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The Eighth Amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishments, but also mentions “excessive fines” and bail. The “excessive fines” clause surfaces (among other places) in cases of civil and criminal forfeiture. In New York state, Attorney General Letitia James, in coordination with New York Judge Arthur Engoron, are seeking to continue the targeting of President Donald Trump with a series of financial judgements, penalties and control mechanisms intended to isolate the leading 2024 Republican presidential candidate from his wealth. As if something akin to the John Galt character in Atlas Shrugged was coming to life, no American individual has ever faced...

The executive director of an airport in Arkansas is fighting for his life after reportedly exchanging gunfire with federal agents who showed up at his residence to serve a search warrant earlier this week. At around 6 a.m. on Tuesday, agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives arrived to serve a search warrant at a residence in Little Rock owned by Bryan Malinowski, the 53-year-old executive director of the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport. Suddenly, during an execution of the warrant, shots rang out, leaving two wounded, including Malinowski. Neighbor Shea De Bruyn recalled hearing five...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — With oral arguments taking place before the United States Supreme Court regarding online censorship, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued a grave warning that the right to free speech would mean people could speak freely. As the nation's highest court considers whether the federal government can limit free speech on social media platforms, Justice Jackson expressed alarm at the potential for the First Amendment provision of free speech to allow people to actually say whatever they want. "This is a very dangerous idea," Jackson said. "Having the right to free speech plainly written into the Constitution could set...

PLANO, TX — In a show of solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community, Doritos has taken bold steps to build strategic business relationships with trans influencers. Following a lucrative partnership with trans influencer Samantha Hudson, Doritos excitedly announced their new spokesperson as Jared from Subway. "The two snack-loving pedo-influencers are perfect fits to show that Doritos is an ally," said a publicist for the chip brand, "Since pedophilia is obviously huge in the trans community, we believe we've hit the jackpot with these strategic partnerships." While Samantha Hudson expressed concerns at being overshadowed by a fellow pedophile of such popularity, she...

An Indiana State Police investigation into potential petition fraud by a volunteer for Democrat presidential candidate Dean Phillips’ campaign continues in St. Joseph County, where the local Democratic Party leader was convicted a decade ago on a petition forgery scheme. St. Joseph County Clerk Amy Rolfes told The Federalist that she and her staff late last month discovered hundreds of what appeared to be fraudulent petition signatures and addresses. Rolfes alerted state elections officials and the State Patrol, which last week launched an investigation. “They are making progress,” Rolfes said. “I know it’s not sitting. They’re taking it very seriously.”...

TikTok video of a young woman complaining about having to work 40 hours a week went mega-viral with millions of views on social media. The woman, who says her name is Eliza, posts under the moniker "SupposedlyASystem," and she says that it is impossible to enjoy life while working 40 hours in order to pay the rent. "How do people manage to enjoy life while working full time?" she wrote on the video. "So, I work 40 hours a week so I can have a two-bedroom apartment and an extra $300 a month," she says.

In 2019, a strange woman named E. Jean Carroll accused Donald Trump of raping her in a changing room of the Bergdorf Goodman department store in Midtown Manhattan. Trump called her crazy, and a jury found him liable for both sexually abusing her and defaming her with the “crazy” talk. Last week, a New York jury decided Carroll deserves $83 million for defamation. Here are 25 reasons why that’s nuts. 1) Carroll has said rape is “sexy” She backs up this insane statement with, “Think of the fantasies” (which my wife and I can’t stop saying to each other). For...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — After seeing Elmo's incredible knack for connecting with the average American, President Biden has officially announced Elmo as the new White House Press Secretary. "Elmo is so happy to be here! Elmo loves talking about Iran! Hahaha!" said Elmo as he hosted his first press conference. "Elmo loves new friends! Peter, do you want to be Elmo's friend??" According to sources, Biden had been looking for months to replace Karine Jeanne-Pierre. Although the administration realized they could take heat for firing a black lesbian, they felt appointing the first Muppet would overcome any backlash. "People may miss...

In a move that's shaking up the charts (literally), Ben Shapiro has released a rap song with Tom McDonald. For around 30 seconds, the podcaster spits lyrics as sweeping camera shots punctuate the scene. Incredibly, the song is now sitting at number four on iTunes in the rap genre. To be fair, I did warn everyone that 2024 was going to be bonkers. Wait, is the song actually...not that bad? You be the judge, but it didn't take long for the memes and trolling to begin.

Obama imposed Marxist critical theory on the entire intelligence community. The Trump team didn’t stop it. Biden accelerated it. But there’s still time to do something about it. “We will make America stink.” So declared a Soviet Communist International leader after deploying Kremlin agents to teach at American universities and refine critical theories to destroy our society from within. The “critical” nature of those theories was to heap relentless criticism on every aspect of our society — family, faith, founding principles, and all that was good — not to fix their flaws but to grind them down as oppressors to...

