The White House has confirmed that Hamas has taken an unknown number of American citizens hostage since the Palestinian terrorist group launched a surprise cross-border raid against Israel on Saturday. At least 14 American citizens have died in the fighting. According to Jake Sullivan, the White House’s national security adviser, the administration estimates 20 Americans […]
ANALYSIS – As the Israeli death count mounts well past 1,000, mostly civilians murdered by Hamas terrorists, the barbaric focus on innocent families at kibbutz’s, including Israeli babies, is shocking. A kibbutz is a collective settlement unique to Israel based on agriculture, which was founded on the idea of being a utopian and peaceful Jewish community. […]
Could the presidential primary field see another competitor soon? Former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan says he is still considering entering the 2024 presidential race. “However I can serve, I’m still trying to figure that out, but I’m not walking away,” Hogan told Bloomberg. “If I thought there was a path to success to win the race, […]
Some Republicans have reportedly signaled an interest in changing House rules in an effort to avoid similar chaos in the future. Monday evening House Republicans gathered for a conference meeting ahead of Tuesday’s candidate forum. However, while little was determined during Monday’s meeting some Republicans questioned whether it’s necessary to raise the threshold needed to […]
ANALYSIS – While most of us don’t care much about what a deranged former porn star turned OnlyFans webcam model (‘cam girl’) says, it’s a sign of our times that this is news. Mia Khalifa is a 30-year-old Lebanese American born in Beirut and raised Catholic. But her previous life choices and current words and […]
By Dean Weingarten AmmoLand John Lott and Carlisle E. Moody have authored a paper examining the effect of the Lautenberg Amendment prohibition on the possession of firearms by people subject to a domestic violence restraining order. The relevant statute is 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8). From the abstract: We find that 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8) has no statistically […]
Los Angeles Dodgers great Steve Garvey is running for the United States Senate in California. In 1981, Garvey helped the Dodgers win the World Series. Awarded Most Valuable Player in the National League (NL) in 1974, he was a gifted first baseman. He later earned the NL Championship Series MVP award in 1978 and 1984. […]
Will Hurd, a former congressman from Texas, has decided to suspend his presidential campaign. An outspoken critic of former President Trump, Hurd relentlessly criticized the GOP front-runner despite his magnetic hold on the Republican Party. In a lengthy statement posted on X (formerly Twitter), the retired CIA clandestine officer-turned-politician announced the end of his campaign: […]
Former President Donald Trump has reportedly canceled his planned trip to Capitol Hill this week as House Republicans struggle to elect a new House Speaker. Sources previously told The Hill that Trump and his team were discussing a possible trip to Capitol Hill amid the debate over the next Speaker. Fox News had reported Trump was expected […]
ANALYSIS – In the latest example of tone-deaf behavior from our befuddled and demented commander-in-chief, Joe Biden, and his wife Jill, cluelessly hosted a White House barbecue on Sunday with a live band for residence staff and families. The music could be heard from a distance into the evening. This day of lighthearted gaiety went […]
A new and potentially devastating war in the Middle East has spotlighted intelligence failures, military preparedness, and more inside Israel. That light spills over into that nation’s greatest ally, the United States, where our political class is mired in parochial squabbles. At the top of the list: a House of Representatives that is in the […]
Former Congressman Hurd Drops Out Of Presidential Race, Endorses Haley
You likely missed it, but former Texas Rep. Will Hurd has dropped out of the GOP presidential nomination race and thrown his support, such as it is, behind one of the remaining candidates: former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley. In an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, Hurd lays out his reasons for backing Haley […]