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Today’s News 3-4-2026

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March 4th, 2026

CENTCOM Drops Major Update on “Operation Epic Fury” — Over 50,000 U.S. Troops, 200 Jets, Two Aircraft Carriers, B-2 and B-1 Stealth Bombers Deployed and Reinforcements Coming

(Gateway Pundit – Jim Hᴏft) *Lead Story*

Solar Scam: How California Turned “Green Energy” Into a Slush Fund for Activism, Rate Hikes, and Tree-Cutting

(Legal Insurrection – Leslie Eastman) *Must Read*

Iran’s mullahs find out the hard way that joining the Axis of Evil is no way to acquire allies

(American Thinker – Monica Showalter)

Iran Is Using Schools for Military Command and Control, and Pravda Ignores That Fact

(Hot Air – David Strom)

White House shows Iran’s ‘Decades of Terrorism’ aimed at U.S, but omits IEDs and arms for Taliban

(Just The News – Jerry Dunleavy)

Keir Starmer Takes Cowardice to New Lows

(PJ Media – Tim O’Brien)

Trump Cuts Off Trade To Spain After Nation Bucked US On Iran War

(Daily Caller – Nicole Silverio)

How Israel ‘Chain-Ganged’ The Trump Administration Into War Against Iran

(The Federalist – John Daniel Davidson) *Must Read*

The Crazy Lunatics Trying to Kill Trump

(News With Views – Cliff Kincaid)

Trump’s Way of War

(American Greatness – Victor Davis Hanson)

CIA-Backed Kurdish Militias Will Launch Ground Campaign in Iran Soon

(Townhall – Joseph Chalfant)

Cornyn to face Paxton in May run-off for Texas Senate seat

(Post Millennial – Thomas Stevenson)

Trump-endorsed candidate wins Senate primary in key battleground state

(Blaze Media – Cooper Williamson)

Pakistani Immigrant Councilman Sentenced for California Voter Fraud

(FrontPage Mag – Daniel Greenfield)

The Cities Church case expands

(Power Line – Scott Johnson)

ICE Agents Arrest Illegal Alien Sex Offenders, Rapists, Fentanyl Dealers in Sanctuary Cities

(Breitbart – John Binder)

Bloodbath Imminent: CNN’s Overpaid Hacks on Alert as Paramount Set To Acquire Failing Network’s Parent Company

(Washington Free Beacon – Andrew Stiles) *Must Read*

The Fix Is in to Defeat Alberta Independence

(Brownstone Institute – Bruce Pardy)

By Closing Moscow’s Gulag History Museum, Putin Is Erasing Inconvenient Soviet History

(Reason – Ronald Bailey) *Must Read*

Can de Wever Wake Up Europe’s Sleeping Giant?

(American Spectator – Duggan Flanakin)


Today’s News 1-10-2026

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January 10th, 2026

Video Released of ICE Agent’s Perspective of Minneapolis Shooting

(Legal Insurrection – Mary Chastain) *Lead Video*

“Drive, Baby! Drive!” – New POV Footage From ICE Agent’s Phone Shows Confrontation with Renee Good and Her Wife Shortly Before Fatal Shooting

(Gateway Pundit – Cristina Laila) *Must Read & Watch*

Video of the Minneapolis ICE Shooting Does Not Resolve the Issue of Whether It Was Legally Justified

(Reason – Jacob Sullum)

Nolte: ICE Agent’s Footage Proves ‘Poet’ Tried to Run Him Over

(Breitbart – John Nolte)

The Gaslighting Is Intense

(Hot Air – David Strom)

What People Really Think

(Power Line – John Hinderaker) *Must Read*

‘She was not just … there to observe’: Expert reveals to Glenn Beck Renee Good’s radical ties

(The Blaze – Cooper Williamson)

Anti-ICE Agitators Storm Hotels and Overwhelm Police

(Townhall – Joseph Chalfant) *Must Read*

Democrats once recognized ‘dangerous situations’ for officers, but now back away after ICE shooting

(Just The News – Steven Richards)

2 Car Ramming Attacks in 3 Days Against Immigration Officers

(FrontPage Mag – Daniel Greenfield)

Deport the Liars in the Foreign Media

(News With Views – Cliff Kincaid)

