Iran’s rulers are doing what failing regimes do best: shout loud, threaten louder, and hope noise hides their collapse. Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf tried that exact trick this week, mocking Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and calling U.S. economic warnings “junk.” The joke’s on him — because President Trump’s blockade and sanctions are already squeezing Tehran’s More
Vice President J.D. Vance gave a clear account of the terror inside the ballroom when gunfire broke out near the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. He praised the Secret Service, described being whisked off the dais, and urged the political Left to face how toxic rhetoric can turn into real violence. The country should listen — More
Newly released Justice Department text messages show something ugly: Biden-era prosecutors privately joked about hunting down Catholic nuns who attended a January 6 rally. The messages, turned over to Senator Chuck Grassley, President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate and Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, raise hard questions about bias inside the DOJ and More
President Trump has pulled Dr. Casey Means’ Surgeon General nomination and tapped Dr. Nicole Saphier as his new pick. The change feels familiar: another nominee exits, another one enters, and the Senate gets to audition for the role of kingmaker. For conservatives who want a Surgeon General who defends patient autonomy and common-sense public health, More
The Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais set off a chain reaction in Republican-led states, and redistricting fights are suddenly back on the front burner. Governors and secretaries of state are moving fast to redraw congressional maps. For conservatives who want state control over elections and a fair shot in the House, this is More
President Trump has told Congress the Iran war is “terminated,” and the White House says a new ceasefire means the 60-day clock in the War Powers Resolution no longer applies. The move is a direct shot at Capitol Hill, where lawmakers are scrambling to decide who gets to call the shots on American military action. More