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Michelle Obama’s latest remarks during the rollout of her new fashion book The Look are drawing sharp attention — and stirring more than just the usual style talk. In a candid conversation with actress Tracee Ellis Ross, the former first lady peeled back the political polish and stepped squarely into one of the nation’s most …

The credibility of the United Nations suffered yet another devastating blow this week after Reem Alsalem, the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, published a deeply controversial and factually contradicted statement that appeared to deny the documented mass rapes committed by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023. “No independent investigation found that …

Congressman Brad Sherman, a long-serving Democrat from California known for his outspoken opposition to Donald Trump, has found himself at the center of an embarrassing and deeply ironic scandal—one that’s raising questions about judgment, digital hygiene, and a political class that seems increasingly out of touch with the optics of power. Photos surfaced this week …

In a development that echoes Cold War brinkmanship with a distinctly modern twist, the U.S. Coast Guard confirmed Thursday that it intercepted a Russian military intelligence vessel operating just outside American territorial waters near Hawaii late last month. The incident took place on October 29, when U.S. surveillance detected the Russian ship a mere 15 …

The redistricting wars are heating up—and this time, California’s Prop. 50 is at the heart of the legal firestorm. The Justice Department, led by officials in the Central District of California, has stepped into the battle over the Democrat-backed congressional maps, declaring the new lines not only politically motivated, but racially unconstitutional. In a bold …

In a dramatic twist befitting the saga of Fulton County’s troubled prosecution of President Donald Trump, the man tasked with finding a replacement for disqualified District Attorney Fani Willis has now taken the reins himself. Peter Skandalakis, executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys Council of Georgia (PACGA), announced on November 14 that he would assume …

In a revealing and emphatic address to American tech workers in Washington, D.C., Eric Sell — a legal advisor working under Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon — pulled back the curtain on the Trump administration’s reinvigorated approach to the H-1B visa program and its damaging effects on U.S. white-collar professionals. His message was clear: the …

In a rare moment of unity in American public opinion, a new poll is revealing something unexpected: a strong bipartisan consensus on the need to reinstate safety protocols for abortion drugs. This consensus is striking not only for its scale — with seven in ten likely voters supporting a return to basic safeguards — but …

A new legal challenge is pushing the boundaries of free speech protections in the United States — this time, on behalf of foreign nationals. A group of professors affiliated with the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is now asking a federal court to expand a previous ruling on student speech to explicitly shield non-citizens …

In a forceful defense of U.S. foreign policy and national security strategy, Secretary of State Marco Rubio rebuffed criticism from European Union officials this week regarding recent U.S. military strikes on suspected narco-trafficking vessels in international Caribbean waters. Speaking from the G7 Foreign Minister meeting in Niagara, Canada, Rubio made it clear: America doesn’t answer …