When Elon Musk uses his influence and resources in an election cycle, it's safe to say there's a lot on the line, and that's exactly what's playing out in Wisconsin regarding the state's upcoming Supreme Court race.
According to Fox News, Musk's America PAC is now offering Wisconsin voters $100 to sign a petition to express "Opposition to Activist Judges," which is already drawing mountains of criticism from the left.
In addition to the petition incentive, it was reported that the PAC is also offering "$100 for referring registered state voters to sign" the petition, leading to a new wave of momentum against the judicial political activism on the left.
Early voting in the race will kick off soon, on April 1. There are multiple ramification for the state, and the nation, depending on which side ultimately controls the state's high court.
Prior to the PAC incentivizing voters to sign the petition against the activist judges, the America PAC "had already spent millions ahead of the state's Supreme Court contest, a filing available on the Wisconsin Campaign Finance Information System website shows," Fox News reported.
PETITION IN OPPOSITION TO ACTIVIST JUDGES:
Judges should interpret laws as written, not rewrite them to fit their personal or political agendas
Wisconsin registered voters receive $100 for signing the petition & $100 for each signer they refer
SIGN: https://t.co/PgHAgrlTFA pic.twitter.com/uMnpe4kc6s
— America (@america) March 21, 2025
There was no mistaking what the petition is aiming for.
"Judges should interpret laws as written, not rewrite them to fit their personal or political agendas," the petition reads.
It added, "By signing below, I'm rejecting the actions of activist judges who impose their own views and demanding a judiciary that respects its role—interpreting, not legislating."
While the race, on the books, is non-partisan, in reality it's far from that, as the partisan divide is quite noticeable.
The idea of paying voters to sign the petition was met with mixed reviews across social media, with some cheering it and others wondering if it's ethical.
"Signing this petition was the easiest thing I’ve done all morning. Down with activist judges!" one X user wrote.
Another X user wrote, "This petition will be massive."
Only time will tell if Musk's PAC has the resources and manpower to influence enough voters to get the desired outcome on Election Day in the state.
President Trump is opening an audit into a $7 billion solar panel program created by Joe Biden, as EPA director Lee Zeldin continues a crackdown on dubious "climate" spending set aside by the previous administration.
The Biden team sold its $7 billion "Solar for All" program as an effort to deliver "environmental justice" to poor communities.
Now, the Trump administration is raising questions about where all of that money is going.
The funding is part of a $27 billion pot called the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund - also known as Biden's "green bank" - that was created under his signature climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act.
"Under the $7 billion Solar for All program, the 60 grant recipients will create new or expand existing low-income solar programs, which will enable over 900,000 households in low-income and disadvantaged communities to benefit from distributed solar energy," the Biden administration said at the time.
President Trump froze the $7 billion for the program on his first day back in the Oval Office.
According to a review of the program by RealClearInvestigations, the funding mainly benefits Democrat-run states and non-profits aligned with the progressive agenda.
The biggest winner, Grid Alternatives, was awarded $311.4 million to perform its work, which is guided by "equity, anti-racism, economic justice (and) environmental justice," according to its website.
Some states that received money from Solar for All are among the cloudiest in the nation, such as Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, the Daily Caller noted.
Gloria Taylor-Upshaw, an audit official for the EPA Office of The Inspector General, sent a letter announcing an audit to Julie Zavala, a deputy director of the EPA office responsible for administering the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.
“Our objective is to describe the status of funds, top recipients, and potential risks and impacts of the EPA’s Solar for All program within the Office of the Administrator’s Office of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund,” the letter reads. “We plan to conduct work at headquarters and regions, if necessary.”
The review comes after Zeldin announced the termination of the other $20 billion in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund - money Biden set aside for a handful of "politically connected, unqualified and in some cases brand-new” climate nonprofits, according to Zeldin.
A federal judge appointed by Barack Obama has temporarily blocked Zeldin's termination of the $20 billion.
Zeldin has accused the Biden administration of a shady effort in its waning days to reward political allies with tax dollars - and Zeldin has pledged to get that money back.
“Not only does EPA have full authority to take this action, but frankly, we were left with no other option,’' Zeldin said in a video. “This termination is based on substantial concerns regarding program integrity, objections to the award process, programmatic fraud, waste and abuse, and misalignment with the agency’s priorities.”
