Melissa O'Rourke

Melissa O’Rourke is a contributor to the Daily Caller News Foundation

Government
Social Security now headed for insolvency even sooner than expected

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Social Security will be unable to pay full retirement benefits by 2034, one year earlier than previously projected, according to a new report released Wednesday… Read More

June 20, 2025
Culture
Los Angeles ICE riots cost city $20 million – and counting

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Protests and riots against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have cost the city of Los Angeles nearly $20 million to date, The Los Angeles Times… Read More

June 18, 2025
Culture
One of America’s biggest youth trans clinics closing its doors

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Center for Transyouth Health and Development (CTYHD) at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), one of the largest youth transgender clinics in the nation, is… Read More

June 16, 2025
Culture
General Motors quietly backs off plans to go all electric

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – General Motors (GM) quietly backed away from its high-profile pledge to phase out gasoline-powered vehicles over the next decade, effectively abandoning the electric vehicle (EV)… Read More

June 13, 2025
Government
Justice Department paves way to rein in federal land grabs

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Justice Department (DOJ) said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump has the authority to revoke national monument designations made by previous presidents, including two… Read More

June 12, 2025