The Pentagon is quietly laying the groundwork to send U.S. military forces — including thousands of National Guard troops — to Chicago as early as September 2025, according to a Washington Post report. This move would fall in line with President Trump’s wider effort to restore law and order in cities plagued by rising homelessness, […]
Good morning. Today’s newsletter covers three major developments — a bold immigration overhaul that could put ICE in the airline business, a high-stakes deportation fight involving an unexpected third-country agreement, and a growing naval alliance between two American adversaries. Noem Wants ICE to Fly Its Own Deportation Airline Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is proposing […]
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is urging Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to create a government-owned airline to deport illegal immigrants, according to two sources familiar with internal discussions. The proposal, fueled by a massive influx of cash from President Donald Trump’s spending law, could mark a historic shift in how America carries out deportations […]
The largest Christian university in the United States has been cleared of federal allegations, marking a major legal and public relations victory for Grand Canyon University (GCU) after years of scrutiny under the Biden administration. Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unanimously voted to drop its lawsuit against GCU, its parent services provider Grand […]
In a highly unusual twist in an already controversial immigration case, federal officials are now seeking to deport Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda, after he declined a plea deal that would have required him to stay in jail and admit guilt to human smuggling charges. The proposed plea agreement, floated late Thursday, reportedly […]
In addition to Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth removed two other senior military leaders on Friday evening. Vice Adm. Nancy Lacore, chief of the Navy Reserve, and Rear Adm. Milton “Jamie” Sands III, who led Naval Special Warfare Command (which oversees the Navy SEALs), were also […]
Party’s identity politics focus blamed for millions of lost voters The Democratic Party is staring down a serious registration crisis that’s accelerating just as the 2026 midterms approach. Between 2020 and 2024, Democrats lost 4.5 million registered voters across 30 states that track party affiliation. The decline spans deep-blue enclaves and battlegrounds alike, and the […]
Just over a month after winning the Minneapolis Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) Party’s mayoral endorsement, state Sen. Omar Fateh is back to square one. Fateh, a progressive and the first Somali American and Muslim elected to the Minnesota Senate, won more than 60% of delegate support on the second ballot — enough to secure additional party resources […]
The Decline and Fall of Free Speech in Europe Europe once stood as the proud heir to the Enlightenment. Today, it is becoming the graveyard of its core principles. The continent that produced Locke and Montesquieu now births bureaucratic decrees that treat memes, satire, and political slogans as threats to civil order. The European Union’s […]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth relieved Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse of command Friday, citing a “loss of confidence.” Kruse was director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. The firing follows the leak of a preliminary DIA report to the press. That report contradicted President Trump’s public statement that recent U.S. airstrikes had crippled Iran’s nuclear program. The […]
On Friday afternoon, the Department of Justice released the transcript and audio from a two-day interview with Ghislaine Maxwell, conducted in July 2025 by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. Maxwell, currently serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking, was granted limited immunity to speak freely — meaning her statements can’t be used against her — […]
No, BlackRock Is Not Buying Houses: The Real Drivers Of America’s Housing Costs
It has become a popular claim in American political discourse that giants like BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street are driving housing costs through the roof by buying up vast swaths of single-family homes. This story fits a tidy narrative of Wall Street greed undermining the dreams of ordinary families, but it collapses under scrutiny. In […]