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PETA applauds GOP lawmakers’ demand to halt NIH funding for ‘cruel’ overseas animal testing

PETA applauds GOP lawmakers’ demand to halt NIH funding for ‘cruel’ overseas animal testing


July 18, 2025
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is applauding a letter sent Thursday by Republican lawmakers to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, urging the agency to stop using taxpayer dollars for experiments on animals conducted in foreign laboratories.  The letter, signed by Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, and Sen. Rick Scott, […]
State Department says US ‘unequivocally condemns’ Israeli airstrike in Syria, calls for ‘dialogue’

State Department says US ‘unequivocally condemns’ Israeli airstrike in Syria, calls for ‘dialogue’


July 18, 2025
State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said the United States does not support recent Israeli airstrikes on Syria and called for ‘dialogue’ between the two Middle East powers. ‘The United States unequivocally condemns the violence. All parties must step back and engage in meaningful dialogue that leads to a lasting ceasefire,’ Bruce announced at a State […]
Senators push back against Vought’s call for more partisan spending process

Senators push back against Vought’s call for more partisan spending process


July 18, 2025
Senators are not thrilled with a top White House official’s comments that the government funding process should become more partisan, and fear that doing so could erode Congress’ power of the purse. Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought told reporters during a Christian Science Monitor Breakfast Thursday morning that he believed ‘the appropriations […]
Trump’s modest spending cuts package survives narrow Senate vote as some Republicans break ranks

Trump’s modest spending cuts package survives narrow Senate vote as some Republicans break ranks


July 18, 2025
What can you get for $9.4 billion? 3G Capital recently purchased footwear giant Skechers for $9.4 billion.  $9.4 billion could cover your rent for a pretty nice apartment in New York City for more than 40,000 years.  Yes, it will just be you and the cockroaches by then.  Or, you could pay the cost of […]
Congress sends $9B spending cuts package to Trump’s desk after late-night House vote

Congress sends $9B spending cuts package to Trump’s desk after late-night House vote


July 18, 2025
Congress is officially sending a package detailing $9 billion in spending cuts to President Donald Trump’s desk, minutes after midnight on Friday. The bill, called a ‘rescissions package,’ was approved by the House of Representatives in a late-night 216 to 213 vote after intense debate between Republicans and Democrats. Just two Republicans, Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, […]
Longtime Joe Biden aide to appear under subpoena after Jill’s ‘work husband’ pleads Fifth

Longtime Joe Biden aide to appear under subpoena after Jill’s ‘work husband’ pleads Fifth


July 18, 2025
Former Biden administration staffer Annie Tomasini is expected to appear before congressional investigators on Friday after being subpoenaed by House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky. Tomasini, former Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for ex-President Joe Biden, was previously scheduled to appear for a voluntary transcribed interview on Friday. A committee […]
Republicans fixated on Epstein are getting ‘duped’ by Democrats, Trump insists

Republicans fixated on Epstein are getting ‘duped’ by Democrats, Trump insists


July 17, 2025
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Republicans fixated on Jeffrey Epstein are getting ‘duped’ by Democrats, further defending Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of the case.  During an Oval Office meeting with the crown prince and prime minister of Bahrain, Trump said his predecessor, former President Joe Biden, reversed his first-term energy policies, leading to […]
Iran faces August deadline to accept comprehensive nuclear deal or face renewed UN sanctions

Iran faces August deadline to accept comprehensive nuclear deal or face renewed UN sanctions


July 17, 2025
Iran has until the end of August to agree to a nuclear deal with the United States and its allies, Fox News has learned.  Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the foreign ministers of France, Germany and the United Kingdom set the de facto deadline, according to three sources with knowledge of a call Wednesday […]
Newsom taunts Trump with series of comments about president’s ties to Epstein amid efforts to avoid subject

Newsom taunts Trump with series of comments about president’s ties to Epstein amid efforts to avoid subject


July 17, 2025
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, has made several comments in recent days pointing out President Donald Trump’s ties to deceased sex predator Jeffrey Epstein, as the president seeks to shut down questions about his administration’s refusal to release documents surrounding Epstein’s case and its claims that there is no ‘client list.’ Earlier this week, […]
LEE ZELDIN: Trump’s EPA clearing the regulatory path for America to dominate the global AI revolution

LEE ZELDIN: Trump’s EPA clearing the regulatory path for America to dominate the global AI revolution


July 17, 2025
The global race to harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) has begun. President Donald Trump got it right from the start when he issued an executive order in January to strengthen America’s AI – the next great technological forefront.  From Day One as Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator, it was clear that EPA would […]
‘Long overdue’: Senate Republicans ram through Trump’s clawback package with cuts to foreign aid, NPR

‘Long overdue’: Senate Republicans ram through Trump’s clawback package with cuts to foreign aid, NPR


July 17, 2025
Senate Republicans blasted through Democratic and internal opposition to pass President Donald Trump’s multibillion-dollar clawback package early Thursday morning. The final vote tally was 51-48, with Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska joining every Democrat in voting against it. The package will now be sent to the House, which has […]
Big government, big problems: Public corruption highest in places with large bureaucracies, report says

Big government, big problems: Public corruption highest in places with large bureaucracies, report says


July 17, 2025
A new think tank analysis finds that public corruption is a significant problem in the U.S., and is most prevalent in state and local governments that have larger bureaucracies and higher regulations. The libertarian Cato Institute said it analyzed Department of Justice data on public corruption convictions in the nation’s 94 federal judicial districts and […]
These are the Republicans who voted against Trump’s $9 billion clawback of foreign aid, NPR funding

These are the Republicans who voted against Trump’s $9 billion clawback of foreign aid, NPR funding


July 17, 2025
Though Senate Republicans were successful in their mission to pass President Donald Trump’s clawback package, not every member of the conference was on board. Only two Republicans, Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Susan Collins, R-Maine, joined with every Senate Democrat to vote against the $9 billion package geared toward clawing back foreign aid and public […]
Trump urged to aid Yemen’s anti-Houthi forces as terror group escalates attacks on shipping

Trump urged to aid Yemen’s anti-Houthi forces as terror group escalates attacks on shipping


July 17, 2025
The State Department on Sunday blasted Yemen’s Iran-sponsored Houthi terrorist movement for lethal attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea and on Israel as new calls emerged for President Donald Trump to support Yemen’s legitimate government to topple the Houthi regime. Walid Phares, a leading American expert on the Middle East, told Fox News […]
Ignore outrageous attacks on Trump’s DOJ champion. He belongs on the bench

Ignore outrageous attacks on Trump’s DOJ champion. He belongs on the bench


July 17, 2025
In recent weeks, some public commentary has accused the Department of Justice of defying court orders and insinuated that Emil Bove’s confirmation will undermine the rule of law. Nothing could be further from the truth. The Department of Justice follows court orders—even when those orders are legally unsound or deeply flawed. And Emil is the […]