Housing Secretary Ben Carson unloaded on controversial Congresswoman Ilhan Omar Wednesday after the far-left legislator accused him of being “sleepy” during his testimony on Capitol Hill. “Not sure he was fully awake, maybe he meant to reclaim his time back to sleep,” posted Omar after a fiery exchange with Rep. Pressley. “Since you brought it […]
‘Take Care of Your Own First’: Carson Defends Plan to Evict Illegals from Government Housing…
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson pushed back against a bevy of criticism from Democratic lawmakers over a White House proposal that would exclude all illegal immigrants from public housing. Carson testified in the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday to discuss a range of topics. Numerous Democrats attacked the Republican for his […]
Federal Government Charges Facebook with Housing Discrimination Because of Its Targeted Advertising…
The federal government charged Facebook Thursday with allowing its massive trove of personal demographic data to enable housing discrimination, an allegation the company fiercely denied. The allegations set up a lengthy legal battle between the Trump administration and one of the world’s largest social media companies. At issue is whether the company’s sophisticated algorithms and […]
Democrats Agenda If House/Senate Flip…
Democratic committee leaders are ready to roll out an ambitious legislative wish list if the House majority flips in next month’s midterm elections. After eight years in the minority, Democrats have big plans, from shoring up ObamaCare and Dodd-Frank financial rules to protecting “Dreamers” and the integrity of elections. They are also vowing to aggressively […]
Ben Carson Cancels $31k Dining Set Order…
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson on Thursday ordered his agency to cancel an order for a $31,000 dining room set for his personal office. “I was as surprised as anyone to find out that a $31,000 dining set had been ordered,” Carson said in a statement. “I have requested that the order […]
New Audit Finds $21 Trillion in Unauthorized Spending by Federal Government…
Earlier this year, a Michigan University economist, working with graduate students and a former governmental official, found $21 trillion in unauthorized spending in the departments of Defense and Housing and Urban Development for the years of 1198-2015. Now, the Department of Defense has announced it will conduct the first department-wide, independent audit in its history. […]
The Federal Reserve Is Setting America Up for Economic Disaster…
I recently had the opportunity to read “The Creature from Jekyll Island” by G. Edward Griffin, a prodigious tome dealing with the circumstances surrounding the creation of the U.S. Federal Reserve System. I was taken aback by some of its provocative assertions…
HUD Poised to End Obama’s Illegal Section 8 Housing Grant Scheme…
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is poised to reverse the Obama administration’s policy and return to a competitive bidding process to award Section 8 housing, according to a well-placed source in the department. The move would overturn the Obama-era methodology of using a grant-style process that was rebuked by administrators and…
Ben Carson Tapped to Serve as Trump’s Housing Secretary…
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen former Campaign 2016 rival Ben Carson to become secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development…