We wrote about this package last week, marveling that Democrats plan to raise spending in the middle of rampant inflation — and raise taxes in a recession. But, as we noted, taxing, spending, and generally growing government is the raison d’etre of the Democratic Party — in addition to pushing this sort of extremism — so it stands to reason that…
U.S. Gross Domestic Product declined .9 percent in the second quarter of 2022 according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Thursday’s report makes for the second consecutive quarter of negative GDP movement, after declining 1.6 percent in the first quarter, and makes the Biden recession official. The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that the decrease in real…
EL PASO, Texas – EXCLUSIVE: Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Sgt. Marc Couch says his troopers are working diligently to combat criminal activities connected with human smuggling, fentanyl and weapons trafficking across the southern border, which “is not secure,” contrary to the Biden administration’s claims. Couch and his agents work as part of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s…
On Monday afternoon, President Joe Biden took questions from the press, including from Fox News’ Peter Doocy, in pointing out that GDP numbers will be coming in on Thursday, asked “how worried should Americans be that we could be in a recession.” With a smile on his face as Doocy asked his question, Biden doubled…
It’s no secret that America’s southern border has been turned into lawless chaos by the Biden administration’s lax immigration policies that incentivize the dangerous journey to illegally enter the United States while enriching and empowering murderous drug cartels in Mexico. As Julio, Katie, and Guy saw first-hand earlier this year, it’s a humanitarian disaster as migrants are at risk…
Speaking to reporters at the White House Tuesday afternoon, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre feigned ignorance when asked about a newly unearthed voicemail from President Joe Biden to his son — Hunter Biden — about his shady foreign business dealings. A reminder of the voicemail in question: Biden and his former press secretary, Jen Psaki, have…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott blasted President Biden on Monday after at least 46 illegal immigrants were found dead inside of a tractor trailer on a remote road in San Antonio, Texas. In addition to the deaths, 16 individuals were hospitalized with heat-related illnesses. The incident is the “deadliest human smuggling” attempt San Antonio Police Chief…
Newly elected Rep. Mayra Flores (R-TX) accused House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) of “pushing” her young daughter out of the way during a swearing-in ceremony last week. In a video of the moment shared on social media, the California Democrat can be seen using her elbow to move the child away from her. “I am…
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Monday in favor of public High School football coach and former U.S. Marine Joseph Kennedy’s right to pray on the field after games. “Joseph Kennedy began working as a football coach at Bremerton High School in 2008 after nearly two decades of service in the Marine Corps. Like many other…
Republican Mayra Flores beat Democrat Dan Sanchez on Tuesday in the special election for Texas’ D+5 34th Congressional District, part of which falls along the U.S.-Mexico border. Flores, who is also the first Mexican-American to be elected to Congress, won in the 84 percent Hispanic district — which Biden won by four points in 2020…
Former President Donald Trump released a 12-page statement this week in response to the January 6 hearing taking place this week. In his statement, Trump wrote that Democrats are unable to offer solutions to a slew of issues facing the country at the moment, including the border crisis. He added that Democrats seem to think that Americans are…
At the end of 2021, the Biden administration released its energy outlook forecast for 2022, and their predictions show just how little they understand about American energy and how utterly unprepared they were for the energy crisis Biden was creating. The U.S. Energy Information Administration — under the Department of Energy led by Secretary Jennifer…
As a die-hard New York Giants fan, I hate the Redskins. Yes, they’re the Washington Redskins; I refuse to accept their new politically correct term. Yet, defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio’s take on the January 6 riot is pretty much how everyone who isn’t a frothing progressive feels about the event. It’s based. It’s sure…
June is here which means the annual woke, month-long celebration of Pride is also here. In return, just about every corporation feels the need to bow down to the woke mob and plaster rainbow colors all over their logos. However, five pitchers from a Florida Major League Baseball team — the Tampa Bay Rays —…
Another migrant caravan originating left the city of Tapachula, Mexico this week in an attempt to reach the U.S.-Mexico border as the American border crisis continues with no end in sight. The caravan carried a banner that said they were migrants, not criminals. So far, the Mexican National Guard or National Institute of Migration has…
We already know that the US electorate is lopsidedly dissatisfied by President Biden’s leadership and the stewardship of the Democrats’ majorities. That data has been clear for months, which is why voters are expected to make changes in November. Beyond electoral politics, a new survey from the Wall Street Journal portrays an alienated, pessimistic country. Americans are rattled and upset. Biden…
Americans across the country are dealing with record-breaking gas prices, but pain at the pump has been particularly bad in California, where gas now costs as much as the federal minimum wage in some places. According to GasBuddy, there are 15 stations where gas costs more than $7.25 Furnace Creek Fuel at CA-190 in Furnace…
Gas prices hit an all-time high in advance of this past holiday weekend, averaging a whopping $4.60 per gallon. And again, that’s the average, meaning that half of the data points are even higher – including north of six dollars per gallon in places like Southern California. Some projections suggest that California’s heightened pain could be felt by the…
As more information becomes available in the wake of the deadly Uvalde elementary shooting, people are asking eyebrow raising questions on whether more children could have been saved had law enforcement been prepared. According to Fox News, two months prior to Tuesday’s horrific event, the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police Department hosted an “active shooter…
Following Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke’s unhinged outburst at a Wednesday press conference held by Governor Greg Abbott, Townhall’s Julio Rosas caught up with Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin to get his response — and McLaughlin didn’t hold back in his appraisal of O’Rourke or those who’ve apparently criticized the small city’s mayor for ordering the Democrat candidate for…
