CHERNIN: Randi Weingarten’s Latest Op-Ed Isn’t About Students — It’s About Power and Fear

Her recent Fox News op-edPresident of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randy Weingarten unleashes a hyperventilation attack on Donald Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Department of Education (DOE). Her arguments are thinly covered in concerns about “students” and “fairness,” but they are nothing more than performance panic designed to protect the political […]

Mortgage Giant Fannie Mae Bends The Knee In Fear Of Being DOGE’d

Mortgage company Fannie May brings workers back to Washington, D.C. and Plano offices in Plano, Texas on Monday in an attempt to avoid executives from Federal Housing Financial Institutions (FHFA) director Bill Prute. A cut after the layoffs of her sister company Freddie Mac. President Donald Trump was appointed to lead the FHFA and confirmed […]

Column: Many Californians fear that democracy is in peril

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‘Terrified That The FBI Might Have The Internet?’: Jennings Dismantles CNN Guest’s Fear About Musk

CNN’s Scott Jennings has stopped network commentator Xochitl Hinojosa. Despite criticism from Democrats over Musk’s involvement in Trump since the president’s support, the party tightened its pushback against Musk in February, protesting in Washington, D.C. throughout the week. In “The State of Union,” Hinojosa told CNN host Dana Bash “terrifying” Musk “acting on his behalf.” […]

‘So Pathetic’: Long-Time Dem Operative Says Dems Fear Trump’s Success As They’ll Have Nothing To Sell To The Public

A longtime Democrat operative appeared at Fox Business on Wednesday, criticizing Democratic leaders and saying the party is afraid that President Donald Trump will enjoy the success of implementing popular policies. Democrats held a rally outside the Treasury Department on Tuesday, where Elon Musk protested access to the agency’s data. The surgery, Julian Epstein I […]

US Officials Fear ISIS Prison Break Will Unleash ‘Terrorist Army’ On Middle East

US officials warned on Wednesday that thousands of ISIS members currently imprisoned in Syria could eventually escape prison, Politico reported. After the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) violently invaded the territory of the US-backed Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The SDF currently holds 9,000 ISIS fighters and […]

Kamala Harris’ politics of joy give way to closing pitch focused on fear

Phoenix — Days after Vice President Kamala Harris was suddenly sworn in as the Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris cheered her supporters with a call from her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz. “Regaining joy.” But as the campaign against former President Trump entered its final week, his joy took a backseat. As Democrats […]