Social Security Data Shows Millions More Eligible Recipients than Living Americans, Musk Reveals

Elon Musk

Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) chief Elon Musk on Monday posted Social Security data revealing the existence of tens of millions of eligible recipients beyond the total population of the United Sates.

“According to the Social Security database, these are the numbers of people in each age bucket with the death field set to FALSE!

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Most Americans Say U.S. Foreign Aid Is ‘Wasted on Corruption,’ Survey Reveals

Ukraine and America

A majority of Americans think that U.S. foreign aid is being wasted, according to a new survey from the Financial Times.

Of those surveyed, more than 60% believe that funding set aside for humanitarian aid was being “wasted on corruption or administration fees,” according to the survey published Monday. The survey’s findings comes amid growing scrutiny surrounding wasteful spending across several federal agencies, including the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

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New Bills Would Grant Jury Trials for Attorneys Disciplined by the Arizona State Bar and Enable Exonerated Lawyers to Sue

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State Senator Mark Finchem (R-Prescott) sponsored a bill this session, SB 1434, that would allow attorneys disciplined by the State Bar of Arizona (SBA) a jury trial instead of being tried by the disciplinary judge and panel, which usually consists of two well-connected insiders. He also sponsored a bill that would allow attorneys who are exonerated of disciplinary charges to file a lawsuit against the SBA for damage caused to their reputations, SB 1435. The SBA has come under fire in recent years for targeting conservative attorneys, especially election attorneys. 

The Arizona Sun Times reached out to Finchem to ask him why he decided to propose the bills. “The Arizona bar has been overtaken by the radical left, individuals who believe they can persecute attorneys for doing their job, that’s representing the little guys like me,” he said. “Every single conservative attorney in the state of Arizona has been targeted by the likes of Project 65 for politically motivated persecution. Yet the corrupt like Attorney General Kris Mayes, who refused to acknowledge established jurisprudence and black letter law go unchallenged. Gould v. Mayes is an example. The law is very clear, supervisors may choose to use electronic tabulation. But Mayes decided to use color of authority to threaten supervisors with criminal charges. That is a violation of Sec. 1983 federal law. And then there’s the persecution of the alternative slate of electors, clearly allowed under federal law and the 1960 case jurisprudence between Robert Kennedy and Richard Nixon.”

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Researchers Clash over COVID Vaccine Safety

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Medical researchers are engaged in a vigorous debate over the potential dangers of the COVID-19 vaccine after a journal urged for immediate global market withdrawal of all COVID vaccines.

A Jan. 28 study published in Science, Public Health Policy and the Law says there were 19,028 reports of American COVID vaccine-related deaths as of Sept. 6, 2024, according to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).

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Tennessee Democrats Pitch Red Flag Laws, $20 Minimum Wage, Universal Basic Income in 2025

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Legislation filed by Tennessee Democrats near the start of the legislative session in the General Assembly includes a number of progressive policy positions, including red flag laws, a minimum wage hike, and a plan to provide a universal basic income to Tennesseans.

One bill aimed at restricting gun ownership, HB 1390 and SB 1350, was filed State Representative Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) and State Senate Minority Leader Raumesh Akbari (D-Memphis), and seeks to establish red flag laws in Tennessee, allowing courts to issue extreme risk protection orders that would require gun owners to surrender their firearms.

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State House Passes Bill to Refer Measure to Ballot That Would Ban Vote Centers in Arizona, Return Voting to Precincts

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A bill that would return voting to precincts instead of at large vote centers passed the State House of Representatives along party lines on Tuesday, 32-26. If HCR 2002, sponsored by Representative Rachel Jones (R-Tucson), passes the State Senate, it will be sent to the ballot since it is a House Concurrent Resolution, bypassing any likely veto by Governor Katie Hobbs. The bill would establish precincts with no larger than one thousand registered voters, and states that county supervisors may not revert back to vote centers.

Republicans who support the bill say it’s necessary due to the botched 2022 election, where ballot on demand printers failed to print the proper sized ballots, disenfranchising hundreds of thousands of voters. With precinct level voting, there is no need for those printers, since ballots don’t need to be customized for each person regardless of where they vote within the county, they are printed in advance specific to each precinct. 

