December 7, 2024

‘Genius’ airport packing hack saves money, travel influencer claims — and security doesn’t care

They’re making a baggage claim that might actually save travelers some money.  Shelling out an extra $40 or more to check an overstuffed suitcase at the airport can be a real pain in the pocket.  But this cash-conscious hack is said to “work like a dream” for trippers with a penchant for overpacking but an aversion to overpaying.  […]

Travel costs have soared since the pandemic — with one mode now absurdly expensive

Ay, car-rumba. A new study shows the cost of travel has skyrocketed since 2019 — with rental car prices far and away the most inflated, compared to pre-COVID. NerdWallet found that the expense of having your own wheels away from home was a whopping 39.3% higher in March 2024 versus five years ago, in March […]

Fani Willis’ financial disclosure omits travel paid for by Nathan Wade

Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis’ 2022 financial disclosure makes no mention of a Miami getaway paid for by her alleged lover Nathan Wade, documents show.  A private attorney, Wade was hired by Willis in late 2021 to oversee the prosecution of former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants over allegations they interfered in Georgia’s 2020 […]

Smart tech tips to make summer travel cheaper and less stressful

Delays can stack up as the day goes, so your best bet to make sure you get on the plane is to choose a flight before 3 p.m. Wednesday is one of the cheapest days to fly, so there’s your plan: Wednesday before 3. Pro tip: You can check where your plane is to get […]

Migrants Travel to U.S. Border to Find Jobs, Flee Crime Despite Asylum Rules

Joe Raedle/Getty Images A number of migrants, traveling to the United States-Mexico border in the hopes of being released into the nation’s interior, profiled by CNN said they are fleeing crime and looking to secure U.S. jobs. Neither is a valid claim for asylum. As President Joe Biden’s administration ends Title 42, the public health

Biden Pentagon Leaders Defend Using Taxpayer Money for Abortion Travel

Evan Vucci/AP The Biden Pentagon on Thursday defended its recently-established policy to use American taxpayer money to pay for troops’ travel and accommodations when seeking abortions, in response to Republican arguments that it violates the Hyde Amendment. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin argued during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing that the policy, which was put

Chinese Holiday Travel Surges to over 42 Million Despite Coronavirus Wave

China’s Ministry of Transportation reported on Saturday that over 42 million people have traveled by car, train, ship, and plane during the early days of the long Lunar New Year travel season, and over 2 billion trips will have been taken by the time the holiday is done, even though a massive wave of coronavirus

Exclusive — Special Interests Funded $110K-Plus of Globetrotting Lavish Travel for Democrat Ron Kind

Democrat Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) has taken more than $110,000 worth of special interest-funded lavish trips, filings with the U.S. House Ethics Committee reveal. Documents show that between March 2001 and August 2019, Kind took at least 14 trips valued at $110,665—all funded by special interest groups. He has taken trips everywhere from Tel Aviv…

Report: Japan to Introduce ‘Vaccine Passports’ for International Travel

The Japanese government plans to introduce Chinese coronavirus “vaccine passports” to encourage international travel, Kyodo News reported Wednesday. “The passports are expected to be in the form of a smartphone app, with travelers scanning QR codes at airports before boarding flights or when entering the country,” the news site reported, citing unnamed Japanese government sources.…

House Democrats Pass Plan to Stop Travel Bans After Terror Suspects Caught at U.S. Border

House Democrats passed a plan on Wednesday that would make it increasingly difficult for any president to impose a travel ban to protect American citizens and would allow individuals to sue when a president imposes such a ban. Titled the “No Ban Act,” the legislation would limit a president’s authority to issue travel bans without…

TSA Screens Two Million in Two Days Despite Holiday Travel Warnings

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials screened more than two million flyers Friday and Saturday following the government’s warning about Thanksgiving travel. “TSA data indicates that more than 1 million travelers were screened on Friday, the second day to reach beyond 1 million since March. Friday’s traveling numbers amounted to almost 40 percent of the TSA…

Joe Biden Issues Travel Ban on South Africa; Reinstates Europe, Brazil Bans

MICHELE SPATARI/AFP via Getty Images President Joe Biden has issued a travel ban on South Africa, stopping most immigration to the United States from the country, and reinstated bans on Europe and Brazil to slow the spread of the Chinese coronavirus. Biden, who once referred to President Trump’s travel ban on China as “hysterical xenophobic,”…

BREAKING: HUGE WIN – Supreme Court Upholds Trump’s Travel Ban.

In a 5-4 decision Tuesday morning, the Supreme Court upheld President Trump’s travel ban – which he issued through an executive order last year. The ban bars individuals from Venezuela, Libya, Syria, Iran, Yemen, Somalia and North Korea from traveling to the United States. SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS TRUMP TRAVEL BAN. Wow! — Donald J. Trump […]

POTUS Trump Likely to Win Travel Ban Case in Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court appears to favor President Trump in his travel ban case. This is great news for America and the MAGA base. This is what we voted for. Make America safe again! CBS reported: Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Anthony Kennedy both signaled support for the travel policy in arguments Wednesday at the […]

New Justice Department Records Show Strong Support by Mueller Deputy Andrew Weissmann, Other Top DOJ Officials for Yates’ Refusal to Enforce President Trump Travel Ban

‘I am so proud. And in awe. Thank you so much. All my deepest respects’ – Andrew Weissmann, then-Chief of Justice Department Criminal Fraud Section (Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch today released two productions (335 pages and 44 pages) of Justice Department (DOJ) documents showing strong support by top DOJ officials for former Acting Attorney […]

Major win for president Trump: Supreme Court allows full enforcement of travel ban.

