-profile decisions to issue. Transgender athletes, birthright citizenship, presidential firing power, tariffs and redistricting are several issues that hang in the balance of the high court’s decision-making.The Center Square compiled many of the key cases that could have widespread ramifications…
In President Donald Trump’s first year in office, illegal border crossers in one year in California plummeted, and nearly equaled the number of gotaways Border Patrol agents reported in California in previous years.They also represent between 25% to 35% of illegal entries reported in California in previous years, according to…
A majority of parents say it is important for high school students to learn civil debate skills, according to a new survey from EdChoice.The survey examined public opinion on several education-related issues, including school choice policies, technology use in K-12 education and the teaching of “durable skills,” such as communication,…
The Quality “Learing” Center Minneapolis, a purported day care flagged in a viral video designed to expose fraud, may have been bustling with kids Monday, but it is typically such a ghost town that it appeared closed, a local told The Post.The resident called the kiddie scene at the site…
The sense you get from reviewing the interactions is that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is nervous in his need to maintain very close support from U.S. President Donald Trump. When we review the interaction, we see Netanyahu’s praise of President Trump through a prism of tenuous dependency. Netanyahu needs…
In a sweeping reversal to the Biden administration’s pro-abortion agenda, the Trump administration has barred the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from aborting the unborn babies of veterans and their dependents. The restriction follows a memo from Joshua Craddock, deputy assistant attorney general of the Department of Justice’s Office of…
Immigrants in California challenging new enforcement tactics, won a key victory as a federal judge rejected the government’s bid to dismiss their lawsuit.(CN) — Carmen Sequen faced a dilemma familiar to thousands of immigrants across the country: appear for her hearing and risk arrest by ICE agents or stay away…
President Donald Trump’s return to the White House has been marked not by vague pronouncements but by measurable outcomes. On the economy, at the border, in matters of law and order, and in foreign policy, his first 11 months in office have shown – a point too often overlooked –…
U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) walk inside after Netanyahu arrived at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Fla., on Dec. 29, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty ImagesU.S. President Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the American leader’s Mar-a-Lago residence in…
Minnesota-based YouTuber Nick Shirley said Somali migrants followed him while he filmed what he described as evidence of daycare fraud in Minnesota. Shirley posted video Friday showing multiple purported Somali-run daycare centers in Minnesota — including one that reportedly collected $4 million in taxpayer funds — that did not appear…
A car drives down a snowy main street in downtown Juneau, Alaska, on Dec. 29, 2025. Becky Bohrer/AP PhotoWhen turbulent weather with whipping winds and heavy snow is in the forecast, meteorologists sometimes warn that a storm could “bomb out” or become a bomb cyclone. But what exactly does this…
Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is offering more details about her falling out with President Donald Trump, saying the final straw revolved around her push for more government transparency surrounding sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes. . . In September, Greene spoke directly to Epstein survivors during a closed-door House Oversight…
Debris from a helicopter is shown after two helicopters crashed in Hammonton, N.J., on Dec. 28, 2025. WPVI-TV/6ABC via APTwo men who died after their helicopters collided midair in New Jersey over the weekend both earned their private pilot licenses over a decade ago and would often have breakfast together…
A man crosses 7th street in the heavy snow on Dec. 28, 2025 in downtown Minneapolis. Jerry Holt /Star Tribune via APA strengthening bomb cyclone barreled across the northern U.S. on Monday, unleashing severe winter weather in the Midwest as it took aim at the East Coast.The storm brought blizzard…
A long-cited founding tenet of the country, freedom of religion, is back at the center of a national conversation as reintegration of the Bible into schools becomes more and more popular. “Freedom of religion does not and never has meant freedom from religion, and so the separation of church and state…
After years of struggling in federal court to defend its regulation of speech online and in the real world, New York is getting creative in how it seeks to dissuade purportedly harmful words and behaviors, particularly through obligations on tech platforms.The Empire State’s next gambit is treating social media itself…
The Supreme Court is poised to decide a high-stakes redistricting dispute in Louisiana that could reshape how states draw congressional maps and clarify the permissible role of race in the redistricting process.The case arises from Louisiana’s post–2020 census efforts to redraw its congressional districts and places the Court at the…
A new report from the National Center for Energy Analytics (NCEA) finds that 90% of subsidies for the energy sector in 2025 went to renewable energy. The analysis also shows that oil, gas and coal industries’ subsidies come mainly in the form of tax expenditures as opposed to direct subsidies.Using data…
Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday detailed four cases of alleged widespread fraud in Minnesota, which have led to the conviction of over 60 people so far and the arrests of 98 people, the majority of whom are of Somali descent.Minnesota has been accused of allowing widespread fraud schemes to…
MSNBC’s new name will be MSNOW – Screencap of Twitter/X video. When MSNBC was forced to break away from MSNBC and rebrand as MSNOW, many people suggested that it would have a negative effect on their ratings, which already weren’t great. The problem for MSNOW, other than their insane hosts…
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN) husband’s venture capital firm has reportedly erased the names of “nine officers and advisors” from its website, a suspicious move that comes amid pressure over massive fraud in Minnesota.Omar “introduced the legislation critics say paved the way for what the feds have called the largest fraud…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington on Dec. 19, 2025. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP PhotoThe United States and the United Nations have finalized an agreement that includes $2 billion in humanitarian funding and what the State Department described as radical reform…
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Medicare and Medicaid Administrator Mehmet Oz speaks in the Oval Office during an event about weight-loss drugs at the White House in Washington on Nov. 6, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Trump administration plans to distribute between $147 million and $281 million to each U.S. state in 2026 through…
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul flanked by Democrat lawmakers as she announces support for so-called “medical aid in dying” New York Governor Kathy Hochul is putting support behind Zohran Mamdani’s plans for universal child care in New York City. Talk about a bad sense of timing. She is doing this…