A federal judge on Saturday voided layoffs at Voice of America (VOA) while also ruling that the U.S. Agency for Global Media's (USAGM) acting CEO, Kari Lake, unlawfully ran the independent federal agency. U.S. District Court of Washington, D.C., Judge Royce Lamberth wrote that Lake oversaw the media agency in violation of the Constitution's appointments clause...
President Trump on Saturday rejected the United Kingdom's reported offer to send two aircraft carriers to the Middle East amid the U.S. conflict with Iran, warning that the U.S. "will remember" — seemingly alluding to the U.K.'s hesitance to get involved in the war. "The United Kingdom, our once Great Ally, maybe the Greatest of...
The race for U.S. Senate in Texas is still evolving after primary night, with a looming endorsement from former President Donald Trump expected to shape the Republican runoff.
A threat of severe weather across the nation's midsection continued Saturday, a day after powerful storms whipped up tornadoes that killed four people in southern Michigan and two people in eastern Oklahoma. The National Weather Service said strong thunderstorms and a risk of flash flooding were expected from the Great Lakes to Texas, with a slight risk...
In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here. News that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is once again at the […]
Rashad al Alimi, the Riyadh-based chairman of Yemen‘s Presidential Leadership Council, used his September 25, 2025, United Nations speech to warn the international community that the “Houthis are only getting stronger.” Of course, his own behavior is in part to blame as he continues to take Saudi diktats and works to undermine any competitors who show […]
A gunman opened fire from a nearby rooftop at Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Dallas field office on Sept. 24, killing one detainee and critically wounding two others. Investigators are treating it as targeted political violence and say they recovered an unspent round on which “ANTI-ICE” was etched. This is not just wanton murder. It’s an effort to assassinate democracy. ICE AGENT […]
Pairing a veteran police officer with a former inmate to crack down on crime seems the stuff of Hollywood — in fact, it was a winning formula when Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte teamed up in 48 Hours. President Donald Trump is hoping to replicate that success as he attempts to turn around a federal prison […]
“The issue is never the issue. The issue is the revolution,” said the late David Horowitz, quoting a 1960s rebel. The Palestinian conflict, the climate, transgenderism, immigration, and abortion are all proximate causes for protests and now terrorism. But they are all also part of an amalgamated “omnicause” whose real purpose is to bring down […]
The new round of tariffs President Donald Trump announced on social media last week, including levies on kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities, upholstered furniture, select pharmaceutical products, and heavy trucks, will not be at stake when the Supreme Court hears oral argument on his “reciprocal” tariffs in November. They are governed by a different statute. But […]
Napoleon was an evil man, indifferent to the deaths of millions and the suffering of tens of millions. He was, however, a genius like other killers of millions, such as Mao Zedong and Caesar. Lord Andrew Roberts’s 2015 biography of the French emperor, Napoleon: A Life, is very much worth your time and money, but […]
“Get married. Have children. Build a legacy. Pass down your values. Pursue the eternal. Seek true joy.” This quote from Charlie Kirk was a touchstone at his Arizona funeral last month, and it was emblematic of an important truth that he had come to embrace in his too-short life. Yes, he believed in the conservative […]