Trump frees Venezuela’s political prisoners and the left just howls

(American Thinker – Monica Showalter)

Trump’s Venezuela Operation Deals Blow to Another Dangerous Trade: Iranian Drones

(Washington Free Beacon – Adam Kredo)

The Capture of Maduro and Avoiding Another Iraq Nation-Building Debacle

(American Greatness – Fred Fleitz)

How American Leftist Groups Collaborated With Maduro For Over A Decade

(Daily Caller – Hudson Crozier)

The New Monroe Doctrine: It’s a New Dawn in the Hemisphere, and Socialists Are Morning People Now

(PJ Media – Sarah Anderson) *Must Read*

Trump calls for 1-year cap on on credit card interest rates at 10%

(Post Millennial – Libby Emmons)

USDA Sec Rollins Suspends $129M in Federal Awards, Telling Walz and Frey: ‘Time to Drain the MN Swamp’

(Red State – Becca Lower)

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer under investigation for ‘inappropriate’ relationship with employee

(New York Post – Josh Christenson)

America’s Cultural Chasm: Family v. Individualism

(American Spectator – Greg Maresca)

A win in Montana Supreme Court for the right to earn a living

(Pacific Legal Foundation – Alessandra Caruso) *Bonus Story*

Today’s Firestorm and the Declaration

(Imprimis Hillsdale College – Larry P. Arnn) *Reader Suggested Story*



Today’s News 12-19-2025

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December 19th, 2025

Can the Dark Ages Return?

(American Greatness – Victor Davis Hanson) *Lead Story*

Fraud tourism

(Power Line – Bill Glahn) *Must Read*

Walz’s Minnesota was such a big playground for fraud it drew ‘fraud tourism’

(American Thinker – Monica Showalter)

Trump seemingly tries to split the baby on marijuana with new executive order

(Blaze Media – Cooper Williamson)

Brown University Shooter Reportedly Found Dead From Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound

(Daily Caller – Mariane Angela) *Must Read*

SEATTLE ON TRIAL: Black teen shot dead in CHOP zone would have SURVIVED if City didn’t install barricades, medics didn’t flee: medical expert

(Post Millennial – Katie Daviscourt)

Coffee, Nicotine, and the Politics of Acceptable Addiction

(Brownstone Institute – Roger Bate)

Big: Jury Reaches Verdict in Judge Hannah Dugan Case on Obstructing Federal Agents Over Illegal Alien

(Red State – Nick Arama)

Australia Toughens Hate Speech Laws After Bondi Beach Massacre

(Breitbart – John Hayward)

British Government Wants Teachers to ID Boys at Risk of Becoming Misogynists

(PJ Media – Tim O’Brien)

Viral Target Meltdown Update: Elderly Woman Berated Over Charlie Kirk Tee Speaks Out, Unhinged Nurse Begs Forgiveness as Hospital Pleads ‘Stop Flooding Our Lines!’

(Gateway Pundit – Cassandra MacDonald) *Must Read*

Two Boston Store Owners Charged in Alleged Multi-Million-Dollar SNAP Fraud Scheme

(Townhall – Scott McClallen)

Unproven but Unfolding Whistleblower Claims of Somali Medicaid Fraud in Ohio

(American Spectator – Anne Hendershott)

The Left’s Real Target In Its Latest Attack On Robert E. Lee Is America Itself

(The Federalist – Hayden Daniel)

Ford Zaps Production of Big EV Trucks, Taking $19.5 Billion Hit

(Legal Insurrection – Leslie Eastman)

DC Airbnb Squatter Claims Tenant’s Rights

(Hot Air – John Sexton)

Overlooked No More: Inclusive Bullies!

(anncoulter.com – Ann Coulter) *Must Read*

Senate Armed Services chair sees ‘no evidence of war crimes’ after inquiry into boat strikes 

(The Hill – Filip Timotija)

Texas leaders propose solution for northern border, national security

(Center Square – Bethany Blankley)

Why Are 50,000 New York City Apartments Vacant?

