For someone who follows the political bloodstream closely, certain names rise and fall in predictable cycles. Lately, one name has been noticeably absent from the daily churn of headlines: former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. That’s why recent polling out of New Hampshire landed with a thud. According to a University of New Hampshire Survey Center …

For more than a century, the Chicago Bears have been woven into the very fabric of the Windy City. Soldier Field has stood not merely as a stadium, but as a cathedral of Midwestern football — a place where generations of fans have gathered in navy and orange, braving lakefront winds and bitter cold to …

What began as a student-led protest inside a Virginia high school quickly escalated into a large-scale disciplinary crackdown — and may only be the beginning of a broader showdown. Woodbridge High School in Prince William County handed out three-day suspensions to 303 students after they walked out of class last Friday to protest federal immigration …

Carrie Underwood likely expected tough critiques during Hollywood Week. What she may not have expected was becoming the center of a political firestorm. The eight-time Grammy winner and “American Idol” judge revealed on X that she received a chilly reception from the live audience during the show’s Hollywood Week taping. “Spoiler alert… I get booed …

In political debates across the Western world, few principles ignite as much tension as free speech. Supporters describe it as the foundation of democratic society. Critics increasingly frame it as a destabilizing force — something that must be managed, filtered, or constrained in the name of public safety and social cohesion. BREAKING: France President Macron …

This is one of those stories that seems almost implausible at first glance — the kind that reads like fiction until you examine the federal release line by line. According to the Department of Homeland Security, a 45-year-old Liberian national with no lawful immigration status in the United States was arrested in Minneapolis after what …

One of Manhattan’s leading hospital systems is stepping away from one of the most politically charged areas of modern medicine. NYU Langone Health has announced it is discontinuing its Transgender Youth Health Program, citing a combination of leadership changes and an increasingly complex federal regulatory environment. The decision follows mounting pressure tied to potential federal …

Jamie Kennedy is not mincing words — and he’s taking direct aim at Hollywood’s loudest red-carpet activists. The 55-year-old comedian appeared Tuesday on Jack Osbourne’s “Trying Not to Die” podcast and delivered a blistering critique of celebrities who condemn ICE and warn of “authoritarianism” while standing beneath flashing cameras, dressed in designer fashion, and flanked …

Stephen Colbert is not going quietly. On Tuesday night, the “Late Show” host publicly blasted CBS over what he described as a stunning about-face regarding an interview with Texas state Rep. James Talarico. Just hours after the network denied blocking the segment from airing, Colbert held up a printed copy of CBS’ statement, stared at …

The partial government shutdown driven by a standoff over Department of Homeland Security funding shows no immediate signs of resolution. At issue is a dispute over proposed Immigration and Customs Enforcement reforms, with congressional Democrats withholding support for a DHS funding measure. Republicans argue that ICE and Border Patrol funding is already secured under previously …