Texas State Senator Angela Paxton filed for divorce Thursday from her husband, Attorney General Ken Paxton, ending nearly four decades of marriage between two prominent Republican political figures. The filing, made in Collin County, cites adultery and irreconcilable differences as grounds for the split. Angela Paxton publicly confirmed the divorce on the social media platform Read More…
(The Center Square) – As lawmakers begin crafting the 12 annual appropriations bills to fund the federal government in fiscal year 2026, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has implied that his party will refuse to cooperate in the process if Republicans revoke billions in funding from previous years. The Senate is set to vote Read More…
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs slammed a Democrat governor who sent out a mass email falsely claiming that veterans could be denied care based on how they voted even after the initial report had been changed and both the VA and the White House said it was false. Illinois Gov. Read More…
A Rasmussen poll conducted June 8-12, 2025, found that 53% of voters approve of former President Donald Trump’s job performance, reflecting robust support across racial groups. Notably, 54% of Black voters, 53% of Hispanic voters, and 53% of White voters expressed approval, a rare instance where a Republican president’s support among Black voters slightly exceeds Read More…
Progressive zealot New York City Dem Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may think she can fire off any dim thought she has on social media, but the law says otherwise. See, you can’t just defame someone with false allegations. Just ask ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos, who thought he’d label Donald Trump a “rapist” on live national Read More…
Turning Point USA’s 2025 Student Action Summit is being held at the Tampa Convention Center in Florida this weekend. Among the scheduled speakers are Donald Trump Jr, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Greg Gutfeld, and Border Czar Tom Homan. Advertisement Of course, they attracted some leftist protesters. As Saturday afternoon’s summit continued inside, protesters marched outside, Read More…
This has to be the strangest Father’s Day gift ever. Kevin Ewing, of Tacoma, Washington, was enjoying a leisurely stroll along the beach with his family on Father’s Day, when he spotted a neatly gift-wrapped package in the sand. It being Father’s Day and all, he opened it, and inside? A feather, burnt grass, sage, Read More…
President Donald Trump dived into the fray of the ongoing drama at the Department of Justice Saturday, and he indicated his firm support of Attorney General Pam Bondi while imploring his team to stick together. Advertisement Posting to Truth Social, he said he’s disappointed about people going after Bondi, who he thinks is doing a Read More…
I wrote earlier about the unhappy folks who got canned at the State Department who posted a ridiculous sign to “Resist Fascism” in a bathroom at the agency. Then, we also covered the “clap out” for the poor fired people as they were hugged and told they mattered. Advertisement I get how people don’t like Read More…
Democrats were allowed to tour the illegal immigrant detainment site in the Everglades swamps of Florida known as “Alligator Alcatraz” Saturday, and naturally, they whined about the conditions. Even though the illegal alien crisis is largely of the Dems’ own making—the blame falls especially hard on the shoulders of former President “Let Them All In” Read More…
Democrats still seem to have lost the plot on our nation’s border crisis and illegal aliens. California Sen. Alex “Jose” Padilla continues the fear tactics that have unfortunately worked in the past on illegal immigration, including against establishment Republican lawmakers, at times. Anyway, this time, he was reacting to a news story out of Oregon about Read More…
The once-vaunted Washington Post is now not much more than a Democratic National Committee mouthpiece, and its opinion pages can be expected to be full of leftist propaganda on any given day. Amazon founder and Post owner Jeff Bezos has tried to steer the outlet toward a more balanced approach, and while he’s arguably had Read More…
One of the most shocking things about the ICE raid at the cannabis farm in Camarillo, California, was how people like California Gov. Gavin Newsom didn’t seem to care about 10 illegal alien children being used for labor there, including eight unaccompanied minors. Advertisement Border Czar Tom Homan was asked about the insanity on Fox. Read More…
On Friday, the D.C. news cycle was dominated by apparent tumult at the Department of Justice and reports that either FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino and/or Director Kash Patel were considering resigning. The drama was caused by the DOJ’s statement Sunday that Jeffrey Epstein did in fact commit suicide and that there was no “client Read More…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has told both President Trump and Iranian officials that he supports the idea of a nuclear deal in which Iran is unable to enrich uranium, according to sources familiar with diplomatic discussions. This contradicts Russia’s public position and could prove pivotal in ongoing U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations. Advertisement Before the recent strikes, Read More…
