Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent turned the tables on independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders at his Thursday confirmation hearing by pointing out that President Joe Biden awarded “oligarchs” with the highest honor.
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Not a Joke: Qatar Credits Trump for Finalizing Ceasefire Deal Biden Struggled to Conclude
Days before departing his last political job, a beleaguered Joe Biden went to the podium to announce a long-awaited ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. But when pressed by the news media over who should get credit for the deal, the 46th American president demurred.
Read MoreCommentary: A Bleak Goodbye
The interlude is over: President Joseph Biden, who defeated Donald Trump in 2020 but failed to prevent his return in 2024, delivered his farewell address from the Oval Office, defending a legacy that his successor now vows to dismantle and that voters soundly rejected.
Read MoreTop Story: Rubio: U.S. Foreign Policy Must Serve National Interests
Top Commentary: Citizens-First Immigration Reform Is Top of Mind for Americans
Rubio: U.S. Foreign Policy Must Serve National Interests
Safety, strength and prosperity will be the key objectives of the U.S. Department of State under the second Trump administration, Secretary of State nominee Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said during his confirmation hearing Wednesday.
The main problem with America’s current foreign policy strategy, Rubio stated, is that it fails to protect our national interests, leading to less domestic prosperity, and it also fails to enforce deterrence against global aggression, resulting in “an invitation to war.”
Read MoreTSNN Featured: Virginia U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith Predicts House Plan for ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ Will Eventually Lead to Two Packages of Legislation
Commentary: Citizens-First Immigration Reform Is Top of Mind for Americans
President Donald Trump was elected in 2016 – and again in 2024 – on a mandate from the people to put an end to the illegal immigrant crisis and implement citizens-first immigration reform.
The mandate was clear: America is a nation of laws, and illegal immigration violates our laws and presents an array of criminal and economic issues that cannot be ignored.
Read More‘It Stole My Childhood’: Supreme Court Urged to Protect Kids from Online Porn
Taylor Muthoka was first exposed to pornography at the age of 7. A friend showed it to her online, and all the children had to do to access the website was check a box saying they were 18. Little did she know that moment would lead to a 10-year addiction.
“That one moment of exposure stole my innocence, and it stole my childhood, with no barriers in place, no meaningful age verification,” Muthoka said. “I was exposed to violent and disturbing content that no one should ever see, especially not a child.”
Read MoreSEC Sues Elon Musk for Allegedly Failing to Disclose Purchase of Twitter Stocks
On Tuesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk, the owner of Tesla, SpaceX, and the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter), over his alleged failure to disclose his purchase of Twitter stock in 2022.
As reported by Just The News, the alleged purchase of stock by Musk led to him underpaying Twitter investors at the time of his buyout of the company in October of 2022. The lawsuit claims that this action meant Musk was able to buy stocks at “artificially low prices.”
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