Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that the military will be rebuilding its Chaplain Corps with a renewed focus on faith. In a video posted to X, Hegseth denounced “the weakening of our Chaplain Corps,” which was intended to be the “spiritual and mortal backbone of our nation’s forces.”…
LAS VEGAS (CN) — The dramatic shifts in federal policy and law affecting places like the Colorado River basin is akin to a tennis game.One political party has the ball for four to eight years, or more recently only four years, in the form of the presidency. Then the ball…
Pixabay/LU Europe has something stupid called the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). It wastes huge amounts of people’s time to regulate the collection and use of even non-sensitive information. As a result of the GDPR, people have to regularly click “accept” or “reject” on popups when visiting various news websites.…
A highly charged vote in the House of Representatives on Wednesday set off another political firestorm over transgender medical care for minors, revealing deep divisions across party lines and within them. According to Fox News, lawmakers approved a bill that would make transgender medical treatment for anyone under 18 a…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) processing center in El Paso, Texas, on Feb. 13, 2025. Justin Hamel/AFP via Getty ImagesA federal judge on Dec. 17 issued an order temporarily halting the Trump administration’s efforts to prevent members of Congress from making unannounced oversight-related visits to detention facilities run by U.S.…
White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought said Wednesday that the National Science Foundation will be dismantling the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado.The decision to break up the center, which was created in 1960 for research in atmospheric chemistry and physical meteorology, comes after…
House Republicans on Wednesday successfully curtailed Democratic efforts to rein in President Donald Trump’s authority to conduct missile strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean and from Venezuela. The House voted against two Democratic resolutions that sought to limit the president’s and his administration’s power to attack the boats.…
Rina Lipa’s new bikini post with Dua proves the internet still wants to see the hits.PublishedDecember 17, 2025 7:00 PM EST•UpdatedDecember 17, 2025 5:55 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkI’m a huge “run a play until your opponent stops it” kind of guy. I’m also a “play the hits” kind of guy too.…
The House of Representatives passed a GOP healthcare bill on Wednesday without extending enhanced COVID-era Obamacare subsidies, which are set to expire on January 1. Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday said the bill will “reduce premiums for all Americans by, on average, at least 11% overall.” “And that’s just the…
An administrative law judge in California recommended that Tesla lose its right to sell and manufacture cars in the state for 30 days to punish the company for its use of the term “autopilot” to describe its basic driver assistance software. The decision was released late Tuesday. However, California’s DMV…
A renewed challenge by several states to a private entity that now governs thoroughbred horse racing across the country came up short at the appeals court.CINCINNATI (CN) — The governance and regulation of the horse racing industry by a private entity does not violate the nondelegation doctrine and passes constitutional…
Republicans in the House of Representatives passed a healthcare reform bill on Wednesday evening targeting rising costs as expiring Obamacare tax credits rally support for change ahead of midterm elections. The new GOP-backed legislation, titled the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, does not extend the Affordable Care…
This undated file aerial view shows the Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, N.M. The Albuquerque Journal via APThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funded research done in collaboration with Chinese researchers and institutes linked to China’s defense research and industrial complex, according to a congressional report published Dec.…
Bad blood or bold truth? Kevin Durant on the podcast mic will say just about anything.PublishedDecember 17, 2025 7:40 PM EST•UpdatedDecember 17, 2025 6:39 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkKevin Durant just leveled a fascinating, maybe controversial, critique against his former teammate, Steph Curry.Currently suiting up for the Houston Rockets on the latest…
The decision affirms a lower court’s opinion that commercial massage parlors are subject to the searches, but not at-home practitioners.(CN) — The city of Billings, Montana, cannot conduct searches inside of massage practitioners’ homes in an effort to combat human trafficking, according to a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling…
British TV host Piers Morgan aggressively confronted conservative commentator Candace Owens over past remarks involving Turning Point USA (TPUSA) and its leadership on his show, Piers Morgan Uncensored. What unfolded was a chaotic, combative exchange as Morgan repeatedly accused Owens of recklessly floating conspiracy theories while Owens fired back, accusing…