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Rep. Abe Hamadeh Introduces Bill to Mandate Sanctions on Houthis Backed by Iran

Abe Hamadeh

Arizona GOP Rep. Abe Hamadeh has introduced legislation to place sanctions on affiliates of Ansarallah, commonly known as the Houthis, as they have been re-designated as a terrorist group. 

“The Biden administration’s reckless foreign policy has cost American lives in the Red Sea and countless U.S. assets,” Hamadeh said Thursday. “President Trump was right to issue his Executive Order, and I am pleased to strengthen our nation’s position by introducing this resolution which should enhance global stability.”

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Tennessee Education Bill Designed to Serve as Challenge to 1982 U.S. Supreme Court Case, Aaron Gulbransen Says

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Aaron Gulbransen with the Tennessee Conservatives Coalition said a bill filed in the Tennessee General Assembly is “designed” to serve as a challenge to the 1982 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Plyler v. Doe.

The bill filed by Tennessee House Majority Leader William Lamberth (R-Portland) and State Senator Bo Watson (R-Hixson), HB 0793/SB 0836, would authorize public schools and public charter schools to refuse to enroll students who are unlawfully present in the United States.

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Republican Senators File Bill Delaying ‘Beneficial Ownership Reports’ That Could Land 33 Small Million Business Owners in Jail to 2026

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A group of Republican U.S. senators, including Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), filed legislation on Wednesday that would delay the new requirement for 33 million small business owners to provide beneficial ownership reports to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) or face possible penalties, including six-figure fines and years in prison.

Led by Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), the senators on Wednesday introduced the Protect Small Business from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025. According to a press release by the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs committee, this bill would extend the deadline for small business owners to report their private information to FinCEN until 2026.

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Democrat Rep Compares Immigration Enforcement Bill to ‘Fugitive Slave Act’

Rep. Janelle Bynum

Democratic Oregon Rep. Janelle Bynum compared a Republican-led immigration bill to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 Thursday while speaking in opposition to the legislation on the House floor.

House Republicans passed the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act in a 264 to 155 vote on Thursday which intends to impose minimum prison sentences and deport illegal immigrants who flee or cause harm to Border Patrol agents and law enforcement officers during high-speed vehicle chases.

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Virginia Del. Wren Williams Says Bill Creating Incentives to End Probation Early Builds on Trump’s First Step Act

Virginia Delegate Wren Williams, Trump rally

Virginia Delegate Wren Williams (R-Patrick) said on Thursday that House Bill (HB) 2252, his legislation to create an incentive structure that would allow those released from prison with probational conditions to end their probation period earlier if they complete certain conditions set by the commonwealth.

Williams said the legislation, which passed both the House of Delegates and State Senate with bipartisan support, would streamline Virginia’s probation system while encouraging those released from prison to readjust to society, during an appearance on “The John Fredericks Show.”

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U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett Files Bill Empowering Trump to Enlist ‘Privately Armed and Equipped Actors’ to Confront Cartels

Rep. Tim Burchett

U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (R-TN-02) on Thursday filed legislation that would empower President Donald Trump to issue letters of marque and reprisal, allowing privately armed and equipped individuals and organizations to confront criminal cartels.

According to a press release from Burchett’s office, the Cartel Marque and Reprisal Reauthorization Act of 2025 would give the Trump administration authority, “to commission privately armed and equipped actors to seize the persons and property of any cartel, cartel member, or cartel-linked organizations,” in a move the representative said offers a new opportunity to confront crime at the southern border.

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Tennessee U.S. Rep. Mark Green Unveils Bill to Shield American Land from ‘Environmental Zealots,’ ‘Foreign Adversaries’

Rep. Mark Green

Tennessee U.S. Rep. Mark Green (R-TN-07) will reintroduce legislation on Thursday aimed at protecting American land.

The bill, known as the Protect America’s Lands Act, would prevent the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from creating Natural Asset Companies (NACs) — or proposed for-profit corporations intended to maximize the value of natural assets and their production on public or private lands — according to a copy of bill obtained exclusively by the Daily Caller News Foundation.