Supreme Court allows full Trump travel ban to take effect The Supreme Court on Monday gave President Trump another major win by granting his administration’s request to fully reinstate the third version of his travel ban. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and a federal district court in Maryland had said the president could only block nationals from […]

Over 200 Killed in Egypt Mosque Attack; UPDATE: Trump Renews Call for Travel Ban.

Massacre: More than 200 Killed in Egypt Mosque Attack UPDATE: On Twitter, President Trump renewed calls for a travel ban after the terror attack in Egypt. Will be calling the President of Egypt in a short while to discuss the tragic terrorist attack, with so much loss of life. We have to get TOUGHER AND […]

SCOTUS Backs Trump, Dismisses Travel Ban Challenge

The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s travel ban late Tuesday, concluding that the ban’s expiration in September effectively ended the controversy. The development is a partial victory for the administration, which urged the high court to dismiss the case after the ban expired Sept. 24. Per the terms of […]

United States Reduces Embassy Staff, Warns Americans not to Travel to Cuba, and Suspends Visas for Cubans

  UPDATE: The U.S. embassy in Havana, Cuba was reopened in the summer of 2015 as part of former President Obama’s shameful dĂ©tente with the Cuban bloody regime. The sonic and ultrasonic attacks on American and Canadian diplomats and their families in Havana happened inside the homes provided by the regime to diplomats and at […]

BREAKING: Trump Announces New Travel Ban Restrictions For Additional Countries

President Trump issued an executive order Sunday night expanding travel restrictions from his previous travel ban to include additional countries. Sudan has been dropped from the original travel ban list, while Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, and Somalia remain. North Korea, Chad and Venezuela have been added with varying levels of vetting and restrictions for each […]

Supreme Court Hands Trump Another Travel Ban Win

The U.S. Supreme Court stayed a lower court ruling which narrowed enforcement of President Donald Trump’s travel ban, handing the administration another victory on a signature immigration policy initiative. As a result of the order, some 25,000 refugees are temporarily barred from resettlement in the U.S. The dispute concerned the reach of the high court’s June […]

SENATORS PROPOSE ELIMINATING ALL RESTRICTIONS ON TRAVEL TO CUBA

It is outrageous that 55 senators endorsed a bill to lift all travel restrictions to communist Cuba without even asking for a single “Quid Pro Quo” from the regime. Even worse is the second bill to end the commercial embargo to Cuba, again without requesting a single “Quid Pro Quo from the communist regime. Cuban […]

Appeals court unanimously rejects Trump on travel ban

A San Francisco-based appeals court on Thursday delivered a stinging rebuke of President Trump’s executive order on immigration and refugees, rejecting the administration’s request to resume the travel ban and setting up a potential showdown in the Supreme Court. The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled unanimously that a nationwide restraining […]

Judges hammer attorneys on both sides of travel ban case

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Donald Trump’s travel ban faced its toughest test yet Tuesday as a panel of appeals court judges hammered away at the administration’s claim that the ban was motivated by terrorism fears while also directing pointed questions to an attorney challenging the executive order on grounds that it unconstitutionally targeted Muslims. […]

WHOA: Look what we found about the judge who BLOCKED Trump’s travel ban

Yesterday, U.S. District Judge James L. Robart succeeded in blocking Donald Trump’s 90-day travel ban by issuing a temporary restraining order on a lawsuit brought forward by Attorney General Bob Ferguson which argued that the order in question broke constitutional guarantees of equal protection under the law. The ruling applies nationally. Ferguson said in a […]

DHS suspends ‘any and all actions’ on Trump travel ban

© Getty Images The Department of Homeland Security says it has suspended “any and all actions” regarding President Trump’s ban on citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries entering the United States, though it plans to file an emergency stay on the ruling halting it. “At the earliest possible time, the Department of Justice intends to file […]

New poll: Trump’s travel ban is more popular than you thought

Here’s a brand new poll on President Trump‘s travel ban from Reuters/Ipsos, which was somehow taken today and yesterday: The Jan. 30-31 poll found that 49 percent of American adults said they either “strongly” or “somewhat” agreed with Trump’s order, while 41 percent “strongly” or “somewhat” disagreed and another 10 percent said they don’t know. […]

YOU ARE FIRED!

President Donald Trump has fired the acting Attorney General after she refused to defend his controversial immigration order. He also sacked acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Daniel Ragsdale although no explanation was provided. Acting Attorney General Sally Yates, a Democratic appointee, was accused of ‘betraying’ America after she directed Justice Department attorneys not to […]

RIGHT ON: Israel Says “enough is enough,” announces travel BAN for


There are so many issues and points of concern that should be addressed in America at this point. We have an abysmal jobs report and a failing economy. We continue to be distracted by a “soaring” Dow Jones and stock market while we have an average annualized GDP growth of less than 2 percent. Our […]

Sensible Policies Are Needed to Prevent Terrorist Travel

After the rage and mourning over the Paris terrorist attacks came fears of another Paris—in another city. Nowhere has the debate about how to keep terrorists “over there” from coming over here been waged more vigorously than in the United States. That comes as no surprise. Few doubt that America is on the ISIS hit list. […]

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