Even federal government employees go through the motions of paying taxes, but where does the money for paying our public servants’ salaries come from? by Joey Clark I have a confession I must share with you, dear reader. I was contemplating becoming an ordained minister. I’m serious, an ordained minister. And this in spite of my profound…
By Jonah Bennett GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump said Wednesday he’d consider using a nuclear weapon against the Islamic State if the terror group launches an assault against the U.S. In a town hall put on by MSNBC, host Chris Matthews asked Trump to give an answer on the use of nuclear weapons, and Trump, in…
A party error has reportedly left Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders off of the Democratic presidential primary ballot in Washington, D.C.. Although both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders’ campaigns submitted the required registration fee of $2,500, a reporting error bu the local Democratic Party has left Sanders in the cold. The Washington Post reports: The registration…
Jonah Bennett Former top defense official Jed Babbin mocked Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Fox Business Wednesday, saying Zuckerberg’s weak approach to fighting the Islamic State is popular “among 12-year-old girls.” Zuckerberg addressed the recent spate of terror attacks in a Facebook post Sunday, where he called for a “world where understanding and empathy can spread faster than hate,…
Jonah Bennett Former GOP Rep. Mike Rogers, who served as chairman of the House Committee on Intelligence, said Wednesday there are more foreign spies in the United States now than in the country’s entire history, including the Cold War. “There are more spies in the United States today from foreign nation states that at any time in…
Blake Neff A new analysis published by the personal finance website WalletHub finds that Washington, D.C. is more financially illiterate than any of the 50 states. WalletHub’s analysis looked at 12 metrics related to financial literacy, such as the percent of a state’s residents who have no bank account, the percent that spends more than they…
Richard Pollock When President Barack Obama’s motorcade swept into the luxurious Kingsmill Resort to prepare for the second debate with Republican Mitt Romney during the 2012 presidential campaign, the chief executive’s temporary residence was within a mile of the home of John Hinckley, Jr., who shot former President Ronald Reagan in 1981. A federal court permitted…
Rachel Stoltzfoos Digital ads for presidential candidates are showing up next to Islamic State propaganda on YouTube, as well as videos pushing illicit activities, such as financial fraud and hacking techniques. While running an Islamic State propaganda YouTube video, researchers investigating these instances encountered a pop-up ad run by Google featuring a picture of Democratic…
Andrew Follett The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is about to build the spaceport that will take Americans to Mars, despite President Barack Obama’s best efforts to stymie the plan. The spaceport is designed to service and launch the Space Launch System rocket (SLS) and the Orion capsule, which carry NASA astronauts to Mars. “NASA is developing…
Guy Bentley The Department of State has apologized after attempting to use Twitter to issue a bizarre series of recommendations to those enjoying spring break. The department took to Twitter Wednesday to warn travelers to keep hold of their possessions and beware of being ripped off by scam artists. But one tweet in particular…