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Congressional Republicans agree that the federal government has a spending problem. Now top GOP leaders want to make it someone else’s problem — by shifting some safety-net programs onto state budgets. The plans under discussion could generate hundreds of billions of dollars in savings to finance the GOP’s domestic policy megabill. But they’re vexing Republican lawmakers — many of them former governors and state legislators — who are not interested in addressing Washington’s fiscal woes by creating them in state capitals, including those run by their own party. It’s one big reason why Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader…

It must be quite a burn for Brussels elites when Washington says their most vaunted quality is not as good as they try to make it look This one stings. When asked how the EU might dodge US President Donald Trump’s tariff hammer, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent replied, “My observation… goes all the way back to [former US Secretary of State] Henry Kissinger’s statement: ‘When I call Europe, who do I call?’ So, we’re negotiating with a lot of different interests.” Translation: You can’t sit with us until you stop fighting at your own lunch table.Sure, the continent is tripping over…

Judge Rochelle Camacho from Frio County Texas – via Frio County government page On Wednesday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the arrest of six individuals, including public officials in Frio County, for participating in an illegal vote harvesting scheme. The individuals were arrested on Friday included the Frio County Judge Rochelle Lozano Camacho. The Texas Attorney General’s website reported: Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the indictments and arrests of six people, including several public officials, for election crimes related to a vote harvesting scheme in Frio County. “The people of Texas deserve fair and honest elections, not backroom deals…

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 05: Aimee Lou Wood attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: … More Tailoring Black Style” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/FilmMagic)FilmMagic The Met Gala 2025 was on Monday night in New York City. Here’s a look at more attendees, including Rihanna, Zoe Saldaña, Janelle Monáe, Aimee Lou Wood and Jenna Ortega. The annual event raises funds for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The Met Gala 2025 celebrated the Costume Institute’s new spring exhibition Superfine: Tailoring Black Style. The…

In an unprecedented use of AI in the courtroom, the family of a man killed in a road rage incident in Chandler, Arizona, used AI to create a victim impact statement delivered in the deceased’s own voice and likeness. The AI video told the man’s killer, “In another life, we probably could have been friends.” ABC15 reports that Christopher Pelkey, a 37-year-old Army veteran, was tragically killed in a road rage confrontation near Gilbert and Germann roads in Chandler, Arizona, in 2021. During the sentencing hearing for Pelkey’s killer, Gabriel Paul Horcasitas, the victim’s family made history by using AI to create…

North Carolina state Sen. Steve Jarvis (R) has filed legislation to allow armed employees and volunteers on private school campuses for classroom defense. WLTX quoted Jarvis saying, “Private schools deserve the Right to keep their students & staff Safe! Support S280 to empower schools with the tools they need to protect their communities.” Under the terms of the legislation, S280 and its House companion bill, those volunteering to be armed “would need a concealed carry permit and eight hours of training every year.” NC Newsline noted that one provision of S280 “allows for firearms to be carried by attendees of worship…

By Maxim Suchkov, Director of the MGIMO Institute for International Studies (IIS)There is plenty to say about the chaos unfolding in Washington these days, but the sudden military escalation between India and Pakistan shifts our attention elsewhere – and provides some useful lessons.Since the start of Russia’s military operation against Ukraine, India’s official stance has generally aligned with Moscow’s interests. Yet it has consistently stressed the importance of peace.While many in India’s political and media elite – especially the pro-Western crowd – have criticized Russia, their views have been shaped by alignment with the West, not by deeper national principles.India’s official line, however, has always been…

Credit: C-SPAN 3 screenshot Democrats have become such humorless scolds that they not only cannot take a joke, let alone recognize one, even when it is staring right at them. One Democrat congressman made an idiot of himself today during an important House hearing. As The Gateway Pundit reported, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was invited to testify today before the House Financial Services Committee regarding the state of the international finance system. The hearing comes as Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer are set to meet with a high-level Chinese delegation this weekend in Geneva, Switzerland, in the first…

Topline Amazon-owned robotaxi company Zoox announced Tuesday it issued a software recall for 270 of its vehicles following an accident involving one of its units last month, in what was the latest rocky incident for the fledgling robotaxi industry. Zoox announced the recall Tuesday. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg© 2024 Bloomberg Finance LP Key Facts Zoox said in a statement the recall was voluntary and that it completed the software update as part of the recall after an unoccupied Zoox robotaxi collided with a passenger vehicle in Las Vegas last month, resulting in no injuries and minor damage to both vehicles.…

Suddenly, the term “bear market” is back in the news. getty The S&P 500 bottomed out around -25% in October of 2022. Since then, the U.S. has enjoyed a relative recovery and numerous all-time highs. That is, until the fallout from the April 2025 tariffs and subsequent trade wars triggered “… the worst week for the stock market since 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic led to global shutdowns and other disruption.” Suddenly, the term “bear market” is back in the news. What Is A Bear Market? A bear market typically describes a scenario when stocks, on average, drop at least…