The fluorescent lights of the gas station hummed against the darkness like tired insects. I sat on the weathered bench outside, clutching a paper bag from the pharmacy—blood pressure medication, the pharmacist had said, and please take it with food. At sixty-seven, my body had become a collection of warnings and prescriptions, small surrenders to … Read more

As Halloween weekend approached, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker attempted a move that stunned even seasoned observers of blue-state immigration politics: he formally asked the federal government to pause immigration enforcement across Illinois for the holiday. The request was swiftly and publicly rejected by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who made it clear that federal law … Read more

The Christmas Disinvite I was disinvited from Christmas dinner by a group text at 9:17 at night. Before I could process the rejection, a work email flashed on my screen. Vendor award approved. The winning contractor was my family’s company. They were not just kicking me out. They were using my professional reputation to launder … Read more

In an era where politics and media collide in real time, few moments capture national attention quite like a live television confrontation that pulls a sitting governor into the center of a cultural and political storm. That is exactly what unfolded when Minnesota Governor Tim Walz found himself thrust into the spotlight as Greg Gutfeld … Read more

Sen. Cory Booker made a dramatic declaration this week that is already reverberating across Washington: he says he is prepared to go to jail to oppose President Donald Trump. The New Jersey Democrat made the remarks during an appearance on The Briefing on MSNBC, where host Jen Psaki asked him how he planned to respond … Read more

Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is facing new questions about her family’s sudden wealth as her husband’s venture capital firm quietly scrubbed its website amid widening federal investigations into what officials describe as one of the largest welfare fraud schemes in U.S. history. Omar and her husband, political consultant Tim Mynett, reported assets between $6 million … Read more

Well, now, just when you thought you’d heard former Vice President Kamala Harris utter the most absurd, stupid thing any person anywhere could ever say, she comes back and says, “Hold my beer.” Or wine. Or whatever it is she loves to slam down. What did she say? Well, only that the Biden Justice Department … Read more

Democrats have made it their full-time job during Trump’s second term to smear every aspect of his immigration agenda — and especially the men and women of ICE and the Border Patrol who actually keep this country secure. But few have been louder or more reckless than Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who seems to wake … Read more

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy lit into California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday, accusing him of flat-out lying about a supposed extension delaying the revocation of thousands of commercial driver’s licenses issued to non-citizens. Duffy has been pushing for a crackdown on the reckless practice of handing out CDLs to truck drivers who, in some cases, … Read more

Earlier this week, reports revealed that Audrey Hale, the shooter at the Covenant School, used federal student aid money to purchase the weapons she used to kill six people at the Christian school. Notably, she was a former student of the Catholic school in Nashville that was attacked last year. The tragic incident resulted in … Read more