In the frenzy of activity since President-elect Trump won the election, perhaps no move has created more excitement and derision than the decision to tap Elon Musk and entrepreneur-turned-politician Vivek Ramaswamy to head up a newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) tasked with downsizing the federal government. Just a few weeks into existence, the ad hoc entity has inspired merchandise and even meme coins. We understand its appeal. Conservatives have long had the...

On Dec. 1, President Joe Biden granted his son, Hunter, “a full and unconditional pardon” for any crimes “he has committed or may have committed” between Jan. 1, 2014, and Dec. 1, 2024. In June, Hunter Biden was convicted of three felonies related to his purchase and possession of a Cobra Colt revolver in 2018. According to the prosecution, the president’s son violated federal law by owning the gun as an active drug user and by lying about his drug use on a federal...

It is hard not to rejoice while watching images of ecstatic Syrians toppling statues from the regime of the deposed dictator Bashar al-Assad and hearing the shouts of joy of prisoners, many of whom may have been tortured and starved, released from his dungeons. Mr. al-Assad’s Syria was brutal for the regime’s opponents, and 13 years of civil war and a kleptocratic regime made life dangerous and miserable for ordinary Syrians. In addition to striking a blow for human freedom, Mr. al-...

From the Center This past weekend, when Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad fled his country and rebel forces claimed control of that country’s capital, the Washington Post (Lean Left bias) headlines unintentionally admitted what has become increasingly clear: that Donald Trump is not bothering to wait until his official inauguration next month to take over and that Joe Biden is still our nation’s president in name only. That is, admittedly, an exaggeration. Biden still holds control of...

Republican National Committee (RNC) co-chair Lara Trump is stepping down from her party role as she considers replacing Florida Sen. Marco Rubio (R), whom her father-in-law, President-elect Trump, picked for secretary of state. “It is something I would seriously consider,” she told the Associated Press in an interview, referring to serving in the Senate.  “If I’m being completely transparent, I don’t know exactly what they would look like. And I certainly...

Russian military personnel are reportedly trapped in Syria, following the ousting of Bashar al-Assad. The deposed Syrian president has fled to Russia, where he received asylum from his long-time ally, according to Russian media. This followed advances across the country by rebels led by Islamist-group Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS), which seized control of the capital, Damascus, in a dramatic and sudden turn in the civil war that started in 2011. Russia was either...

Lara Trump announced Sunday she plans to formally step down as Republican National Committee co-chair at the next RNC meeting. Why it matters: Several Republican senators are pushing for her to fill the U.S. Senate seat set to be vacated by Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio in Florida, and President-elect Trump's daughter-in-law confirmed Sunday she's seriously considering the move. State of play: Lara Trump wrote on X Sunday evening that...

Social Security beneficiaries could face longer wait times for service next year unless Congress agrees to the White House budget office’s request to increase funding for the Social Security Administration (SSA), the administration that runs the program is warning. House Republicans balked at increasing funding for the Social Security Administration in the continuing resolution passed in September, which forced it to implement a hiring freeze last month. As a result, the agency will soon...

President-elect Donald Trump slammed NBC News host Kristen Welker for her obvious left-wing bias, saying that she hurts herself “badly” by not being neutral. Trump made the remarks at two points during his interview on “Meet The Press” that aired on Sunday. The first moment came when Welker was peppering him with questions related to the Democrat-led January 6 committee in which she repeatedly interrupted him.

President-elect Donald Trump was fact checked over his migration statistics while on Meet The Press this weekend, and it turns out there has been a mix-up over the numbers of migrant murderers entering the U.S. Speaking with Kristen Welker on December 8 Trump said: "So we had 11,000, and 13,000, there are different estimates. 13,099 murderers released into our country in the last three years. "They're walking down the streets. They're walking next to you, and...