Rosie O’Donnell, the actress/comedian and former co-host on ABC News’ “The View,” has had a long standing public feud with President Donald Trump – one that predates his time in office. Advertisement O’Donnell, some might know, moved to Ireland earlier in 2024 after Trump was reelected in November. Then, in the middle of the tragedy Read More…
Iran, the world’s foremost state sponsor of terrorism, despite having its nuclear weapons program disassembled by Israeli and American explosives, is still run by the mullahs. And those mullahs’ mouths are still writing checks their butts can’t cash. Advertisement In the latest, Iran has now placed a $40-plus million bounty on President Trump. An Iranian Read More…
President Donald Trump called Rosie O’Donnell a “threat to humanity,” and said she should stay in Ireland, which is where the comedian moved after Trump’s re-election. O’Donnell has been an outspoken Trump critic, and the two have had a long, bitter feud. O’Donnell shot back against Trump’s social media post with one of her own, Read More…
There’s a new report from the General Accountability Office that has some troubling information when it comes to the protection that the Secret Service was providing to President Donald Trump before the assassination attempt on him in 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania: Advertisement The report, ordered by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, reveals that Read More…
A new “Frequently Asked Questions” page on the Federal Reserve’s website defends the central bank’s recent renovation project — and responds to many Trump administration criticisms of it. Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought slammed the renovation project and said he would pursue an investigation. Chairman Jerome Powell has repeatedly resisted President Donald Trump’s criticisms and Read More…
You’ve got to be nuts to take a shot at a presidential candidate, especially when that candidate is a former president, and even more so when he has just survived a previous such attempt. It stands to reason that the Secret Service would be on their toes after the first attempt, right? Advertisement But Ryan Read More…
President Trump took to his Truth Social account on Saturday, and announced the latest tariffs being imposed by the U.S.on imports and as he previewed recently, these came in the form of letters to their leaders/representatives. Advertisement The letters were slated to start going out on Monday, according to the president, during remarks to an Read More…
On Saturday, European Union leaders responded to the 30% tariffs U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose on the trade bloc. Most leaders emphasized the need for unity, constructive dialogue and their readiness to work toward an agreement by the new Aug. 1 deadline. Some were more critical, including Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof, who Read More…
It’s Been a Heck of a Ride In recent weeks – well, let’s be honest, in the last almost-six months since President Trump reassumed office, we’ve been drinking from the fire hose. Never has an administration moved so far so fast, and for those of us in the news media, keeping track of all this Read More…
If you want to understand American politics, it’s important to understand your own mistakes. So, for this reason, I am taking a second look at the stunning election victory of Zohran Mamdani in the Democrat primary for mayor of New York City. Advertisement In my earlier column, I predicted that Mamdani would lose, based Read More…
I have to admit to enjoying the grilling that Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) gives witnesses in Congress. You can always count on him getting to a point, wrecking the witness, and being humorous along the way. Advertisement Matt Vespa at our sister site Townhall picked up on a funny exchange that Kennedy had this week Read More…
In perhaps the most stunning and controversial district court decision of the second Trump administration, Massachusetts federal judge Indira Talwani recently blocked Congress from defunding Planned Parenthood. The cut was duly passed as part of the recent reconciliation package. Advertisement On Monday, Talwani entered a temporary restraining order, essentially ordering the executive branch agencies, including Health Read More…
President Donald Trump unveiled the new rates in letters to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum. Trump said that if the EU or Mexico retaliates with higher tariffs, “then, whatever the number you choose to raise them by, will be added on to the 30% that we charge.” “Mexico Read More…
Protestors demonstrate against ongoing ICE raids while blocking the Sixth Street Bridge between Boyle Heights and downtown L.A. on July 1, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to halt indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in seven California counties, including Los Angeles. Immigrant Read More…
