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Does Abdul el Sayed support pornography in school?

Timothy P. Carney · November 2, 2026 11:46 am

Tucker Carlson attends a meeting with President Donald Trump.

Tucker Carlson has lost his mind. No, the US is not going to preemptively nuke Iran

Haley Stevens, speaks alongside Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers after a church service.

Haley Stevens showed that Democrats are the biggest threat to democracy and women

President Donald Trump speaks to the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, at the UN headquarters in New York City.

Ending UNRWA, Human Rights Council should be litmus test for new UN secretary-general

The Cedar Viaduct, designed to take high-speed trains over Cedar and North avenues and State Route 99, is shown in an aerial view, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Fresno, California.

California high-speed rail CEO’s resignation won’t save the project

A vehicle marked with messages on its windows in tribute to Turning Point USA CEO and co-founder Charlie Kirk and carrying an American flag.

Meet the future of the conservative movement

Pedro Rodriguez October 3, 2025 12:12 pm

Protesters against Trump's mass deportation policies wave Mexican flags after setting cars on fire in Los Angeles, California, on June 8, 2025. (Ringo Chiu / AFP via Getty Images)

Study showing increase in left-wing violence omitted numerous acts of left-wing violence

Christopher Tremoglie October 2, 2025 3:58 pm

Emergency service workers at the scene of a stabbing incident at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue, in Crumpsall, Manchester, England.

Manchester attack shows a darkening future for Europe and its Jews

Sean Durns October 2, 2025 3:05 pm

Trump walks with his head down. A Marine can be seen behind him.

US military deployments near Venezuela portend seizure operations

Tom Rogan October 2, 2025 2:52 pm

Welcome to Mississippi state border roadside entrance sign.

There is no denying: Red states are better on education

Zachary Faria October 2, 2025 2:42 pm

A member of the public is helped from the scene of a stabbing incident at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue, in Crumpsall, Manchester, England, Thursday Oct. 2, 2025.

Manchester attack underlines Europe’s antisemitic terrorism challenge

Tom Rogan October 2, 2025 1:58 pm

FILE - Protesters for and against transgender procedures for minors demonstrate outside the Supreme Court on Dec. 4, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Parents urge Trump to probe Las Cruces schools

Pedro Rodriguez October 2, 2025 12:28 pm

A video posted on Donald Trump's Truth Social account depicting Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, of N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, of N.Y., is shown in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Washington. The sombrero and mustache were superimposed on Jeffries.

For whom the bell trolls: Sombrero meme reveals who’s winning shutdown fight

Peter Laffin October 2, 2025 8:03 am

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks at a press conference in Kyiv.

Let Ukraine throw Tomahawks at Russia

Ani Chkhikvadze October 2, 2025 6:00 am

FILE - A canning jar filled with money sits on a shelf in East Derry, N.H., June 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Protecting families means ending shutdowns

Pedro Rodriguez October 1, 2025 4:13 pm

Demonstrators advocating for transgender rights and healthcare stand outside of the Ohio Statehouse on Jan. 24, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. The rights of LGBTQ+ students will be protected by federal law and victims of campus sexual assault will gain new safeguards under rules finalized Friday, April19, 2024, by the Biden administration. Notably absent from Biden’s policy, however, is any mention of transgender athletes. (AP Photo/Patrick Orsagos, File)

Parental rights group files civil rights complaint against Albuquerque schools

Pedro Rodriguez October 1, 2025 1:55 pm

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger.

Virginia Democrats are protecting a transgender sex offender

Zachary Faria October 1, 2025 1:49 pm