A recent Crooked Con straw poll of progressive activists has shaken up the early chatter about the 2028 Democratic nomination. The headline: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff (D‑Ga.) topped the list, while Former Vice President Kamala Harris barely registered. Before anyone starts crowning a nominee based on a handful of activists, let’s size up what this […] More

The row between Cardinal Jean‑Paul Vesco, the Archbishop of Algiers, and Bishop Robert Barron of Winona‑Rochester exploded into public view after an interview and a short, sharp rebuke on social media. At heart is a simple question: is the Catholic Church meant to bring people to Christ, or only to coexist politely with other religions? […] More

James Talarico’s mysterious two‑week vanishing act from the Texas Senate campaign trail just got a new twist: two online commentators publicly put him “on the clock” and threatened to reveal what they say they know about his whereabouts if his campaign doesn’t answer. If you’re keeping score, that’s not the sort of late‑stage drama voters […] More

The internet did what the internet does: it dug up old video clips of left‑wing streamer Hasan Piker, clipped them into short, spicy bites, and handed them to an audience hungry for outrage. The result was predictable — viral clips, stern condemnations from establishment Democrats, and another round of “you can’t say that” headlines. If […] More

The Alaska story that looked like a small-town oddity has suddenly become a full‑blown federal headache. Daniel J. Sullivan — the little‑known candidate with the same name as Sen. Dan Sullivan — quietly left his Petersburg home just as the Department of Justice and the FBI moved into the state. That disappearance and the surge […] More

A man was arrested after spray‑painting the National 9/11 Memorial in Lower Manhattan and then posting video of himself doing it. The actor in this small piece of political theater proudly smeared the bronze name panels to advertise a gun‑control campaign. The arrest, the on‑camera confession, and the group behind the stunt are the sharp […] More

The country watched this week as a routine-seeming court filing by the Department of Justice blew the lid off years of questions about Representative Ilhan Omar. The filing’s caption — referring to “Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, a/k/a Ilhan Abdullahi Omar” — is not proof of guilt, but it is a glaring red flag that demands […] More

This week NBC’s Today put Chick‑fil‑A CEO Andrew Cathy in the hot seat. Co‑anchor Craig Melvin pressed him about the family’s Christian convictions and the 2012 donations controversy. Instead of crumbling under the bright lights, Cathy stuck to the script: faith is part of the company’s purpose and hospitality is the business’s focus. Andrew Cathy […] More

Harris County’s grand jury indictment of ICE officer Mario Alberto Morales is more than a single courthouse drama — it smells like politics. Prosecutor Sean Teare chose to play selected bodycam video and a 911 clip at a press conference, and conservatives have every right to question whether that curated presentation was meant to win […] More

Connie Chan has conceded the San Francisco congressional race to State Senator Scott Wiener, handing Pelosi’s old seat to a very different kind of Democrat. The result is a small earthquake in local politics that signals one thing loud and clear: Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi’s grip on the city she once ruled is weaker than […] More

A troubling new development in Florida politics landed this week with the arrest of former congressional candidate Elijah Manley. Law enforcement says he posted violent threats on Facebook aimed at Democrats who would not back State Representative Angie Nixon in the Senate race. Manley was booked on felony counts for written threats and then released […] More

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s quiet dinner-room diplomacy just went public. Axios reports the New York City mayor has been privately meeting with big labor leaders — from the painters’ union to flight attendants and the UAW — to talk about recruiting or uniting around a left‑wing, labor‑friendly candidate for the 2028 Democratic presidential primary. He can’t […] More

Representative Alexandria Ocasio‑Cortez made a short, camera‑ready pit stop at an In‑N‑Out in Delano after stumping for a Democratic challenger in Bakersfield. The photo op is getting press because she once called the chain “overrated” and complained about its “dry fries.” In plain terms: famous progressive, famous burger joint, quick photo — rinse and repeat. […] More

The 2026 midterms handed conservatives a stinging loss. Democrats swept more races than many expected, and Republicans woke up with a lot to answer for. Before anyone starts drafting surrender letters, let’s be blunt: this is painful, but it’s not the end of the road. Rush Limbaugh’s old message about refusing to panic should be […] More

The post‑midterms political circus has a new star: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Suddenly, private questions from President Donald Trump about Hegseth’s future and public vows from Representative Thomas Massie to push impeachment have turned a policy dispute into a full‑blown Washington brawl. This fight matters — for the Pentagon, for the GOP, and for anyone […] More

Jesse Watters didn’t mince words on live TV: the Republican coalition “totally collapsed,” and the night was a “severe spanking.” Call it what you will — bloodbath, blue wave, blowout — the outcome forced a brutal, overdue conversation about what went wrong and who gets blamed. Watters’ on‑air autopsy: plain talk, bitter medicine Watters framed […] More

The state’s School District Boundary Appeal Board has just done something voters in Hustisford and school-watchers across Wisconsin didn’t expect to see again so soon: it approved dissolving the Hustisford School District and transferring everything — students, territory, assets and liabilities — to neighboring Dodgeland. The unanimous 7–0 vote is the first district dissolution in […] More

The Justice Department says federal agents and local police stopped an alleged plan to bomb a synagogue in Utah. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon called the indictment a decisive move to protect worshippers. The accused, Skyler AJ Rose of Ogden, is now facing federal charges after investigators say they found bombs, guns and other […] More

After a surprise runoff loss to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro found himself in the middle of a real-life cloak-and-dagger moment. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered Bolsonaro to hand over his passports and barred him from leaving the country. Bolsonaro says the move is political intimidation. Meanwhile, Brazil’s Federal […] More