Disgraced former congressman George Santos has asked a New York judge to delay his sentencing on federal fraud charges until the summer so he can pay off more than half a million dollars in fines by making more episodes of his recently launched podcast "Pants on Fire."
During his first administration, President-elect Donald Trump made clear his disdain for Africa when, during a January 2018 meeting with senators, he dismissed much of the continent as “shithole countries.” If he wishes his second-term legacy to roll back China’s rise against U.S. interests, Trump can no longer afford to ignore the continent. The Democratic […]
Before Congress adjourned for Christmas, congressional leadership had set ambitious goals to counter the Chinese Communist Party. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) identified three China policy priorities to address: closing trade loopholes that provided a highway for Uyghur slave labor-produced goods to America, cutting off U.S. cooperation with CCP-controlled biotechnology companies, […]
How many schoolchildren across this country are being taught to sympathize with terrorists? The question may sound absurd to many. Most people don’t want to hear or think about it. However, as a career educator, I can tell you it’s a problem staring us in the face and one we need to address head-on. In […]
Many legacy media outlets have been publishing inaccurate casualty figures for Palestinians in the conflict in Gaza, and they have only themselves to blame. On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas and other Iranian proxies invaded Israel, massacring more than 1200 people and taking hundreds of people hostage. In response, Israel launched a military operation in Gaza […]
There is no more unreformable bureaucracy in Washington than the Pentagon. There is also no more bureaucracy in need of urgent reform. The problem? Reforming the Pentagon would tax the acumen and patience of any politician or bureaucrat. Even the most inside-the-beltway mavens, such as Donald Rumsfeld, who served as secretary of defense twice, have […]
How does the time when I, a U.S. Navy veteran, roleplayed as a nuclear terrorist relate to Hegseth’s candidacy for secretary of Defense? Let me explain.
Actor James Woods posted a video of a fire engulfing his neighbor’s home in the Pacific Palisades, an epicenter of one of three wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area. The Emmy-award-winning actor shared the video Tuesday on social platform X with the caption “Leaving.” In the video, Woods said he was getting ready to evacuate...
President-elect Trump asked the Supreme Court to block his sentencing on Friday on 34 New York felony counts of falsifying business records. Trump’s emergency application asks the court to prevent the hush money prosecution from moving ahead until his appeals implicating presidential immunity are resolved. “This Court should enter an immediate stay of further proceedings...