Brown University (Image: Brown U. via beritabaru.info) “The Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently announced plans to close two of its five libraries to address a $300 million budget gap, blaming it partly on actions by the Trump administration,” reports The College Fix: The budget cuts also include library staff and the…
A Montana federal judge wasn’t convinced the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” applied retroactively to leasing decisions.(CN) — The Trump administration’s Bureau of Land Management failed to convince a judge to allow it to reassess six leasing decisions on imperiled sage grouse habitat Wednesday, paving a path forward for the…
Bengals QB says he ‘can’t see’ leaving Cincinnati but admits he ‘thinks about a lot of things’PublishedDecember 17, 2025 7:20 PM EST•UpdatedDecember 17, 2025 6:24 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkJoe Burrow insists he never says “anything crazy” when talking to reporters and knows “what to say and what not say” in press…
Stories like this one aren’t important in one sense—knowing about this will not change your life even a little bit—but they are useful glimpses into the fabric of our times and the social milieu in which we live. Advertisement Rage Against the Machine’s guitarist,Tom Morello, has a signature guitar out.…
Kiev at night. ‘Hello, darkness, my old friend’. Ukraine’s energy sector is living under extreme circumstances, as the constant Russian drone and missile attacks wreak havoc in the country’s power generation and transmission. The biggest private energy provider is living in permanent crisis, according to its chief executive. BBC reported:…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington on Oct. 29, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesThe Federal Reserve has lowered interest rates three times this year, but the U.S. central bank does not appear to have unanimity on…
Tim BrownTim Brown is a Christian and lover of liberty, a husband to his “more precious than rubies” wife, father of 10 “mighty arrows” and jack of all trades. He lives in the US-Occupied State of South Carolina, is the Editor at SonsOfLibertyMedia.com, GunsInTheNews.com and TheWashingtonStandard.com. and SettingBrushfires.com; and also…
Criminal asylum-seeking sex attackers have preyed on vulnerable women since arriving in the UK by small boats. The map in the Daily Mail shows that these monsters are all over Britain. The map demonstrates starkly that these offenders and their trail of misery are spread all around the country. Bigger…
Hedge fund manager Ray Dalio speaks on stage during TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2019 at Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco on Oct. 2, 2019. Kimberly White/Getty Images for TechCrunchHedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio and his wife Barbara have donated around $75 million to “Trump Accounts” for children in Connecticut.The…
President Donald Trump delivers a televised address to the nation from the White House at 9 p.m. ET on Dec. 17. …
Federal prosecutors rested their case against Hannah Dugan, accused of concealing a man in her courtroom from ICE, on the third day of trial, earlier than expected.MILWAUKEE (CN) — Courtroom witnesses shed light onto what happened inside Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan’s courtroom that prompted her arrest and…
Republican Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene secured one last victory before her quickly approaching resignation date in January 2026. The House voted Wednesday evening to pass Greene’s bill criminalizing child sex change procedures nationwide over the objections of four House Republicans. (RELATED: Trump Admin’s Dismantling Of Gender Ideology Leaves Activists,…
The House passed a Republican-led health care bill Wednesday evening that does not address expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits, putting the Obamacare subsidies on a path to expire at the end of the year. The bill, dubbed the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, was passed in a…
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Wednesday that he has moved a step closer to advancing the next round of spending bills after President Donald Trump helped Republicans resolve the logjam by talking to the party’s last major holdout.The president reportedly spoke with Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson on clearing…
Axios’s Tal Axelrod delivered a welcome scoop Wednesday that, starting in 2026, Breitbart editor-in-chief Alex Marlow and CNN senior political commentator (and 2025 MRC Bulldog Award winner) Scott Jennings would occupy the three hours of radio previously filled by the late Charlie Kirk on the Salem Radio Network, marking a…
Looks like we all have some studying to do…PublishedDecember 17, 2025 6:00 PM EST•UpdatedDecember 17, 2025 4:25 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkFormula 1 is a great sport, but there’s no secret that it can be hard to get into. A big reason for that is how complicated it can be from a technical…
The U.S. Capitol at dawn during a vote-a-rama, on July 1, 2025. Al Drago/Getty ImagesThe Trump-backed One Big Beautiful Bill Act set in motion a major overhaul of U.S. tax and social policy, with the effects impacting different groups differently.Signed on July 4, the nearly 1,000-page law makes permanent major…
It’s a busy day on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, as former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith faces questions from lawmakers in a closed-door interview, the battle over health care subsidies ramps up, and the Senate passes the annual defense policy bill—sending it to President Donald Trump’s desk. Trump is…
