"'No one is above the law' was the favorite refrain of Democrats as they pursued Donald Trump up hill and down dale in an effort to destroy his first presidency and ensure he could never serve again.

"They threw everything at him, manufacturing intelligence to frame him as a Russian stooge, weaponizing the FBI and DOJ against him, impeaching him, siccing the most unscrupulous prosecutors on him, contriving spurious civil cases against him and his family, trying to jail him and bankrupt him, all the while lying and assassinating his character.

"If that didn't bring him down, two assassination attempts would have finished off a lesser mortal."

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"President Donald Trump is preparing to sign an executive order that will open up 401(k) retirement plans to alternative assets, the White House has confirmed to Newsweek.

Bloomberg and Reuters originally reported the move, citing anonymous sources familiar with the plan. The outlets said the order would revise existing regulations and guidance to allow assets such as real estate, cryptocurrency and private equity in the retirement savings accounts. Details of the plan first emerged in reports last month.

Expanding access to the U.S. pension market -- and the $9 trillion 401(k) market -- signals a major shift in how Americans' savings are managed. The executive order marks a victory for asset managers and the private equity industry, which have long sought access to this largely untapped pool of capital.

Advocates believe the move will yield higher returns than the currently conservatively managed retirement investments. However, critics warn that the increased complexity of alternative assets such as private equity may mean that these higher returns come with increased risk."

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"Democrats are struggling to convince the public that they are outraged that there is gerrymandering afoot in Texas. It is no easy task, particularly after Texas Democrats selected Illinois as their sanctuary state, a state considered the most gerrymandered in the country. Trump received 45 percent of the vote in the state, but Republicans have only 14 percent of the congressional seats. Even the New York Times admitted that gerrymandering has favored Democrats across the nation. However, the winner of the Claude Rains award must be Marc Elias, who has expressed disgust over the notion of gerrymandering despite the fact that his group was denounced by courts for outrageous gerrymandering efforts.

"The origin of the term was based on re-districting associated with Elbridge Gerry, a Founding Father, vice president, and governor of Massachusetts. He signed off on a district designed to guarantee a seat for the precursor of today's Democratic Party. The district resembled a salamander, so the Boston Gazette deemed it the 'Gerry-mander.'"

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"The vast majority of U.S. adults are at least somewhat stressed about the cost of groceries, a new poll finds, as prices continue to rise and concerns about the impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs remain widespread.

"About half of all Americans say the cost of groceries is a 'major' source of stress in their life right now, while 33% say it's a 'minor' source of stress, according to the poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Only 14% say it's not a source of stress, underscoring the pervasive anxiety most Americans continue to feel about the cost of everyday essentials.

"Other financial stressors -- like the cost of housing or the amount of money in their bank accounts -- are also broadly felt, but they weigh more heavily on younger Americans, who are less likely than older adults to have significant savings or own property."

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"The Department of Energy has released a climate assessment report that incorporates the conclusions of climate scientists who have long been labeled by Democrats, the media and climate activists as 'climate deniers.'

"In a statement announcing the release Tuesday of the report, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said it was part of the EPA proposed rule repealing the 2009 endangerment finding, which cites the report.

"Wright writes in the report's foreword that the modern world is one of unprecedented prosperity in human history, but the public is being told that 'the very energy systems that enabled this progress now pose an existential threat.

"He said he commissioned the report to 'encourage a more thoughtful and science-based conversation' that scrutinizes the view that fossil fuels are threatening humanity's well-being."

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"Can anyone guess what is wrong with the following headline? 'Democrats use new tactic to highlight Trump's gutting of Medicaid: billboards in the rural U.S.'

"That appeared in The Guardian newspaper over the weekend.

"How about this one from NPR: 'GOP governors stay silent amid plans to slash Medicaid spending in their states.'

"Or this one from AP: 'Rural hospitals brace for financial hits or even closure under Republicans' $1 trillion Medicaid cut.' ...

"What's wrong with them all? They are all based on one big, fat lie. There are no cuts to Medicaid."

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"A battle in the war for the Ivy League universities has reached its conclusion. Last week, the Trump administration and Columbia University finalized the terms of a settlement that requires Columbia to pay a $200 million fine, eliminate DEI programs, and provide admissions data to an independent monitor. In exchange, the White House will close several ongoing federal investigations and unlock most of the $400 million in federal funds it previously froze.

"The deal is significant and vindicates Trump's aggressive strategy. The president started these negotiations with a series of dramatic moves: freezing funds and threatening the university's tax-exempt status. Trump targeted not just Columbia but other high-profile universities. His actions roiled those campuses and created a sense of fear."

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"Documents released over the last month have exposed a post-election plot designed to derail President Donald Trump's first term. The recently declassified material reveals former President Barack Obama sought to continue the Russia-collusion hoax Hillary Clinton had launched during the presidential campaign by directing select members of his intelligence community to craft the deceptive Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) on Russia's efforts to influence the 2016 election. However, a close reading of these documents reveals Obama holds even more culpability than previously discussed."

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"California set out to be the nation's leader in the energy transition, but it isn't going quite as planned.

"In October, Phillips 66 announced it was closing down its Los Angeles-area refinery, which analysts say was the result of the state's hostility toward its oil industry. Then in April, Valero announced it would cease operations at its San Francisco-area refinery in April 2026.

"Facing serious shortfalls of gasoline, jet fuel and diesel, the state is now hoping to broker a deal for a buyer to take over the Valero refinery, Reuters reported, so that it may keep the facility running. The California Energy Commission (CEC) wouldn't confirm its engaging buyers directly, but it did confirm to Reuters that it's trying to keep the facility open.

"University of Southern California professor Michael Mische told Just the News that California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, and the state's legislature weren't quite prepared for one refinery shutting down. With a second refinery closing and possibly more to follow, the state may be starting to consider the possibility that petroleum might not be as dispensable as they thought. The state's Assembly has been in Democratic hands since 1970, and the Senate has been under Democratic control since 1975."

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"One of the most important provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill has gone completely unnoticed, but promises to make the auto industry great again.

"For 50 years, the federal government has been forcing fuel economy standards on auto companies. If the average fuel economy of the cars sold in a year exceeded a federal standard, the companies had to cough up enormous penalties.

"Passed in 1975 as a way to deal with an energy crisis (that was caused by government price controls), 'corporate average fuel economy' (CAFE) standards -- required the fleet of cars sold by an automaker to achieve an arbitrary miles-per-gallon goal. If they missed the goal, they paid hefty annual fines.

"From the beginning, these standards were a disaster, forcing automakers to radically downsize their fleet, which research showed cost thousands of lives because, all things being equal, smaller, lighter cars are less safe than larger ones."

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