At the end of the first week of the 60-day ceasefire enacted by the memorandum of understanding, the Trump administration has gained some wins and taken some losses while continuing to negotiate with the Iranian delegation. Both Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio play important, though different, roles in the process. […]
Four years ago this month, our nation took a historic step when the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overturned the so-called “right” to end a baby’s life in the United States and returned the authority to regulate abortion to the people. Since then, the abortion industry has intensified its efforts to convince women that pregnancy is […]
AVERY COUNTY, N.C.—If there is such a thing as the classic Appalachian success story, the rise in popularity of the outside-the-box band Cigarettes at Sunset would be that story. But nothing comes easy in Appalachia. The five-member band—which includes Garrett Dellinger, Ryland Bagbey, Sarah Vann, Wells Whitman, and Ethan Moore—was born in the winter of […]
Some members of the Democratic Party establishment are bemoaning that the party is being taken over by people who hate it. They have no one to blame but themselves. Jaime Harrison, who was the chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2021 to 2025, is one of those establishment figures lamenting that Democrat-hating socialist candidates […]
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) on Wednesday called for “new leadership” within the Democratic party, alleging that the caucus never fully recovered from its 2024 elections losses. “Every day there's a debate within the party about the path forward,” Slotkin said during an appearance on SiriusXM’s “Straight Shooter” podcast hosted by Stephen A. Smith. “That's why...
New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman on Wednesday said President Trump is no longer "behaving like someone who cares." Haberman spoke on CNN about the president cancelling plans to sign a bipartisan housing bill until his voter ID bill, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, is passed. She emphasized to CNN's Kaitlan Collins...
Fans will be allowed to display rainbow and pride flags during Friday night's World Cup match in Seattle despite opposition from at least one of the teams playing that night. Since it was announced as a host city for the 2026 World Cup, Seattle has been planning for Friday night's match between Iran and Egypt...
The House Appropriations Committee has advanced its $1.1 trillion defense spending bill for fiscal 2027, legislation that includes a provision to rename the Defense Department as the Department of War. The bill advanced out of committee Wednesday on a 34-27 party-line vote, handing President Trump a third win in his bid to officially rename the...