The Trump official who oversaw massive cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is quitting and putting DOGE in charge of the stripped-down foreign aid agency.
Pete Marocco was tasked with leading the administration's overhaul of USAID, which has been targeted by President Trump and Elon Musk as a slush fund for dubious left-wing projects. Their efforts to shutter the agency have sparked pushback from elected Democrats, government employees and partisan judges.
Last week, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that 83% of USAID programs had been cut. In an email to the State Department on Tuesday, Marocco touted a successful mission to make USAID "under control, accountable, and stable" after years of waste and abuse.
Marocco said he would return to his post as director of foreign assistance at the State Department, and place two DOGE employees in charge of USAID.
"It's been my honor to assist Secretary Rubio in his leadership of USAID through some difficult stages to pivot this enterprise away from its abuses of the past," Marocco said in the email.
"Now that USAID is under control, accountable and stable, I am going to return to my post as the Director of Foreign Assistance to bring value back to the American people."
Jeffrey Lewin, a 28-year-old DOGE employee and Harvard Law graduate who assisted in the cuts at USAID, will be the COO and Deputy Administrator for Policy and Programs at USAID.
Ken Jackson, another DOGE employee, will be USAID CFO and Deputy Administrator for Management and Resources.
But the reforms aren't over. According to leaked memos, the administration wants to move USAID's remaining 1,000 programs to the State Department, where the agency would be renamed the U.S. Agency for International Humanitarian Assistance.
The shakeup, which requires approval from Congress, would narrow the focus of USAID to "ensure measurable returns to America." USAID's critics say the agency has long wasted tax dollars on a list of "woke" priorities that have nothing to do with America's national interest.
In an op-ed for RealClearPolitics touting the Trump administration's work, Marocoo said the restructuring would ensure that foreign aid is narrowly focused on serving America's national interests.
"Through this review, it has become abundantly clear that the mindset gripping foreign assistance for decades was one that prioritized funding overseas slush funds instead of delivering results for Americans," he wrote.
"The consolidation of foreign assistance at State, along with the ongoing government-wide review of all foreign assistance programs, will establish a baseline to evaluate the effectiveness and ensure a coordinated strategy of America’s foreign assistance regime," he wrote.
Michelle Obama addressed "rumors" about her family as speculation of divorce continues to swirl.
The former first lady tiptoed around the elephant in the room as she dismissed "negative energy" directed at her and her husband, who are rumored to be heading for a separation as some speculate that former president Obama is tied to Jennifer Aniston.
The divorce gossip started earlier this year after Michelle Obama failed to make appearances at major public events with President Obama, including Jimmy Carter's funeral and the inauguration of President Trump.
After a period of absence, Michelle returned to the spotlight last week to launch a new podcast, IMO, with her brother Craig Robinson.
While she did not comment on the alleged tensions in her marriage, she cited numerous examples of controversies over the years that have caused headaches for her family, including the rumors about President Obama's birth certificate.
"People always ask me and Barack how we stayed hopeful—not just during the eight years in the White House but beyond,” she said. “Because, let me tell you, there was a lot of negative energy coming our way—a lot of rumors, a lot of gossip," she said on the show.
Michelle Obama added that she never looks at the comments on her social media posts, pointing to "made up" claims from strangers.
“You cannot live through social media,” she said. “Don’t let that negative energy enter into your space," she added, "These are people who don’t know you. A lot of this stuff is made up, and it does not feed you.”
The comments about "rumors" and "gossip" were seen by some as a subtle response to the recent chatter of marital woes.
Like she has done before, Obama also shared some light-hearted criticism of her husband, poking fun at his difficulties with being punctual early on in their relationship.
“I was like, ‘Dude, a 3 o’clock departure means you’ve done all that,’ you know, it’s like, don’t start looking for your glasses at the 3 o’clock departure,” she added.
"He’s improved over 30 years of marriage, but that was a ‘you must adjust,'” she added.
The divorce rumors have spread even as President Obama is said to be romantically involved with Hollywood actress Jennifer Aniston - who laughed off the "absolutely untrue" claims during an interview last year.
President Trump has ordered the Secret Service to stop protecting Hunter Biden and his half-sister Ashley Biden.
The order reverses a move by their father, former President Biden, to extend protection for his adult children for another six months after his term in office ended.
