For the first time in over a decade, the FIFA World Cup is coming to a country that respects basic human rights. But, because that country is the United States, the “LGBT community” has to get its victimhood points in while it still can. Pride House International is bringing its “Pride Houses” to San Francisco for the […]
The U.S. military and Iranian forces continue to launch attacks on one another. So, why does the ceasefire broadly still hold? The answer is actually quite simple. The ceasefire is holding because President Donald Trump and Iran individually believe that they, more than the other, can maximize their interests by matching tit-for-tat violence with diplomatic […]
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Tuesday that he told President Trump his proposed “anti-weaponization” settlement fund made it difficult for Republicans to push critical legislation through Congress, and that he believed the fund was now “off the table.” “I told him that it was a difficult prospect right now, given our vote tallies,” Johnson told...
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will testify before a House Appropriations Committee panel on Tuesday afternoon on oversight of the Justice Department. The hearing comes as the Trump administration has faced heavy scrutiny over its $1.776 billion compensation fund, which would help settle claims between those who say the government wrongfully prosecuted them. The "anti-weaponization"...
Dr. Mehmet Oz sidestepped questions on Tuesday about President Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte, the homebuilder and director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), to serve as acting head of the nation’s intelligence services, saying he trusted the president's judgement. Oz, who serves as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator, received multiple...
An appeals court threw out a lawsuit brought by 22 young people that challenged President Trump’s executive orders setting federal energy policy, ruling on Tuesday that federal judges have no power to grant their request. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit panel ruled the children and young adults have no right to sue over claims the policies are endangering their health and the climate. “Issuing such an injunction would effectively place...
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) on Monday said he plans to force a House vote on his bill to block the Trump administration’s so-called anti-weaponization fund, despite the Department of Justice’s decision to back down from the proposal for now. The nearly $1.8 billion fund, which would compensate people who believe they were unfairly targeted or...
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra on Monday morning shared a post from President Trump about Canada being the “51st State,” reupping his acquisition push for the U.S.’s northern neighbor. Hoekstra posted a screenshot of a Monday Trump Truth Social post in which the president said “51st State!” and linked to a Bloomberg article about...
The United Kingdom's interior ministry is prohibiting two progressive commentators, Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur, from visiting the country to participate in an ideas festival. This is abject censorship and ought to be condemned as such.