Day: October 22, 2025
Federalism in action: State of the States
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – We often talk about our need to learn the Constitution to help our state governments fulfill their duties to protect our rights, even from federal infringement. When the states remember that they are the creators of the federal government, not its vassal, then we can restore the power balance the Framers of the Constitution envisioned…
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National Debt Crosses $38 Trillion for First Time in History
Washington Examiner The total national debt of the United States has hit $38 trillion, an unwelcome milestone that comes as lawmakers grapple with a looming fiscal reckoning. The unwanted achievement comes amid a government shutdown and was reflected in the Treasury Department’s daily updates to the national debt. The federal debt per citizen has now climbed to over $110,000. Republicans and some centrist Democrats have sounded the alarm about the growing debt and deficits, with the debt first crossing the $1 trillion mark in 1981. But lawmakers have done little to reduce debt and deficits, although Republicans have long called for spending cuts. READ THE FULL STORY
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Federal Judge to Extend Block on Trump’s National Guard Deployment in Chicago
Illinois, Chicago, and the federal government have agreed to the extension while they wait for the Supreme Court to weigh in.
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Robby Starbuck Sues Google After Company’s AI Reportedly Admits to Defaming Conservatives for Political Reasons
The Tennessee conservative commentator and documentarian Robby Starbuck on Wednesday announced that he filed a lawsuit against Google, claiming its artificial intelligence (AI) knowingly lied about him to millions of users for more than two years, despite his attempts to resolve the issue with the company.
Starbuck said in a video posted to X on Wednesday that he filed the lawsuits after attempting to address the lies produced by Google’s various AI products since at least 2023, and that some of the false claims made about him include, "elaborate rape allegations that Google created, a lengthy criminal record including stalking, drug charges, and resisting arrest, elaborate accusations that I’ve been investigated for murder, and much, much more, including even an accusation that I flew on Jeffrey Epstein’s plane and sexually assaulted a minor."
Democrat Forces Unpaid Capitol Police To Stay Up All Night So He Can Rail Against Republicans
Democrats are refusing to pay support staff and Capitol Police during the government shutdown, but still forced them to work overnight Wednesday so a lawmaker could rail against the Trump administration from an empty Senate chamber. Democratic Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley took to the Senate floor for a 14-hour-long and counting screed against President Donald […]
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Trump admin on pace to shatter deportation record by end of first year: ‘Just the beginning’…
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-admin-on-pace-to-shatter-deportation-record-by-end-of-first-year-just-the-beginning/ar-AA1OQIKD
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Senate Leader Tees Up Bill to Pay Government Employees; Trump Set to Embark on Asia Tour | NTD Good Morning (Oct. 22)
After more than three weeks of a shutdown and 11 failed votes to reopen the government, federal workers are feeling the pinch of their missing paychecks. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has teed up a bill to pay those who are still on the job during the shutdown, but it’s unclear whether Democrats will […]
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