It's hard not to see the obvious parallels between the story of Angel Studios' latest animated feature, "David," and the studio's own journey. Much like David himself, Angel Studios is an underdog facing off with its own Goliath in the form of historic studios like Disney and colossal streaming giants...

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In an odd moment between a conservative senator and a Republican presidential nominee, Louisiana Republican Sen. John Kennedy put himself at odds with President Donald Trump's judicial nominee for the Southern District of Indiana, Justin Olson, over Olson's beliefs on marriage and sexuality. Olson, a former assistant U.S. attorney now...

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Every parent's worst nightmare is learning that they'll have to attend their own child's funeral. A close second is getting an ominous message from your child -- and the mother of ex-NASCAR driver Greg Biffle's wife tragically experienced both recently. As ESPN reported, Biffle and his family died in a...

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A Georgia-based Christian media company is making a major move into the video game industry as faith-based entertainment continues to gain traction. Templar Media announced this week it has acquired Bible X, a Norwegian studio developing a Bible-centered video game. The acquisition centers on "Gate Zero," a story-driven game that...

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Vengeance struck in Syria Friday as U.S. forces attacked Islamic State targets in retaliation for an attack that killed three Americans last week. A U.S. military official said F-15 and A-10 warplanes, Apache attack helicopters, and HIMARS rockets struck multiple targets, according to The Wall Street Journal. “Earlier today, U.S....

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Former President Bill Clinton took a starring role in Friday’s data dump from the Department of Justice as it released more of its documents related to Jeffrey Epstein. Clinton was pictured swimming with convicted sex trafficking felon Ghislaine Maxwell and a woman whose face was redacted, according to the Daily...

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Philanthropist, tech mogul and influential billionaire Bill Gates has long denied the swirling claims that he had some untoward connection with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Despite the sheer volume of reports linking the two, Gates has long downplayed any sort of significant connection. “I had a goal of raising money...

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SiriusXM host Stephen A. Smith rejected Democratic South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn’s assertion that gender likely played a role in former Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2024 election loss during a Wednesday episode of “Straight Shooter with Stephen A.” Harris lost all seven swing states and the national popular vote to...

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Democratic California candidate Esther Kim Varet is being asked to explain why her campaign website used a photo of a random black woman to tout an alleged endorsement from Democratic Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett. Kim Varet, a former art dealer turned congressional candidate, has frequently levied racist attacks at Republicans...

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Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York dropped a double-barreled political bombshell Friday afternoon. Stefanik, who for months had indicated she would challenge Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul, announced she would halt her campaign for governor. Stefanik also said she would not seek another term in the congressional seat she had...

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Rapper Mysonne Linen, who served seven years in state prison for armed robbery, repeatedly mispronounced New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s last name during a Friday interview on “The Breakfast Club.” Mamdani tapped Linen to his transition team’s criminal legal system committee, misspelling his name on his committee roster as “Mysoone.”...

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For years, Washington dismissed Libya as a chaotic sideshow—too messy to fix and too distant to matter. As America looked away, China moved in. Beijing understood what U.S. policymakers ignored: Libya is the strategic hinge of North Africa, a key energy hub on the Mediterranean, and home to critical resources...

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Information from a tipster who had a strange encounter with another man on a sidewalk outside Brown University was key to police identifying the suspect they believe killed two students at the school and then two days later gunned down a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor. Known only as “John”...

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Federal prosecutors alleged Thursday that Minnesota may have lost billions of dollars to fraud in its Medicaid program, the latest development in an ongoing investigation. As much as half of the roughly $18 billion Minnesota has spent since 2018 on 14 Medicaid programs particularly vulnerable to abuse may have been...

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Country music star and sometime-WWE wrestler Jelly Roll (government name: Jason Bradley DeFord) has a second lease on life just a week after lamenting something he dearly missed. According to ABC News, Jelly Roll has been granted a pardon from Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday. Tennessee's governor pardoned country...

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Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk used her speech Thursday at AmericaFest 2025 to map out Republican strategy for the next two election cycles. TPUSA’s annual AmericaFest conference kicked off Thursday at the Phoenix Convention Center, with organizers framing the four-day gathering as a celebration of faith, freedom, and the...

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The scourge of sexual exploitation of children has exploded in the U.S. with the social media technology that has revolutionized American politics. It's a cause that's been taken up by celebrities -- like NFL and college football star Tim Tebow. It's an issue that's implicated some of the biggest Big...

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A federal jury Thursday convicted a Milwaukee judge who helped an illegal immigrant briefly evade capture by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. The jury’s verdict came after a four-day trial, in which Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan was convicted on the felony obstruction charge, but...

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A key official in New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's administration resigned a day after he named her to the job, following the resurfacing of social media posts she's published insulting Jews and attacking white people in general. On Wednesday, Mamdani named Catherine Almonte Da Costa his director of appointments...

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And the (electrical vehicle) hits just keep on coming. Just a day after car manufacturing giant Ford Motors announced that it was eating a sizable $19.5 billion bullet for putting too many of its eggs into the EV basket, a WIVB-TV report is pouring even more cold water on the...

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Democratic Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett gave a meandering response on her reparations stance during a Thursday episode of REVOLT News’ “The People’s Brief.” Crockett, who is running for Senate, said on “The Black Lawyers Podcast” in April 2024 that she was open to exempting black people from paying taxes as...

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