Tricia McLaughlin, the top spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is stepping down from her role and will leave the Trump administration next week, according to multiple reports. Her exit was confirmed by Reuters, citing two DHS officials familiar with the matter. McLaughlin has served as Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at […]
Iran temporarily shut down maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz during live-fire military drills this week, a move that underscored the tension hanging over its latest round of nuclear negotiations with the United States. The announcement marked the first time Tehran has publicly declared the closure of the strategic waterway amid the ongoing 2026 […]
Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell is facing renewed scrutiny after previously unpublished erotic poetry he wrote as a teenager resurfaced this week, as he mounts a campaign for governor of California. According to a report by the Daily Mail, Swalwell authored the poems at age 19 while attending Campbell University and contributing to a campus literary […]
Lifestyle entrepreneur and television personality Martha Stewart criticized recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in her hometown of Bedford, New York, saying the situation feels reminiscent of a dystopian regime. In an interview with USA Today during Super Bowl week in San Francisco, Stewart said she has been troubled by heightened immigration enforcement under […]
Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, one of the most recognizable figures of the modern civil rights movement, died Tuesday morning at his home in Chicago. He was 84. Family members said he passed away surrounded by loved ones. For more than five decades, Jackson pressed for racial equality, economic opportunity, and voting rights. A protégé of […]
Today’s headlines move from a small Utah county courtroom to newly released messages in the Epstein files, and back to the aftermath of a presidential assassination attempt. Questions of accountability — personal, political, and legal — are at the center of each. Utah GOP Chair Charged With Child Abuse David Nephi Johnson, chairman of the […]
Tennis player Destanee Aiava announced Sunday that she plans to step away from professional tennis, describing the sport as “racist, misogynistic, homophobic and hostile to anyone who doesn’t fit the mould.” In a lengthy and expletive-filled statement posted to social media, Aiava said 2026 would mark her final year on tour, adding that she is […]
Ted Levine, best known for portraying the serial killer Buffalo Bill in the 1991 Oscar-winning film “The Silence of the Lambs,” is addressing long-standing criticism from the transgender community, now saying that aspects of the film “don’t hold up” decades later. Levine’s comments come as the film marks its 35th anniversary and amid renewed discussion […]
Ryan Routh, the man convicted of attempting to assassinate President Trump while he was golfing in South Florida during the 2024 presidential campaign, is appealing his life sentence. Routh’s attorney has filed a notice with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit indicating he intends to challenge both his conviction and the life […]
America has a few questionable and controversial holidays, especially recent ones created purely for racial or DEI purposes, but our most stupid holiday still remains Presidents’ Day. Presidents’ Day is widely criticized as a “fake” or “stupid” holiday because it has devolved from honoring one, then two, specific, great American leaders into a generic, corporate-driven […]
Rubio states that the U.S. does not doubt the findings… Multiple European governments — including the United Kingdom, France, and Germany — report that laboratory testing detected epibatidine, a highly toxic compound found in South American poison dart frogs, in samples taken from Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny after his death. Epibatidine is not naturally […]
Why The Epstein Estate Still Isn’t Settled 7 Years After His Death
When Jeffrey Epstein died in August 2019, many assumed the story was over. In truth, a second and more complex story had just begun. The first story concerned crimes and moral failure. The second concerns probate law, asset liquidation, tax obligations, and the mechanics of compensating victims from a $600M+ estate. That second story has […]