Sen. Paul objected twice to Sen. Kennedy’s proposals to halt lawmaker salaries, arguing instead to pay federal workers Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) objected twice to Senator John Kennedy’s (R-LA) proposals that would have blocked members of Congress from receiving pay during the ongoing government shutdown, legislation Kennedy says is necessary to make lawmakers feel the same pain as the Americans affected by Washington’s dysfunction. Kennedy

Rome. Photo by Antonio Graceffo The wait to enter St. Peter’s Cathedral in Rome was more than an hour, with visitors from all over Europe and the world packed shoulder to shoulder between barricades for several blocks. Once inside the cathedral, the crush of humanity was in some ways even worse, more like entering a rock concert or a stadium during the playoffs. People constantly

Tiangong Space Station crew stranded in space. (photo Chinese Embassy/Social Media X) This is a distressing trend in space exploration. No matter what our particular feelings about Communist China and their space program, it is worrying news to learn that a Chinese space crew is temporarily stranded at the Tiangong space station. The astronauts – or rather, taikonauts – have been put in this dangerous

Zohran Mamdani at the Resist Fascism Rally in Bryant Park on Oct 27th 2024 (Credit: Wikimedia Commons) Republican Congressman Buddy Carter of Georgia has introduced a bill to cut off federal funding to New York City for as long as Zohran Mamdani serves as mayor. The measure, titled the Moving American Money Distant from Anti-National Interests Act (MAMDANI Act), “Notwithstanding any other provision of law,

Newly elected New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers his victory speech, pledging a sweeping socialist agenda. (Screenshot: PBS News) The election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York is not necessarily bad news – if you’re a real estate agent in Florida. Interest in new homes in Florida is already exploding, just days after the Democrat Socialist (communist) won the election to mayor

CNN’s Scott Jennings, the lone conservative voice on the liberal network, said this week that he completely agrees with what Vice President JD Vance said about this week’s elections and what Republicans need to do in response. For anyone who did not see, Vance outlined his thoughts in a tweet. This is the full text: I think it’s idiotic to overreact to a couple of

Chuck Schumer on the floor of the Senate – Screencap of Twitter/X video. A new study from the Media Research Center confirms that the news media has been playing defense for the Democrat party throughout the government shutdown. This will come as no surprise to conservatives, who have known for years now that the media is basically the public relations arm of the Democrat party,

With everything going on in the world today, The Associated Press — the premier wire service and news institution in the English-speaking world — knows what’s really on your mind: Is Fido’s “carbon pawprint” too big? In yet another bid to prove that even the most supposedly objective media cannot set priorities that aren’t bad or misplaced, the AP dedicated 32 paragraphs in five sections

Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir – Screencap of Twitter/X video. Zohran Mamdani has tried to portray himself as some sort of hero to the working class, but that is completely false. His biggest base of support came from highly educated, mostly young, mostly white, Brooklyn hipster types who went to all of the best schools, just like Mamdani himself. Alex Karp, the CEO of Palantir,

Milo Sedarat, left, son of Iranian-American poet Roger Sedarat, has been arrested in New Jersey, days after authorities announced the arrest of Mohmed Ali, 20, right, and a 19-year-old, Majed Mahmoud, Dearborn, Michigan, in connection with an alleged terrorist plot. (@nypost / X screen shot) The Gateway Pundit reported that multiple suspects were arrested in the nation’s largest Muslim majority city of Dearborn, Michigan, during