Trump made the news official in a post on Truth Social, which questioned the use of taxpayer money to guard Hunter Biden while he takes a lavish vacation in South Africa - a country Trump has criticized for human rights abuses against white landowners.
"Hunter Biden has had Secret Service protection for an extended period of time, all paid for by the United States Taxpayer. There are as many as 18 people on this Detail, which is ridiculous! He is currently vacationing in, of all places, South Africa, where the Human Rights of people has been strenuously questioned," Trump wrote.
In the post, Trump noted that his administration is cutting off aid to South Africa over its land reform law, which allows the government to take land from white farmers without compensation.
"Because of this, South Africa has been taken off our list of Countries receiving Economic and Financial Assistance," Trump wrote.
"Please be advised that, effective immediately, Hunter Biden will no longer receive Secret Service protection. Likewise, Ashley Biden who has 13 agents will be taken off the list."
All ex-presidents, their spouses, and children of ex-presidents under 16 are entitled to ongoing Secret Service protection. Presidents may extend that protection to their adult children for up to six months after leaving office. Trump did so with his own family at the end of his first term.
"We are aware of the President’s decision to terminate protection for Hunter and Ashley Biden," the Secret Service told Fox News Digital. "The Secret Service will comply and is actively working with the protective details and the White House to ensure compliance as soon as possible."
Hunter Biden recently won a bid to drop a civil lawsuit against a former Trump aide, Garrett Ziegler, who published the contents of Biden's infamous laptop. Biden said he could no longer afford the court battle after a recent decline in his financial situation.
The New York Post published photos over the weekend of Hunter Biden in Cape Town, South Africa, surrounded by Secret Service.
The report noted that Biden was staying in a $500-per-night "ultra-luxurious designer home with spectacular 180 degrees unobstructed views of the sea.”
A few days later, Trump ended Biden's Secret Service detail.
Hunter Biden received a notorious blanket pardon from his father shortly before the end of the Biden presidency. President Trump has said his predecessor's pardons are invalid because they used an autopen, rather than Biden's own signature.
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett recused herself from a major case on religious freedom, in a potential setback for the Trump administration.
While Barrett did not provide an explanation, it is believed that she stepped aside because her close friend is connected to the Catholic charter school at the center of the case. Barrett's recusal increases the odds of a 4-4 tie, which would effectively block St. Isidore of Seville Catholic virtual school from opening.
Barrett has been close friends with Nicole Stelle Garnett since they were both clerks for the Supreme Court in the 1990s. Today, Garnett is a law professor at Notre Dame Law School, where Barrett studied law and continues to work as an adjunct professor.
“My hope is that it won’t go to a 4-4,” Garnett told The 74, a pro-school choice group. “My hope is that they wouldn’t have granted [a hearing] if they thought it might. But I know you don’t make assumptions about anything.”
The case pits dueling interpretations of the freedom of religion against each other. In a divided ruling, Oklahoma's Supreme Court held that St. Isidore's explicitly religious character violates the First Amendment's establishment clause, which bars the government from "respecting an establishment of religion."
Some court watchers say a favorable ruling for the school would upend the separation of church and state. But St. Isidore maintains that this is a case about discrimination against religious institutions.
"This Court has repeatedly held that the Free Exercise Clause prohibits a State from denying generally available benefits to a school solely because it is religious. That principle should have resolved this case," the school wrote to the Supreme Court.
The Trump administration is backing St. Isidore, arguing in a recent brief to the Supreme Court, "A state may not put schools, parents or students to the choice of forgoing religious exercise or forgoing government funds.”
Garnett has been a longtime advocate of the movement to establish religious charter schools, and she was an early legal adviser to St. Isidore.
Both Garnett and her husband are faculty fellows at Notre Dame's Religious Liberty Clinic, which is representing St. Isidore, although their names do not appear anywhere on the legal briefs.
While Barrett has sometimes ruled against Trump and his priorities, her religious conservatism might have led her to support St. Isidore's religious rights. Of course, with Barrett recusing herself, one can only speculate how she would have voted.
"Amy knows what Nicole did for this case,” said Josh Blackman, an associate professor at the South Texas College of Law in Houston, who knows the Garnetts personally. “The case is so significant because it’s an application of both [the Garnetts’] Catholic faith and their views on constitutional law."
