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The leftist-seperatist Scottish National Party government in Edinburgh appears to have fallen afoul of the Laffer Curve, with revenues to the Treasury declining by £22 million after the imposition of a tax hike. Former member of the Scottish government’s Tax Advisory Group, Dan Neidle, has claimed that the decision by former far-left Scottish leader Humza Yusuf’s administration to impose a 48 per cent tax rate on high earners resulted in government revenue declining during the first year it was introduced in 2024-25. A report from Neidle’s independent think tank, Tax Policy Associates, found that by levying a 48 per cent tax on…
The head of the Smithsonian Institution, who called DEI “integral to excellence in museum practice,” has made millions of dollars in base salary and added benefits over the past several years, a new report details. The title the Smithsonian gives its head is Secretary of the Smithsonian. The Smithsonian Institution’s 990s tax forms reportedly reveal that Lonnie Bunch III made $4.4 million from 2020-2024, according to a Fox News review. In 2024, Bunch reportedly made a salary of $915,469 with $74,090 in added benefits. His current salary is not yet public, per the report. “Other years range from $726,156 to…
President Donald Trump has a choice: allow changes to a controversial court settlement and secure the confirmation of his former personal lawyer as attorney general, or thumb his nose at a pair of his few remaining Republican critics in Congress. True to form, he is giving no ground — so far. Trump’s decision Thursday to signal he would rather pull the nomination of Todd Blanche, his pick to lead the Justice Department, rather than give in to the demands of Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis demonstrated that the president’s desire to thwart his enemies does not end with the…
Major Democratic donors are getting really anxious about 2028. The Democratic National Committee has a massive cash deficit heading into November, and Chair Ken Martin is facing a growing onslaught of criticism for failing to build up reserves in the crucial years ahead of the presidential race. But the issue goes beyond his leadership. More than half a dozen donors, bundlers and donor advisers, granted anonymity to speak candidly, said they’ve lost trust in the party’s top organization. Several have redirected their cash to the House and Senate Democratic campaign committees, the party’s main fundraising and spending vehicles for the…
The Pentagon wants to prevent “open-source intelligence” leaks as it tightly controls evidence of damage to its bases The US military has warned troops in the Middle East against filming the aftermath of Iranian drone and missile attacks, with some personnel in Jordan reportedly told that their mobile phones could soon be confiscated to strengthen “operational security.”The head of US Central Command (CENTCOM), Admiral Brad Cooper, claimed in a July 28 letter obtained by Reuters that photos and videos published by American service members were helping Tehran improve the accuracy of its strikes.Cooper complained that journalists and online “open-source intelligence”…
Schumer derailed by heckler during anti-corruption speech Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) got confronted by a left-wing protester while delivering a “major anti-corruption announcement” at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, on Thursday. Schumer was railing against Trump, saying he’s turned the Presidency into “the single most profitable scam of his–” when he was interrupted. “Please sit down. Please sit down,” Schumer said, trying to wrangle the disruption in. The man was later identified as Sam Husseini an American independent journalist, writer, and progressive political activist, and fierce critic of Israel. Husseini continued shouting at Schumer, slamming him…
First Lady Melania Trump facilitated a fifth round of family reunifications between Russia and Ukraine in which five children returned to their families on Thursday. The Office of the First Lady announced the latest advancement in reunification efforts in a press release. “While diplomacy and peacebuilding are important to this effort, they are surpassed by our collective ability to place children above international disputes,” the first lady said in a statement. “Every reunion is a reminder that compassion, dignity, and family can transcend even the darkest of times: war.” “My representative and I continue working with the governments of Russia…
President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the “Freedom Haul” initiative to replace illegal alien truck drivers in the United States with veterans. The president announced his plan outside the west facade of the West Wing. The initiative will make those who have driven a heavy truck for the military automatically eligible for a commercial driver’s license within two years of the end of their service. Trump said there will be an expedited system for veterans who were not truck drivers in the military. “They’re going to be given a very quick pass. We’re going to teach them. They’re going to…
House GOP leaders are planning to bring former MLB star Mark Teixeira, one of their top candidate recruits this cycle, out on the trail in battleground districts over the summer recess sprint. Majority Leader Steve Scalise will host a fundraiser with Teixeira in New York City on Aug. 20 with Speaker Mike Johnson as a special guest, according to three people with direct knowledge of the event, granted anonymity to discuss plans that have not yet been made public. It’s part of a New York swing where Teixeira and Johnson will also hit nearby stops in GOP Rep. Mike Lawler’s…
The British energy regulator plans to stop firms from reserving electricity capacity for “speculative” projects British energy regulator Ofgem on Wednesday proposed fees and stricter rules for AI data center developers to cull “unviable, stalled or speculative projects” that are taking up scarce grid capacity amid skyrocketing electricity demand.It comes as the UK moves to grow its cloud computing and artificial intelligence industries but grapples with a sharp spike in grid connection requests – which Ofgem says have more than tripled in less than a year.The amount of electricity capacity being sought by firms wanting to plug into the UK’s…