Politics

1776 USA wasn't Christian supermajority

America turns 250 years old this July, and the country it has been telling itself stories about — a Christian nation, founded by a Christian people, on Christian ground — has been a moving target for the entire run.

Trump is turning the organs of the state against his personal enemies. Look at E Jean Carroll

The justice department decision to launch a criminal investigation into Carroll is a troubling, dark turn

ICE deported his dad. Now he’s graduating high school without him

Mark, 17, struggled to make it through senior year after his dad was deported to El Salvador. Getting his diploma was bittersweet for the Maryland teen – as his dad watched on a livestream

The Pope Gets His Comms Makeover. Now Trump Needs His

2026 has been a banner year for news at the intersection of American politics, the Catholic Church, and the news media.

DHS deploys counterterrorism, customs, and criminal investigators to FIFA games

The Department of Homeland Security has launched a major multiagency effort aimed at securing the FIFA World Cup games across the United States as the event gets underway.

California and the SAVE America Act

While the results of the marquee primary contests in California are still unknown — and may remain unknown, if history is any guide, for weeks — there is one thing we know for sure: California’s entire election system is rigged, and, as a result, California’s elections will not be fair and secure until changes are made. Enacting the SAVE America Act would be a perfect start.

New battles and enduring principles in the post-Roe landscape

Before Roe v. Wade was overturned, the pro-life movement’s strategy was to challenge the 1973 ruling in the courts. States drafted and passed legislation that pushed the boundaries of what was allowed under the Roe framework and escalated their cases in hopes the Supreme Court would rule that Roe was “wrongly decided.” Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization out of Mississippi finally presented that opportunity.

Talarico fails the Texas two-step

Texas Senate hopeful James Talarico is no stranger to shocking and frankly, ridiculous statements. Talarico and his campaign have been riddled with far-left talking points and policy proposals that are out of step with everyday Texans. If elected, Sen. Talarico would send Texas careening toward California levels of woke madness.

Why fewer births doesn’t mean cheaper housing

Los Angeles is shrinking. About 10,000 people are leaving the city every year, and another 50,000 leave the surrounding county. This has been going on for over a decade. And yet over that same time frame, rents have nearly doubled.

Pope urges leaders to stop dividing as he meets migrants, youth in Spain

Speaking aboard the flight to Madrid from Rome, Leo said he was making his visit to set a good example to the world about respect for human life.

Inside the adult Swedish prison preparing to house children as young as 13

Teenagers will now serve time in response to surging gang crime, but head of country’s largest jail has misgivings

Women accusing Andrew Tate criticise UK extradition delay as influencer appears in Russia

Lawyer for British women attacks ‘extraordinary spectacle’ of Tate’s arrival in Moscow