Indiana's Republican-controlled House reconvenes Monday for congressional redistricting after President Donald Trump pressured lawmakers to create another GOP district.
For most, the holiday season sparks feelings of gratitude, hope, and humility. But apparently not for the Obamas. Former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, appear less grateful than ever for the nation they once led, gloomier about its future, and more self-important than ever. Michelle Obama’s heightened media presence in 2025 has […]
Although largely forgotten, a little-known Tennessee school once powerfully influenced the U.S. Civil Rights movement and its leaders, while preserving Southern Appalachian culture. Its inspiring impact on the lives of two participants — one Black, one white — have lessons for today, according to the author of a new book. For Richard Dillingham in the early 1960s, economic prospects were bleak for a poor white...
The suspect in Wednesday’s shooting in Washington, D.C., now faces first-degree murder charges, after U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom died from her wounds Thursday. Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the Afghan national accused of shooting Beckstrom and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, members of the West Virginia National Guard on deployment in the nation’s capital, now...
The next president of the United States will face the difficult task of restoring trust in the American government, which has been eroded by the Trump presidency, and will need to be committed to good government, restoring the rule of law, and reestablishing norms that have served the country well.
Elaine Miles, an Indigenous actor, alleged Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers said her Oregon tribal identification “looked fake” during a recent encounter, according to The Seattle Times. Miles, best known for her role as Marilyn Whirlwind in “Northern Exposure,” reportedly was stopped by four masked men while she was walking to a bus stop...
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) fired back at President Trump referencing him in a Thanksgiving rant. “Release the MRI results,” Walz wrote on the social platform X. Trump said last month that he underwent an MRI as part of a visit to Walter Reed Military Center, but the White House has not revealed the results...
Commentator Stephen A. Smith slammed Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) this week for urging service members to disobey illegal orders from the Trump administration. Smith, while criticizing President Trump’s rhetoric toward Kelly and five other Democratic lawmakers who released a video calling for active-duty military and intelligence personnel to ignore unlawful orders last week, said the...
President Trump said Thursday he will halt immigration from “all Third World Countries” after two National Guard members were shot in Washington, D.C., earlier this week. “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the U.S. system to fully recover,” the president said in a lengthy post on his Truth Social...
