There's something profoundly American about a president sitting down to dinner with the people who actually feed this country. Thursday night, Donald Trump will host farmers, ranchers, cattlemen, and agricultural producers at the White House, and if you think this is just another photo opportunity, you're missing the point entirely. This Rose Garden gathering isn't happening … [Read more...] about Trump Rolls Out the White House Welcome Mat for America’s Farmers and It’s About Time
Trump’s Intelligence Pick With No Intel Background Begins Mass Firings at ODNI
Bill Pulte walked into the Office of the Director of National Intelligence last Friday and immediately started doing exactly what President Trump hired him to do. Fire people. Lots of them. By Monday, his second full day running one of America's most sensitive intelligence operations, the pink slips were already flying. Sources close to the matter confirm that Pulte has begun … [Read more...] about Trump’s Intelligence Pick With No Intel Background Begins Mass Firings at ODNI
Senate Passes Housing Overhaul That Actually Tackles the Real Problem
The Senate just advanced the most significant housing legislation in decades, and if you're wondering why it took this long for Washington to notice that regular Americans can't afford homes anymore, you're not alone. The 21st Century Road to Housing Act is now headed to the House, and it's got Wall Street investors sweating because it does something novel in modern politics. … [Read more...] about Senate Passes Housing Overhaul That Actually Tackles the Real Problem
Qatar Bought Its Way Into American Classrooms and Nobody Stopped Them
Qatar has spent billions infiltrating American higher education, and we're only now pretending to care. The Gulf state's fingerprints are all over U.S. campuses, funding everything from branch universities to endowed chairs, research centers to entire academic programs. This isn't about generous philanthropy. It's about purchasing influence over how the next generation of … [Read more...] about Qatar Bought Its Way Into American Classrooms and Nobody Stopped Them
FBI Deputy Director Explains the Call to Move Forward With Trump’s UFC Event
The FBI made a calculated bet. While federal agents scrambled to dismantle what they're calling a credible terror plot against President Trump's UFC Freedom 250 event, they simultaneously had to answer a question that would've kept most bureaucrats up at night: Do we let this thing happen? They did. And according to FBI Deputy Director Chris Raia, they were right to do it. In … [Read more...] about FBI Deputy Director Explains the Call to Move Forward With Trump’s UFC Event