If the new horror film Heretic were just about the dark side of religion, it would be smart and entertaining, though not entirely original. After all, the horror genre has dissected this subject on screen for decades. What makes Heretic different is its chilling depiction of what can happen when we disregard our own boundaries […]
America First faces an immediate challenge. If President-elect Donald Trump plays his cards adroitly, he can prevent the most strategically important U.S. base in the Indo-Pacific region from falling under the shadow of China. The base is on the atoll of Diego Garcia, part of the British Indian Ocean territory. Halfway between Africa and Indonesia, […]
Roasts are not usually vehicles for deep introspection, but during his remarks at this year’s Al Smith dinner on Oct. 17, Donald Trump’s lips issued something that sounded suspiciously like an apology. It concerned his own joke that he judged had gone too far, about Democratic opponent Kamala Harris’s child care plan. “The only piece […]
From the moment he descended the escalator that fateful June day, a small but persistent group of Republicans refused to support Donald Trump, vowing to do everything in its power to stop him. Known by the moniker “Never Trump,” it includes figures at all levels of the conservative movement, from donors, consultants, and operatives to […]
Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) launched a bid for Democratic leadership on Thursday, announcing his candidacy for co-chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC). If he wins the position, he will be the first Generation Z congressional leader from either party. He shared a letter, obtained by Axios, with fellow lawmakers to hammer down...
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) admitted he would be “surprised” if Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), President-elect Trump’s pick for attorney general gets confirmed, joining a crowd of doubters that include Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and others. “I’d actually be surprised if Gaetz gets confirmed,” Kinzinger told CNN’s Jake Tapper on Thursday in the clip highlighted by...
A former Detroit Lions linebacker was arrested and charged with allegedly assaulting law enforcement and other offenses over the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Leander Antwione Williams, 31, of Savannah, Ga., was charged with a felony offense of resisting, assaulting and impending law police officers, according to the...
Addressing the Federalist Society’s annual dinner on Thursday, Justice Neil Gorsuch sought to use a recent example to prove his point that government overreach has swept up ordinary Americans in the law. “I’ve just seen too many cases like that. You have just the other day, some of you might have seen one in the...
Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) said Fox News's Pete Hegseth was only selected to serve as the Secretary of Defense because President-elect Trump wants “yes men” around him. “He's unqualified to be the secretary of defense, what he's being installed to do is to say yes and to supplicate himself to the will of the White...
President-elect Trump said Thursday he would nominate North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) to serve as secretary of the Interior. Trump made the announcement during a gala for the America First Policy Institute being held at his Mar-a-Lago estate. Burgum was in attendance. The North Dakota governor ran an unsuccessful primary campaign before endorsing Trump earlier...