“I feel bad for Nicole,” Blackman added. “This is her life’s work, and it might go to a 4-4 decision.”
There's a good reason why America's enemies, primarily terrorist operations, were scared to death of Donald Trump winning the presidency, and he proved exactly why, once again, this week.
According to the BBC, President Donald Trump authorized a wave of deadly air strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen, the terrorist organization's home territory.
The offensive attack was described as "decisive and powerful" air strikes meant to cripple Houthi operations. Houthis are funded by Iran and have been a major thorn in the side of the West in recent years.
According to various reports, in the first wave of air strikes against the Houthis, at least 30 terrorists have been killed and hundreds injured, with body counts expected to rise in the coming days.
The BBC noted:
The Houthis reported a series of explosions on Saturday evening in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and in the northern province of Saada - the rebels' stronghold on the border with Saudi Arabia.
The Iranian-backed rebel group, which considers Israel its enemy, controls Sanaa and the north-west of Yemen, but it is not the country's internationally-recognised government.
President Donald Trump released a statement on the situation via his Truth Social account.
Today, I have ordered the United States Military to launch decisive and powerful Military action against the Houthi terrorists in Yemen. They have waged an unrelenting campaign of piracy, violence, and terrorism against American, and other, ships, aircraft, and drones.
The president also slammed former President Joe Biden's response to the Houthi situation.
"Joe Biden’s response was pathetically weak, so the unrestrained Houthis just kept going. It has been over a year since a U.S. flagged commercial ship safely sailed through the Suez Canal, the Red Sea, or the Gulf of Aden. The last American Warship to go through the Red Sea, four months ago, was attacked by the Houthis over a dozen times."
He added, "Funded by Iran, the Houthi thugs have fired missiles at U.S. aircraft, and targeted our Troops and Allies. These relentless assaults have cost the U.S. and World Economy many BILLIONS of Dollars while, at the same time, putting innocent lives at risk."
The president reportedly greenlit the strikes while golfing.
Trump commanding airstrikes on Houthi terrorists from the golf club is stuff of legends. He paused his golf game to start dropping precision bombs on Iran’s proxies, protecting the Red Sea, and showing the world who’s boss. #MAGA pic.twitter.com/KVAqYPU5TF
— Patriot in Chief🦅🇺🇸 (@Patriot_N_Chief) March 15, 2025
"The Houthi terrorists should go down for crimes against humanity. They are starving the children. This is what we want to be seeing. Someone taking charge," one X user wrote.
Another X user wrote, "Trump has my full support to take any action he thinks is necessary against Houthis to protect our ships."
Monica Lewinsky doesn't make many headlines these days, but her most recent outburst regarding former President Bill Clinton sure did.
According to RadarOnline, some 27 years after she became one of the most talked-about White House interns in American history, Lewinsky weighed in on what she believes the former president should have done at the time.
Lewinsky made it clear that she believes Clinton should have resigned after the scandal of their White House love affair broke.
She believes Clinton should have taken accountability for what had happened and immediately moved on by throwing in the towel.
In an interview with podcaster Alex Cooper, Lewinsky explained what she believes the right move would have been for Clinton, which would have saved him a mountain of bad publicity and legal headaches.
"I think that the right way to handle a situation like that would have been to probably say it was nobody's business and to resign," Lewinsky said.
She also admitted that she believes Clinton could have found a way to keep his job in a way "that was not throwing a young person who is just starting out in the world under the bus."
Monica Lewinsky believes Bill Clinton should have resigned instead of ‘throwing her under the bus’ pic.twitter.com/We8VkVd5Wp
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) February 26, 2025
"I think there was so much collateral damage for women of my generation to watch a young woman be pilloried on a world stage – to be torn apart for my sexuality, for my mistakes, for my everything," she added.
RadarOnline noted:
Clinton was subsequently impeached in 1998 for lying to a grand jury about the relationship but ultimately remained in office.
Meanwhile, Lewinsky said many women wound up being hurt by his "predator-like behavior" in "taking advantage" of her when she was a starstruck 22-year-old.
Users across social media weighed in on Lewinsky's thoughts on the matter.
"Democrats said believe all women but they didn't believe Monica!" one X user wrote.
Another X user wrote, "Hillary was NOT going to allow Billy boy to resign. Bill was in the Chicken House for the hens, and Hillary was using Bill as another steppingstone in her lifelong quest to be President."
