News

Falling California school enrollment calls for shake-ups, not bailouts

Who knew the 3 R’s might include “relocation”? Enrollment is tumbling in many large California school districts — a trend on pace to accelerate. The California Post reported this...

It’s time for the Saudis to put up — or shut up on Iran

If Riyadh wants to help shape US policy, it needs act as a full-fledged...

California Democrats go full socialist in endorsing billionaire tax

The California Democratic Party has endorsed Proposition 40, the proposed billionaire wealth tax. The...

Downtown LA isn’t dead yet — and you can help revive it

You’ve probably read some “urban doom loop” articles about downtown LA (DTLA). They are...

Fast Takes: College-sports bill’s killer flaw, Ceuta could be our future and more

The border rush at Ceuta shows what “the Democratic Socialists of America’s mass-amnesty and...

Chuck Todd: Trump ‘ruined’ July 4 celebration in DC

Former "Meet the Press" host Chuck Todd on Sunday accused President Trump of ruining the Fourth of July celebration of the country's 250th birthday on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Todd said on his podcast "The Chuck ToddCast" that the president took over the celebration originally to be held by America250, which was established...

MacBooks, Xboxes grow in cost amid AI boom

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story How the AI boom is making MacBooks, Xboxes more expensive The AI boom is fueling massive demand for memory chips, forcing electronics manufacturers to grapple with rising prices that are starting to trickle down to consumers. © Illustration / Courtney Jones; and Adobe Stock Memory chips, which are...

NAACP spending more on midterms than any other election in its history

The NAACP will be spending more on midterms than any other election in its history following the Supreme Court’s April ruling that effectively limited the Voting Rights Act's power against racial vote dilution. In response to the high court’s decision to strike down Louisiana’s second Black majority district, the nonpartisan civil rights organization will invest...

Ukraine hit by deadly Russian attack ahead of NATO summit

Russia launched a massive attack on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv late Sunday, shortly before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will head to Turkey for the annual NATO summit. Russia launched 68 missiles and 351 attack drones at Kyiv, Zelensky wrote on social platform X early Monday. As of then, the attack had killed 11 people...

Dana Bash presses Doug Burgum as he deflects on Patriot Front march 

Moments like these become defining not just because extremists show up, but because history remembers how our leaders responded. 

JD Vance rejects Milton Friedman, embraces socialism? 

Positing that free markets are somehow antithetical to human dignity is explicitly progressive framing.

Live updates: ‘I didn’t tell him what to do,’ Trump explains about call to FIFA chief over Folarin Balogun red card

President Trump's inquiry with FIFA President Gianni Infantino into the penalty drawn by Team USA player Folarin Balogun has caused a furor in the soccer world, just ahead of the huge round of 16 matchup between Team USA and Belgium. FIFA's independent board reversed the red card suspension of Balogun on Sunday, after which it...

From the courthouse to the White House: How corruption becomes routine

It took decades before I appreciated the cultural connection between tawdry corruption in a Cook County courtroom and the breathtaking venality of President Donald Trump. 

Luna calls for Patriot Front investigation after DC rally

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) on Monday called for an investigation into the Patriot Front white nationalist group after its Independence Day rally and march across Washington, D.C. “What I find odd about Patriot Front is how under Biden they were never investigated. Well funded. Never investigated,” Luna wrote in a post on the social...

Trump floats Australia-inspired retirement savings accounts 

President Trump said Monday that his administration is working on a plan to launch accounts for adults that would mirror Australia's retirement savings system. "We're going to be doing also something we're working on later on, and it'll be also, I think, very popular, and I guess the best definition is they have a plan...

Prosecutors to detail case against alleged Charlie Kirk assassin

Prosecutors in Utah this week will reveal some evidence against Tyler Robinson, the man they accuse of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk last September. Robinson will appear in court for a five-day preliminary hearing, during which prosecutors will attempt to convince state District Judge Tony Graf they have enough evidence to try the 23-year-old and...

OPEC+ companies slightly boosting production as oil prices slide

A group of oil-exporting countries has agreed to a modest increase in oil production, though current prices are already relatively low. Seven OPEC+ nations have said they will increase their production goals by 188,000 barrels per day. The participating countries are Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman. Multiple nations in the Middle...

Trump rips ‘a little bit suspect’ FIFA referee who gave Balogun a red card at World Cup

President Trump offered stark criticism from the White House on Monday of the World Cup referee who gave a red card to U.S. men’s soccer star Folarin Balogun, saying he was "a little bit suspect if you check his past." FIFA referee Raphael Claus, who gave Balogun the red card after a video review suggested...

A win-win plan to de-politicize the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is on the verge of becoming a political football. Congress can prevent it — if both sides can trade what they want for what they need.

- A word from our sponsors -

spot_img
HomeNews