United States President Donald Trump has called for a cap on credit card interest rates, which he believes will help Americans save for a home. Trump says that the maximum interest rate credit cards should charge is 10%, and proposed that this go on for a full year. The average credit card rate was 19.62% as of January 21st, according to Bankrate. “I’m asking Congress to cap credit card interest rates at 10% for one year, and this will help millions of Americans save for a home,” Trump said Wednesday during a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland,…
Author: Tommy Grant
Images by the author I have not had much experience with John Browning’s wunderkind, the .50 BMG. Let’s say that right up front. But I’ve always had a fascination with it, probably starting when I was a young pup, building plastic models of WWII aircraft and painting their “machine guns” a gunmetal color. I imagined what it would’ve been like to fire them. Fast-forward several decades, with two reviews under my belt of an Armalite .50BMG bolt rifle. Then add to that my recent review of the HM Defense Sniper Rifle in that esteemed caliber. I guess you could say I…
Naval aviator Capt. Royce Williams, 100, is set to be awarded the Medal of Honor for his 1952 actions during the Korean War, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., announced on Wednesday.Issa has played a significant role in Williams’ recognition, introducing the “Valor Has No Expiration Act” in 2025 to extend and expand upon the 1996 National Defense Authorization Act. Introduced last June, the act was instrumental in highlighting Williams’ Korean War record.According to Issa’s press release, the NDAA waived the five-year limitation for Medal of Honor consideration — but only for actions occurring between 1940 and 1990 and only for classified…
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday the unsealing of an indictment of 11 individuals who were allegedly involved in conspiracies to bribe and commit marriage fraud with U.S. service members, according to a DOJ release.The charged individuals took part in a scheme that specifically recruited military personnel to engage in sham weddings to evade immigration laws and obtain legal citizenship status for Chinese nationals. The charged individuals were also allegedly involved in attempted bribery.Four former Navy service members pleaded guilty to charges resulting from the conspiracy including Petty Officer 3rd Class Jacinth Bailey, 25, who pled guilty in…
Senior U.S. Air Force leaders are laying down the law on standards as the service aims to reinforce professionalism. In a Jan. 30 memo to security forces airmen, leaders emphasized individual responsibility, team commitment and a professional military image — to include proper greetings. “We place immense trust in you, and that trust demands the highest standards of discipline, readiness, professionalism, and personal accountability,” the statement reads.Signed by Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David R. Wolfe and USAF Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach, the memo states that professional greetings at installation entry control points and throughout…
Some of the newly released Jeffrey Epstein files include Bill Gates, and what could amount to a global health dominance and control over mass vaccination. The disclosures warrant answers from the multibillionaire Microsoft co-founder-turned “philanthropist,” whose foundation wields outsized influence over global vaccination and data systems. These files, recently released as part of the Epstein files from the United States Justice Department, have delivered a barrage of revelations about Bill Gates’ entanglement with the convicted sex offender. Over 3 million pages of emails, notes, and photos paint a troubling picture: Was Gates leveraging Epstein’s shadowy network for global health dominance?…
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) is preparing Ukraine for the politics of defeat. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is said to have been designed to prepare Ukraine’s ruling class for tough compromises, including land concessions. Rutte arrived in Kiev and addressed the Ukrainian parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, urging the swift conclusion of a peace agreement with Russia while simultaneously promising the future deployment of foreign troops in Ukraine. This speech came on the eve of Rutte’s visit for renewed negotiations in Abu Dhabi. So far, the NATO chief has sent a strong and clear message to Ukraine: the conflict must move…
This article was originally published by Connor O’Keeffe at The Mises Institute. On Friday, six weeks after a deadline that was reluctantly signed into law by Trump, the Department of Justice released over 3 million documents related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The drop caused a lot of discourse online over the weekend as journalists and investigators began poring through the documents. Because of the sheer scale of the information released, most of the early revelations have focused on easily-searchable names and organizations that appear in the files. Numerous public figures who claimed to have had little or no ties…
Pirro’s Blanket Threat Contradicts DOJ’s Own Supreme Court Arguments, Cato Scholar Says The top federal prosecutor for the District of Columbia has issued a stark warning that directly contradicts her own department’s legal positions and multiple Supreme Court precedents protecting the right to bear arms. In a Fox News interview Monday, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro delivered an unambiguous threat to gun owners nationwide: “You bring a gun into the District, you mark my words, you’re going to jail. I don’t care if you have a license in another district, and I don’t care if you’re a law-abiding gun owner somewhere…
When it comes to long-term food storage, few tools are as important — or as misunderstood — as food grade buckets. Preppers who ignore proper storage containers often learn the hard way that poor packaging can destroy years of stored food in a matter of months. Moisture, oxygen, pests, light exposure, and chemical contamination are the biggest enemies of long-term food security. The right food grade buckets eliminate those threats and allow you to safely store survival foods for decades. Choosing the wrong bucket can ruin your entire stockpile. Choosing the right one can protect your family during supply shortages,…