Author: Mary Chastain

Mary Chastain

Mary is the resident libertarian. She covers stories in every vertical, but her favorite thing to do is take on the media. She saw its bias against the right when she was a socialist.

Mary loves the Chicago Cubs, Chicago Blackhawks, tennis, cats, Oxford comma, Diet Coke, and needlework.

White House Confirms Thousands of USAID Firings Will Happen by September

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 08, 2025 25 Comments

"President Trump and Secretary Rubio are effectively stewarding taxpayer dollars while ensuring that foreign aid programs align with America’s national interests."...

Trump: ‘If the Talks Fail, Iran is Going to be in Great Danger’

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 07, 2025 8 Comments

Trump won't guarantee he'd eliminate tariffs on Israel since we give the country billions but promised to “take care of our friends (Israel), and stop taking care of our enemies and only take care of our friends.”...

Georgia Democrat Sen. Jon Osoff Raises $11 Million in First Quarter

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 07, 2025 26 Comments

It's likely the most a Senate incumbent has raised in any first quarter....

Report: Oregon Male Wins Varsity Female High Jump After Finishing Last in JV Male Category

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 07, 2025 37 Comments

The dude couldn't cut it against males in track. ...

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Trump Threatens China With Additional 50% Tariffs

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 07, 2025 27 Comments

Trump also reassured Americans over the tariffs: "The United States has a chance to do something that should have been done DECADES AGO. Don’t be Weak! Don’t be Stupid! Don’t be a PANICAN (A new party based on Weak and Stupid people!)."...

EU Offering Trump ‘Zero-for-Zero Tariffs for Industrial Goods’

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 07, 2025 88 Comments

"But we are also prepared to respond through countermeasures and defend our interests. And in addition, we will also protect ourselves against indirect effects through trade diversion."...

D.C. Appeals Court Blocks Trump From Firing NLRB, MSPB Employees

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 07, 2025 20 Comments

"In Humphrey’s Executor v. United States, 295 U.S. 602 (1935), and Wiener v. United States, 357 U.S. 349 (1958), the Supreme Court unanimously upheld removal restrictions for government officials on multimember adjudicatory boards."...

Education Department, DOJ Form Title IX Special Investigations Team

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 04, 2025 8 Comments

Three Title IX complaints were filed in Washington in the past month....

Ford Offering Employee Pricing for U.S. Customers

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 03, 2025 23 Comments

Ford believes it has "a competitive advantage" regarding tariffs because the company imports only "21% of the vehicles it sells here."...

Boston DA Threatened With Felony Charges After Finding ICE Agent in Contempt

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 03, 2025 44 Comments

"You may very well disagree with the enforcement of our federal immigration laws, but it is inappropriate to suggest to the public that federal officers can be criminally prosecuted by your office or any other state or local prosecutor’s office for performing their official duties."...