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What is Trump’s Plan B After Supreme Court Strikes Down Tariffs?

February 20, 2026 11:29 amFebruary 21, 2026 9:00 am

UPDATE below: In a rare loss for President Donald Trump, the United States Supreme Court struck down some of Trump’s tariffs on Friday. The ruling impacts the 10 percent tariff Trump imposed on most countries, as well as specific, higher...

New BLS Data Shows Union Membership Drives Falling Flat

February 19, 2026 12:33 pmFebruary 19, 2026 12:33 pm

New data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that private-sector union membership remains at an all-time low of 5.9 percent. This comes despite recruitment efforts from major unions, like the SEIU and the UAW, who have spent vast amounts...

NY Federal Reserve Tariff Report an ‘Embarrassment’

February 19, 2026 8:47 amFebruary 19, 2026 8:52 am

A study by the New York Federal Reserve claims 90% of the tariff burden is being shouldered by U.S. firms and consumers. White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett joined CNBC’s Joe Kernen on “Squawk Box” to discuss President...

‘King of Cringe’ Rep. Eric Swalwell isn’t just Weird – He May Have Legal Troubles

February 18, 2026 8:23 amFebruary 18, 2026 8:23 am

Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental health condition in which people have an unreasonably high sense of their own importance, a pervasive pattern of grandiosity, a constant need for admiration, and lack empathy for others. Poster boy Rep. Eric Swalwell...

ACA 7 Aims to Authorize Race Discrimination in K-12 Gifted Programs & College Financial Aid

February 17, 2026 5:30 amFebruary 17, 2026 5:31 am

In 1996, California voters passed Proposition 209, which amended the California Constitution to ban racial preferences and race-based affirmative action. However, the proponents of race-based affirmative action spent the next 20 years scheming on other ways to circumvent the law....

‘Newsom the Arrogant’ is also ‘Newsom the Destructive’

February 16, 2026 4:00 amFebruary 16, 2026 8:01 pm

The California Governor who blew $450 Million on a “Next Generation” 911 system that didn’t work, lost calls, misrouted emergencies, and had a half-day power outage, thinks he can magically produce a laughingstock high speed rail system, build an unnecessary...

Maricopa County Recorder Exposes 60 Non-Citizen Voters Amid DHS Secretary Noem’s Scathing Rebuke of Arizona’s Election Failures

February 14, 2026 1:03 pmFebruary 14, 2026 1:03 pm

Following DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s scathing rebuke of Arizona’s election security and failures, Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap announced Friday that his office has identified 60 non-U.S. citizens who illegally cast ballots in prior county elections, using a newly expanded...