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Man of Steel: Trump’s Tariffs Seek to Protect, Expand America’s Metal Industry

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President Donald Trump’s orders to impose tariffs and close loopholes on metal imports not only delivered on a major campaign promise to American steel workers, they also set the stage for geopolitical dealmaking that could stretch as far and wide as Europe and the Gaza Strip.

Within hours of Trump affixing his signature on the tariffs orders that take effect globally next month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday floated the notion that American companies would play a major role in rebuilding his country post-war. It’s one of many potential big markets for U.S. steel and aluminum that could be negotiated by a Trump administration after years of Ukraine enjoying exemptions to prior U.S. tariffs.

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Biden Immigration Crisis Was a Boon for Catholic Charities, Which Raked in Billions in Grant Money

Illegal Immigrants

President Joe Biden’s border policies were a boon for private religious charities associated with the Catholic Church, which collectively received billions in grant money while helping house and resettle migrants, while a federal watchdog warned about mismanaged funds and a potential for fraud.

The funding for these humanitarian programs that came through the Departments of Health and Human Services and Homeland Security as well as the Federal Emergency Management Agency has come under renewed scrutiny by President Trump and his administration, who seek to reverse years of financial incentives for the crisis of border crossings under their predecessor.

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Radical Left-Wing Activist Organization Sunsetting Grant Program Biden EPA Wanted to Shower with $50 Million in Taxpayer Cash

Climate Justice Alliance (CJA), a radical left-wing activist group, is closing down a grantmaking program that the Biden administration sought to seed with $50 million in taxpayer cash, the Daily Caller News Foundation has confirmed.

CJA is sunsetting the “environmental justice”-focused grant program that the Biden Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sought to fund with $50 million from one of the agency’s massive “environmental justice” grant programs, a spokesperson representing the group confirmed to the DCNF. The funds that the Biden EPA looked to route to CJA did not make it out the door before President Donald Trump and his team took power in Washington in January, and the Trump EPA is not at all keen to allow those dollars to get to CJA and other left-wing activist organizations that emerged as major beneficiaries of Biden EPA spending programs.

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Sen. Banks Introduces Bill to Give Parents Greater Freedom in Child Care Choices

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Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., introduced a bill to give parents more power over their child care decisions.

The Respect Parents’ Childcare Choices Act reforms a federal child care funding grant to better align it with the needs of families, according to Banks. The Indiana Republican says he wants to let parents decide how their children are cared for and wants to ensure that the grant program’s vouchers support the full range of caregiving options.

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‘I Feel Like the Luckiest Man on Earth’: Marc Fogel’s Release Marks Major Diplomatic Win

President Donald Trump and Marc Fogel

President Donald Trump welcomed newly-freed American Marc Fogel at the White House late Tuesday, following his release from a Russian prison where he was incarcerated for nearly 1300 days. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz announced the diplomatic development after he was received into American custody.

“I feel like the luckiest man on Earth right now,” Fogel said to media in an emotional White House press conference.

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Arizona’s Two Biggest Universities Received Grants from USAID for Addressing Overseas Climate Change, Assisting Foreign Countries

Sen Mark Kelly, University of Arizona Tucson

The Trump administration, with the assistance of X owner Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is shutting down partisan spending under the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), placing a freeze on all the agency’s spending while pursuing plans to shut it completely down — the website has already been taken down. In Arizona, hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer-funded grants have gone to Arizona State University and the University of Arizona to address climate change overseas and other questionable purposes. 

Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ denounced the move. “Doing away with this agency or severely undermining its capacity will not just hurt people, it will also push countries that receive our help into the arms of our adversaries, making us less safe,” he said.

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Goldman Sachs Scrapping Racist Policy That Said Company Wouldn’t Take Businesses Public That Had All-White, Male Boards

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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is scrapping a pledge it made to refuse initial public offering (IPO) business from companies that had fully white, male boards, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.

The major investment bank had implemented a policy in 2020 that required it to only take a company public in the U.S. or Western Europe if it had two diverse board members, one of which must be a woman, Bloomberg reported. Goldman Sachs deciding to abandon the diversity pledge comes amid reports of conservative activists calling for several Wall Street giants to revoke policies related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).

