STAUNTON, Va. — Another Virginia sheriff is refusing to enforce the state’s new gun restrictions, escalating a growing standoff between local law enforcement officials and Richmond over a sweeping firearms law that took effect July 1. Augusta County Sheriff Donald Smith said his office will not enforce gun-control measures passed by the Democratic-led General Assembly […]
WASHINGTON — Senior U.S. officials believed Israel was preparing to target Iranian officials involved in nuclear negotiations, raising fears that such an operation could derail diplomatic efforts and draw the United States into a broader regional conflict, according to a new report by The New York Times. The report says U.S. intelligence officials concluded Israel […]
One of ESPN’s top NFL Draft experts is facing a long recovery after revealing he lost his left arm in a devastating car crash. Matt Miller announced Tuesday that he was seriously injured in a crash in Missouri last week and was airlifted to Mercy Hospital, where doctors performed a life-saving amputation. “Last week, I […]
A Venezuelan security guard who spent 8 days trapped beneath the rubble of a collapsed shopping center was pulled to safety Thursday in what rescuers described as a miraculous rescue amid one of the country’s deadliest natural disasters. Hernán Alberto Gil Flores, 43, was rescued after more than 100 hours of painstaking excavation beneath the […]
WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitch McConnell’s office has acknowledged that the longtime Kentucky Republican remains hospitalized nearly three weeks after a serious medical emergency, offering the first substantive update on his condition since he was rushed to a Washington hospital in mid-June. A spokesperson said Thursday that the 84-year-old senator “continues to improve” and remains engaged […]
Former New York Magazine political reporter Olivia Nuzzi is reportedly laying the groundwork for a return to journalism nearly two years after an undisclosed personal relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ended her career at one of the country’s most prominent publications. According to a report from Status, Nuzzi has recently resurfaced in Los Angeles, […]
A majority of Democratic voters say they would support a candidate who openly identifies as a “Democratic Socialist,” according to a new Economist/YouGov poll, underscoring the growing influence of the party’s progressive wing ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The survey found that 62% of Democrats said they would vote for a candidate identifying as […]
Minnesota officials are facing sharp criticism after granting a pardon to an illegal immigrant convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl—a decision federal officials say could eliminate the legal basis for his deportation. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz approved the pardon last month after the state’s Clemency Review Commission recommended clemency for Tou Lue Vang, […]
Suppose a citizen, curious about the finances of the most powerful judge in America, had pulled Chief Justice John Roberts’ annual disclosure form at any point between 2007 and 2014. Here is the sum of what she would have learned about his wife’s career. Jane Roberts was employed by Major, Lindsey & Africa, described as […]
A federal grand jury has indicted former U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn on charges stemming from his arrest at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, where authorities allege he damaged the recently renovated landmark during a visit last month. Hearn, 67, represented the United States in canoe slalom at the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Summer Olympics. […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear a pair of closely watched Second Amendment cases challenging bans on AR-15-style rifles and other semiautomatic firearms in Illinois and Connecticut, setting the stage for what could become the court’s most consequential gun rights decision since its landmark 2022 Bruen ruling. The justices will review […]
The Republican Party’s Break With Milton Friedman
During a recent appearance on “The Michael Knowles Show,” Vice President JD Vance underscored the Republican Party’s ongoing shift away from the free-market principles championed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman, embracing a more interventionist economic vision that has become a defining feature of President Donald Trump’s second term. For conservatives who spent decades arguing […]