(City Journal – Adam Lehodey)


Today’s News 12-11-2025

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December 11th, 2025

In Wake of Free Beacon Report, Trump Administration To Investigate Federal Contractors That Say They Won’t Hire US Citizens

(Washington Free Beacon – Aaron Sibarium) *Lead Story*

Two defectors say Trump was right all along about Venezuela being a narcostate …

(American Thinker – Monica Showalter) *Must Read*

Blue State Govs Are Blocking ‘No Tax on Tips’ for Their Constituents to Resist Trump

(PJ Media – Matt Margolis)

‘Gold-Standard’ Immigration Enforcement Bill Lagging In Indiana As Redistricting Sucks Oxygen

(The Federalist – Joy Pullmann)

The Pandemic Revealed the Most Cowardly Society of All Time

(Brownstone Institute – Filipe Rafaeli) *Must Read*

‘A direct path to Citizenship’: Trump announces official launch of Trump Gold Card visa program

(The Blaze – Cooper Williamson)

Trump Admin Keeps Relentless Focus on Border, Plans to Militarize Large Swaths of CA-MX Line

(Red State – Bob Hoge)

Australia Does the Social Media Thing Every Country Should Be Doing

(American Spectator – Aubrey Harris) *Must Read*

Georgetown professor calls black conservatives ‘coons,’ says he works with ‘stupid white people’ in O’Keefe undercover video

(Post Millennial – Hayden Cunningham)

U.S. House Approves $900B National Defense Authorization Act

(Townhall – Scott McClallen)

The Somali exception

(Power Line – Bill Glahn)

DOJ Makes Rule Change to End Disparate Impact Liability

(Hot Air – John Sexton)

How Republicans Tricked Jasmine Crockett Into Running For Senate

(Daily Caller – Ashley Brasfield)

House Democrat Files Impeachment Articles Against Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Turning ‘His Back on Science’

(Breitbart – Sean Moran)

U.S. Captures Oil Tanker Off Venezuela Coast

(Legal Insurrection – Mary Chastain)

NATO ‘Ally’ Denmark Labels U.S. as Potential Security Concern in New Intelligence Report

(Gateway Pundit – Robert Semonsen)

FACT CHECK: Media Falsely Claims GOP Held Miami for 30 Years

(FrontPage Mag – Daniel Greenfield) *Must Read*

Another University Considers Cutting Ties With Chinese Institution as National Security Concerns Mount

(Daily Signal – Virginia Allen)

Oil and gas lease sale starts new era in Gulf energy production

(Center Square – Alton Wallace)

Trump admin is cracking down on truckers who fail English tests

(National Post – Cailley LaPara, Miguel Ambriz and Tanaz Meghjani)


Today’s News – 12-9-2025

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December 9th, 2025

Biden-crushers: Abbott dealt the knockout, and Trump the death blow -NYT

(American Thinker – Monica Showalter) *Lead Story*

Regime Meltdown: Another High-Ranking Maduro Insider Provides Trump with a Shocking Tell-All

(PJ Media – Sarah Anderson) *Must Read*

The Ops Against Pete Hegseth Are Designed To Further A Color Revolution

(The Federalist – Nathan Stone)

BMJ and Cochrane Hype the HPV Vaccines in the Extreme

(Brownstone Institute – Peter C. Gotzsche)

Whistleblower Claims Somalians Committed Mass Medicaid Fraud In Maine

(Daily Caller – Harold Hutchison)

Immigration Gone Wild

(American Greatness – Victor Davis Hanson)

Illinois, Gov. Pritzker have released almost 1,800 violent illegal aliens back onto the streets in defiance of ICE, DHS says

(Blaze Media – Cooper Williamson) *Must Read*

Oh, Come On! Clinton-Appointed Judge Jumps in to Stop Trump’s Wind Project Order

(Red State – Bob Hoge)

DeSantis’ ‘AI Bill of Rights’ sets stage to clash with Trump over proposed AI ‘rulebook’

(Post Millennial – Thomas Stevenson) *Must Read*

Are They Illegal? Because If They’re Illegal, That’s Why They’re Getting Arrested

(American Spectator – Scott McKay)

Tom Homan Says Trump Administration Has Recovered 62,000 Missing Children Left Untracked Under Biden

(Townhall – Dmitri Bolt)

Will Texas Turn Blue?

