News Commentary The U.S. Secret Service has quietly suspended six agents without pay or benefits following the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July 2024 — a security failure now officially acknowledged by the agency as “preventable.” The disciplinary action was confirmed this week by United States … Read more

I used to think milestones made people kinder. When Mark finally got his promotion, I believed it even more. We cried on the kitchen tiles, danced with bare feet and sticky palms, called anyone who’d ever cheered us on. His parents sent a bottle of Merlot and a card with embossed doves. Then his father … Read more

Washington, D.C. is heating up once again—and this time, the temperature spike is impossible to ignore. What was once a quiet, cautious whisper on the political fringes has surged into the center of the national conversation. The word impeachment is back, dominating hallways, committee rooms, and cable news panels across the capital. And unlike previous … Read more

Politics Commentary Democrats could be staring down a major electoral reckoning as the U.S. Supreme Court considers a redistricting case that may dramatically reshape the House map ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. At least 19 Democratic-held congressional districts — and potentially far more — could flip to Republican control, depending on how the justices … Read more

Donald Trump has delivered thousands of speeches over the course of his political career—bombastic rallies, grievance-filled monologues, and combative press appearances that once thrilled supporters and terrified opponents. But what unfolded this week was something entirely different. It was not merely a bad speech. It was not just an off night or a controversial moment. … Read more

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has spent years attempting to rewrite the narrative of January 6, 2021. This week, however, she ran headfirst into an inconvenient problem: the man who was actually in charge of Capitol security that day remembers what really happened. And he is no longer staying quiet. After President Donald Trump announced … Read more

Politics Commentary Newly declassified materials tied to the government’s infamous Crossfire Hurricane investigation are blowing a massive hole in the official narrative surrounding the so-called Trump–Russia collusion story — and they raise explosive new questions about coordination at the highest levels of Democratic power. According to a newly released intelligence memo, senior officials in the … Read more

Politics Commentary Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) once again sent shockwaves through his own party this week after publicly backing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations targeting illegal immigrants accused of sex crimes against children — a stance that puts him squarely at odds with much of today’s Democratic base. The controversy erupted after ICE … Read more

I knew something was wrong the moment my boss asked me to “stay late all week” to train the woman replacing me. But nothing prepared me for what HR casually revealed: she’d be earning $85,000—while I’d been making $55,000 for the same job. When I asked why, HR shrugged. “She negotiated better.” Something in me … Read more

I became a mom at 18, and by then, I was already familiar with people’s judgment. Whispers, stares, and assumptions became part of my everyday life. But one afternoon, something happened that reminded me the world still holds so much goodness. While I was out with my baby, an elderly woman approached me. She pressed … Read more