Author: Brittany Mays

Grocery prices keep climbing, healthy-food campaigns raise production costs, and America’s farms are closing as beef prices stay high despite political promises to bring them down. Shoppers are fed up with rising grocery bills and rightfully so; everyday trips to the supermarket now hit wallets harder than they did a few years ago. The MAHA movement is pushing for healthier food options, which often mean higher production costs for ranchers and farmers who must meet stricter standards. At the same time, farms across the country are shutting their gates at what experts call alarming rates, squeezing supply and local economies.…

A Mexican citizen was able to cast ballots in Alabama’s federal elections in 2022 and 2024 after presenting a driver’s license and never being asked to prove U.S. citizenship, a fact that raises serious questions about how voter eligibility is being verified and who is responsible for enforcing the rules. The basic fact is stark: a noncitizen voted in federal contests in two separate election cycles in Alabama, using only a driver’s license at the polling place and never facing a citizenship check. That detail alone should trigger alarm for anyone who cares about election integrity, because it points to…

Exiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi has stepped into the spotlight, saying he has “accepted” the role of a transitional leader as pressures mount on Iran’s ruling clerics. Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s last Shah, left Iran after the 1979 revolution and has lived in the United States ever since, building a profile among expatriates and opponents of the Islamic Republic. Now he is back at the center of attention as protest and international pressure create openings for a new phase in Iran’s politics. His claim to a transitional role taps a mix of historical legitimacy and modern political…

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz faced sharp questioning at a House Oversight hearing and repeatedly stumbled when asked for basic numbers on a dramatic rise in autism spending and alleged Medicaid fraud under his watch. At the hearing, Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace pressed Gov. Walz about Minnesota’s skyrocketing autism expenditures and he came up empty-handed. When asked for a 2017 baseline figure, Walz could not produce the number on the spot. “I don’t have those numbers in front of me, Congresswoman.” The public record shows the 2017 autism spend was $1 million and by 2024 had climbed to $343 million, a…

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he would consider dropping his senatorial bid if Congress would lift the filibuster in order to pass the SAVE America Act. Paxton and Sen. John Cornyn are headed to a runoff in May after neither candidate secured a majority of the vote during Tuesday’s primary. Ken Paxton’s comment lands at a tense moment in Texas GOP politics, where a runoff means every move gets magnified. Saying he might step aside to help pass the SAVE America Act turns a personal campaign into a bargaining point in Washington. That kind of tradeoff is blunt and…

The House approved a DHS funding bill on March 5 that extends Department of Homeland Security funding through fiscal year 2026, and the measure reflects the Trump administration’s second counteroffer in response to Democrats’ list of ten ICE and CBP reform demands. The House moved a bill on Thursday, March 5 to keep the Department of Homeland Security funded through fiscal year 2026, a clear effort to stabilize operations at the border and in enforcement agencies. This vote came amid intense negotiations over policy and resources, highlighting the sharp divide between party priorities on immigration enforcement. For Republicans, the primary…

Las Vegas police on Tuesday arrested a Canadian man on charges of breaking into the Flamingo Las Vegas casino hotel and stealing a live flamingo named Peachy, multiple news outlets report. The arrest drew attention because it involved a live animal and a casino hotel renowned for its namesake birds, which makes this more than a typical theft. Officials say the incident unfolded at the Flamingo Las Vegas casino hotel, where guests and staff expect a certain degree of spectacle but not this kind of crime. The fact that a flamingo named Peachy was taken turned an odd headline into…

Polymarket traders profited after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, with six users correctly predicting the exact day of the attacks and others cashing in on the broader outcome. Online prediction markets are built on two basic ideas: people put money on future events and market prices reflect collective expectations. What happened here was straightforward: a subset of users on Polymarket placed bets tied to military action, and when strikes occurred, winners collected sizable payouts. That outcome exposed a sharp tension between private speculation and the real-world human and geopolitical stakes behind those events. From a Republican perspective, markets often…

The Supreme Court declined a watchdog’s petition this week to review lower court rulings that concluded Michigan’s voter rolls meet legal standards, leaving the state election list challenge unresolved at the high court level. Republicans and concerned citizens watching election integrity issues saw the court’s decision to pass on the case as a missed opportunity to set a clear national precedent. The watchdog had argued there were problems with how Michigan’s voter rolls were maintained, but the lower courts found them sufficient under existing law. With the Supreme Court stepping back, the practical outcome is that the lower court rulings…

Misty Roberts, the 43-year-old former mayor of DeRidder, Louisiana, is on trial again facing charges of third-degree rape and contributing to the delinquency of juveniles after an alleged late-night pool party encounter with a 16-year-old in 2024. The trial reopened after earlier judicial issues led to a mistrial and the dismissal of the original indictments, followed by a re-indictment and arraignment on the same charges. Roberts has pleaded not guilty and her case has drawn testimony from family members, friends, and teenagers who were present at the gathering. Jurors have been presented with text messages, witness accounts, and a forensic…