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Lawmakers Take Aim at Taxpayer-Funded Union Activity

Senator Joni Ernst, Re. Scott Perry

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa and Republican Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania introduced legislation Tuesday to force government unions to reimburse the government for time and resources spent on union activities in federal offices.

Ernst and Perry submitted the “Protecting Taxpayers’ Wallets Act of 2025” to require that unions reimburse the federal government for resources and time by federal government employees used to promote the union’s activities. Ernst told the Daily Caller News Foundation that taxpayer funds shouldn’t be used to help unions secure “cushy benefits” during negotiations.

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Bill to Revoke Tax-Exempt Status of Nonprofits Aiding Illegal Immigrants Filed by Sen. Bill Hagerty

Sen Bill Hagerty

U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) filed federal legislation that would allow nonprofits to have their tax-exempt status revoked if they are determined to repeatedly, knowingly aid illegal immigrants.

Hagerty announced Monday that he filed the Fixing Exemptions for Networks Choosing to Enable Illegal Migration (FENCE) Act, which his office stated would revoke the tax-exempt status of organizations engaging in a “pattern of providing financial assistance, services, or other forms of material support to individuals they know to be unlawfully present in the United States.”

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Trump Admin Shows ‘Leftist Idealogues’ Entrenched in Military Academies the Exit

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President Donald Trump announced he was firing the board of visitors of all U.S. military academies on Monday in his continued crusade against “leftist ideologues” in the military.

Trump cleaned out the board of visitors for the U.S. military academies, such as West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy, Coast Guard Academy and Air Force Academy effective Monday, according to an announcement on Truth Social. Trump campaigned in the 2024 election on reducing so-called “woke” politics in the military, saying he would create a task force specifically to root out diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).

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Maricopa County Supervisor Who Stripped Recorder Justin Heap of Significant Control Over Elections Refuses to Reinstate it

Maricopa County Chairman Thomas Galvin, Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap

Leading conservatives called out Maricopa County Supervisor Thomas Galvin, chair of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors (MCBOS) who has been accused of stonewalling attempts to look into election wrongdoing, for refusing to give back election powers to Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap. Galvin, the only incumbent Republican supervisor left on the board, voted with the rest of the board in October to strip the recorder of significant powers. 

State Senator Jake Hoffman (R-Queen Creek) posted on X, “Corruption in Maricopa County! Supervisor @ThomasGalvin has STRIPPED Recorder @azJustinHeap of his control over our Elections and is REFUSING to reinstate it.” He linked to an article at KJZZ about the vote transferring power last fall.

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FEMA Quietly Slid $59 Million Out the Door for Illegal Migrants to Put Their Feet Up at ‘Luxury Hotels,’ Musk Says

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) handed out $59 million to “luxury” hotels in New York City to house illegal migrants, Elon Musk said Monday.

Musk — who leads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a temporary agency within the Trump administration tasked with weeding out frivolous spending by the federal government — said it was his DOGE team that made the discovery. The top White House official said the payment was in violation of President Donald Trump’s executive order and efforts would be made to recover the funds. 

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Harriman Utility Board Unveils Plan for Government-Owned Internet Despite High Costs for Comparable Agencies, Lack of Meetings

The Harriman Utility Board (HUB) announced last week a public meeting scheduled for February 10 to reveal their “broadband business plan” that would see taxpayers in the East Tennessee community back newly developed government-owned broadband services.

A notice posted to the HUB website explains the February 10 meeting is for the purpose of notifying the public the agency intends to proceed with the plan, stating that it will allow the agency to provide “additional services to the customers of its other utility services and continue the modernization of those utility system.”

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Commentary: Under Biden, Every State Was a Border State and Now, Republicans Are Restoring Security

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In just his first weeks back in the Oval Office, President Trump has taken strong action to secure our border. Through executive actions alone, the President has restored the successful Remain-in-Mexico policy, restarted border wall construction, ended catch-and-release, sent troops to the southern border, conducted deportations, and done so much more to Make America Safe Again.

