The ancient pagan world was full of human sacrifice. The most horrifying instance was child sacrifice. We got an inkling of this in this summer’s smash-hit The Odyssey, with the brief depiction of Agamemnon sacrificing his daughter for favorable winds. One of the most important changes that occurred from the pagan to the monotheistic, Judeo-Christian […]
Republican politicians expressed outrage after NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez appeared to laugh on camera during a memorial for the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks.
A swarm of winter wildfires ravaged America's most heavily-populated county to start 2025, scorching cars, banks, bungalows and multi-million dollar mansions.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday said she doesn’t believe President-elect Trump has a plan to purchase Greenland or acquire it through military force. “I think we can exclude that the United States in the coming years will try to use force to annex territory that interests it,” Meloni said during an annual press...
President-elect Trump asked an appeals court to block the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on both investigations into him. Trump’s filing comes after the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals allowed Trump to intervene in a challenge brought by his two co-defendants in the Mar-a-Lago case. Trump had previously asked Attorney General Merrick Garland...
President-elect Trump is making a final stand in his criminal cases as his White House return approaches, hoping to diminish what is left of his prosecutions before they are shelved. With less than two weeks until his inauguration, Trump has looked to block his New York sentencing on 34 felonies and the public release of...
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) argued President Biden is selling out to Big Labor by blocking the sale of U.S. Steel to Japanese-owned Nippon Steel. “The Biden administration will leave America’s core economic and national-security interests less secure than it found them,” McConnell wrote in an op-ed published in The Wall Street Journal Thursday. “By blocking...
More than 15,000 doctors across the country signed an open letter urging senators to vote against President-elect Trump’s nominee for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): Robert F. Kennedy Jr. In the letter, physicians say they are “appalled” by Trump’s “reckless” appointment of Kennedy, arguing he would be “dangerous” if...
President-elect Trump is hosting a slew of Republican governors at his Mar-a-Lago estate on Thursday night, seeking to get state leaders on the same page before he takes office later this month. Among the expected attendees are Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R). The meeting is...
Former President Carter’s funeral service at Washington National Cathedral brought together all five living presidents and current and former officials for an event full of notable interactions. Carter died Dec. 29 at the age of 100 and was given a state funeral in Washington, D.C., on Thursday after he lied in state at the Capitol...
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) characterized former President Obama’s interaction with President-elect Trump at the National Cathedral Thursday as an effort to “kiss the ring” of the incoming commander in chief. “I mean it’s about a redemption story, right? I mean, the greatest political comeback of all times,” Mullin said of the Republican on an appearance...
Democrats in the House and Senate reintroduced legislation Thursday to permanently extend enhanced subsidies to help people afford insurance premiums on ObamaCare plans. Led by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), along with Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.), the legislation launches the next major ObamaCare fight that could last the rest of this year. ...
Millions woke up to hazy skies and poor air quality Wednesday morning as crews continued to fight the Palisades Fire in western Los Angeles, the Eaton Fire near Altadena and the Hurst/Sylmar Fire near Santa Clarita.
The opening day of the new Congress was marred by intra-party fratricide, with the Speaker of the House being elected after multiple ballots and a change in rules making it more difficult to remove the Speaker.
Jimmy Carter's Inspector General Act of 1978 led to the creation of the Department of Justice's Inspector General, which has since issued reports critical of the FBI's role in the 2016 election, and the Senior Executive Service, which ensures competent officials are hired to lead key government agencies.
The death toll in the devastating California wildfires has risen to five, as the flames continue to engulf the Los Angeles area and threaten the Hollywood Hills. Officials had previously confirmed just two fatalities from the fires. More than 1,000 structures have been destroyed by the Pacific Palisades fire, west of Los Angeles. Entire neighborhoods...
