Breaking reports out of North Austin say a federal ICE agent shot and wounded a person near the 7000 block of West Anderson Lane. Videos and photos from the scene are circulating on social media. Local officials and some news outlets say the injured person went to a hospital and that ICE is handling the […] More

John Stossel released a new video this week called “Un‑Gifted and Talented” that punches back at the push to end or shrink gifted and talented (G&T) programs in the name of “equity.” The piece features Michael Petrilli, president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, warning that tossing ability grouping out the window will leave many […] More

Larry Krasner, the Philadelphia district attorney who built a brand on theatrical outrage, said this week he expects the Trump White House ballroom to be “blown up” someday — and that he’ll keep a piece of it for a paperweight. The line went viral, drew a sharp rebuke from Attorney General Todd Blanche, and put […] More

Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Central Command, recently posted an operational update saying CENTCOM helped more than 1 billion barrels of crude oil transit the Strait of Hormuz in the past few months and assisted over 2,000 commercial ship transits — and, he added with unmistakable pride, that Iran has exported “zero barrels” thanks […] More

The Fulton County bond hearing for 15‑year‑old Kroy “KJ” Biermann Jr. was more than a routine court date. Judge Melynee Leftridge set a $200,000 bond and strict house‑arrest rules, and prosecutors used the hearing to put new, very serious allegations on the record. What began as another celebrity‑adjacent legal story suddenly raised questions about evidence, […] More

President Donald Trump made a deliberate, planeside statement at Joint Base Andrews when he personally greeted President Xi Jinping and Madame Peng Liyuan, sending a clear message that America will be treated with respect and firmness. That image of strength was no accident — it was the opening scene of a state visit that blends […] More

Representative María Elvira Salazar’s new campaign ad took an unusual tack: she looked straight into the camera and told President Donald Trump that his immigration enforcement has “gone too far.” That alone would be news. What made it political theater was the quick souring in Miami — voters, local leaders, and even the administration pushed […] More

Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso stepped in this week to defend President Donald Trump’s move to ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. On NBC’s Meet the Press, Barrasso argued the ban “does not violate the Constitution” and pushed back on complaints from media groups. The exchange sharpened the debate over press […] More

Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani used the U.N. General Debate to deliver a hard-hitting speech about Gaza, calling what has happened there “genocide in every sense of the word” and accusing Israel of “crimes against humanity.” Yet his remarks about Iran were cautious and few, even though Tehran’s missile and drone attacks earlier this […] More

Rosie O’Donnell says ABC told her she could not air a segment with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein while she guest‑hosted Jimmy Kimmel Live! So she did what cable stars do: she took the footage to social media and now says she will make longer sit‑down pieces herself — either a single documentary, a series of […] More

Something strange lit up Tehran’s sky this week and the internet did what it does best: it screamed first and asked questions later. Short videos of bright, multicolored lights have been shared and reshared until everyone with an app has an opinion. The clips are dramatic, sure — but drama is not evidence. What the […] More

A troubling episode in Culiacán has shone a harsh light on Mexico’s broken security priorities. Jeweler Luis Mario Zúñiga Ramos was grabbed off the street, held for roughly 40–48 hours, and then returned alive — but federal and state officials are offering almost no public details about how or why he was freed. The silence […] More

Representative Brandon Gill lit into Democrats this week after an ICE officer shot and wounded a man during an enforcement action in Austin. In sharp social posts and short video clips, Gill accused Democratic leaders of treating mass illegal immigration as a political tool, not a law‑and‑order problem. That charge landed on a raw nerve […] More

Jessica Tarlov surprised a lot of people on a recent episode of Real Time with Bill Maher when she said, plainly and not as a joke, that “Democrats” are “less crazy” than Republicans. The offhand line went viral because Tarlov is usually the friendly liberal foil on Fox News’ The Five — and because Maher […] More

The latest twist in the White House press saga arrived this week when CNN, MS NOW and Politico told the government they are suing to get their reporters’ White House credentials back. The outlets say their hard passes were deactivated and, in some cases, confiscated after President Trump announced those organizations would no longer have […] More

Republican senators are finally saying out loud what rank-and-file voters have been grumbling about at kitchen tables and farm co-ops: the Senate map has cracked open and it’s not because Democrats suddenly grew better candidates overnight. This week GOP lawmakers warned that rising energy costs and a trade move on beef have turned once-safe Republican […] More

The big development in the Austin case isn’t another protest or another press conference — it’s the Department of Homeland Security stepping up to correct the record. DHS posted a line‑by‑line rebuttal on social media to viral claims about the man shot during an ICE operation. That correction deserves attention, because when facts matter, spin […] More

Maryland Governor Wes Moore grabbed some TV time on Morning Joe this week and dropped a line meant to reset the AI debate: “My fear is not China. My fear is a technology that no human being can control.” It’s a neat sound bite and a good way to move the discussion away from geopolitics […] More

Christa Pike’s lawyers just filed a 226‑page clemency petition asking Governor Bill Lee to commute her death sentence — and tucked into that filing is a headline‑grabbing request: if Tennessee insists on carrying out the execution, only female corrections staff should be allowed to handle her and be in the death chamber. The request comes […] More

Federal prosecutors have moved from complaint to indictment in the case of Blu Zeke Daly — the Manchester resident accused of firing at a U.S. Border Patrol agent near the Canadian line. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Hampshire and the FBI are treating this as a serious federal attack on an officer. This development […] More

This week the rival television networks that normally take turns filming the president did something none of us expected: they all agreed to stop pooled TV coverage after the White House refused to let CNN carry out its scheduled duty and barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House grounds. The networks’ walkout […] More