(Power Line – John Hinderaker)

NDAA requires Trump spy agencies to declassify intel on COVID-19 origins and Chinese obstruction

(Just The News – Jerry Dunleavy)

Greenpeace Lost in a US Court Over Pipeline Damage, Skitters to Dutch Court to ‘Overturn’ Judgement

(Hot Air – Beege Welborn)

Susie Wiles: Trump Will Campaign for 2026 Midterms ‘Like It’s 2024 Again’

(Breitbart – Elizabeth Weibel)

Nature Journal Retracts Climate Alarm Study After Data Errors Surface

(Legal Insurrection – Leslie Eastman)

Judge Boasberg Targets Trump DOJ Lawyers As He Advances Contempt Inquiry

(Gateway Pundit – Cristina Laila)

GOPers Who Praise Mamdani Don’t Understand Communism or Affordability

(FrontPage Mag – Daniel Greenfield)

Trump’s New National Security Strategy Garners Support Across Conservative Movement

(Daily Signal – George Caldwell) *Must Read*


Today’s News 12-8-2025

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December 8th, 2025

OUTRAGE IN DC: Court Allows Squatter to Remain in Woman’s Home for MONTHS After Overstaying Airbnb Stay — Homeowner Faces Financial Ruin While System Protects the Trespasser

(Gateway Pundit – Jim Hoft) *Lead Story*

Land Conquest and the Absurdity of Land Acknowledgement

(Legal Insurrection – Nora Dimitrova Clinton) *Must Read*

‘We’re Not Backing Down’: Owner of Pro-ICE Idaho Saloon Undeterred by Violent Threats

(Breitbart – Amy Furr)

The Welcome Demise of Climate Change Catastrophism

(Hot Air – Josh Hammer)

Young farmer’s crusade to protect vanishing farmland pits her against solar developers in New York

(Just The News – Kevin Killough) *Must Read*

What alarms?

(Power Line – Bill Glahn)

Another Person Stabbed on Charlotte Light Rail; Illegal Alien Arrested

(Townhall – Scott McClallen)

Two Cities, Two Crime Strategies: What I Learned Living in Both

(Daily Signal – Don Tracy)

EU Censorship Metastasizes

(American Spectator – David Catron) *Must Read*

Trump admin BLASTS EU over fines against Musk’s X: ‘An attack on all American platforms’

(Post Millennial – Thomas Stevenson)

Students Now Shy Away from Controversy After Charlie Kirk

(Red State – Ward Clark)

Inside President Trump’s new ‘America First’ national security strategy

(Blaze Media – Cooper Williamson)

A Force of History: Why Trump’s Influence Keeps Growing

(American Greatness – Roger Kimball)

Trump Explodes After Pardoned Texas Rep. Cuellar Launches Reelection Bid As Dem

(Daily Caller – Mariane Angela)

Cleaning the Augean Stable of University-Based Scientific Research

(Brownstone Institute – Daniel Nuccio)

More People Died in 1 Month in One City in Sudan Than in Entire Gaza War

(FrontPage Mag – Daniel Greenfield)

Dhillon Uncovers Hundreds of Thousands of Illegal Voter Registrations

(PJ Media – Catherine Salgado)

Is There a ‘Sleeping Giant’ to Awaken As China Builds for War?

(American Thinker – Richard Blakley and D. Padgett Blakley)

Mystery deepens as to why it took FBI over 5 years to finally bust the suspected J6 pipe bomber

(New York Post – Miranda Devine)

Ann’s 1-Step Guide To Saving North Carolina

(Anncoulter.com – Ann Coulter) *Must Read*


Today’s News 11-25-2025

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November 25th, 2025

DOGE Succeeded, Just Not For The Reasons You Think

(Daily Caller – John Loftus) *Lead Story*

Carville: It’s the Populist Economic Rage, Stupid

(Hot Air – John Sexton) *Must Read*

Insurrection Chic

(American Greatness – Victor Davis Hanson)

House Republican Predicts More Resignations Are Coming After MTG Quits

(PJ Media – Bryan S. Jung)

Colombia’s Gustavo Petro Dares Marco Rubio to Arrest Him: ‘Want to Put Me in an Orange Jumpsuit? Try It’

(Breitbart – Frances Martel)

Pentagon Could Recall Democrat Senator For Court-Martial Over ‘Seditious’ Video

(The Federalist – Breccan F. Thies)

