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March 6, 2025

Commentary: Trump Strengthened America’s National Security by Firing Some Top Military Brass

President Donald Trump’s decision to remove General Charles Q. Brown Jr. from his position as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) has ignited a debate between the left, right, and pundits regarding the president’s power over military leadership and the...

March 6, 2025

House Judiciary Finds Biden’s Temporary Protected Status Expansions Were ‘De Facto Mass Amnesty’

The House Judiciary Committee says in a report released Tuesday the Biden administration’s substantial expansion of Temporary Protected Status for immigrants, primarily from Venezuela and Haiti, was in fact “de facto amnesty.” “What was intended by Congress to be a...

March 6, 2025

Trump Admin to Collect Immigrants’ Social Media Handles

The Trump administration is planning to collect the social media information of immigrants entering the United States, a move that could help law enforcement better detect extremist activity. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the agency tasked with approving...

March 5, 2025

Defense, Tech Leaders Warn AI Could Unleash a New Cold War

In the latter half of the 20th century, global security hinged on nuclear deterrence — now a group of leading AI experts warns that advanced artificial intelligence demands a similar national security strategy. Just as the specter of mutual assured...

March 5, 2025

Supreme Court Sides with Lower Court on Foreign Aid Spending

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the Trump administration in a 5-4 decision to uphold a federal judge’s court order to pay $2 billion in foreign aid for work that’s already been done. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy...

March 5, 2025

Trump Admin Reportedly Cutting 80,000 Jobs from Veterans Affairs

President Donald Trump’s administration is reportedly slashing 80,000 jobs from the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) in an “aggressive” reorganization, according to a memo obtained by the Associated Press (AP) Wednesday. Christopher Syrek, the VA Chief of Staff, reportedly told...

March 5, 2025

The IRS Reportedly Plans to Cut Half of Its 90,000 Workforce

The Internal Revenue Service reportedly plans to cut its roughly 90,000-employee workforce by as much as half, as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce.

March 5, 2025

Sanctuary City Mayors Defend Policies, Say They Cooperate on ‘Criminal Warrants’

The House Oversight and Judiciary Committees on Wednesday held a hearing with mayors from four major U.S. cities about their sanctuary city policies and pinned the immigration crisis on the federal government during the Biden administration.

March 5, 2025

Anna Paulina Luna Says She Will Refer Four Democratic Mayors to DOJ for Remaining Sanctuary Cities

Florida GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna on Wednesday said she would refer four Democratic mayors to the Justice Department (DOJ) for criminal prosecution over their handling of the illegal migrant crisis.

March 5, 2025

Analysis: Trump Administration Looks to Buck History as Treasury Inversions Predict Economic Pain for 2025

by Robert Romono The Atlanta Federal Reserve on March 3 has again issued its GDP Now projection, finding the U.S. economy could be contracting at an inflation-adjusted, annualized 2.8 percent rate for the first quarter of 2025. That is down...

March 5, 2025

Conservative Group’s Ad Puts Trump On Mt Rushmore For ‘Remarkable’ Achievements In First Month

The Heritage Foundation is launching an advertisement on Tuesday praising some of President Donald Trump’s accomplishments since he returned to the White House. The ad — first obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation — is launching just hours ahead...

March 5, 2025

Commentary: Who Really Politicized the Pentagon

Is the era of rounding up government or academic “experts” to declare their support or opposition to ongoing controversies over? Public declarations by Anthony Fauci and his associates to follow their “expertise” or “science” did not work out well and...

March 5, 2025

Commentary: Stop FERCing with AI and Power America’s Golden Age

Electricity prices are skyrocketing, jumping 33 percent from five years ago, significantly more than overall inflation. With Artificial Intelligence (AI) research and development expected to require vast amounts of electricity in the coming years, America has reached a critical crossroads requiring...

March 4, 2025

Dem Senators Post Identical, Profanity-Laced Videos in Hours Leading up to President Trump Address to Nation

Twenty-four Democratic senators rebuked President Donald Trump in identical speeches Tuesday hours ahead of his address to a joint session of Congress.

March 4, 2025

House Republicans Launch Judicial Task Force that Targets ‘Rogue, Activist Judges’

Two House Republicans on Monday announced the creation of a judicial task force that will investigate "rogue, activist judges," who have recently ruled against President Donald Trump in a series of legal cases.

