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President Donald Trump’s recent statements about the possible invocation of the Insurrection Act thrust a centuries-old statute back into the glare of modern politics, raising sharp questions about the scope of executive power, the role of the judiciary, and the fragile dance between federal authority and local control. Speaking from the Oval Office after a …

In a striking escalation of the city-versus-federal conflict that has simmered in Portland for years, city officials announced this week that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Southwest Portland will be hit with a formal land use violation. The charge? Allegedly detaining individuals longer than the city’s zoning laws allow. According to …

The Texas senator, once branded “Lyin’ Ted” by Donald Trump and later one of his most stalwart defenders, is quietly charting a course that may define the Republican Party’s next ideological crossroads. His rebuke of FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s threat to suspend Jimmy Kimmel over a monologue about Charlie Kirk—calling it “right out of Goodfellas”—wasn’t …

The revelations surrounding Attorney General candidate Jay Jones pull a bright, uncomfortable spotlight onto a simmering question in modern politics: when does rhetorical fury cross the line into disqualifying conduct? The texts, as reported, read less like rhetorical excess and more like a private eruption of violent fantasy—words about bullets and inflicted pain aimed at …

Senator Rand Paul didn’t mince words this week during his appearance on MSNBC, where he sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s newly announced TrumpRX initiative — a government-run website intended to offer discounted prescription drugs. While the rollout of TrumpRX, complete with a deal involving Pfizer, may be pitched as a populist win for consumers, Paul …

Paramount is reportedly preparing to make a major statement about the future of CBS News — and it begins with a name that has already sent shockwaves through the media establishment: Bari Weiss. According to Puck News, Paramount will formally announce on Monday its acquisition of Weiss’s media company The Free Press, a deal reportedly …

The latest uproar from CNN’s Situation Room reveals more than just media discomfort — it marks another flashpoint in the cultural and political divide that’s come to define the Trump administration’s second term. CNN anchors John Berman and Kaitlan Collins found themselves openly perplexed on Wednesday as they tried to make sense of the administration’s …

In a move that combined showmanship with sharp political messaging, President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Tuesday evening to post a series of photos showing bright red “Trump 2028” hats prominently arranged on the Resolute Desk — a symbolic backdrop to high-stakes negotiations with Democrat leaders as Washington hurtled toward its first government …

The activist flotilla attempting to breach Israeli naval defenses and deliver aid to Gaza — led in part by 22-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg — is now under a deepening cloud of controversy, following the release of documents directly linking its organizers to Hamas. According to the Israeli Foreign Ministry, documents recovered in Gaza expose …

Elon Musk has once again waded into the culture wars—this time, by publicly severing ties with streaming giant Netflix over its inclusion of pro-trans content in animated programming aimed at children. The billionaire Tesla and SpaceX founder took to X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday with a blunt message: “Cancel Netflix for the health of your …