LeVar Burton used an appearance on ABC's "The View" this week to slam federal cuts to public broadcasting and what he called a national "problem with the truth," weaving pointed political commentary into a wide-ranging conversation about his decades in television.
House and Senate Republicans delayed key procedural votes Tuesday to advance an extension of the federal foreign surveillance law that expires in two days.
Democrats have prided themselves on a number of issues over the past few years. Ahead of the 2026 elections, the Democratic brand is so toxic that they are now losing to Republicans on those very issues. A new Reuters/Ipsos poll asked people “which party has a better plan” on a number of issues. Republicans dominated crime, immigration, foreign […]
TRUMP’S EPIC UN ADDRESS. How to describe President Donald Trump’s speech to the United Nations on Tuesday? Epic, extraordinary, unprecedented — whatever term you prefer, Trump’s address was a sledgehammer of a message delivered to allies and adversaries around the world. The most striking passages were directed at allies, particularly those in Europe, and they focused on […]
Along with morning sickness, exhaustion, hormone roller coasters, and a million other natural indignities, pregnancy these days comes with a list of thou shalt nots longer than Leviticus. Thou shalt not eat turkey sandwiches, thou shalt not have a glass of wine, thou shalt not touch soil where a cat may have walked, and some […]
Speaking on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday in New York, President Donald Trump was asked if NATO member states should shoot down Russian planes that enter their airspace. He responded, “Yes.” This comes days after three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets flew into Estonian airspace, staying there for 12 minutes. Estonian […]
Rep. Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ), and a senior national security policy expert at the Vandenberg Coalition, alerted the Washington Examiner that even after Congress banned taxpayer funds from financing China’s communist propaganda, action still needs to be taken to protect U.S. intelligence from Beijing’s propaganda. “[Chinese propaganda] certainly has no influence on me or my fellow […]
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. What if I told you 10 years ago that a […]
Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom formally recognized a Palestinian state. Their collective action both rewarded Hamas terrorism — notably, Hamas still holds its Jewish hostages — and shredded the basis of previously negotiated agreements that tied recognition to Palestinian acceptance of Israel and foreswearing of terrorism. Frankly, Israel would now be legally within its […]
The murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk is one of those rare events that make a society pause to wonder if it has crossed a terrible threshold. The killing seemed a cardinal moment of horror that makes you remember where you were when you heard the news. On the fatal day, Sept. 10, people found […]
Daniel Darling has written a wise and important book. In Defense of Christian Patriotism argues that Christianity has been a profound influence on the United States and that it is OK for Christians to feel patriotic. To do so is not worshipping a false god or calling for that liberal boogeyman, Christian nationalism. Darling, a pastor and the […]
On Monday, President Donald Trump spoke at a press conference about how his administration will address rising rates of autism in children. Trump’s team, including Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator […]
The day before Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) signed a bill to help left-wing activists identify and harass law enforcement officers, a former leader of the California Federation of Teachers shot up a Sacramento ABC station where Democrats had protested over the suspension of the washed-up late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel. Instead of locking up this domestic […]
