The Line in the Sand Hegseth Defends the Historic Push Against Tehran
By News Desk May 12, 2026 The marble halls of Capitol Hill felt more like a bunker today as Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan…
Trump wants to suspend the gas tax. First he has to survive the Iran ceasefire.
Breaking — Economy & Foreign Policy At $4.50 a gallon and a Middle East deal described as “on life support,” the President is juggling kitchen-table economics and nuclear diplomacy at…
Trump Live Update: Calls Iran’s Peace Response “Totally Unacceptable” as Hormuz Tensions Continue
President Donald Trump delivered a strong message on the ongoing situation with Iran, rejecting Tehran’s latest response to the U.S. peace proposal as “totally unacceptable.” In his latest comments, Trump…
17 Americans from the hantavirus cruise ship are back on US soil.
Breaking Health They flew home on a government charter, landed in Florida, and now two of them are already headed to Nebraska in biocontainment units. Officials say don’t panic —…
17 Americans Are Being Rushed Off a Cruise Ship. Three People Are Already Dead.
A rare hantavirus outbreak has turned a luxury voyage into a public health emergency — and officials are racing to contain it before it spreads further. 3 Deaths confirmed by…
Virginia Democrats tried to flip a 6-5 map into a 10-1 sweep. The state Supreme Court just said no and the ruling has national consequences.
Courts US Politics Virginia · 2026 Midterms The court’s decision was about process, not politics. But the political fallout — and the fiery rhetoric it has already sparked — is…
A Frontier jet was taking off for LA when it struck a person on the runway. 231 people made it out alive. Questions are just beginning.
Breaking Aviation Denver · Developing Flight 4345 was accelerating down Runway 17L at Denver International just after 11pm when the unthinkable happened. The bigger mystery is how someone got there…
More Than Just Tradition The 75th National Day of Prayer Hits a New Milestone
There is something undeniably stirring about seeing the U.S. Capitol—a place usually defined by fierce partisan battles—filled with the sound of collective prayer. This morning marked the 75th anniversary of…
The Ultimate Showdown Why Trump is Swapping Policy for Punches This June 14th
News Desk May 7 2026 In a move that has the mainstream media reaching for their smelling salts, President Trump just turned the Oval Office into a weigh-in room. Standing…
Sit-Ups Sprints and Nationals Mascots The Presidential Fitness Test is Back
If you have memories (fond or otherwise) of the “shuttle run,” the “v-sit reach,” or trying to squeeze out one last pull-up while your PE teacher hovered with a clipboard,…
The 48-Hour Fumble? Patel Slams Local Sheriff Over Sidelined FBI
In the world of missing persons, there is a golden rule: the first 48 hours are everything. But according to FBI Director Kash Patel, those hours weren’t spent in a…
Hormuz on Edge US Smoke Checks Iranian Forces as Project Freedom Turns Kinetic
The “peaceful” escort mission in the Strait of Hormuz just got a lot louder. While the White House has been framing Project Freedom as a temporary, defensive maneuver to keep…
Trumps Economic Hard Way Why the Private Sector is Winning Again
President Donald Trump isn’t just touting record-breaking employment numbers; he’s taking a victory lap on how those jobs were created. In a recent address, the President laid out a vision…
The top US commander in the Middle East flew over the Strait of Hormuz in an Apache. Then Project Freedom launched.
MILITARY & DEFENSE · PROJECT FREEDOM There’s a reason military commanders do this kind of thing. When Admiral Brad Cooper climbed into an Apache helicopter and flew over the Strait…
Shocking Brooklyn Surveillance Video Shows Deadly Struggle Over Money on City Street
It’s the kind of raw, gut-wrenching video that makes you pause and wonder what’s happening to our cities. On April 27, surveillance cameras captured a violent confrontation in Brooklyn that…
Broke and Out Janet Mills Folds Her Senate Bid as the Trump Effect Lingers
It looks like the “See you in court” bravado wasn’t enough to pay the campaign bills. Maine Governor Janet Mills, once considered the Democratic establishment’s “gold star” recruit to unseat…
The Squeeze is On Tehran’s State of Collapse and the Mirage of a New Deal
For years, the world has watched the geopolitical chess match between Washington and Tehran. But this week, the game shifted from quiet maneuvering to a loud, grinding halt for the…
The Big Blink Why Iran is Desperate to Open the Strait (And Why Trump is Saying No)
It’s been three weeks since the U.S. Navy pulled a “steel curtain” across Iranian ports, and the cracks in Tehran are starting to show. In a move that reeks of…
They Were Manufacturing Racism to Stay in Business Ex-Prosecutor Unloads on SPLC
BREAKING DOJ & ACCOUNTABILITY ·APRIL 26, 2026 Republican Column Staff A former federal prosecutor and ex-acting ICE director says the SPLC indictment isn’t just a legal case — it’s the…
Hegseth Declares the Era of the Global Blockade
The days of Tehran playing cat-and-mouse with global energy supplies are over. In a powerhouse briefing at the Pentagon on Friday, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth made it crystal clear:…