https://drudge.com/user/qcp New links and comments. en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wordzilla/0.58 10 https://drudge.com/news/293415/trump-promised-cut-electricity-prices https://reason.com/2026/07/20/trumps-18-month-deadline-to-cut-electricity-prices-in-half-has-arrived-rates-are-up-18/ Donald Trump pledged on the campaign trail that he would slash electricity prices in half within 18 months of returning to the White House. That self-imposed deadline is today, and"as with many of the president's promises"he appears to have fallen short of his goal. From Trump's inauguration in January 2025 to April 2026, the most recent month for which government data are available, residential electricity rates have risen by an eye-watering 18 percent. From April 2025 to April 2026, rates jumped by 7.3 percent, or about twice the rate of inflation, according to the Energy Information Administration. Unfortunately, for many consumers, there is not much relief in sight. Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:15:54 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/293415/trump-promised-cut-electricity-prices#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293415 discussion, 0.5 daily 293415 https://drudge.com/news/293414/judge-gives-blunt-warning-trump-goons https://www.thedailybeast.com/judge-gives-blunt-warning-to-trump-doj-goon-jeanine-pirro-in-reflecting-pool-vandal-case/ Judge Todd E. Edelman, an Obama appointee, warned U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro, 75, on Monday that the Trump administration is "operating at its own peril" in the way it has handled its case against David Hearn, 67, a former Olympic canoeist. Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:37:27 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/293414/judge-gives-blunt-warning-trump-goons#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293414 discussion, 0.5 daily 293414 https://drudge.com/news/293383/iceberg-seen-conception-bay-surprises https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/giant-phallus-shaped-iceberg-floating-in-conception-bay-surprises-residents-of-dildo-canada A phallus-shaped iceberg hovered off the coast of Dildo, Newfoundland in Conception Bay before collapsing. Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:01:42 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/293383/iceberg-seen-conception-bay-surprises#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293383 discussion, 0.5 daily 293383 https://drudge.com/news/293281/trumps-approval-rating-36-percent https://www.economist.com/interactive/trump-approval-tracker 541 days into Donald Trump's term the president's net approval rating is -23, down 0.3 points since last week. 36% approve, 59% disapprove, 4% not sure <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqiirmuwps2z" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreify2eggo2d3oh3emksypnbqhff3fydpjfu6iyx7xgdqjzuir54mkq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Trump is only inflating his approval rating by 20 points here<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3mqiirmuwps2z?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Aaron Rupar (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc?ref_src=embed">@atrupar.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3mqiirmuwps2z?ref_src=embed">9:05 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 12, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:32:12 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/293281/trumps-approval-rating-36-percent#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293281 news, 0.5 daily 293281 https://drudge.com/news/293279/fcc-officials-took-pricey-gifts https://www.propublica.org/article/paramount-mergers-fcc-kennedy-center-gala Despite regulating broadcast media, FCC commissioners have accepted pricey tickets to the Kennedy Center honors gala from CBS or its parent company, now Paramount. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:s5b3x4exyludm73jcgvupe7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqro57f4qc2b" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreihy7kbxno5myqwqgkr3chac6u2cibwhmcdv4zgg636afjibpqtqni" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">ProPublica: Trump&#x27;s FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and fellow Republican commissioner Olivia Trusty&Acirc;&nbsp;received pricey gifts valued at tens of thousands of dollars from Paramount&Acirc;&nbsp;while the company had deals pending before the commission.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s5b3x4exyludm73jcgvupe7q/post/3mqro57f4qc2b?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Kyle Griffin (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s5b3x4exyludm73jcgvupe7q?ref_src=embed">@kylegriffin1.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s5b3x4exyludm73jcgvupe7q/post/3mqro57f4qc2b?ref_src=embed">12:35 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 16, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:31:50 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/293279/fcc-officials-took-pricey-gifts#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293279 news, 0.5 daily 293279 https://drudge.com/news/293328/truth-social-sell-investors-faster-access https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/16/truth-social-will-sell-investors-faster-access-trumps-market-moving-posts/ President Donald Trump's social network Truth Social announced on Thursday that it will start selling investors quicker access to posts from prominent accounts, opening an unprecedented new way the president could profit from his office. "Markets already move on Truth Social posts," said Kevin McGurn, interim chief executive officer of TMTG. "As adoption grows, we expect Truth API to become a meaningful, ongoing source of revenue for the company, creating lasting value for shareholders." Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:56:40 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/293328/truth-social-sell-investors-faster-access#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293328 discussion, 0.5 daily 293328 https://drudge.com/news/293323/mexico-warns-diarrhea-risk-visiting https://www.newsweek.com/mexico-warns-of-diarrhea-risk-when-visiting-us-12208368 Mexico has issued a formal travel advisory warning citizens about a growing diarrhea-causing outbreak in the United States, as cases linked to a foodborne parasite continue to climb across dozens of states. