Politics

YOUR LAND: States that protect squatters encourage vigilante justice

When Democrats refuse to promote law and order, they allow criminals to call the shots. When people see that the perverted justice system is working against them, they decide to take matters, and samurai swords, into their own hands.

Trump slow-rolling Cabinet nominations ahead of midterm elections

President Donald Trump has a number of Cabinet vacancies to fill as time is running short on Capitol Hill where lawmakers are bogged down ahead of the November midterm elections.

Thomas Massie could run for president

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) raised eyebrows when, fresh off his recent primary defeat, he filed candidacy paperwork for 2028, though he is unsure for which office.

Teachers unions push politics as test scores drop

Surprisingly, the data also show that the learning crisis did not originate with COVID-19, but started around 2013. The pandemic didn’t create this disaster — it accelerated one already well underway.

Trump’s ‘art of the deal’ is nowhere to be seen with Iran

The self-proclaimed master dealmaker can’t seem to stop sabotaging his own negotiations

The no-win Texas Senate race

In November, Texans will go to the polls to choose their new junior senator. This choice comes down to one of the most corrupt and morally repugnant politicians in recent memory and a full-blown heretic. A scandal-plagued liability masquerading as an anti-establishment freedom fighter versus a far-left progressive culture warrior cosplaying as a theologian.

America is polarized, but the center is not dead

Running for office in Virginia taught me something that cable news and social media often hide: The United States is not as extreme as its politics.

Carroll Couldn't Remember the Year. But She Remembered to Lie

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Jaxson Dart slammed for introducing Trump. If only he beat women

Social media erupted last week with controversy surrounding the New York Giants’ second-year signal-caller, Jaxson Dart. His crime? Introducing President Donald Trump at a May 22 speech. This week, Green Bay Packers star Josh Jacobs was charged with strangling his girlfriend — a far less offensive act in the eyes of the liberal media, apparently.

Hold parents, not social media, accountable for teen takeovers

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to fight “teen takeovers” in his city but he is going the wrong, indeed ridiculous, way about it. He thinks he should fix the problem by taxing social media companies and using the revenue to fund more programs for teenagers. Yeah, that’ll work!

U.S. general meets Cuban military officials at edge of Guantanamo Bay

General Francis Donovan's meeting in Cuba comes amid growing concerns of a possible U.S. military attack on the Communist-run island.

U.S. support for Taiwan reaffirmed by members of Congress even after Trump called arms sales a 'negotiating chip' with China

President Donald Trump has referred to $14 billion in arms sales to the island, which has been approved by Congress, as a "negotiating chip" with China.