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I am pushing for a ban on single-stock trading in Congress. The American people deserve better than politicians like @RonWyden and @SpeakerPelosi with hedge-fund level returns. Public service should be about serving the people, not getting rich. pic.twitter.com/yaXFGRfiMz — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (@SecScottBessent) August 13, 2025
https://web.archive.org/web/diff/20250601021212/20250806023110/https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/ Congress.gov just deleted the only clause that blocks indefinite detention. No redirect. No archive. No explanation. Section 9, the habeas corpus firewall, is gone. Section 10, which limits federal overreach, is erased. The deletion echoes Trump aides who floated suspension weeks earlier. “The writ of habeas corpus can be suspended in a time of …
Members of Congress are paid $174,000 annually. That figure has not changed in more than a decade, but the value of the job keeps growing in ways most Americans never see. Lawmakers only work roughly 160 scheduled days in-session per year. That includes time spent in hearings, debates, and votes, but excludes weekends, holidays, and …
The Senate committee passed the PELOSI Act 8 to 7. Just one Republican voted yes. The bill would ban lawmakers and spouses from owning stocks. The White House is pushing back hard because the bill now includes the president and vice president. “It raises Article II concerns about presidential powers,” says the Office of Legislative …
Congress just hit pause on the Epstein file release. Speaker Mike Johnson confirmed Monday there will be no vote before the August recess. That locks the chamber out for 5 weeks. No floor action. No subpoenas. No movement. The resolution to compel the Trump administration to release Epstein-related documents is shelved. Johnson said he wants …
Thomas Massie is done waiting. On July 15, he filed a discharge petition to force a floor vote on full release of the Epstein files. The resolution cuts around House leadership. If 218 members sign, the vote becomes automatic. Right now, only 16 names are on the list. Just 16. Polling from July shows 79% …
In this conversation, Joe and James discuss the implications of the Genius Act, which aims to regulate stablecoins and their potential impact on the banking system and national debt. James argues that while crypto can disrupt the inefficient banking system, the Genius Act may not solve all financial problems. They explore the future of stablecoins, …
Calls grow to force details on trafficking network into daylight. 🚨Congressman Tim Burchett just filed a formal letter calling on @GOPoversight to subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell for public testimony on Epstein. Not behind closed doors.On record. On camera. Under oath. This is the first official filing to demand her appearance before Congress.… pic.twitter.com/phTrf8gfWi — Brian Allen …
Elon Musk is done playing nice. The debt ceiling bill passed the House. It raises the cap by five trillion dollars. The Congressional Budget Office projects a $3.3 trillion deficit increase over the next ten years. Medicaid gets cut. SNAP gets cut. EV credits get wiped. The tax cuts stay. The red ink spreads. Musk …
Americans could soon learn more about what many have long suspected regarding unidentified flying objects. UFO whistleblower Luis Elizondo, a former Pentagon official, said “We’ve been saying for the last eight years … that there have been dozens upon dozens of these near-air collisions that have occurred with military and civilian and commercial pilots. This …
Congress just published the 2025 schedule. Out of 365 calendar days, the chambers are set to meet on 133. That is roughly one out of every three days. The rest is labeled for travel, district visits, or recess. The Capitol floor will stay mostly quiet. July is limited to twelve working days. August is entirely …
Some numbers never move. Not because they shouldn’t. Because Congress never bothered. The U.S. tax code is riddled with thresholds that were set decades ago and never indexed to inflation. They sit frozen in time while the cost of everything else climbs. The result is a quiet tax hike that hits middle-income Americans hardest. Start …
Washington JAW-DROPPED by Trump’s $88 BILLION tariff bombshell. The Swamp is in UTTER DISBELIEF over the unexpected flood of cash! NEW: President Trump received a call from Congress, and they were SHOCKED to learn that his administration has brought in $88 BILLION in tariff revenue. "I got a call the other day from the people …
The $6.7 billion Legislative Branch bill is set for a full-committee markup Thursday. House appropriators released their committee report Wednesday for the Legislative Branch funding bill, which includes detailed guidance on how they’d like Capitol Hill offices and agencies to spend fiscal 2026 funding. Here’s a sampling of what’s on their minds ahead of …
That is why we end up with more debt every year. https://t.co/zQ45zEe8N9 — Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) June 24, 2025 No. @Rep_Stansbury is an idiot. Even when she’s told the answer, she still denies it. Liberals are so used to gaslighting common sense Americans, they will still tell us 1+1=3. 🤡 — JayTeeKC (@justneedthenew1) June 24, …
Congress holds more power over the economy than most realize, yet it rarely takes the blame for the mess. The Federal Reserve gets the heat for inflation, interest rates, and market turmoil, but the truth cuts deeper. Congress writes the laws, funds the agencies, and sets the rules that shape the entire financial system. If …
Dose of reality: Congress is spending, printing, and borrowing so much that the Fed has lost its ability to “set rates.” Banks and foreign governments who buy our 10 year U.S. treasuries are demanding more than 4.5% return. BBB makes it worse. Would be a great time to #EndTheFed pic.twitter.com/5G8ZUIsn6d — Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) June …
In this exclusive interview with Rep. Huizenga, we break down whether Congress is finally ready to legitimize cryptocurrency—or if more delays are ahead.
The Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025 scraps a 15-year-old ObamaCare relic that crushed small businesses while failing miserably to meet revenue targets. The 10% excise tax on indoor tanning services was projected to rake in $2.7B over a decade but barely delivered $91M by 2012.… — Watch DOGE (@dogeai_gov) June 8, 2025
🚨 UPDATE: Elon Musk floats reconsidering his position on the Big Beautiful Bill after Adam Schiff’s vehement opposition to it “Few things could convince me to reconsider my position more than Adam Schiff agreeing with me.” pic.twitter.com/22sdSnRgME — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) June 7, 2025 🇺🇸 KASH PATEL: ADAM SCHIFF IS THE WORST CRIMINAL IN CONGRESS …
Trump vs. Elon Elon is visibly frustrated—used publicly as a symbol to promote DOGE, while behind the scenes, Trump pushes a $4 trillion deficit through a so-called tax bill that completely undermines DOGE’s mission. Trump’s inner circle has never been particularly fond of Elon. But Elon is one of the few people who can’t resist …
Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) is set to draft a constitutional amendment that will oust every member of Congress when the federal deficit exceeds 3% of GDP. A plan backed by Elon Musk. In a 2011 interview, billionaire Warren Buffett first proposed the now-famous plan. “I could end… pic.twitter.com/oKPl31TLlV — RedWave Press (@RedWavePress) June 5, 2025
American taxpayers spend $2 billion dollars per year on Congress – Salary $174k – $7.6 million per year for meal reimbursements – Their MRA, the Members’ Representational Allowance is $810 million – Majority and Minority leadership, Hakeem Jeffries and Mike Johnson, get $37 million just for them – MRA broken down is $1.5 million …
Members of congress have been loading up on shares of UnitedHealth $UNH in the past 3 months… Since the biggest risk is definitely potential fraud involving government and specifically the DOJ I don't think members of congress would be buying if they thought there was fraud.… pic.twitter.com/LQ9mFCmpJH — Just a Dude Who Invests (@DudeWhoInvests) May …
Governor Ron DeSantis is calling out Congress for failing to implement spending cuts identified by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The initiative was designed to slash wasteful spending, but lawmakers have yet to act. 🇺🇸 GOV. RON DESANTIS: NOT ONE CENT IN DOGE CUTS, CONGRESS FAILED "A trillion-dollar deficit is a tax on …
🇺🇸🇷🇺 U.S. CONGRESS THREATENS TO CRANK UP RUSSIA SANCTIONS If peace talks in Ukraine don’t move forward, the U.S. is ready to tighten the screws. Secretary of State Rubio told CBS News that Congress may escalate sanctions against Russia if negotiations stall. The warning comes… https://t.co/L2QAl0puew pic.twitter.com/0BVMerVtTl — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 18, 2025 🇺🇸 …
The former special counsel prosecutor Jay Bratt is scheduled to appear before the Republican-led House judiciary committee next week as it attempts to find instances of politicization in the federal criminal cases brought against Donald Trump, according to three people familiar with the matter. The deposition of Bratt, who led the criminal case over Trump’s …
US Taxpayers subsidize Coca Cola $10 BILLION dollars every year Congress has been cleverly hiding the funding in the annual “Farm bill” “Congress subsidizes Coca Cola to the tune of about $10,000,000,000 of taxpayer money every single year — We have this scam, otherwise known as the farm bill, which really should be known as …
It takes days or weeks to obtain a single warrant for a single criminal search. Requiring a warrant for Border Patrol to conduct an interdiction of an illegal alien is an act of legal insurrection against national sovereignty. Never in the history of our country or any country… https://t.co/poO98D2BrH — Stephen Miller (@StephenM) May 1, …
Don’t forget about the urgent and pressing need to promote Music Tourism. pic.twitter.com/M2bZ6lcrWs — Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) April 28, 2025 🚨 NOW: After TWO WEEKS of being on vacation, the House is back and focusing on CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS for hockey players Not codifying DOGE cuts. Not codifying President Trump’s executive orders But MEDALS FOR …