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:7tyhlziszrunowfvarla52va/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqsaas7nuc2k" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiefbdi626x6iqxgwqb3wuv3kjzmn45wkcv6dwdgtwjzih5i3ucmpq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">The government cut the funding for the program that tracks forever diarrhea, and now people are getting forever diarrhea @michaelkosta.bsky.social<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7tyhlziszrunowfvarla52va/post/3mqsaas7nuc2k?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Daily Show (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7tyhlziszrunowfvarla52va?ref_src=embed">@thedailyshow.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7tyhlziszrunowfvarla52va/post/3mqsaas7nuc2k?ref_src=embed">5:59 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 16, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:33:46 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/293323/mexico-warns-diarrhea-risk-visiting#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293323 news, 0.5 daily 293323 https://drudge.com/news/293257/trump-paid-2m-skorean-company-facing https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/us/politics/trump-south-korea-aluminum.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xlA.AVHn.QNLcIiyWIflt&smid=url-share The lead investor in a South Korean aluminum company that has challenged Commerce Department penalties on certain exports from South Korea to the United States made a $2 million payment last year to President Trump's holding company. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:lc6hdhnjkgccd6ysi7e23pll/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmvaobsuj2a" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicdzuo34rehn32ltdz5fx4aqefdozfw25tu3uqoj4i26vdmtwyfry" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Foreign Company at Center of Trade Dispute Paid Trump Millions -&gt;The New Republic | More on &quot;Trump payment trade dispute conflict&quot; at BigEarthData.ai<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lc6hdhnjkgccd6ysi7e23pll/post/3mqmvaobsuj2a?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lc6hdhnjkgccd6ysi7e23pll?ref_src=embed">@bigearthdata.ai</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lc6hdhnjkgccd6ysi7e23pll/post/3mqmvaobsuj2a?ref_src=embed">2:59 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 14, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:32:39 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/293257/trump-paid-2m-skorean-company-facing#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293257 news, 0.5 daily 293257 https://drudge.com/news/293300/warsh-refuses-disclose-paid-him-more https://www.banking.senate.gov/newsroom/minority/in-exchange-with-warren-warsh-refuses-to-disclose-who-paid-him-more-than-100-million-to-facilitate-his-divestitures-days-before-he-took-office-as-fed-chair In a hearing exchange with U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, Kevin Warsh, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Fed), refused to disclose to whom he sold over $100 million worth of shares in private investment vehicles just days before taking office at the Fed. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:ornpixmpy5ts36lh7hmi7wkp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzkjgps4c2l" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidsht3rrvnmnvftldmfufrhjghs6mrteni4o7uvm5ssqrdcgdvote" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">I asked Kevin Warsh whether his secret $100 million was invested in any companies affiliated with the Trump family, Chinese-controlled companies, or financing vehicles set up by Jeffrey Epstein. He refused to answer.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ornpixmpy5ts36lh7hmi7wkp/post/3mjzkjgps4c2l?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Elizabeth Warren (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ornpixmpy5ts36lh7hmi7wkp?ref_src=embed">@warren.senate.gov</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ornpixmpy5ts36lh7hmi7wkp/post/3mjzkjgps4c2l?ref_src=embed">1:55 PM &Acirc;&middot; Apr 21, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:31:37 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/293300/warsh-refuses-disclose-paid-him-more#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293300 news, 0.5 daily 293300 https://drudge.com/news/293248/ice-insiders-turn-trump-over-wave https://www.thedailybeast.com/top-ice-officials-blame-trump-for-fatal-shooting-spree-in-houston-and-maine/ Senior ICE officials are blaming President Donald Trump's demand for mass arrests for a wave of deadly shootings by immigration agent ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqoolkpwe324" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreia754v6bblobu7htyhqrntjtj2qfufs56tlyea4vdn77xi5nu2p6i" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">BREAKING: President Trump says ICE should continue traffic stops after recent fatal shootings, seeming to contradict a new order to suspend them.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/post/3mqoolkpwe324?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Associated Press (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq?ref_src=embed">@apnews.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:a67zdrt4nl2tv2qojpngogbq/post/3mqoolkpwe324?ref_src=embed">8:05 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 15, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:30:14 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/293248/ice-insiders-turn-trump-over-wave#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293248 news, 0.5 daily 293248 https://drudge.com/news/293230/trump-admin-loses-more-court-cases-over https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/new-york-sheds-voter-roll-suit-as-doj-loses-12th-straight-case The Justice Department can't access New York's unredacted voter roll, a judge said in handing the federal government yet another loss in court in its quest to obtain the lists from all 50 states. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqn6y7e2kc2k" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreielvuayuv2gf4pqwxlxp6o5xz3kwfxsyqhrxloaf6nhrnw3hfcqjq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">President Donald Trump's Department of Justice (DOJ) lost its 14th and 15th voter roll cases Tuesday, when federal judges dismissed* the government's lawsuits seeking access to Virginia and New Mexico's full voter records. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/ ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/post/3mqn6y7e2kc2k?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Marc Elias (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7?ref_src=embed">@marcelias.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pjiafkey2cokiupsxpswqlk7/post/3mqn6y7e2kc2k?ref_src=embed">5:53 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 14, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:32:26 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/293230/trump-admin-loses-more-court-cases-over#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293230 news, 0.5 daily 293230 https://drudge.com/news/293276/johnson-wants-350-billion-fighting https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5967749-house-republicans-defense-funding-hegseth-pentagon/ "You heard the president talk about how he wants to effectively double the funding for national defense. Look, we live in dangerous times. We're fighting communism on our own shores, and we're fighting evil terrorists and tyrants around the world, and we have to be able to protect our national security," Johnson said. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmirmlbo22i" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiggnvynvkl7ven7jzjfck6dmabl5ngenyzjmoicr3mx35f3yydm7m" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Mike Johnson is holding a press conference to yell a lot about &quot;communism,&quot; as though that is what Democrats are trying to impose on America (meanwhile, Trump is seizing the means of production for his regime)<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3mqmirmlbo22i?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Aaron Rupar (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc?ref_src=embed">@atrupar.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3mqmirmlbo22i?ref_src=embed">11:15 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 14, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:30:22 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/293276/johnson-wants-350-billion-fighting#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293276 news, 0.5 daily 293276 https://drudge.com/news/293275/trumps-3-million-day-national-guard https://www.npr.org/2026/07/14/nx-s1-5892498/national-guard-deployment-dc-2029 The National Guard will remain deployed in Washington, D.C., through Inauguration Day 2029 as part of President Trump's anti-crime mission in the city, unless the president deems otherwise, the Pentagon confirmed to NPR. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:twasya42lpacrrncfhcrbjyv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqevpptips24" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifjkcvxp3thg3wnni755tvngmcrhbx567guzbgry3eszrmwkgibbu" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">So military troops under the direct control of Trump and Hegseth will be on the streets of our nation's capital for the rest of Trump's term. The rationale--they're here to help with a crime emergency--is laughable. But of course the real reason is ominous. cbs4local.com/news/nation- ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:twasya42lpacrrncfhcrbjyv/post/3mqevpptips24?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Bill Kristol (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:twasya42lpacrrncfhcrbjyv?ref_src=embed">@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:twasya42lpacrrncfhcrbjyv/post/3mqevpptips24?ref_src=embed">10:46 AM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 11, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:30:23 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/293275/trumps-3-million-day-national-guard#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293275 news, 0.5 daily 293275 https://drudge.com/news/293253/ice-temporarily-halt-conducting-vehicle https://abcnews.com/US/ice-temporarily-stop-conducting-vehicle-stops-sources/story?id=134751678 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been ordered to temporarily stop conducting vehicle stops in the wake of two deadly shootings ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:k5nskatzhyxersjilvtnz4lh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqhsosztmz2s" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreihgcimvtil4v2t4l7azqwttzqgynwzhsqbdsziuz7jkjdp5w7wi2i" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Videos that capture the minutes leading up to and immediately after an ICE agent fatally shot an undocumented Mexican immigrant in Houston early Tuesday morning show agents aggressively following a white work van and then approaching the vehicle on foot.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k5nskatzhyxersjilvtnz4lh/post/3mqhsosztmz2s?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Washington Post (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k5nskatzhyxersjilvtnz4lh?ref_src=embed">@washingtonpost.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k5nskatzhyxersjilvtnz4lh/post/3mqhsosztmz2s?ref_src=embed">2:30 PM &Acirc;&middot; Jul 12, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:30:15 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/293253/ice-temporarily-halt-conducting-vehicle#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293253 news, 0.5 daily 293253 https://drudge.com/news/293250/emails-show-blanches-role-trumps https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/us/politics/todd-blanche-trump-enemies-emails.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xlA.OGBq.jMVAjYUxGyd-&smid=url-share The cooperation of Todd Blanche will be a flashpoint in his confirmation hearing to be attorney general on Wednesday. Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:17:52 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/293250/emails-show-blanches-role-trumps#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.293250 discussion, 0.5 daily 293250