MANHATTAN (CN) — Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite-turned-convicted sex trafficker, on Wednesday filed a self-represented petition to overturn criminal convictions for recruiting and coordinating underage girls for sexual abuse by pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.Maxwell, whose recent appeal to the Supreme Court was shot down in October, claims in the habeas…
Repeat criminal and friend of Jasmine Crockett, Soweto Hoilett Court Documents obtained by The Daily Caller show that Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), early in her legal career, had some bizarre legal issues after renting a car with a felon who was convicted of robbery and drug charges, as well as…
The plans are for the new facility to open in 2029 and that the Department of Defense would have a 40% stake in the company. The post Tennessee $7.4 Billion Smelter Deal Aims to Break China’s Grip on Critical Minerals first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
Demands of Gov. Tim Walz’s Resignation made After Another Fraud Discovery Education Department reportedly uncovered millions in taxpayer money stolen by “ghost students.” ~Linda McMahon, Minnesota Education Secretary Luis Cornelio via Headline USA as posted on ZeroHedge Education Secretary Linda McMahon demanded on Monday that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz step down over allegations…
“I have not lost control of the House,” Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) says on Wednesday, after four Republicans break ranks to force a vote on extending COVID-era Obamacare subsidies. With these subsidies going to insurance companies, Republicans say this is driving up premiums. We discuss the issue with Hyma Moore…
Federal authorities arrested a former U.S. Marine in Louisiana Friday after investigators say he plotted violence against federal immigration agents and maintained ties to a left-wing extremist network linked to a foiled New Year’s Eve bombing scheme. The FBI arrested Micah James Legnon as he traveled toward New Orleans with…
The U.S. Capitol at sunset in Washington on Dec. 2, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesWASHINGTON—The House on Dec. 17 passed a health care reform bill amid an intra-party debate on whether to extend the expiring enhanced premium tax credits offered in the Affordable Care Act exchanges.The Lower Health Care Premiums for…
Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy unveils the nation’s first Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) National Strategy and Comprehensive Plan on Dec. 17. U.S. Department of Transportation/Screenshot via The Epoch TimesTransportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced on Dec. 17 the nation’s first Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) National Strategy, presenting a comprehensive plan…
The ACLU of Minnesota filed a class action against federal immigration authorities, claiming unconstitutional mistreatment of bystanders during immigration enforcement events.(CN) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota and several law firms filed a federal class action on Wednesday, claiming Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are using intimidation and…
Maxwell is asking for a habeas corpus. Gmax is trying again. On June 28, 2022, US Circuit Judge Alison J. Nathan sentenced disgraced socialite Ghislaine Maxwell to 20 years in prison. Maxwell has been convicted of Sex trafficking of a minor, transporting a minor with intent to engage in criminal…
That’s the most festive brawl since your office Christmas party got out of handPublishedDecember 17, 2025 6:40 PM EST•UpdatedDecember 17, 2025 5:44 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkWe’re just a shade over a week away from Christmas Day, and we’ve got a couple of NHL teams getting in the holiday mood with one…
Will artificial intelligence destroy millions of jobs, and leave American workers adrift in a virtual quagmire? Those predictions have gained a lot of traction over the last few years as AI platforms have emerged, although right now those appear to be creating jobs … in the tort industry. The AI…
The FBI’s second-in-command is stepping down early next year, ending a tenure that sparked intense attention inside and outside the bureau. According to Fox News, Dan Bongino, who has served as FBI deputy director since being appointed by President Donald Trump, confirmed Wednesday that he will leave his position in…
The House of Representatives rejected a bipartisan attempt Wednesday evening to reign in President Donald Trump’s authority to use force against Venezuela. Lawmakers voted 211 to 213 against a war powers resolution that would have blocked Trump from using military force against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. The failed vote comes…
Jacob Savage discussed the very real effects of DEI on white men since 2014. If you are a white male, you have become a “token.” This is in every industry, as Mr. Savage details. These are the very real effects of DEI. A few excerpts from the article will give…
I’m back posting picks for the college football playoff here on the site. Apologies, I’ve been on the road pretty much for the past two weeks and after our brutal final week when we went 5-12, I gave out five picks on The Fade and my Twitter account over the past two…