Now We’ve Got Dem Sen. Ruben Gallego Trying to Threaten Military Members If They Investigate Mark Kelly

(Red State – Rusty Weiss)

NYT lionizes illegal who stole innocent farmer’s identity and left him to pay the illegal’s taxes

(American Thinker – Monica Showalter)

78th Feeding Our Future defendant charged

(Power Line – Bill Glahn)

Fascism for Dummies

(American Spectator – Steven Watt) *Must Read*

Leftist Portland activist charged with threatening to kill federal agents, sexually assault their wives

(Post Millennial – Hannah Nightingale)

Soft-on-crime DEI judge faces heat after releasing violent suspect — who then allegedly lit innocent woman on fire

(Blaze Media – Cooper Williamson)

How the Indictment of Gavin Newsom’s Chief of Staff Could Implicate the Governor in a Scheme To Shield a Top Donor From Legal Scrutiny

(Washington Free Beacon – Andrew Kerr)

Mass Surveillance Is Powering a New Era of Pretextual Traffic Stops

(Reason – Autumn Billings) *Must Read*

Maine Dem Senate Candidate Tells People to Harass Lawmakers Who Oppose “Medicare for All”

(Legal Insurrection – Leslie Eastman)

Kari Lake EXPOSES THE SWAMP: Shocking Fire Sale, Lies About Funding! “Criminal Behavior Will Be Referred to DOJ!”

(Gateway Pundit – Cara Castronuova)

Southern Poverty Law Center Attacks Freedom Center for Reporting on Mamdani

(FrontPage Page – Daniel Greenfield)

They’ve Learned Nothing — Because That Would Expose Too Much

(Brownstone Institute – Roger Bate)

Why Letitia James and James Comey Aren’t Out of the Legal Woods

(Daily Signal – Zack Smith)

Cost of Thanksgiving Dinner Down 5% This Year, Farm Bureau Study Reveals

(MRC TV – Craig Bannister) *Must Read*


Today’s News 11-8-2025

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November 8th, 2025

SCOTUS Backs Trump, Blocks Full SNAP Payments

(PJ Media – Catherine Salgado) *Must Read*

Leavitt Rips Reporters for Refusing to Cover Trump’s Affordability Progress

(Breitbart – Nick Gilbertson) *Must Read*

Trump Is Not To Blame For Democrats Electing Violent Extremists

(The Federalist – Mark Hemingway)

Trump admin announces major H-1B visa abuse investigation, but critics want more

(Blaze Media – Cooper Williamson)

Why the Trump/Orbán Friendship Matters

(American Greatness – Fred Fleitz)

Here’s What Trump Did After That Pharma Executive Collapsed in the Oval Office

(Townhall – Matt Vespa)

There is no Constitution

(Power Line – Bill Glahn) *Must Read*

Judge permanently bars Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to Portland

(Just The News – Joseph Weber)

Airports in Crisis as Schumer Shutdown Leads to More Flight Cancellations

(Legal Insurrection – Mary Chastain)

That lingering stench of fraud from Tuesday’s election

(American Thinker – Monica Showalter)

Trump’s ‘Inflated Beef’ Claims Spur DOJ Investigation Into Meat Packers

(Red State – Ward Clark)

No Republican Should Support Sharia in America

(FrontPage Mag – Daniel Greenfield)

California’s Aggressive Regulations Put Burgeoning AI Industry at Risk

(Reason – Steven Greenhut)

Has the Left Moved on From Climate Change?

(American Spectator – Ellie Gardey Holmes)

Grand Jury Subpoenas Brennan, Lisa Page and Peter Strzok in Russiagate Investigation

(Gateway Pundit – Cristina Laila)

Why Lawsuits about Psychiatric Malpractice Are Difficult to Win

(Brownstone Institute – Peter C. Gøtzsche) *Must Read*

California Congressman Who Campaigned on No Corporate PAC Money Pledge Takes Tens of Thousands of Dollars From Corporate PACs

(Washington Free Beacon – Andrew Kerr)

Another Fake “Red Wave” From the Fox News Crew

(News With View – Cliff Kincaid)