Fox News host Charles Payne was on a panel discussion about USA politics and the Trump support in New Hampshire. After some back and forth about MAGA voters, Charles Payne unloads on Biden and the Democrats for ridiculing half the country. WATCH:

pproximately 70% of New Hampshire primary voters who supported former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley (R) were not registered Republicans, according to a Tuesday CNN exit poll. The poll revealed that only 27% of Haley voters were Republican, and another 3% were not registered with any party before the primary on Tuesday. Seven in ten of Haley's voters were "undeclared." In contrast, 70% of former President Donald Trump's (R) New Hampshire supporters were registered Republicans, and approximately 27% were undeclared. According to the New Hampshire Secretary of State, undeclared voters are allowed to vote in primary...

NOGALES — In yet another 5-4 decision, the United States Supreme Court has ruled that Texas must remove all barbed wire along the border and replace it with a massive, plush red carpet. "How will migrants be able to get in the country if there's barbed wire in the way?" said a visibly confused Justice Sotomayor. "They might get hurt! An elegant red carpet makes much more sense. It's soft and red and can helpfully point the way to gaps along our border and make our new migrants feel welcome. It says that in the Constitution somewhere. Like, in Section...

Four Republican judges on DC appellate court condemned Special Counsel Jack Smith and Democratic judges for breaking the rules to secretly obtain Trump's Twitter data last year. In January 2023, two months after his appointment as special counsel, Jack Smith applied for a search warrant to obtain all of the data associated with Donald Trump’s long-dormant Twitter account. Smith sought not just public posts but direct messages, drafted and deleted posts, and the identity of any individual with access to the account. Smith also asked for “all users [Trump’s account] has followed, unfollowed, muted, unmuted, blocked, or unblocked, and all...

Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott recently sent a plane with more than 120 migrants to Chicago, Illinois, after the sanctuary city attempted to thwart the governor’s busing efforts. Since last year, Abbott has relocated over 80,000 asylum-seeking migrants to Democratic-led cities in an effort to give the nation a glimpse into the severity of the ongoing migrant crisis caused by the federal government. The flight left El Paso and arrived in Chicago on Tuesday. Andrew Mahaleris, a spokesperson for Abbott, stated Wednesday that the flight was in response to Chicago Democratic Mayor Brandon Johnson’s attempt to thwart Texas’ busing effort....

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) promptly shut down a reporter on Tuesday for accusing Donald Trump of echoing Adolf Hitler. What is the background? At a campaign rally in New Hampshire over the weekend, Trump said that illegal immigrants, who have flooded over the southern U.S. border in unprecedented numbers under President Joe Biden's watch, are negatively impacting American society. The comments were controversial because Trump used the phrase "poisoning the blood," which the media and Democrats claimed is a nod to Hitler. When heard in the full context of the speech, Trump was clearly not making a reference to race...

Joe Biden made cracking down on tax-cheating millionaires a centerpiece of his presidency, even securing the funds to hire new IRS agents and auditors. On Thursday, his Justice Department branded first son Hunter Biden as a quintessential tax cheat who chose to underwrite an "extravagant lifestyle" with millions in foreign monies rather than pay his debts to Uncle Sam. In a sweeping grand jury indictment that levied three felony and six misdemeanor charges that carry 17 years in prison, Special Counsel David Weiss markedly increased the legal peril for Hunter Biden while also placing a dark cloud over the president's...

A woman who tried to shoplift $727.86 in merchandise from a Michigan Walmart over the weekend didn't get very far — namely because 75 police officers were in the store for a "Shop with a Cop" charity event. What are the details? State troopers from the Brighton Post were participating in Saturday's event at the Walmart Store in Genoa Township, police said. Genoa Township is about an hour northwest of Detroit. Police said Shop with a Cop gives area children, through donations from local businesses, an opportunity to partner with police officers and shop for themselves and family. "We bring...

Look at these headlines from various major news publications throughout the past week: “A second Trump term ‘poses a threat to the existence of America as we know it,’ says The Atlantic’s top editor”— CNN.com, Dec. 5 “IF TRUMP WINS: The staff of The Atlantic on the threat a second term poses to American democracy”— The Atlantic, Dec. 4 “Why a Second Trump Presidency May Be More Radical Than His First”— The New York Times, Dec. 4 “A Trump dictatorship is increasingly inevitable. We should stop pretending”— The Washington Post, Nov. 30 Outside of the mind-numbing repetition, it’s somewhat humorous...

boat full of suspected illegal immigrants landed on a beach in California near the luxurious homes of several liberal celebrities. Fox News national correspondent Bill Melugin posted video of the landing on the X social media. "Video from a contact in Malibu shows a panga boat full of suspected illegal immigrants landing on a beach near his home this week," Melugin wrote. "Incredibly rare to see this so far north, as Malibu is 100+ miles away from the border. Unclear if anyone caught, awaiting a CBP response." Melugin also noted that there was a sunken panga boat in the same...