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Hegseth defends strike on drug-boat survivors, touts Trump’s Reagan-style defense policies

President Trump is the true heir to Ronald Reagan when it comes to championing the former president's policy of "peace through strength," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Saturday.

Democrats pan Trump’s new national security strategy

Several prominent congressional Democrats on Saturday slammed the Trump administration's national security strategy (NSS), claiming it favors President Trump's business interests and weakens U.S. influence abroad. "Donald Trump’s National Security Strategy puts his family’s and friends’ business interests with our adversaries, like Russia and China, over promises to our allies," Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), who...

State of Texas: Minority and women-owned businesses cut from HUB program

The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts overhauled a program designed to provide more exposure to historically underutilized businesses in the state procurement process by removing female and minority-owned businesses from the eligibility standards.

Hegseth highlights US-first national defense strategy

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday took the podium at the annual Reagan National Defense Forum to attack post-Cold War U.S. foreign policy, declaring a new military focus on the Western Hemisphere while lambasting the decisions of former administrations. Over roughly 40 minutes, Hegseth touched on a myriad of topics, including repeated demands that allies...

Detained illegal immigrants will face $5K ‘apprehension fee’: Border Patrol chief

The Trump administration announced a $5,000 apprehension fee for illegal immigrants age 14 and older as part of comprehensive new border enforcement measures.

DHS fires back after Dem lawmaker claims she was ‘pushed aside and pepper sprayed’ during ICE raid

DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin fires back at Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva’s claim that she was pepper-sprayed during an immigration raid near a Tucson restaurant.

Texas AG Paxton sues EPIC City developers after probe finds alleged fraud, misleading Muslim-only marketing

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the developers behind the proposed 400-acre EPIC City, alleging illegal securities sales, misleading marketing and payouts.

Tim Walz slams Trump for calling Minnesota’s Somali community ‘garbage’: ‘Unprecedented’

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz slams President Donald Trump for calling the state's Somali community "garbage," saying such remarks are unprecedented for a president.

ICE operation in Minneapolis arrests seven ‘worst of the worst’ criminal illegal aliens

Federal immigration officials target 'worst of the worst' criminals in Minneapolis as Trump administration ramps up deportation efforts nationwide.

FAA investigates airlines for potential flight cut compliance violations during government shutdown

The FAA is launching an investigation into airline protocol during the government shutdown, threatening $75,000 fines per violation and giving carriers 30 days to prove compliance.

Blue States Love Food Stamp Funding but Refuse to Tell Washington How It’s Spent

SNAP is clearly a program ripe for abuse, and that should be a matter of public debate and disclosure.

Medicine at Michigan Shamefully Honors Jack Kevorkian

Too bad the magazine’s editors didn’t include a section on ‘Graduates who should be remembered in infamy,’ because that is what Kevorkian richly deserved.

Delighting in Certain Violence: Guarding Our Souls in the 2025 USA

Do we like violence against supposed ‘garbage’ people? What does that mean for our souls?

Memo to Blue State Attorneys General and Activist Judges: Let Women Have the Choice to Be Helped

Women deserve better than abortion, and America is better than abortion.

GOP unity tested as lawmakers seek health plan to counter Democrats’ Obamacare subsidy exension

Republicans never could unite around a health care plan to replace Obamacare, and now they're struggling to coalesce around short- and long-term fixes as Congress faces a year-end cliff.

Trump selects new head architect for White House ballroom

The White House has tapped a new architect to lead President Trump's White House ballroom project, after reports that he argued with the original architect over the size of the addition.

Trump signs off on nationwide vaccine schedule review as CDC withdraws infant Hep B guidance: ‘Fast track’

President Donald Trump announced via Truth Social on Friday he signed a memorandum to review the 72-vaccine schedule required for all American children from infancy onward.

ICE arrests Azerbaijan national with multiple criminal convictions including animal cruelty, arson

ICE arrests illegal immigrant from Azerbaijan with multiple convictions including animal cruelty and drug crimes. Suspect remains in federal custody.

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