The Syrian government under President Ahmad al Sharaa has moved to reassert control over Kurdish-held territories in the country’s north and northeast. Kurds facing pressure both from Damascus and from their former Arab allies against ISIS were pushed out of Aleppo and Raqqa. The Syrian government subsequently took control of oil and gas fields in […]
“You see George, you really had a wonderful life, don’t you see what a mistake it would be to throw it all away?” These words still fresh in mind from the holiday classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” always hits hard, the angel Clarence pleading with George Bailey not to take his own life. The concern […]
The Houston Independent School District announced a large drop in student enrollment this year, as did most major cities, including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Denver. While many blue states are just losing population entirely, even some red state cities, such as Houston, are losing children to surrounding suburbs. If cities are going […]
A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order barring DHS and related agencies from "destroying or altering evidence" tied to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard commander on Saturday said the country has its "finger on the trigger" at the U.S. after President Trump said an "armada" will head toward the Middle East. “The Islamic Revolutionary Guard and dear Iran stand more ready than ever, finger on the trigger, to execute the orders and directives of the Commander-in-Chief,”...
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) on Saturday called on President Trump to "put America first" and remove federal law enforcement officers from Minneapolis after a second resident was killed by a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officer. The shooting marked the third shooting involving federal officers, weeks after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer...
Illegal immigrants contribute to the U.S. economy by paying taxes, taking jobs that Americans don't want, and not receiving welfare benefits, according to Milton Friedman.
The Trump Pentagon’s newly-released National Defense Strategy blueprint pushed U.S. allies to tackle their own security, and indicated that countering China, which the Biden administration saw as the top U.S. adversary, is not the primary focus. The 34-page document, which was released late Friday, chastised the previous administrations for neglecting the interests of the American...
The Biden administration's Public Land Order 7917, which withdrew 225,000 acres of land in northern Minnesota from mineral development, has been met with opposition from Congress, mineral developers and local residents, and a CRA resolution has been passed to nullify it and restore economic opportunity, domestic production and the constitutional balance of power.
President Trump appeared on Saturday to walk back comments he made earlier in the week, suggesting non-U.S. troops in NATO avoided the front lines in Afghanistan, following widespread anger from British political leaders and military families. “The GREAT and very BRAVE soldiers of the United Kingdom will always be with the United States of America!...
A Minnesota activist charged in connection with a protest against federal immigration authorities at a church on Friday said an FBI agent told her that video of her arrest would not be shared, before the White House shared an altered version of the arrest online. "When I asked him about recording, he said, 'Oh, it's...
You might not be entirely happy with the pay increase your company is planning to offer in 2026. But would it help to know that most of your colleagues aren’t thrilled with it, either?
Finnish President Alexander Stubb was asked at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday who or what can defuse rising tensions between the U.S. and its NATO allies over President Trump’s wish to take over Greenland, the world’s largest island. Stubb promptly responded, “Mark Rutte,” with a laugh, referring to the mild-mannered secretary-general of NATO, who...
First lady Melania Trump will hold a private friends-and-family screening of a new documentary about her at the White House on Saturday, just days before its worldwide release, a longtime advisor told Reuters. The film, “MELANIA,” follows the first lady in the days leading up to President Trump’s second inauguration in January of 2025. It...
The city of Minneapolis on Saturday said there was a shooting involving federal law enforcement, weeks after a federal immigration enforcement officer shot and killed a woman, resident Renee Good. "We are aware of reports of another shooting involving federal law enforcement in the area of 26th Street W and Nicollet Ave.," city officials said...
President Trump’s interest in Greenland has reached meme territory, with the White House posting an AI-generated image on Friday of President Trump walking with a penguin through a snowy, mountain landscape. “Embrace the penguin,” the White House wrote on the social platform X, alongside a photo depicting a penguin holding an American flag next to...