March 4, 2025

Zelensky Reaches Out to Trump after ‘Regrettable’ Meeting, Thanks Him for Support: ‘We Are Grateful’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday issued a lengthy public statement expressing gratitude for the American contribution to their defense and expressing a desire to mend fences with President Donald Trump after a dustup at a Friday meeting derailed a...

March 4, 2025

‘Plays into His Hands’: Dems Plan to Disrupt Trump Speech with Noisemakers, Posters and Props

Some congressional Democrats are planning ways to disrupt President Donald Trump’s Tuesday night Capitol Hill speech with a variety of props and theatrics, Axios reported Tuesday.

March 4, 2025

Commentary: Big Pharma Puts China and Profits Over Americans

Pharmaceutical company executives have been courting President Trump trying to convince him to protect their industry and to continue the cozy relationship between Big Pharma and the government. But Americans voted for change and transparency. With ever-increasing drug prices and...

March 4, 2025

Conservative Watchdog Debunks Argument Defunding Planned Parenthood Hurts Taxpayers

Pro-lifers continue to urge the Department of Government Efficiency to defund Planned Parenthood, but they aren’t putting all their eggs in Elon Musk’s basket. As pro-life groups fight for a provision in the budget reconciliation package to remove federal funding from...

March 4, 2025

Commentary: DOGE’s Key Revelation Shows a Federal Budget Made into a Maze Impervious to Reform

As Elon Musk and his tech team urge their fellow Americans to become “domestic auditors” to help rein in federal spending, people have been encouraged to use the Treasury Department’s usaspending.gov website to identify and track government finance. But usaspending.gov is wrong on the...

March 4, 2025

Business Giants, Foreign Countries Have Already Committed to Pouring over $1 Trillion into U.S. Since Trump’s Return

A bevy of major corporations and foreign countries have pledged to pour billions into the U.S. since President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20. Since Trump returned to the Oval Office, some foreign countries, alongside Apple, Eli Lilly, and...

March 4, 2025

Tennessee Congressman Pursues Constitutional Amendment to Let Trump Serve Third Term

Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., is pursuing legislation to amend the Constitution so that President Donald Trump can serve a third term. “It’s a unique time in history,” Ogles told Just the News. The 22nd Amendment currently limits presidents to serving two terms,...

March 4, 2025

LANCO Announces Sophomore Album and Tour for 2025

LANCO is a multi-platinum-selling country band founded by Brandon Lancaster in 2015. The band consists of Lancaster (lead vocals), Chandler Baldwin (bass guitar), Jared Hampton (keyboards, banjo), Tim Aven (guitar), and Tripp Howell (drums). The band's name is short for...

March 3, 2025

White House Pauses All Aid to Ukraine amid Rift with Zelensky

President Donald Trump on Monday night ordered a pause on all assistance to Ukraine, including weapons that are on their way and in Poland, a White House source confirmed to Just The News.

March 3, 2025

Head of FBI New York Field Office Forced Out After Weeks of Turmoil

The FBI agent in charge of its New York field office resigned on Monday, after he clashed with the Trump administration on multiple objectives, including its efforts to dismiss Justice Department employees who helped prosecute President Donald Trump.

March 3, 2025

Fight to Protect Women’s Sports Could Stall in Senate

A commonsense issue that Americans overwhelmingly support is expected to face Democratic resistance in the Senate. Senators will vote to invoke cloture on Republican Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act Monday evening. Every GOP senator is...

March 3, 2025

Taiwanese Chipmaker Commits Another $100 Billion Investment to U.S.

President Donald Trump on Monday announced a $100 billion investment from chipmaker TSMC. Joined by Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Ludnick and AI Crypto Czar David Sacks, the Taiwanese company will build state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, many of which will be...

March 3, 2025

Honda Reportedly Moving Production of a Top-Selling Car to U.S. amid Trump’s Tariff Threats

Honda intends to move production of one of its best-selling car models to the U.S. from Mexico in an attempt to avoid potential tariffs, Reuters reported on Monday. The major automaker decided to shift production of its next-generation Civic hybrid...

March 3, 2025

Zelensky Says Peace with Russia ‘Very, Very Far Away’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday night the end to his country's now three-year war with Russia is still "very, very far away."

March 3, 2025

Governors Sweep into D.C. to Offer Jobs to Federal Workers Laid Off in DOGE Cuts

The governors of Maryland and New York are try to provide work opportunities to federal workers in Washington, D.C. laid off as part of the Trump administration's sweeping cut the U.S. government work force.

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