Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said U.S. job growth has slowed down in part due to two million illegals being deported, saying, “I think in terms of Americans having jobs, we’re doing quite well.” Appearing Wednesday morning at CNBC’s Invest in America Forum in Washington, DC, Bessent was asked by host Sara Eisen to explain the reasons behind the recent “slowdown in job growth.” “Some people are wondering, is this a supply issue because immigration has slowed down, or is it a demand issue where businesses aren’t hiring as much?” “Well, I think it’s a couple of things,” the secretary replied. “I think…
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Pentagon reporters turned in their badges after they refused to sign Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s new security rule. “Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth demanded that reporters agree by 5 p.m. Tuesday to a new policy, under which they would need to pledge to not obtain or use any unauthorized material, even if the information is unclassified — or hand over their press badges in the next 24 hours,” The Hill reported on Tuesday. By Wednesday afternoon, Pentagon reporters turned in their badges. CNN’s Brian Stelter hyperventilated over the development. “Reporters have been showing up at the Pentagon today and handing in their…
President Donald Trump directed Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to ensure that U.S. service members receive their next paychecks, despite the government shutdown stretching into its fifteenth day. In a memorandum signed on Wednesday, Trump expressed that “congressional leaders have indicated that political negotiations have stalemated” and that it was unlikely that the “necessary bipartisan legislation” to end the government shutdown would be passed before October 15, when active-duty military personnel are supposed to get their next paychecks. Trump directed Hegseth to work “in coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, to use for the purpose of pay…
President Donald Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel, on Wednesday, touted the FBI’s crackdown on violent crime since the start of the administration, and Trump called for his top law enforcement officials to zone in on San Francisco. Trump, Patel, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche held a press conference in the Oval Office to update the public on the administration’s successes in combating crime. According to a graphic shared by the FBI, it has arrested 28,859 criminals in 2025, on pace to more than double the 15,388 violent criminal arrests in 2024, the final full…
State of the Union: Trump announced a new 100 percent tariff on Chinese goods in response to export controls on rare earth minerals. President Donald Trump announced Friday that an extra 100 percent tariff would be levied on all Chinese imports starting November 1 in retaliation for China’s recently announced export controls on rare earth minerals. He announced at the same time American export controls on “critical software.” Trump also suggested that he will cancel an upcoming meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping over the new export controls. China announced Thursday its new licensing regime for goods containing rare earth…
State of the Union: The ongoing government shutdown has given the administration an opportunity to conduct reductions in force. The Trump administration began laying off thousands of federal workers Friday, following through on its pledge to shrink the federal government. In a court filing late Friday, government lawyers at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) said about 4,200 employees across at least seven agencies began receiving reduction-in-force (RIF) notices on October 10. OMB Director Russ Vought confirmed the action on social media. “The RIFs have begun,” he posted on X. The largest cuts are at the Departments of the…
We should never allow the complexity of America’s contemporary problems to confuse, discourage, or overwhelm us. Correcting our present course and charting our way forward is best achieved by aligning our approach and policies with timeless wisdom and principles understood and codified by the founding fathers. It turns out that the Constitution provides the framework, specifically the Article II, Section 2, and supremacy clause of Article 6, to put down the current city and state rebellions in California, Oregon, Illinois and some 12 other states claiming “sanctuary” status. Another powerful source of wisdom and insight into our contemporary problems is…
Chief executive Jamie Dimon says US too dependent on ‘unreliable’ sources of materials ‘essential’ to national security JPMorgan Chase will take stakes in companies of up to a total of $10bn to help fund growth in areas it deems critical to US security, the latest sign of Donald Trump’s “America First” policies being adopted by big business. The investment plans are part of a broader 10-year initiative that JPMorgan announced on Monday through which it is aiming to facilitate and finance $1.5tn in so-called critical industries. JPMorgan chief executive Jamie Dimon said it had “become painfully clear that the US has…
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton uncovered “illegal activities” by the developers of the ‘Sharia City’ and super mosque. “I’ve uncovered illegal activities by EPIC City developers and requested a referral from the State Securities Board to file a lawsuit,” Ken Paxton said. “After a thorough investigation, it has become clear that the developers behind EPIC City flagrantly and undeniably violated the law,” he said. “Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the identification of evidence that entities connected to the East Plano Islamic Center (“EPIC”) land development project violated federal and state securities laws and regulations. Attorney General Paxton has formally requested…
The ignorant, clueless mainstream media has it wrong again. They’re so dumb, they couldn’t spell “CAT” if I spotted them the C and A. We’ve all seen the nonstop headlines claiming “Las Vegas is in Freefall” “Vegas is Dying” and “Vegas is Finished and Will Never Recover.” All of which is a gross exaggeration. First of all, Vegas is plenty busy- just like always. Just a little less busy than last year. Revenues are down single digits from last year- which was one of greatest years in the history of Vegas. In 2024 Nevada casinos enjoyed the all-time-record largest win…