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Since she began serving on her local school board in Arizona in January, Heather Rooks has made it a practice to begin her meeting comments… Read More
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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was at the southern border late Thursday night and into Friday and encountered a situation he calls “horrifying.” While on… Read More
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If elected president, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he has a plan to combat the threat the Chinese Communist Party poses to the U.S. and American democracy,… Read More
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Customs and Border Protection encountered a record number of Russian and Chinese foreign nationals along America’s borders and at ports of entry in fiscal year… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
Snowboarding coach David Bloch was fired after acknowledging biological differences exist between men and women. Bloch worked as a coach at Woodstock Union High School… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Frustration over how “hardcore conservatives” view women drove Rebekah Merkle to begin researching the topic of feminism. Feminists and “the hardcore right,” Merkle says, “both… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Texas officials express serious concerns over who’s crossing America’s border with Mexico, especially in light of the war between Hamas and Israel. “This is absolutely… Read More
SecurityNews
The Biden administration has released into the country nearly all the inadmissible aliens who scheduled appointments through its CBP One mobile application so far this year,… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
West Virginia is feeling the worst effects of illicit fentanyl flowing across America’s southern border, according to state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey. Fentanyl is “ravaging… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
“Average” is not the adjective that comes to mind when talking about an American who took a religious freedom case all the way to the… Read More
SecurityNews
For the first time ever, U.S. border agents encountered over 3.2 million illegal aliens on America’s borders in a single fiscal year, a number that… Read More
International Analysis
“Israel is a country who cherishes life,” Yael Eckstein says, “and our enemies know that.” Those enemies use that fact as a tool against Israel,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Major businesses are moving away from requiring college degrees for an increasing number of positions. Instead, they’re focusing on applicants’ skills, experience, passions, and even… Read More
SecurityNews
Illegal aliens on America’s terrorist watchlist are crossing America’s southern border, including at least two from Iran so far this month, authorities say. Since… Read More
International Analysis
For some in Israel, daily life is continuing, now set by a backdrop of war. “Rocket alert sirens will go off, and they’ll say, ‘Hold… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Ellen Troxclair says she never intended to run for public office. She was busy growing her small real estate business in Texas, but grew frustrated… Read More
International Analysis
The attack Hamas launched on Israel Saturday was “a genocidal savage rampage by uncontrollable militants who were simply trying to destroy Jews,” says Victoria Coates,… Read More
SecurityNews
The U.S. Border Patrol has encountered 72,823 “special interest aliens” on America’s borders over the past two years—many from the Middle East—according to an exclusive… Read More
SecurityNews
The number of illegal aliens who have entered the interior of the U.S. under the Biden administration now is greater than the population of at… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
Erin Boggs was 16 in 1992 when she learned she was pregnant. “I was scared, definitely kind of alone,” Boggs says. “So, I knew the… Read More
SecurityNews
The Biden administration is using the authority of a 1996 statute to build a section of border wall in South Texas less than a year… Read More
SecurityNews
The Biden administration is defending its plan to construct 17 miles of border wall in South Texas. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced in… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The crime map for Oakland, California, provides a telling glimpse into the reality that locals there live with on a daily basis. The colored dots… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
The removal of Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House of Representatives on Tuesday was historic, but now it’s time to talk about the… Read More
PoliticsNews
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted from his position Tuesday afternoon. Eight Republicans and all Democrats present voted to remove McCarthy. “The office of speaker… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
Congress has averted a government shutdown—for now. The continuing resolution passed Saturday keeps government agencies funded at current levels until Nov. 17. The bill passed… Read More
SecurityNews
Elon Musk toured the U.S. southern border in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Thursday as illegal aliens continue to stream across the border. Musk, the… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The crisis at the U.S. southern border is now being closely linked to Congress passing annual spending bills. Congress has until Saturday to pass the… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
Seven GOP candidates took to the debate stage Wednesday night at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, for the second Republican presidential… Read More
PoliticsNews
Seven Republican presidential candidates on Wednesday night took the stage for their second debate, this time at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley,… Read More