After 40+years, the Heritage Foundation is collapsing

(Substack – Don Surber) *Must Read*


Today’s News 10-21-2025

Posted by
October 21st, 2025

Western Culture Isn’t Feminized, It’s Transgender

(The Federalist – Joy Pullmann) *Lead Story*

UC San Diego Axes Race-Based Scholarship Challenged Under KKK Act

(Washington Free Beacon – Aaron Sibarium) *Must Read*

“Take Out Trump”: Colombian President Petro Makes Shocking Threat Against President Trump in Univision Interview

(Gateway Pundit – Kristinn Taylor)

Trump Has Humorous Moment With Australian Leader, Walks Away With Great Deal

(Red State – Nick Arama)

DOJ Cracking Down on CCP Espionage

(American Spectator – Steve Postal)

‘Cracks in the Schumer armor’: White House adviser says government shutdown may be ending soon

(Blaze Media – Cooper Williamson)

Dem Prosecutor Demanded Phone Records of 9 GOP Senators

(FrontPage Mag – Daniel Greenfield)

Libya’s Fall and the Day the West Stopped Asking What Comes Next

(PJ Media – David Manney) *Must Read*

Mamdani giddily poses with imam who has a long history of supporting and raising funds for convicted killers

(American Thinker – Olivia Murray)

Trump Wins Again: 9th Circuit Says He Can Send National Guard to Portland

(Breitbart – Joel B. Pollak)

Who Funds Antifa?

(Power Line – John Hinderaker) *Must Read*

Florida sues ‘sanctuary states’ over trucker policies after illegal immigrant kills three

(Post Millennial – Ari Hoffman)

Who or What Will Finally End Hamas?

(American Greatness – Victor Davis Hanson)

SCOTUS Will Consider the Constitutionality of the Federal Ban on Gun Possession by Illegal Drug Users

(Reason – Jacob Sullum)

DOJ Believes Comey’s Attorney has a Conflict of Interest

(Legal Insurrection – Mary Chastain)

If Sliwa Drops Out, Cuomo and Mamdani Are Neck-and-Neck According to Latest Polling

(Townhall – Dmitri Bolt)

Black Republican Eviscerates Critical Race Theory

(Daily Signal – Tyler O’Neil)


Today’s News 7-31-2025

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July 31st, 2025

‘That’s Not Funny!’ The Left’s fatal humor deficit.

(FrontPage Mag – Bruce Thornton) *Lead Story*

The Next Threat to Rural Healthcare Isn’t the Big Beautiful Bill

(Red State – Joe Cunningham) *Must Read*

American Academy of Pediatrics calls religious vaccine exemptions ‘deeply problematic’ and advocates for their elimination

(American Thinker – Olivia Murray)

Canada to Sentence ‘Freedom Convoy’ Leaders to Prison

(PJ Media – Rick Moran)

Trump announces ‘full and complete trade deal’ with South Korea

(Just The News – Misty Severi) *Must Read*

Trump’s India Tariffs Crack Down on Real Russian Collusion

(American Spectator – Shiv Parihar)

Clapper Crew Threatened Whistleblower Who Refused To Sign Off On Fabricated Intel Assessment

(The Federalist – Margot Cleveland)

Trump-Hating Russia Hoax Investigator Fired As Top NSA Lawyer

(Daily Wire – Luke Rosiak)

Report: Patel Found ‘Burn Bags’ Full of Trump-Russia Probe Documents

(Legal Insurrection – Mary Chastain)

Is Jack Smith About to Get a Taste of His Own Medicine?

(Townhall – Katie Pavlich)

Blaze Media’s Julio Rosas reports from Argentina as Noem meets with leaders

(Blaze Media – Cooper Williamson)

How Liberal Prosecutors Subvert the Rule of Law

(Power Line – John Hinderaker)

Illegal immigrant arrested for crime spree, attempted carjacking after San Francisco judge grants him protection from ICE

(Post Millennial – Hayden Cunningham) *Must Read*

Scott Bessent Reveals ‘Personal’ Impact of Fentanyl Crisis: ‘We’re Coming for Them’

(Breitbart – Olivia Rondeau)

Public Broadcasting Board Members Cry, Quote Shakespeare and Russell Crowe After Congress Yanks NPR Funding

(Washington Free Beacon – Chuck Ross)


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