Nicholas Ballasy

1 week ago | justthenews.com | Nicholas Ballasy

White House Senior Counselor for trade and manufacturing Peter Navarro denied that there's tension between him and Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency. Musk has been critical of the Trump administration's tariff actions, going as far as describing Navarro as "dumber than a sack of bricks" and a moron. "First of all, Elon and I are great. This is not an issue," Navarro said on "Meet the Press.""I’ve been called worse. Everything is fine with Elon.

1 week ago | justthenews.com | Nicholas Ballasy

New York state spent hundreds of millions of dollars on medical equipment when the COVID-19 pandemic began but it now "sits unused in storage facilities across the state," an audit released this week by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli revealed. The unused equipment, including "ventilators and x-ray machines," have been "missing recommended maintenance and costing taxpayers storage expenses," said a news release from DiNapoli's office.

1 week ago | justthenews.com | Nicholas Ballasy

A Wisconsin teen allegedly killed his parents to come up with the financial means to assassinate President Donald Trump and overthrow the U.S. government, according to the Department of Justice and the FBI. In March, police arrested Nikita Casap, 17, on several charges including two counts of first-degree murder as well as two counts of hiding a corpse, according to court documents.

1 week ago | justthenews.com | Nicholas Ballasy

The Department of Government Efficiency revealed on Sunday that illegal immigrants with criminal or terrorist records received public benefits under former President Biden. "Under the Biden administration, it was routine for Border Patrol to admit aliens into the United States with no legal status and minimal screening. So far, CBP identified a subset of 6.3k individuals paroled into the United States since 2023 on the FBI's Terrorist Screening Center watchlist or with criminal records.

1 week ago | justthenews.com | Nicholas Ballasy

The New York Times ran an article describing Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's appearance in the Oval Office this week as "awkward" after she tried hiding her face from the cameras. “Whitmer Shows How Democrats Are Playing With Fire in Cozying Up to Trump," read the headline. “The Michigan governor’s awkward Oval Office appearance reflected how several Democratic state leaders are cultivating cordial but politically risky relationships with the president," read the subheadline.