Wisconsin Congressman Calls TikTok ‘Digital Fentanyl’
by Benjamin Yount A Wisconsin Republican congressman is amping-up the war of words against TikTok. Congressman Mike Gallagher was on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures over the weekend, and talked about China and its influence over TikTok. “TikTok should be...
Senator Marsha Blackburn Calls on Federal Government to ‘Get Serious’ about Enacting Her BOTS Act Legislation Amid Taylor Swift Ticket Fiasco
Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is urging the federal government to ‘get serious’ about implementing her Better Online Ticket Sales (BOTS) Act after fans across the country were unable to acquire tickets to Taylor Swift’s upcoming Eras Tour. Earlier in...
Commentary: The House GOP Majority Will Be at Least 221 Seats When All of the Counting is Done
by Robert Romano There are just a few more results coming in from the 2022 Congressional midterms, and with just one more race to call — Republican John Duarte is narrowly leading Democrat Adam Gray by just 593 votes in California’s 13th Congressional District...
Tennessee Approves $500 ‘Christmas Bonus’ for TANF Participants
Participants of Tennessee’s Families First Program will receive ‘extra support’ this holiday season, according to the Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS). On Monday, TDHS announced that all households enrolled in the state’s assistance program as of December...
Leftists Blame War in Ukraine, Fossil Fuels, Deregulation of Electric Power for Connecticut’s 50 Percent Hike in Energy Costs
Democrat officials in Connecticut, the state’s electric power giants, and their allies in the media are blaming a 50 percent increase in state electric prices this winter on Russia’s war with Ukraine, a reliance on fossil fuels, particularly natural gas, and the fact...
Report: Tennessee Is 31st highest in Average Retail Price for Electricity
by Jon Styf Tennessee ranked 13th in total retail sales of electricity and was 31st in average retail price, according to new data from 2021 released recently by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The state also ranked 21st in summer megawatt capacity...
Controversial Energy Official Charged with Stealing Woman’s Luggage at Minneapolis−Saint Paul International Airport
by Anthony Gockowsky Sam Brinton, one of the first “openly genderfluid individuals in federal government leadership,” was charged with felony theft last month after allegedly stealing a woman’s luggage at MSP Airport. The MIT grad went viral earlier this year...
Commentary: The Administrative State Can Put a Bug in Your Phone
by Debra J. Saunders In the age of cellphones and the internet, consumers often face a simple choice: convenience or privacy? Do we let Big Tech have access to our private communications and free email accounts because it’s so easy? Once you’ve said yes — and...
Maricopa County Certifies Election Results Despite Legal Threats
by Tom Joyce Election results are being challenged in Maricopa County, but the results have been certified. The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors met on Monday to certify the canvass of the 2022 November General Election. State law says that the Board of...
Arizona County Refuses to Certify Election, Could Face Potential Lawsuit
by Charlotte Hazard The Cochise County Board of Supervisors in Arizona voted 2-1 to delay the certification of the 2022 election results Monday, which may result in a lawsuit from the state. Arizona’s deadline for counties to certify election results is...
Arizona Votes to Offer Illegal Immigrants In-State Tuition
by Haika Mrema Arizona voters approved a proposition which allows illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition costs. Proposition 308 was passed with 51.2% approval and will “allow Arizona students, regardless of immigration status, to be eligible for financial...
National Science Foundation Gives Tens of Millions to Fight COVID ‘Disinformation,’ Populism
by Greg Piper Government efforts to squelch purported misinformation and disinformation on the most contested subjects in American politics don’t stop with Cabinet-level agencies. The National Science Foundation has awarded at least $39 million in grants...
U.S. Bans Chinese Tech That Allegedly Lets China Spy on Military Sites
by Micaela Burrow The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Friday announced a ban on new imports of Chinese-owned telecommunications equipment, including the equipment suspected of surveilling sensitive U.S. military sites. The new rules, prohibiting U.S....
Lawsuit Moves Forward from Professor Fired for Gender Ideology Criticism
by William Benson A federal lawsuit against the University of Louisville for the demotion and dismissal of a professor who questioned transgenderism moved forward. Professor Allan Josephson’s attorneys with Alliance Defending Freedom argued his case the first...
Goldman Sachs Issues Stock Market Warning
by John Hugh DeMastri U.S. investors are significantly underestimating the risk of a recession, potentially increasing the impact of a recession next year, economists at Goldman Sachs warned in a Monday research note, according to Bloomberg. Researchers at...
