Texas Senate candidate James Talarico is facing scrutiny over financial disclosures showing that his only listed checking account is jointly held with his mother, raising questions about the 37-year-old Democrat’s financial independence as he campaigns for statewide office. Talarico’s personal financial disclosure lists a single Wells Fargo checking account with a balance between $15,000 and […]
Comedian and actress Rosie O’Donnell is facing renewed criticism after suggesting that President Donald Trump could use a national emergency as a pretext to cancel or postpone the 2026 midterm elections. During a conversation Wednesday with author and former Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson, O’Donnell speculated that the Trump administration could exploit a major crisis […]
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB): European allies say they’ll be ready to help in Iran. Trump just has to show he has solid deal with next steps in Iran, including a complicated effort to remove mines from the Strait of Hormuz. How Iran’s naval mines work. Following a deal to reopen the strategic waterway, scouring the Strait of Hormuz […]
As artificial intelligence companies grapple with how to combat false claims and improve the reliability of chatbot responses, one media ratings organization is seeking a larger role in shaping how AI systems evaluate news sources. NewsGuard, a company that rates news outlets on a 100-point credibility scale, has spent years marketing its assessments to advertisers […]
Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday that he is “legitimately worried” that sensitive conversations held inside the White House Situation Room may have been recorded and leaked to journalists at The New York Times. Speaking on SiriusXM’s “The Megyn Kelly Show,” Vance reacted to detailed excerpts from “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal authorities have identified a Nebraska man as the alleged mastermind behind a foiled mass casualty plot targeting the UFC Freedom 250 event on the White House South Lawn, a high-profile gathering attended by President Donald Trump and other senior political figures. According to court documents and statements released by the Department […]
Ask any executive recruiter the first question they pose about a candidate and you will hear some version of this: who does he answer to? Not who does he claim to serve, not whose interests does he invoke in speeches, but who, as a matter of cold institutional mechanics, can take his job away. The […]
Justices Strike Down Blanket Restriction While Preserving Government Authority to Disarm Dangerous Individuals WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday that the federal government cannot automatically strip gun rights from all unlawful drug users, delivering a significant Second Amendment victory while simultaneously emphasizing that lawmakers retain broad authority to disarm individuals who can be […]
BRUSSELS — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sharply criticized NATO allies Thursday while announcing a six-month review of U.S. military deployments across Europe, arguing that the alliance has become a “paper tiger” after decades of underinvestment and dependence on American military power. Speaking to defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Hegseth unveiled what he called […]
An ethics watchdog is suing to uncover documents on a clandestine meeting between a federal prosecutor and two federal judges to apparently plot criminal charges against President Donald Trump. The non-profit public interest law firm Judicial Watch announced in a statement that it “filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ryan Fournier, co-founder of the pro-Trump youth organization Students for Trump, was arrested Friday alongside his associate, Jordan Daley, as federal authorities investigated an alleged scheme involving the impersonation of a Secret Service agent. According to reports, Secret Service agents took both men into custody in Washington, D.C., following an investigation into […]
The Awkward Truth Behind Matt Walsh’s Data Center Claim
Imagine a tenant who signs a lease everyone agrees is temporary, then asks the landlord for an extension, and another, and a third, across 16 years, because he never quite gets around to finding his own apartment. When the landlord at last says the arrangement will end, the tenant does not blame himself. He blames […]