When should an apology be enough, and when should it not be? We can think of some pretty clear examples of the first. When your kid spills milk, when you got angry at your spouse over something minor, when you were going five over the speed limit in a 45...

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Stephen Miller, Homeland Security advisor to President Donald Trump, has established himself as a tenacious advocate for American interests. Meanwhile, CNN's Jake Tapper remains one of the establishment media's most insufferable propagandists. Monday on "The Lead with Jake Tapper," Miller emphatically made the case for the Trump administration's remarkable capture...

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Supporters of President Donald Trump might never know the answer to a question that has plagued us for 10 years. In short, do the president's enemies actually believe the verifiable falsehoods they tell, or do they lie on purpose? Tuesday on the social media platform X, former Secretary of State...

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President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that California’s gamut of federally funded programs will now come under federal scrutiny. “California, under Governor Gavin Newscum, is more corrupt than Minnesota, if that’s possible???” Trump posted Tuesday on Truth Social. “The Fraud Investigation of California has begun. Thank you for your attention to...

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GOP Rep. Jim Baird of Indiana has been hospitalized after he and his wife, Danise, were involved in a car accident. The accident means the GOP House majority will narrow even further, at least temporarily, following an announcement Tuesday that Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California died suddenly at the age...

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A Democratic Georgia lawmaker has resigned after she became the second Georgia Democrat in two months to be charged with fraud. Former Democratic Rep. Karen Bennett of Stone Mountain resigned after being charged with grabbing $14,000 to which she was not ennoscriptd, according to the Georgia Recorder. Democratic Rep. Sharon...

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The United States Mint released into circulation on Monday the first of five newly designed quarters to commemorate the nation's 250th birthday, and this one focuses on America's Christian heritage. The Mayflower Compact Quarter features on the front side two Pilgrims, a man and a woman, under a banner that...

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Women are repeatedly told this does not happen. They are told their fears about sharing intimate spaces with confused men are imaginary, and to be quiet, kind, and accepting. Then a video goes viral, and reality takes over. According to a report from The New York Post and a disturbing...

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No one should accuse President Donald Trump of lacking political instincts, but in this case he has missed the mark. When it comes to fighting abortion, he need not choose between politics and doing the right thing. On Tuesday, Trump reportedly told House Republicans that in their negotiations with Democrats...

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Thursday could be a fascinating glimpse into the evolving relationship between President Donald Trump and the rest of the Republican Party. The president recently made waves by issuing the first two vetoes of his nascent second term. The first veto involved the “Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act,” which is a...

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Perfection floated out of reach for “CBS Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil on Monday during his first regularly scheduled night in his new role. Dokoupil had made an unscheduled appearance Saturday in response to the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, but stepped into his new role Monday evening, according...

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For years, Americans were told that any use of military force by the GOP would spiral into another endless war. That assumption guided foreign policy debates under both parties, and President Donald Trump has shattered it twice in less than a year back in office. On June 22, the United...

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During his legendary NBA career, former Chicago Bull Michael Jordan had a knack for exposing his opponents. Well into retirement, it appears Jordan is still doing that -- albeit in a legal court instead of a basketball court. On Tuesday, NASCAR announced that Commissioner Steve Phelps abruptly tendered his resignation....

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It's genuinely scary to think of how close Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz came to occupying the second-highest office in the U.S. (Yes, President Donald Trump took every swing state in the 2024 general election, but the fact that Walz even made it onto then-Vice President Kamala Harris' ticket say...

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Michael Reagan, the son of President Ronald Reagan, died Sunday after a battle with cancer. He was 80. Michael was the adopted son of Ronald and his first wife, Jane Wyman, and was a fierce defender of his father's legacy, KTLA-TV reported. In a statement from Michael's wife, Colleen, and...

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I wish I could say I was even a little bit surprised. Democratic Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett responded to an unfavorable Supreme Court ruling the way one might expect from an online influencer mid-meltdown -- not a sitting member of Congress. In a profanity-laced YouTube video, Crockett aimed an expletive...

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The man who spent a lifetime slurping at the public trough as a career politician is spending his retirement the same way -- and in spectacular fashion. Former President Joe Biden, who served 35 years in the Senate, eight as vice president, and a dismal four as the nation's chief...

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The director of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Office to Protect Tenants is facing mounting scrutiny and criticism after journalists resurfaced incendiary past comments -- and uncovered a personal financial detail that very well undercuts her whole rhetoric. Cea Weaver, a key (and controversial) figure in Mamdani’s housing apparatus,...

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And the Ravens said, "Nevermore." The Baltimore Ravens shook up the NFL coaching carousel on Tuesday when the team acknowledged that it had parted ways with their highly respected head coach, John Harbaugh. pic.twitter.com/f1YON9Mb1A — Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) January 6, 2026 "Following a comprehensive evaluation of the season and the...

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If patriots get their way, radical Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota could be drop-kicked back to her crime-infested, impoverished African homeland of Somalia. That's what Tricia McLaughlin — the assistant secretary for public affairs at the Department of Homeland Security — said, as the public outrage over the sickening money-laundering...

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How deep does Somali fraud run? As it turns out, the president of the United Nations Security Council has ties to one of these schemes. On Monday, Deputy Secretary for Health and Human Services Jim O'Neil announced on social media platform X that UN Ambassador Abukar Dahir Osman, who also...

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