House Republicans led a failed effort to block enforcement related to so‑called vehicle kill switch technology, which would be able to monitor diver behavior, detect impairment such as intoxication and intervene. Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky introduced an amendment to a federal spending bill that would reverse the mandating of the technology. On Thursday, 160 Republicans voted in favor, but the legislation failed 164-268, according to the House Clerk’s official roll call—with 57 Republicans joining 211 Democrats in voting against it. Why It Matters The House vote signals substantial Republican support for curbing any move toward mandated impaired-driving prevention…
Author: Jay Markle
For months, former President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, have played dilatory games with the Republican-controlled House Oversight Committee that was deadly serious about forcing them to testify in its inquiry into the Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking scandal. On Wednesday, the Committee voted to hold them in contempt of Congress. There was significant Democratic support for citing both Clintons. Democrats are preparing to go scorched-earth against President Trump and his subordinates the moment they regain control of a congressional chamber; they were not, out of whatever sentimental attachment to the Clintons they may still have,…
Now this is a piece of news that one can write home about, and that’s for sure and for certain. On Monday, the Department of Homeland Security announced the removal of 10,000 illegal aliens from the city of Minneapolis – including 3,000 just in the last six weeks. That’s actually making Minneapolis safer. The post continues: More details emerged Monday: This is a win no matter how you look at it. Remember, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) have prioritized goblins with criminal records, and getting those people – 10,000 of them, no less – is…
U.S. factory production unexpectedly increased in December amid a surge in primary metals output that offset a decline at motor vehicle assembly plants, but activity contracted in the fourth quarter against the backdrop of challenges from import tariffs. Some improvement in manufacturing is expected this year as the drag from President Donald Trump’s sweeping import duties eases and tax legislation, which made bonus depreciation permanent among other perks, takes effect. An artificial intelligence investment boom is also seen providing support, though some economists warned the environment for manufacturers remained fragile, citing weak factory surveys. “There has been no shortage of reasons…
The Pentagon has provided the clearest picture yet on the CCP’s global ambitions. Previous administrations sought to bolster China’s rise to global eminence. The Department of War is arguing that the Chinese military is boosted by the Chinese Communist Party in an effort to fulfill China’s goal to replace the United States as the globe’s preeminent superpower — a striking change from just over a decade ago when the Pentagon was welcoming the rise of China. The Pentagon’s annual report, put out just before Christmas to little fanfare, noted that the Chinese military “has for decades marshaled resources, technology, and political…
Macomb County Clerk Anthony G. Forlini has announced that noncitizens have been appearing in the county’s jury pool at what he described as an “alarming rate.” Forlini also revealed that internal data suggests some may have also registered to vote, and even cast ballots, illegally. Speaking during a press conference inside the courthouse jury room in Mount Clemens, Michigan, Forlini said a four-month internal review identified 239 noncitizens selected for jury duty between September 5, 2025, and January 8, 2026. “This was just one county in Michigan over a four-month period,” Forlini said, warning that the issue could be far more widespread statewide. Jury Pool Drawn…
President Donald Trump is preparing to storm the heart of the globalist establishment, bringing his America First agenda directly into the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual summit in Davos, Switzerland. Trump’s appearance at the elite gathering, long synonymous with open borders, free trade absolutism, and unelected global governance, represents a direct challenge to the ideological consensus that has dominated the WEF summit for decades. This year’s Davos theme, “A Spirit of Dialogue,” rings hollow to critics as the global elite scramble to preserve their image of openness in the face of a U.S. president who has openly rejected multilateralism and global economic…
China launched the largest military drill in its history around Taiwan Monday in an unprecedented provocation directed at a critical and long-time American strategic ally. The drills were designed to demonstrate Beijing’s power to cut off Taiwan via naval encirclement, and included live-fire exercises on targets at sea alongside simulated land attacks, Reuters reports. China has ramped up its posture toward Taiwan over the last year, conducting a similarly large exercise in June and another in the waning days of the Biden administration last December. The U.S. has committed to the defense of Taiwan, should China launch an invasion. The island is one of the USA’s most…
The recently released documents concerning Hulser’s conduct during the Clinton Foundation investigations tells a much different story about this supposed unbiased career civil servant. Ray Hulser, the then-head of the Department of Justice’s Public Integrity Section (PIN), withheld information from the U.S. Attorney’s office investigating the Clinton Foundation under Trump 1.0. Hulser would later downplay and/or provide inconsistent details concerning the Clinton Foundation probe to both Trump 1.0’s DOJ and Special Counsel John Durham’s office. In spite of — or maybe because of — that history, Special Counsel Jack Smith selected Hulser to help lead the criminal witch-hunt against Trump,…
President Donald Trump said he is still weighing whether to remove Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, repeating sharp criticism of Powell’s leadership and signaling a decision could come as soon as January. “I would love to fire him — maybe I still might,” Trump said, while adding that he will announce his plans for the Fed chairmanship “at the right time” and that “there’s still plenty of time.” Trump accused Powell of “gross incompetence,” citing what he described as massive cost overruns tied to a renovation of Federal Reserve buildings, which he claimed could exceed $4 billion. Trump contrasted that…