European leaders privately viewed the United States as a security risk under President Donald Trump after repeated threats to acquire Greenland, with French and Danish forces reportedly prepared for a possible armed confrontation if Washington tried to seize the autonomous Danish territory. According to a Wall Street Journal report cited by Mediaite, the concern prompted […]
MILWAUKEE — Former Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan was sentenced Wednesday to pay a $5,000 fine but will serve no prison time after being convicted of obstructing federal immigration agents who were attempting to arrest an illegal immigrant at her courthouse last year. At sentencing, U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman suggested the defendant’s actions stemmed […]
NEW YORK — A federal judge has ordered that E. Jean Carroll receive nearly $5.8 million after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear President Donald Trump’s appeal of a civil verdict finding him liable for sexually abusing and defaming her. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan authorized the release of the funds, which include the […]
The White House is promoting a new “Freedom Fuel Network” of gas stations offering temporary price cuts around the higher summertime demand for fuel, framing the effort as a patriotic push to lower costs for motorists while the administration pressures fuel retailers to pass along falling oil prices. The administration announced Tuesday that more than […]
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel made a surprise appearance in Larry David’s new HBO satire series over the Fourth of July weekend, joining a cast of longtime Trump critics in a segment that used America’s founding era to blast the current president. Kimmel appeared in the July 3 episode of “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of […]
Personnel power has two halves. One half is the power to remove an officer who will not carry out the president’s program. The other half is the power to install an officer who will. On June 29, 2026, the Supreme Court settled the first half for good. In Trump v. Slaughter, by a vote of […]
Karmelo Anthony is asking a Texas court to throw out his murder conviction and grant him a new trial, arguing that constitutional violations during his original proceedings denied him a fair trial. The request comes just four weeks after a Collin County jury convicted Anthony of murdering 17-year-old Austin Metcalf and sentenced him to 35 […]
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB): Canada rushes to build up its military as U.S. relationship frays and Trump demands it do more. For decades, Canada’s military has been considered a weak link in NATO. Country has long lagged behind NATO allies in defense spending, but Prime Minister Mark Carney says it has to do more. After hitting […]
Pressure mounts ahead of withdrawal deadline Maine Democrats are scrambling to contain a growing political crisis as U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner reportedly resists calls to abandon his campaign unless he can help shape who would replace him on the November ballot. Platner, a 41-year-old oyster farmer who won the Democratic primary on June 9, […]
Coinciding with the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark birthright citizenship ruling, a recent national poll found broad public support for granting citizenship to nearly everyone born in the United States. “Sixty-five percent feel that citizenship should be granted to all children born on American soil, no matter the circumstances,” the Associated Press reported, citing its lastest […]
Rep. Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ) is escalating the Republican response to a federal judge’s decision blocking a key Trump administration election integrity initiative, announcing plans to introduce articles of impeachment against U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan later this week. Hamadeh said Monday that he intends to file the articles on Thursday, arguing the Biden-appointed judge exceeded […]
The Smithsonian Forgot The One Job It Had
On July 4, as the country marked its 250th birthday, the White House released a 162-page report from the Domestic Policy Council titled “Saving America’s Story.” The report, which follows President Trump’s March 2025 executive order directing Vice President JD Vance and the Office of Management and Budget to steer the Smithsonian away from what […]