Texas State Senator Angela Paxton filed for divorce Thursday from her husband, Attorney General Ken Paxton, ending nearly four decades of marriage between two prominent Republican political figures. The filing, made in Collin County, cites adultery and irreconcilable differences as grounds for the split. Angela Paxton publicly confirmed the divorce on the social media platform Read More…
In his book, Murray centers his discussion around four educational truths: · Academic ability varies. · Half of the students will always be below average. · Too many people are going to college, and many are suffering because of it. · America’s future depends on how we educate those who do belong in college. Murray is aware that these Read More…
The trade relationship between China and the European Union is becoming increasingly fractured. Trade tensions between the two have long been simmering, but now appear to be heating up. There is little expectation for the relationship to improve, experts say. European Union and Chinese flags are displayed side by side in the meeting room where Read More…
X Story Stream recent articles Donald Trump is the first mythic hero of the twenty-first century. That many recoil at this statement does not deny its obvious truth. Heroism isn’t about winning a popularity contest. The modern usage of the term hero has stripped the concept of its former glory. A man who runs into a burning Read More…
President Donald Trump announced a blanket 50% tariff on imports from Brazil, citing his anger over the country’s treatment of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro. Trump’s tariffs would be imposed using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA, a White House official said. Trump’s interpretation of his powers under that law is at the Read More…
The Department of Education has launched a probed into George Mason University’s hiring practices, the second time this month that the school has been the target of a federal investigation. A complaint by professors alleges that George Mason violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by giving preferential treatment to candidates from “underrepresented groups.” If Read More…
A federal appeals court in New York upheld a civil jury verdict that found President Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming the writer E. Jean Carroll. Trump was ordered in that case to Carroll $5 million in damages. Carroll in 2019 had accused Trump of raping her in the New York department store Read More…
(The Center Square) – As lawmakers begin crafting the 12 annual appropriations bills to fund the federal government in fiscal year 2026, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has implied that his party will refuse to cooperate in the process if Republicans revoke billions in funding from previous years. The Senate is set to vote Read More…
President Donald Trump’s budget chief said that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell “has grossly mismanaged the Fed.” Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought also suggested Powell had misled Congress about a pricey renovation of the central bank’s headquarters. Vought’s broadside opens up a new front in the Trump administration’s war on the Fed Read More…
X Story Stream recent articles With donuts now over $20 a dozen and a cup of coffee topping $3, working a shift for the Los Angeles Police Department isn’t what it once was. But with overtime pay at 1.5 times the regular hourly rate, LAPD officers aren’t having trouble footing the bill at Randy’s or Starbucks. Read More…
The U.K. is pulling out the stops for Emmanuel Macron’s state visit, during which the French president and his wife will enjoy a carriage procession to Windsor Castle, as well as a state banquet. Macron will address lawmakers in London on Tuesday and hold talks with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer during his visit. The Read More…
Uncertainty persists about when a trade agreement between the U.S. and EU may be struck. U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested an agreement could come as soon as this week, however. US President Donald Trump during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg via Read More…
The decision was made after he received a national security assessment, U.S. President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social. Copper prices rose 2.62%, following Trump’s latest announcement. The U.S. imports nearly half of the copper it uses. Copper wires at a recycling facility in Salt Lake City, Utah, US, on Thursday, May 8, Read More…
President Donald Trump’s threats to impose high tariffs on countries make U.S. trading partners and investors nervous. But his sector tariffs could hurt consumers and businesses more in the long run. Trump has doubled tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to 50% under Section 232 rules that permit him to bypass Congress if national security Read More…
Bishop Alberto Rojas of the Diocese of San Bernardino said that parishioners with a “genuine fear of immigration enforcement actions” are exempt from Mass obligations “until such time as this decree is revoked or amended.” Catholic bishops have previously issued exemptions during natural disasters or massive societal events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The Diocese Read More…