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May 05, 2025

Louisiana Governor Echoes MAHA, Blocks Soda and Candy Purchases Made With Food Stamps

By Joe Pags Staff

May 5, 2025

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry has signed an executive order seeking to block the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for purchasing sodas and candy. The move is part of the initiative led by President Donald Trump’s Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to promote healthier eating under the “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) […]

Chicago Reaches Settlement with Jussie Smollett Six Years After the Actor Staged Hate Crime Hoax

By Joe Pags Staff

May 3, 2025

Jussie Smollett and the city of Chicago have come to a settlement nearly six years after the city filed a lawsuit against the former “Empire” actor. Chicago originally sued Smollett in April 2019, following his false report that he had been the target of a racist and homophobic assault in the city’s Streeterville area. However, […]

Trump Delivers Inspiring Address to Alabama Graduates: Welcome to America’s ‘Golden Age’

By Joe Pags Staff

May 2, 2025

On Thursday, President Trump addressed the University of Alabama’s spring graduating class, heralding them as the first to graduate in what he called “the Golden Age of America,” the New York Post reports. Speaking to the class of 2025, Trump suggested these graduates could become “the greatest generation” in the nation’s history. “You’ve done a […]

China Takes a Hit as Apple Shifts U.S. Device Production to India and Vietnam

By Joe Pags Staff

May 2, 2025

Apple announced that most of its devices shipped to the U.S. in the June quarter will be made in India and Vietnam, aiming to ease investor worries about tariffs impacting its business. The company, hit hard by tariffs due to its heavy reliance on Chinese manufacturing, is reportedly accelerating its shift of iPhone assembly for […]

‘Justice Will Be Delivered’: GOP Targets Fentanyl Killers

By Joe Pags Staff

April 29, 2025

Republicans in Congress are finally saying what grieving families across America have known for years: knowingly dealing fentanyl that kills someone isn’t just drug distribution, it’s murder. A powerful new bill introduced in both the House and Senate, the “Felony Murder for Deadly Fentanyl Distribution Act,” aims to bring real justice by allowing federal prosecutors […]