An $800,000 house in Fairfax County went under contract in two days, despite coming with something unusual: a squatter in the basement. … Read more
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Zuckerberg Announces Midterm Election Contribution Plan
In a stunning turn of events following the 2020 elections when Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg poured money in to key swing state election operations, the tech CEO announced that he would not be donating any funds to similar causes this election cycle. Zuckerberg faced harsh backlash for his massive donations to impact the last election.… Read more
Inflation Surges Under Biden, Hits 40 year High
Inflation continued to rise in March, according to the consumer price index report released yesterday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The consumer price index rose 1.2% to a whopping 8.5%, marking its highest level since December 1981.… Read more
CNN+ Cuts Expected as Network Fails to Gain Viewers
After announcing an investment of $1 billion over four years to launch CNN+ the network is expected to drastically scale back the investment due to the channel’s failure to gain users. As of April, CNN had invested nearly $300 million into the subscription service.… Read more
PA Man Arrested for Tagging Gas Pumps with “I Did That!” Biden Stickers
The soaring costs of gas has brought a burden to millions of Americans, but some have attempted to create humor in these trying times by tagging gas pumps with stickers showing President Biden pointing at the gas pump with the slogan “I did that!”.… Read more
House Republicans Target Seats in Biden Country
The House GOP is showing their confidence in reclaiming the majority in the House of Representatives in the upcoming midterm elections, as some of the party’s largest super PACs are now targeting districts that President Biden won by as many as 16 points, according to a report by Axios.… Read more
Trump Approval Ratings Remain Strong in Key Swing States
The former president remains as popular as ever in key battleground states, according to newly released poll numbers from the Morning Consult. In Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina and Ohio nearly 4 out of 5 Republican voters rated Trump favorably.… Read more
Jussie Smollet Claims Innocence in Newly Released Song
The disgraced former actor Jussie Smollett has launched his music career, releasing a track over the weekend claiming his innocence after a judge sentenced him to 150 days in prison for the falsifying a hate crime in 2019.… Read more
Biden Announces New ATF Lead, Sweeping Gun Control to Follow
President Biden announced his new selection to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives this morning. Former federal prosecutor Steve Dettelbach has been tapped to head the agency after initial selection David Chipman’s nomination was blocked last year.… Read more
Texas Democrats Terrified as Conservative Hispanic Women Run for Congress Statewide
Hispanic women are positioned to represent a large portion of Republican candidates running for Congress in Texas in the upcoming midterm elections. The rise in Hispanic conservative women running for office has state democrats worried, as they attempt to stem the gains republicans made with Hispanic voters in the 2020 elections.… Read more
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$800,000 house with squatter in Fairfax County goes under contract in two days
An $800,000 house in Fairfax County went under contract in two days, despite coming with something unusual: a squatter in the basement. … Continue Reading
Zuckerberg Announces Midterm Election Contribution Plan
In a stunning turn of events following the 2020 elections when Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg poured money in to key swing state election operations, the tech CEO announced that he would not be donating any funds to similar causes this election cycle. Zuckerberg faced harsh backlash for his massive donations to impact the last election.… Continue Reading
Inflation Surges Under Biden, Hits 40 year High
Inflation continued to rise in March, according to the consumer price index report released yesterday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The consumer price index rose 1.2% to a whopping 8.5%, marking its highest level since December 1981.… Continue Reading
CNN+ Cuts Expected as Network Fails to Gain Viewers
After announcing an investment of $1 billion over four years to launch CNN+ the network is expected to drastically scale back the investment due to the channel’s failure to gain users. As of April, CNN had invested nearly $300 million into the subscription service.… Continue Reading
PA Man Arrested for Tagging Gas Pumps with “I Did That!” Biden Stickers
The soaring costs of gas has brought a burden to millions of Americans, but some have attempted to create humor in these trying times by tagging gas pumps with stickers showing President Biden pointing at the gas pump with the slogan “I did that!”.… Continue Reading
House Republicans Target Seats in Biden Country
The House GOP is showing their confidence in reclaiming the majority in the House of Representatives in the upcoming midterm elections, as some of the party’s largest super PACs are now targeting districts that President Biden won by as many as 16 points, according to a report by Axios.… Continue Reading
Trump Approval Ratings Remain Strong in Key Swing States
The former president remains as popular as ever in key battleground states, according to newly released poll numbers from the Morning Consult. In Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina and Ohio nearly 4 out of 5 Republican voters rated Trump favorably.… Continue Reading
Jussie Smollet Claims Innocence in Newly Released Song
The disgraced former actor Jussie Smollett has launched his music career, releasing a track over the weekend claiming his innocence after a judge sentenced him to 150 days in prison for the falsifying a hate crime in 2019.… Continue Reading
Biden Announces New ATF Lead, Sweeping Gun Control to Follow
President Biden announced his new selection to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives this morning. Former federal prosecutor Steve Dettelbach has been tapped to head the agency after initial selection David Chipman’s nomination was blocked last year.… Continue Reading
Texas Democrats Terrified as Conservative Hispanic Women Run for Congress Statewide
Hispanic women are positioned to represent a large portion of Republican candidates running for Congress in Texas in the upcoming midterm elections. The rise in Hispanic conservative women running for office has state democrats worried, as they attempt to stem the gains republicans made with Hispanic voters in the 2020 elections.… Continue Reading