President Donald Trump should summon U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee to the White House and require him to explain why he has been feting an American traitor. As the New York Times reports, Huckabee hosted Jonathan Pollard for a friendly meeting at the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem back in July. The meeting understandably upset […]

In former President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s White House, it was known as “Proclamation 2373.” In American culture, it swiftly became known as “Franksgiving” and was one of the most unpopular decisions made by the 32nd president. “I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate Thursday, the twenty-third of November, […]

The last several years have proven that there are too many soft-on-crime judges to justify judges having wide discretion when it comes to freeing criminals. Legislative mandatory minimums and mandatory holds are needed to remove that discretion from judges. We have another example of a judge putting people’s lives at risk in Chicago. Lawrence Reed […]

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals co-founder Ingrid Newkirk recently claimed in the Washington Examiner that her animal liberation group is not “lefty.” Oh, really? Let’s review PETA’s record. If you think DEI politics is toxic, consider this: PETA’s main cause is fighting “speciesism.” Speciesism is an “ism” invented by the animal liberation movement. Essentially, it describes […]

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) has escaped an expulsion vote — for now. The Florida Democrat was indicted by the Justice Department on Wednesday evening on charges of stealing emergency disaster funding to enrich her family and underwrite her campaign. Cherfilus-McCormick has denied the charges, but that did nothing to discourage Rep. Greg Steube (R), a...

A small group of women known as some of the fiercest MAGA stalwarts in the House have led the way in pushing back against President Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on some of the most high-profile issues of recent months — many involving the victimization of women. These lawmakers have been on an island...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. government’s decision to designate Venezuela’s Cartel de los Soles a foreign terrorist organization provides the Defense Department with “new options” to go after the alleged drug cartel, which officials alleged is headed by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.  “Well, it brings a whole bunch of new options to the...

New York Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D) is stepping down after more than a dozen terms. “For more than three decades, I have had the privilege of a lifetime serving the people of New York City in the United States Congress,” Velázquez said in a Thursday statement. “After much reflection, I have decided that this will...

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story What to know about Trump’s plan to fight state AI laws President Trump is taking aim at state artificial intelligence (AI) laws that his administration sees as threats to the growing industry and the U.S’s ability to dominate it. © AP Photo/Evan Vucc The clash with state legislatures...

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