A real estate agent was fired from her job after leaving a message on a restaurant receipt telling a waiter that she hoped President Donald Trump would deport him.
President Donald Trump's administration is moving to reclassify top federal agency human resource jobs as political roles, reversing a longstanding policy for personnel chiefs to be career government officials.
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Bonsall, Tuesday nominated President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, considered one of the most prestigious awards in the world. The honor, awarded almost every year with a few exceptions, is given to people who have "done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses," according to the Norwegian Nobel Institute. "Not since Ronald Reagan has an American president better represented the national resolve of peace through strength or the fundamental case for a world without war," wrote Issa, vice chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee and senior member of the Judiciary Committee. "Remarkably, it was the 2024 election of Donald Trump -- more than 10 weeks before his swearing in - - that tangibly kickstarted the cause of peace in numerous regions of the world, and we are already seeing the benefits.
Randy rocks.
President Donald Trump convened his Cabinet in person on Thursday to deliver a message: You're in charge of your departments, not Elon Musk.
According to two administration officials, Trump told top members of his administration that Musk was empowered to make recommendations to the departments but not to issue unilateral decisions on staffing and policy. Musk was also in the room. Read more
... Reviewing reports, legislation, and court cases, Blumm and Jamin found that the previous Trump administration systematically worked to reduce various public lands protections, including reversing national monument expansions and endangered species protections, while proposing an industry-friendly reorganization of the Bureau of Land Management. They argue that, in doing so, the president aimed to appeal to industrial interests, often contradicting requests from local residents and Indigenous nations... .
It turns out that abandoning allies and tossing out security guarantees is bad for business. While U.S. defense stocks are slumping, European defense stocks are rising quickly because the markets have concluded that those governments will be spending lots more on defense. And every government around the world knows what happened to Zelensky last week in the Oval Office. The conclusion that many leaders will draw from the altercation that Trump and Vance had with Zelensky is that U.S. security guarantees-a key reason why countries tend to buy U.S. weapons- are not going to be a convincing argument anymore. Since Trump's inauguration, shares in the six biggest U.S. defense companies have fallen by an average of 4 percent. Meanwhile, shares of Europe's largest defense groups - including Germany's Rheinmetall - "have surged" by almost 40 percent in the same period. Read more
According to AI estimates, a Toronto Blue Jays boycott of the 2025 MLB season would likely result in a multimillion-dollar loss for the US economy. Total Estimated Cost to the US Economy Direct Game Revenue Loss: $152 million (tickets, concessions, etc.) Local Economic Impact: $228 million to $380 million (multiplier applied) Broadcast/Sponsorship Loss: $30 million to $50 million (US share) Tax Revenue Loss: ~$30 million Total Range: $410 million to $612 million. Similarly, AI estimates that if the Toronto Raptors boycotted the 2025 NBA season, the US economy might see a loss of $300-$500 million. Read more
Two of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's political rivals have confirmed that they have been in contact with members of US President Donald Trump's entourage following a Politico report published on Thursday in which an alleged bid to remove Zelensky from office was revealed. According to Politico, "secret discussions" have been held about holding snap presidential elections in Ukraine that could potentially unseat Zelensky before a final peace deal is signed.
Survey: Survey takers with a positive view of the economy fell from 67% last quarter to 47%. Eighty-five percent said uncertainty surrounding tariffs had impacted business planning to some degree. Hiring picture remains stable, despite concern about costs and availability of talent.
Hunter Biden's legal team recently filed a motion to drop his lawsuit against the ex-White House aide who published the contents of his infamous laptop, citing financial issues. The motion, filed in Los Angeles Wednesday, pertains to the former first son's lawsuit against Garrett Ziegler. The court documents, obtained by Fox News, illustrate the financial and personal issues Biden has experienced in the new year, including being a victim of the wildfires in the Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles. Biden first filed the lawsuit in September 2023 but "does not have the resources to continue to litigate this matter," according to the filing. "Plaintiff has suffered a significant downturn in his income and has significant debt in the millions of dollars range," the document states.
P President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress tonight won't technically be a State of the Union message, but it will be close enough. Every president since Reagan has delivered such a speech at the beginning of his term, laying out plans for the next four years. Trump no doubt will have plenty of things to say about his future agenda. But unlike his predecessors, he'll already be able to point to accomplishments. Chief among them: ending the worst migration crisis in American"or perhaps world"history in just a few weeks.
Kingsley Wilson, the Pentagon's new deputy press secretary, is facing backlash over a series of recent social media comments in which she has promoted antisemitic conspiracy theories, opposed U.S. aid to Israel and amplified Kremlin talking points, among several other remarks that raise questions about her elevation to a key role at the Defense Department.
You've made a huge political comeback. You're deeply suspicious of the Washington bureaucracy. You're contemptuous of liberal elites and the media they control, especially TV networks and The New York Times. You're trying to get America out of a war you didn't start and which you regard as a drain on US resources. You've just delivered a massive shock to your allies. You really want them to rely less on the US for their security. You also want to counter their competition with US manufacturing. You're aiming to achieve piece in the Middle East between Israel and everyone else. And you're seeking to drive a wedge between Russia and China and exploit it to your advantage. Read more
A French politician has mock Elon Musk as a "jester high on ketamine," and compared Donald Trump to Nero. Claude Malhuret also called the world's richest man a "traitor" for abandoning Ukraine, in a speech discussing discussing European support for the nation. "Washington has become Nero's court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine in charge of purging the civil service," Malhuret said in a speech Malhuret, leader of the center-right party, The Independents, called Trump a dictator, and said, "We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor." Read more
A real estate agent was fired from her job after leaving a message on a restaurant receipt telling a waiter that she hoped President Donald Trump would deport him. On March 2, Stephanie Lovins, while dining at Cazuelas Mexican Cantina in Columbus, Ohio, left a message for Ricardo, a U.S. citizen serving her. In the signature section of her receipt, Lovins wrote: "I hope Trump deports you," followed by "Zero. You suck." The incident occurred after Lovins grew upset over the restaurant's "one coupon per table" policy. A restaurant employee who found the receipt shared a photo on social media, and it quickly went viral, provoking widespread condemnation and calls for Lovins' termination. Lovins initially denied any involvement, claiming on social media that her credit card had been lost or stolen and that someone else had used it.
