President Trump has fired off a clear demand: the Smithsonian should stop celebrating baffling modernist art and start honoring George Washington the way Americans actually deserve. He wants an 11-foot Washington statue moved into the National Museum of American History for Constitution Day and a massive 30-foot “Washington Colossus” put where the so-called “Infinity” sculpture […] More

President Donald Trump raised eyebrows at the GOP midterm convention when he promised a $5,000 “Trump Dividend” for every adult American if Republicans win both chambers of Congress. The pledge is bold, simple, and built for social media. It also collides with the rules of budgeting, basic math, and the real world of Washington. That […] More

An F‑16 from NORAD scrambled Saturday morning to intercept a general‑aviation aircraft that strayed into the restricted airspace around Camp David while President Trump was at the presidential retreat. The jets fired flares to get the pilot’s attention, escorted the plane out of the area, and the incident left neighbors seeing — and hearing — […] More

Sean Hannity’s recent monologue wasn’t a throwaway cable rant. He told viewers the left has gone “radical” and that, in his view, the stakes for the country are higher than ever — a phrase he keeps repeating because he thinks Americans are finally waking up to what life looked like under the Biden administration and […] More

New York City’s political class is doubling down on a fight over who should get health care first — and ordinary New Yorkers are getting the short end of the stick. Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced he is leading a coalition of cities in a lawsuit against the federal “public charge” rule, while Mount Sinai quietly […] More

A new poll and an uncomfortable on‑camera moment have exposed something every voter should notice: a large share of surveyed Democratic voters reacted positively to hypothetical headlines in which President Trump is removed from office — even by a U.S. military takeover — and the party’s own politicians are not eager to explain themselves. The […] More

Wisconsin has quietly joined a high‑stakes legal fight over the federal “public charge” rule. The state’s attorney general signed on to a multistate lawsuit challenging the Department of Homeland Security’s new rule that would let immigration officers consider a wider range of public benefits when deciding green card applications. The rule is set to take […] More

Mayor Zohran Mamdani rolled out a big promise this week: move more than 10,000 children off the city’s Child Care Assistance Program waitlist and expand access to “free” childcare as part of his 2-K and universal childcare push. It sounds good on a campaign sign. It also sounds expensive, vague, and very familiar to anyone […] More

The Kennedy Center is suddenly at the center of a legal and political flashpoint — and a federal judge just put a short legal leash on anyone thinking they can tear it down overnight. The recent minute order from the court and the now-famous photos of President Donald Trump reviewing material labeled “DEMOLISHED” have kicked […] More

Vice President JD Vance gave North Carolina voters a moment to laugh — and his opponents a clip to share. While stumping for Senate candidate Michael Whatley in Greensboro, Vance mispronounced “far-left” as the now-famous “fart left,” then immediately corrected himself onstage and pointed a finger at the “fake news.” The short, viral moment tells […] More

The BBC this week aired a hard‑hitting investigative documentary that brings fresh on‑camera allegations against actor and musician Jared Leto. Ten women are reported to have spoken to the film, and several describe encounters in the 2000s and 2010s that they say were inappropriate or illegal. Leto’s representatives have denied the claims. This development is […] More

Something very strange and very wrong happened on an American Airlines flight heading from Baltimore to Miami. A passenger in row 9 reportedly took off her clothes and acted indecently in front of other travelers. The crew logged the trouble and police were waiting when the plane landed. Now the FBI is involved. What happened […] More

President Trump put a spotlight on energy and the war in Ukraine this week when he blasted a Truth Social post about Russia’s collapsing diesel industry and, reporters say, privately urged President Zelenskyy to halt Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries. That combination — a public claim that Russia “lost control” of diesel production and a […] More

President Donald Trump’s rally line about letting Iran “take out Los Angeles; let them take out San Diego” became the latest political grenade lobbed into an already hot midterm season. The clip of the remark — raw, rambling and ripe for headlines — has sparked fury from California leaders and a predictably dramatic media chorus. […] More

The first televised Michigan Senate debate turned into a political brawl, and Republican nominee Mike Rogers came out swinging. What started as a policy showdown quickly became a test of character — and a tussle over basic facts. The fresh flashpoint: a resurfaced 2016 video in which Democratic nominee Abdul El‑Sayed appears to say he […] More

Russia is about to hold State Duma “elections” on September 18–20, and make no mistake: this is a three‑day display, not a real vote. The Kremlin has stacked the deck, kicked real opposition off the ballot, and even plans to drag occupied Ukrainian territories into the count. Call it what it is — a Potemkin […] More

Leaked audio this week captured Independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn apparently mocking rural Trump voters, and the fallout has been loud and fast. The clip and Osborn’s own on‑air acknowledgement have given Republicans a fresh line of attack in the Nebraska Senate race. Then a far‑left streamer jumped in to praise the remarks, handing the […] More

Fred Clark, the Democratic nominee for Congress in Wisconsin’s 7th District, has put a flashing neon sign over his campaign priorities: dramatically expand access to abortion drugs, repeal the Hyde Amendment, push the Women’s Health Protection Act, and condition federal aid on states “guaranteeing medically indicated care” for pregnant people. That last line is the […] More

The CNN debate on September 30 is not a TV show. It is a one‑hour, prime‑time chance for Democratic candidate for Governor Xavier Becerra to step out of his comfort zone and answer real questions from real Californians. With mail ballots about to go out, this head‑to‑head against Republican candidate for Governor Steve Hilton — […] More

Robert De Niro and Mark Ruffalo staged a profanity‑laced show in New York at the “Hands Off Our Vote” GOTV rally. They shouted at President Trump and called his voter‑roll review a threat. The real story is not the celebrity tantrum. It is the federal effort to clean voter rolls and the Justice Department’s recent […] More

Lonnie G. Bunch III, the Smithsonian’s secretary, announced his retirement this week after a yearlong clash with the White House over how America’s story is told. The White House published a report accusing the National Museum of American History of “ideological capture” and top officials warned federal agencies might stop lending artifacts and providing support. […] More