Banned From Banking? How Political Bias Is Freezing Out Everyday Americans
The America First Policy Institute warns that banks are shutting down accounts based on political beliefs instead of legitimate financial concerns, leaving people and businesses suddenly cut off from their money. They say this growing problem threatens free speech and calls for new laws to protect everyone’s right to fair and equal access to banking.
The report argues that vague government rules and political pressure are fueling these closures, creating a hidden blacklist that can destroy reputations and livelihoods overnight. It urges lawmakers to rein in regulators and make sure banking decisions are based only on financial risk, not personal or political viewpoints. Click here to read more.
Pro-life activist petitions Supreme Court over arrest for silent ‘peaceful’ prayer outside Southfield abortion clinic
A pro-life activist wants the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in after he was arrested and jailed for silently praying outside a Southfield abortion clinic in 2023.
Matthew Connolly, 42, filed a petition petition with the nation’s highest court last week, asking justices to strike down a vague ordinance in Southfield that criminalizes “annoyance” or “disquiet” in public areas he alleges violates the U.S. Constitution, the Christian Post reports.
This case is not just about Mr. Connolly,” Erin Mersino, attorney with Advocates for Faith & Freedom representing Connolly, said in a statement. “It is about whether the government can silence pro-life Americans and criminalize public prayer. If this unconstitutional gag order is allowed to stand, then no one’s speech is safe.” Click here to read more.
How DOGE Saves Taxpayers Almost $1 Billion by Cutting Energy Department Contracts
By the end of July, the Energy Department accrued more than $950 million in contract savings with assistance from the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency.
In some cases, the terminated contracts were tied to regulations. In other cases, the contracts were about “environmental justice” or related to energy “justice.”
One example was a $259 million contract with Guidehouse for “appliance standards analysis and regulatory support service.”
The contract had been partially paid, but the cancellation resulted in $165 million savings for taxpayers, according to the Energy Department and DOGE.
A spokeswoman for Guidehouse declined to comment for this story. Guidehouse says it has public and private sector clients with consultants that focus on efficiency. Click here to read more.
RFK Jr. Drops Bombshell About mRNA Vaccines and Pandemic.
President Donald Trump's Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., dropped a bombshell on Tuesday about mRNA vaccines and how they actually prolonged the COVID-19 pandemic. Yes, really.
Kennedy announced that the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, or BARDA, after reviewing 22 mRNA vaccine development investments, began canceling them because, to put it simply, they fail to protect against infections like COVID.
Guidehouse has done technical work for the Energy Department for years to maintain a certification database for the federal government to keep illegal products—such as appliances and parts—from being imported, Pro Publica reported earlier this year in an article opposing the cut. Click here to read more.
ICE Agents Narrowly Escape Arson Attack In Washington State
An arsonist attacked an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Washington state over the weekend, throwing a rock through a window and lighting a fire on the property.
The unidentified arsonist targeted an ICE field office in Yakima, Washington, about 140 miles away from Seattle. Federal agents, the Department of Homeland Security says, managed to escape from the attack unscathed.
Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin slammed Democrat politicians for their incendiary rhetoric against ICE agents, accusing them of contributing to the surge in violence against the federal law enforcement force.
“Make no mistake, Democrat politicians like Hakeem Jeffries, Mayor Wu of Boston, Tim Walz, and Mayor Bass of Los Angeles are contributing to the surge in assaults of our ICE officers through their repeated vilification and demonization of ICE,” McLaughlin charged. “From comparisons to the modern-day Nazi Gestapo to glorifying rioters, the violent rhetoric of these sanctuary politicians is beyond the pale.” Click here to read more.
