The administration argues, correctly, that the Posse Comitatus Act didn’t apply to President Trump’s deployment of the Guard to California. In a stunning display of judicial overreach, Senior U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer — a Clinton appointee and brother of retired liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer — ruled this week that President Donald Trump...
Vance starts the 2028 race with advantages in the Rust Belt and Sun Belt. As we settle into the second Trump administration, eyes are already turning toward 2028. With President Donald Trump barred from a third elected term by the 22nd Amendment, the Republican nomination looks like a coronation for Vice President J.D. Vance. Polling shows...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has a lot to say about the environment and also about government-funded high-speed rail in his state. As usual, he leaves out a lot of important context. In the third and final part of our look at Shawn Ryan’s marathon mid-July podcast with Newsom, we share what Newsom won’t. In the...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has perfected the art of political theater — all slick hair, smooth talking points, and statistics deployed like confetti to distract from the mess on the ground. On crime and homelessness, he’s turned spin into a full-time job. In part two of our look at Shawn Ryan’s marathon mid-July podcast with...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has lost residents to other states. When pressed about it, Newsom tries to defend himself and provides his side of the story, but what he says overlooks important context. In part one of our look at Shawn Ryan’s marathon mid-July podcast with Newsom, we provide that context. A fellow former Californian...
Homeland Security reports detail 78 incidents of Mexican authorities violating the border. On Friday, Aug. 8, President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. military into action against Mexican and other Latin American drug cartels, taking an anticipated step after declaring these violent groups to be foreign terrorist organizations less than a month into his second term. Sending the military to...
It’s illuminating when politicians speak the truth accidentally, letting voters know what they only say in private to their colleagues or big donors. A video recently resurfaced of New York Democratic Rep. Yvette Clarke saying that her Brooklyn district could “absorb a significant number of these (Haitian) migrants,” because, she continued, “I need more people...
‘Ignoring the extant realities of energy will render students unprepared for making sensible decisions, whether in the public or private sector.’ Some 60 percent of youth attend college after high school, some of them destined for leadership roles. Unfortunately, the things they’re taught aren’t grounded in reality, which ends up creating adverse consequences years down the line....
Recent ambushes of federal agents follow Rep. Jayapal calling ICE ‘a terrorist force’ as most Democrats vote against condemning attacks. The past few weeks have seen several violent attacks targeting ICE and law enforcement. On June 7, in Los Angeles, left-wing agitators clashed with federal law enforcement and state and local police during anti-ICE protests. A day later,...
Customs and Border Protection officers broke up a scheme by two scientists from China who attempted to smuggle in deadly fungal samples that could have done widespread destruction to American crops and harm human health. Deemed an “agroterror” threat, the couple intended to reproduce the samples. At least one of the two was connected to an...
Once a low-cost haven for service members, veterans, and their families, USAA’s troubles suggest a company prioritizing leftist ideology over its mission. For almost my entire military career and beyond, USAA, the San Antonio-based insurance and financial services giant that built its reputation serving military members and their families, provided my family with auto and...
California governor calls deployment ‘purposefully inflammatory’ while federal officers face deadly attacks from protesters. Los Angeles is rioting again. Mobs, amped up by professional agitators and implicit support from Democratic elected officials, have attacked federal law enforcement officers with deadly intent. This violence, which includes hurling rocks, torching cars, launching fireworks, and assaulting federal law...