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Nashville Schools Eye Controversial AI Weapons Detection as Superintendent Cites ‘Unintended Consequences’ of Metal Detectors

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Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) is reportedly considering adopting new, artificial intelligence-based weapons detection systems at all of its schools in the city, after they were initially installed at Antioch High School in the days following the January 22 shooting committed by 17-year-old Solomon Henderson, who killed one student before taking his own life last month.

The school system first announced that Antioch High School would pilot the new AI weapon detection system on January 25, just three days after Henderson committed the attack, and WPLN reported MNPS will now consider whether to adopt the security system at all of its schools during the Tuesday meeting of the school board.

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ICE on Pace for 1 Million Arrests in Four Years, but Congress Likely to Fund Expansion

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is on pace to arrest roughly one million illegal aliens by the end of the Trump administration, a sizable figure but well below President Donald Trump’s target. 

The revelation comes as Republicans in the House and Senate look to include border security and deportation provisions and funding in an upcoming spending package that could allow for a significant expansion of ICE arrests.

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Trump DOJ Sues Chicago over Sanctuary City Laws

Brandon Johnson

On Thursday, the Trump Administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago over its “sanctuary” laws defying federal immigration authorities.

As Just The News reports, the DOJ sued Governor J.B. Pritzker (D-Ill.) and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D-Ill.), among other Democratic officials in the state. The suit states that the “sanctuary” laws in Illinois, and particularly Chicago, are deliberately “designed to and in fact interfere with and discriminate against the Federal Government’s enforcement of federal immigration law in violation of the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution.”

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Trade War with U.S. Neighbors Would Increase Energy Costs on Both Sides of the Border, Experts Warn

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President Donald Trump Saturday moved to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico, hoping to pressure the countries to do more to control drug trafficking and illegal immigration into the U.S. Almost immediately after productive discussions with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Monday, Trump agreed to pause the sanctions for one month. 

Negotiations are continuing, and Trump hasn’t offered certainties about the future of his proposed tariffs. Should negotiations break down, energy experts say the tariffs could have impacts on American energy, ranging anywhere from minor increases in gasoline and oil prices to serious impacts to American refineries. 

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Arizona Senate Passes Bill that Would Require a Two-Thirds Majority for County Supervisors, City and Town Councils to Raise Taxes

Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen

The State Senate passed a bill on Monday sponsored by Senate President Warren Petersen (R-Mesa) that will require a two-thirds majority for county supervisors, city and town councils to raise taxes. SB 1013, which passed 17-12 down party lines, also requires the same majority to increase assessments and fees, and preempts further regulation by municipalities and counties due to it being a matter of statewide concern. 

In a video released on X, Warren said, “I’ve heard from many of you that you have been concerned about how much taxes, water bills and fees have been going up at your local government, your city or your county.” He also released a statement which further explained his reasoning for bringing the bill. “I’ve received a number of concerns and complaints from Arizonans who are frustrated with recent hikes on taxes and fees, especially in this era of inflation,” he said. “We want government to be more efficient with taxpayer dollars, and this is a step in the right direction.” 

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Rep. Andy Ogles Leads House Push to Repeal ‘Disastrous’ Home Rule for Washington, D.C.

Rep. Andy Ogles

U.S. Representative Andy Ogles (R-TN-05) is the House sponsor of legislation that would repeal home rule in Washington, D.C., effectively returning governing powers over the nation’s capital to the U.S. Congress.

Ogles introduced the legislation alongside Senator Mike Lee (R-UT). First unveiled by The Daily Caller, the Republicans titled their bill the Bringing Oversight to Washington and Safety to Every Resident (BOWSER) Act, named after the city’s controversial mayor, Muriel Bowser.

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Media Giants Politico, NYT, and AP Receive Millions in Taxpayer Funding, Records Show

A host of corporate media outlets and their parent companies took in taxpayer cash from government customers over the last decade, federal records reveal.

Outlets such as Politico, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal parent company Dow Jones & Co Inc., The Associated Press and others raked in taxpayer dollars from a myriad of federal agencies, according to public U.S. spending records. Trust in the corporate media has plummeted to its lowest levels since at least 1972, as numerous reporting blunders from major outlets continue to drive trust down.

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