CNN contributor Bakari Sellers compared modern Republicans to the Ku Klux Klan during a heated discussion about redistricting and election rules on CNN’s “NewsNight.” The remarks came during a segment focused on President Donald Trump’s push for Republican states to pursue congressional redistricting efforts ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Host Abby Phillip mentioned Trump […]
Tensions between the United States and Cuba are rapidly escalating after new reporting claimed the communist regime has been building up military drone capabilities just 90 miles from American shores, while the Trump administration simultaneously intensifies pressure on Havana over security concerns and its ties to U.S. adversaries. According to Axios, classified intelligence indicates Cuba […]
California Treasurer Fiona Ma (D) is facing renewed scrutiny after a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation alleged she met dozens of times with Chinese government officials and individuals tied to Chinese Communist Party influence and intelligence operations. According to the report, Ma — currently viewed as the frontrunner in California’s 2026 lieutenant governor race — […]
New York Assemblymember Claire Valdez, a far-left Democrat backed by socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, made headlines after calling for taxpayer-funded gender transition procedures and a national “Trans Bill of Rights” during a recent livestream interview. Valdez, who is running for Congress in New York’s 7th Congressional District, made the remarks during an […]
A growing divide inside the Republican Party moved into public view this weekend after President Donald Trump sharply criticized Rep. Lauren Boebert for campaigning alongside Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky. Trump, who has increasingly targeted Massie over policy disagreements and his independent streak, warned that he could support a primary challenger against Boebert despite previously […]
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins is warning that a sweeping new California Supreme Court ruling on bail could undermine years of efforts to crack down on repeat offenders and chronic retail theft in the city. In a unanimous April 30 decision, the California Supreme Court ruled that judges must consider a defendant’s ability to […]
Good morning. In California, prosecutors are warning a sweeping state Supreme Court ruling could unleash repeat offenders back onto city streets. In Kentucky, a Trump-backed Republican challenger is facing growing scrutiny over inconsistencies in his military record and personal finances. And nationally, Americans are growing increasingly uneasy about the economy as the Iran War pushes […]
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence is pushing back forcefully on viral claims that the CIA conducted a “raid” on its office, calling the reporting false and urging clarification amid a swirl of online speculation. “This is false,” Olivia Coleman, a spokesperson for Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, wrote on the social […]
An ideological fracture inside Donald Trump’s political coalition intensified this past week after a senior Trump counterterrorism adviser publicly suggested that conservative commentator Tucker Carlson had become part of a broader extremism problem facing the political right. The controversy erupted following comments from Sebastian Gorka, deputy assistant to the president and senior director for counterterrorism […]
Via Space War by Staff U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense shield could cost a staggering $1.2 trillion over 20 years, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated on Tuesday. “Of the $1.2 trillion amount, acquisition costs…would total just over $1 trillion. That amount includes costs for the system’s major components — namely, the […]
A political controversy erupted after Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) discussed a recent congressional delegation trip to Cuba, where she said she met with Cuban officials, dissidents, civil society groups, and diplomats from other countries to discuss the island’s worsening humanitarian situation. Comments Spark Political Backlash During a briefing in Seattle, Jayapal acknowledged speaking with ambassadors […]
The Paid Shill Smear Is The Last Refuge Of The Losing Candidate
There is a particular tell a politician displays when he has lost an argument and refuses to admit it. He stops engaging the argument. He starts auditing the people making it. The argument, in his telling, ceases to be a real argument at all. It becomes a paid operation, a manufactured pressure campaign, an artificial […]