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EWARK, NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 1: Former President of the United States Barack Obama and New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial candidate for Governor Mikie Sherrill attend 'Get out the vote' rally at the Essex County College gymnasium in Newark, New Jersey, United States on November 1, 2025. (Photo by Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Obama Is in No Position to Lecture Us About Decency

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Law Enforcement Kills Armed Man Seeking to Enter Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Resort, Officials Say

SocietyCommentary

Black-and-white photo of President Franklin D. Roosevelt at desk signing legislation.

Small Government vs. Big Crisis: The Conservative Dilemma

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 10: New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaks to the media about the stalled Gateway project funding on February 10, 2026 in New York City. Hochul had attended an event to promote new housing under her "Let Them Build" agenda. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

New York’s Hochul Administration Coddles Medicaid Fraud While Attacking Rural Hospitals

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 04: Robert Cekada, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to serve as the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) arrives for his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on February 04, 2026 in Washington, DC. Cekada, the current Deputy Director of the ATF was nominated to replace outgoing Director Steven Dettelbach. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Trump Administration Keeps Vast Number of Guns From Mexican Cartels

SecurityCommentary

Anti-ICE protesters stand behind a makeshift barrier blocking a Minneapolis street.

Why Are Anti-ICE Activists Building Borders?

EXCLUSIVE: Heritage Says States Should Charge Tuition to Illegal Alien Children

LawCommentary

A service member holds an executive order by President Donald Trump signed during a Mexican Border Defense Medal presentation in the Oval Office on Dec. 15. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Wisconsin Residents Reject ‘Minnesota Nice’ on Immigration

InternationalCommentary

CHONGQING, CHINA - AUGUST 12: The national flag of China waves in the wind at a container terminal on the Yangtze River, with dockside cranes and stacked shipping containers visible in the background, on August 12, 2025 in Chongqing, China. (Photo by Cheng Xin/Getty Images)

Cracking Down on China’s Trade Cheating the Right Way

SecurityCommentary

Soldiers are pictured as they guard the harbor in Nuuk, Greenland, on January 25, 2026. (Photo by Mads Claus Rasmussen / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP via Getty Images) / Denmark OUT

Time for Denmark and the United States to Secure Greenland

InternationalNews

Daughter Pleads for Father’s Release From Chinese Prison

SecurityCommentary

Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) naval officers march pass Tiananmen Square during the National Day parade in Beijing on October 1, 2009. China formally kicked off mass celebrations of 60 years of communist rule with a 60-gun salute that rung out across Beijing's historic Tiananmen Square. AFP PHOTO/FREDERIC J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

What to Expect in PLA Activities Near Taiwan Leading Up to Trump and Xi Summit

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Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN).

Conservatives Look to Protect Truckers From ‘Unqualified’ Illegal Immigrant Drivers

Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna speak to reporters.

House to Vote on Trump’s War Powers

Abigail Spanberger, in white, delivers a speech at her inauguration.

Democrats Make Pick to Respond to Trump’s SOTU Address

Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) and U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) outside the U.S. Capitol.

Republicans Fear Midterm Loss After Gonzales Denies Affair

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose speaks with his arms crossed to Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, who is gesturing.

ACLU Looks to Dismantle Ohio Election Integrity Law

A senior age woman putting her vote by mail ballot into a mailbox.

Largest ‘Precinct’: Why Some Mail Ballots Travel Across State Lines Before Counting Begins

Close-up of Chuck Schumer

Schumer Vows to Fight Supposed ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ Bill With Policy 83% of Americans Support

US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a press conference in Nogales, Arizona, on February 4, 2026. (Photo by Olivier Touron / AFP via Getty Images)

‘Want to Cheat’: Noem Rips ‘Conspiracy Theories’ Against SAVE America Act

‘War Was Visited Upon These People’: Play About Oct. 7 Comes to DC

Education Commentary

Security personnel stands guard outside a mosque.

Are Americans Being Radicalized Online and Converting to Islam?

International Analysis

Protests in Iran are threatening the survival of the regime, and President Trump can take credit.

Why Is the Iran Regime on the Verge of Collapse?

Trump Envoy Announces Next Phase of Gaza Peace Plan

PoliticsCommentary

Meet the People Fueling Chaos in Minneapolis, New York, and Beyond

SocietyCommentary

OH BABY! Couples Could Make Big Money on Trump Accounts

International News

What Comes Next for Venezuela? State Department Official Explains

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ICE Operations: What Americans Actually Want

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Glib Barista AOC’s Ignorance Front and Center at Munich Security Conference

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The New Democratic Socialist Party Is a ‘Graveyard of Bad Ideas’

International Commentary

Victor Davis Hanson: Rubio Tells Europe What It Needs to Hear

Education Commentary

Jack Fowler and Jennifer Kabbanny in a split-screen shot.

EXPOSED: Taxpayers Paying for Democrat Activists’ Grad School Tuition

Americans Don’t Care About Pork Spending?

Rory Cooper | February 10, 2009

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Senator Schumer (D-NY) believes that Americans are happy to have Members of Congress add a billion here, and a billion there into spending bills, without oversight or necessity. American taxpayers might disagree.

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