President Trump declared during his State of the Union address that 2.4 million Americans were removed from food stamps, touting it as a record achievement, Fortune reports. During the address, he pointed to record stock market highs, investment commitments from around the world, creation of tens of thousands of construction jobs and increased domestic oil production. “We cut a record number of job-killing regulations, and in one year we have lifted 2.4 million Americans, a record, off of food stamps,” Trump added. “And for all of these reasons I say tonight, members of Congress, the state of our union is…
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told President Trump to ignore advisers counseling against bombing Iran as two aircraft carriers prepare for what could become a major military operation, Axios reported. With two aircraft carriers and hundreds of warplanes preparing for potential action, top Trump advisers informed Axios that the president still has not reached a decision. He has received military options that include killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his son. However, his team is also demonstrating some limited flexibility in negotiations with Iran. A senior official stated the United States would consider an Iranian proposal including some token uranium enrichment…
President Trump established February 22 as Angel Family Day during a White House ceremony Monday that honored families whose loved ones were killed by illegal aliens, selecting the date to mark the second anniversary of nursing student Laken Riley’s murder. The presidential proclamation recognizes two survivors and 62 individuals whose deaths resulted from crimes committed by illegal aliens, according to Breitbart News. Riley, whose brutal killing on the University of Georgia campus became a focal point of the 2024 presidential campaign, anchors the commemoration. The 22-year-old nursing student was attacked and murdered during a morning run on February 22, 2024.…
Florida Rep. María Elvira Salazar told the Wall Street Journal that President Trump makes a mistake by deporting people to Cuba and Venezuela, according to a February 20, 2026 interview that generated significant backlash from right-wing commentators. When asked directly whether she supports the administration’s ongoing deportations of people to Cuba and Venezuela, Salazar responded unequivocally. “Of course not. That’s a mistake. We should not be doing that.” Salazar has repeatedly stated the United States should “kick out every criminal here illegally” and praised Trump’s deportation of Tren de Aragua gang members to El Salvador, according to reporting by WLRN.…
The top Republican challenger to Representative Tony Gonzales demanded he withdraw from the primary race following allegations the congressman engaged in an extramarital affair with an aide who later died by suicide, the Wall Street Journal reports. As early voting commenced in Texas, Brandon Herrera stated Gonzales should discontinue his reelection campaign because of an alleged relationship with aide Regina Santos Aviles, who died last year after setting herself on fire. Separately, the attorney for Santos Aviles’s husband said Gonzales publicly needs to accept accountability for what he described as an inappropriate sexual affair between a boss and subordinate. Renewed…
Senator John Cornyn deleted a tweet sharing a New York Times opinion piece celebrating India’s geopolitical rise after the post triggered intense backlash amid an explosive immigration controversy consuming his home state, according to social media posts. On February 20, 2026, Cornyn shared an article by Ross Douthat and Victoria Chamberlin titled “Welcome to the Indian Century,” which argued India is prevailing in the standoff between the United States and China through its rapidly expanding economy, massive diaspora and skillful geopolitical positioning between Western powers and Russia. Cornyn subsequently removed the tweet after it drew significant criticism. The timing proved…
Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-MO, released a series of statements highlighting research documenting wage disparities between H-1B visa holders and American workers, arguing the program enables systematic exploitation. “The H-1B visa system is riddled with abuse. This new study confirms it: Companies aren’t using H-1B visas to bring in the ‘best and brightest’; many are using them to import cheap foreign labor and undercut US wages. We must end this abuse and protect the American worker,” Schmitt stated. The Missouri Republican pointed to research findings showing significant compensation differences between visa holders and domestic workers. “The study found companies pay H-1Bs…
University of Florida administrators plan to eliminate laser hair removal and cross sex hormone provision for gender dysphoric students by the beginning of summer, The College Fix reported. Campus health facilities previously supplied these medical interventions to students experiencing gender confusion to assist in achieving opposite sex physical characteristics. Clinic officials referenced federal and state regulatory considerations when revealing plans to terminate these procedures by May 1, the campus newspaper reported. Records maintained by state authorities covering 2018 through 2022 document more than 700 individuals receiving hormone replacement protocols, 90 obtaining puberty blocking prescriptions and 41 undergoing surgical interventions across…
The leader of an illegal sex trafficking operation based in San Diego must pay almost 76 million dollars in restitution to more than 100 victims, according to Court House News. Michael Pratt headed the GirlsDoPorn sex trafficking ring that exploited hundreds of young women by luring them to San Diego for modeling positions, then coerced them into producing pornography that spread widely across the internet despite explicit promises it would not be. Pratt, who owned GirlsDoPorn.com, operated the website from 2007 through 2019. He received a 27-year prison sentence last September. The restitution, ordered by US District Judge Janis Sammartino…
Jeremy Carl is a long time conservative strategist who has moved in the orbit of institutions such as the Claremont Institute and previously served in the Trump administration. President Donald Trump tapped him to be Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations, the official who would steer U.S. policy at the United Nations and handle disputes over Israel, antisemitism, and global governance more broadly. That nomination is now in real trouble. A cluster of reports from outlets like CNN and NBC News resurfaced years of commentary in which Carl spoke about “anti white discrimination,” “cultural genocide” against white Americans, and…