Lewinsky, now 51, is an author and activist.
Arizona congressman Raul Grijalva, a Democrat, has died after complications from cancer treatment. He was 77.
The longtime lawmaker had recently won re-election to a 12th House term, handily defeating his Republican opponent. The son of non-English speaking immigrants, Grijalva was known for his strident liberalism, and particularly his advocacy for immigrants and environmentalism.
A special election will be held in Grijalva’s mostly Hispanic district, one of the most heavily Democratic in Arizona. He is the second House Democrat to die in recent days, after Sylvester Turner (Tx.) passed away.
Grijalva had sought another term last year, and won, despite lung cancer that forced him to miss hundreds of votes. He said the election would be his last.
“More than two decades ago, Rep. Grijalva embarked on a journey to be a voice for Southern Arizonans in Washington, D.C,” a statement from his office said. “Driven by his community values and spirit, he worked tirelessly and accomplished so much — for Arizona and for the country.”
“From permanently protecting the Grand Canyon for future generations to strengthening the Affordable Care Act, his proudest moments in Congress have always been guided by community voices,” Grijalva’s office said.
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY.). called Grijalva, who served on the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and led the Congressional Progressive Caucus for a decade, a “giant.”
“Congressman Grijalva represented his community fiercely, keeping his constituents and the climate at the center of everything he did,” Jeffries added.
Just hours before his untimely death, Grijalva’s X account was sounding off on President Trump's efforts to downsize the federal government.
“President Trump’s latest reckless decision to fire thousands of employees at the Department of Education jeopardizes critical student aid programs, weakens protections for students’ civil rights, and undermines essential support for students with disabilities,” a statement on his X account read.
“Trump and Musk are prioritizing tax cuts for the wealthy over the future of our students. It’s selfish, and it’s illegal.”
Grijalva entered Congress in 2003, and became known as an early critic of the Iraq War. Before his career in Washington, Grijalva received a degree in sociology and served on the Pima County Board of Supervisors. His daughter Adelita, a current supervisor on the board, called Grijalva the “smartest person I’ll ever know — a fighter until the end.”
He is survived by his wife and three daughters.
New Hampshire's longtime Democratic senator Jeanne Shaheen is stepping down - handing Republicans another opportunity to solidify their Senate majority in the midterm elections next year.
78-year-old Shaheen, a fixture in the state's politics, is exiting the stage at a time when Democrats are locked out of power in Washington and struggling to oppose President Trump's sweeping reform agenda. Her decision further dims Democrats' hopes of taking back the Senate majority.
“Today, after careful consideration, I’m announcing that I have made the difficult decision not to seek reelection to the Senate in 2026,” Shaheen said in a video statement. “It’s just time.”
Shaheen has been serving in the Senate since 2009. Before that, she was New Hampshire's governor from 1997 to 2003.
She is the third Democratic senator in a swing state to announce their retirement recently. Michigan's Gary Peters and Minnesota's Tina Smith are also bowing out. In Georgia, Democratic senator Jon Ossoff is seen as a vulnerable incumbent.
With Shaheen retiring, Republicans have a fresh pickup opportunity in a politically moderate state that has seesawed between Democrats and Republicans for years.
The state's voters elected a Republican, Kelly Ayotte, as their governor in the fall. The presidential election results were close, with Donald Trump losing by less than 3 points.
"Another one!” Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), who chairs the Senate GOP campaign arm, wrote on X.
“Shaheen’s retirement is welcome news for Granite Staters eager for new leadership. New Hampshire has a proud tradition of electing common-sense Republicans — and will do so again in 2026!"
After previously ruling it out, the state's former Republican governor Chris Sununu - the son of a powerful political family in the Granite State - said he is reconsidering a Senate run.
Sununu, a moderate Republican, could be a formidable candidate for the party given his popularity as governor.
"I have not ruled it out completely, but folks in Washington have asked me to think about it and to consider it, and that is just kind of where I am," he told the Washington Times.
Former Massachusetts senator Scott Brown, who narrowly lost to Shaheen in 2014, is also a Republican contender.
In contrast to Republicans, Democrats have no good pickup opportunities. They will once again try to topple Maine's Republican Senator Susan Collins, a tenacious moderate who won re-election in 2020 despite being heavily outspent by her opponent.