A group of bipartisan senators last week announced legislation that would call on the Treasury Department to better explain the process behind what countries have access to its $219 billion Exchange Stabilization Fund [ESF] after governments aligned with President Donald Trump have benefited from the program.
President Donald Trump faced criticism last week after setting up a $1.8 billion fund for allies who claim they were unfairly targeted “by the Democrat-led law enforcement agencies” over the years, but critics identified it as nothing more than a slush fund for supporters.
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., who has emerged as one of the few Republicans in Washington willing to disagree with President Donald Trump on anything, was defeated last week in a primary election against a former Navy SEAL who was embraced by the president and the Jewish billionaire class in the U.S.
Notice in the May 19 Department of Justice press release that Trump’s DOJ defines upholding civil rights as preventing criticism of Israel.
A Florida-based investment company that includes Donald Trump Jr. as a partner has seen its assets under management increase from $200 million to $3.5 billion in the past year based on what the company calls “Patriotic Capitalism,” according to a report.
Many Americans are coming around to the view, based on what comes out of President Donald Trump’s mouth and what he writes down on his Truth Social site, that the US Head of State is insane.
Innovation Council Action, a new pro-AI political operation that has the support of David Sacks, President Donald Trump’s former AI and crypto czar, plans to inject more than $100 million on the 2026 midterm elections to focus on politicians who back policies deemed advantageous for the sector.
President Donald Trump asked Congress on Friday to support his latest push to increase the U.S. military budget to $1.5 trillion in 2027, which The New York Times noted represents a more than 40 percent increase from this year’s budget.
You’re not imagining it. Everything costs more. Everything is monitored.
The past week has seen the usual mixture of developments flowing from the United States government that make one either want to laugh or cry.