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Thursday, May 22nd, 2025

Trump’s first year: The good, the great and the foolish

Donald J. Trump was inaugurated for a second term as president exactly one year ago. It is safe to say the country, and the world, will never be the same. President Trump has engaged in energetic and bold governing and diplomacy, fulfilling campaign promises like boosting domestic energy production, while also seeking peace in turbulent […]
Anti-ICE Warriors Harass Software Engineers, Convinced They’re Undercover Feds

By Liz Peek Staff
A group of anti-ICE activists in Minneapolis confronted a small group of software engineers at a local deli after a mistaken alert identified them as federal immigration agents, according to the New York Post. The engineers were having lunch at Clancey’s Deli when one of them, who belonged to an anti-ICE communication group on Signal, […]
Welfare fraud could play a starring role in the 2026 midterms

By Liz Peek
Vice President JD Vance wants to hammer Democrats over welfare fraud, elevating the issue going into the midterms. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent seems eager to publicize and pursue the problem as well. Will voters agree? The revelation of Somali-led thievery of billions of dollars meant to go to Minnesota welfare programs shocked and disgusted the […]
Iranian Official Pins Bloodshed on ‘Israeli Plot’

By Liz Peek Staff
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has dismissed reports of widespread casualties from the latest wave of anti-government protests across Iran, claiming that foreign-backed “terrorist elements” were responsible for the deaths that occurred. He alleged the violence was part of what he called an “Israeli plot” aimed at provoking mass bloodshed and U.S. intervention.Appearing Wednesday evening […]