The Supreme Court is being inundated with emergency appeals targeting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules and regulations in the wake of a landmark decision that curbed the agency’s power.
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House Committee Demands Answers on Walz’s China Connections
The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability is demanding answers about any ties Democratic vice-presidential candidate and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has to the Communist Party of China. Walz has said he’s proud of his ties to China dating to 1989.
The committee has spent several years investigating CCP political warfare operations involving influencing “important figures in elite political circles to the benefit of the communist People’s Republic of China.”
Read the full storyAfter Arrest of Citizen Goes Viral, Surprise Councilman Seeks to End Controversial Ban on Criticism
Surprise Councilman Jack Hastings wants to get rid of the city’s public comment policy that has landed the city in legal hot water.
“On Tuesday, at our next City Council Meeting, I will make a motion and/or vote to remove the rule that prohibits complaints against elected officials and city staff members during the public comment portion of our meetings,” he posted on Friday.
Read the full storyCommentary: Three Cheers for Tennessee A.G. Skrmetti on His First Two Years in Office
We just passed the two-year anniversary of Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti taking office, and it has to be said that he has exceeded even the loftiest expectations we conservatives could have had. For the first time, we have an Attorney General who is on the same page with the Legislature and the vast majority of the population, fighting the fights we want to see fought, and doing us proud in the process. Now seems like a fine moment to reflect on the gift we’ve been given, and marvel at what we might come in his next six years, if he gets the resources to keep this up.
Read the full storySecretary of State LaRose Warns Ohio Election Officials of Potential Voting Violations
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose wants county election officials to be on the lookout for illegal voter registration forms after his office discovered one.
LaRose said a voter registration form translated into the Haitian Creole language was found in Clark County, the home of Springfield. The Clark County Board of Elections reported the form and rejected the local applicant.
Read the full storyCommentary: More Than Just Millions of People
by Michael A. Letts It’s not just millions of unvetted illegal aliens — the left likes to call them “migrants” and “refugees,” to give this dangerous deluge a better mouthfeel — who have poured across the uncontrolled southern border in the three-and-a-half years since Joe Biden and Kamala Harris assumed control of the federal government. It is also likely that some millions of dollars worth of military weaponry — in particular, small arms — has also poured across the border, along with the millions of unvetted illegal aliens. Some of whom are among the most violent criminals ever to threaten the peace and safety of Americans — as well as American law enforcement. Is any of this military hardware from the botched Afghanistan withdrawal? Just a few days ago, news broke about gangs of “migrants” and “refugees” who appear to be members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua storming an apartment complex in Aurora, CO, armed with what appear to be military rifles. And not just in Colorado, either. A hotel in El Paso, TX, was shut down by law enforcement after it was taken over by . . . Tren de Aragua gangsters. “Surveillance footage accompanied the complaint, appearing to show ‘at least one…
Read the full storyGeorgia Tech Cuts Ties with ‘Blacklisted’ China University
The Georgia Institute of Technology is cutting ties with a “blacklisted” Chinese university associated with the country’s military, according to the U.S. House Education Committee.
Read the full storyFBI Report Estimates $5.6 Billion in Cryptocurrency Fraud Losses
Cryptocurrency scams and fraud in 2023 contributed to an estimated $5.6 billion in losses, a report from one of the federal government’s top law enforcement agencies says.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Cryptocurrency Fraud Report for 2023 found that the vast majority of losses – about $3.9 million – were related to cryptocurrency investment scams.
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