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The Trump administration is preparing changes at the IRS that would allow the agency to pursue criminal investigations of left-leaning groups more easily, according to The Wall Street Journal. Gary Shapley, an adviser to Treasury Secretary Scott ...

The Trump White House is planning a military celebration at Camp Pendleton that may require closing a chunk of I-5 that carries 80,000 people daily between Orange and San Diego counties. The reason? Navy ships reportedly need to fire live ordnance ...

Trump's building a ballroom funded by people who need things from the government, and he threw a party to congratulate himself. The guest list is a who's who of companies currently terrified of regulatory oversight. Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft,

The Pentagon issued an ultimatum to its press corps: sign a pledge not to report leaks or other info the Pentagon does not approve, even if it's unclassified, or get out. Today, every media outlet but one got out. -- Read the rest The post Every ...

Young Republican leaders across four states face calls to resign after Politico obtained 2,900 pages of chat logs showing racist, antisemitic, and misogynistic exchanges over seven months. The messages included slurs against Black people, jokes about ...

Thank goodness airports across the United States -- including the one where I live, Phoenix Sky Harbor -- are standing up and refusing to play a propaganda video from the US Department of Homeland Security, which features Secretary of Homeland ...

A judge has granted a restraining order against MAGA idol Rep. Cory Mills after his ex-girlfriend presented what the court found to be a compelling case that the 45-year-old congressman couldn't grasp the concept of a breakup. As reported in the NY ...

Jordan Peterson has been really sick lately. His daughter Mikhaila recently posted a video on social media explaining all of Peterson's recent illnesses, tying them to mold exposure, cleaning out a basement, and "spiritual attacks." She even mentions ...

The Department of Homeland Security has spent at least $51 million this year on advertisements promoting Trump's immigration policies, according to AdImpact. The campaign features Secretary Kristi Noem in direct-to-camera videos urging undocumented ...

President Trump's whiplash reversal on China tariffs may have less to do with geopolitics and more to do with his cryptocurrency portfolio, says economist Paul Krugman. On Friday, Trump threatened China with 100 percent tariffs, calling their rare ...