PBS News Hour anchor William Brangham and MS NOW host Jonathan Capehart tried on Friday to cast doubt on President Trump’s proclamations of military success. However, to do that, they had to employ a definition of success that would be impossible for any war to achieve. Making matters worse, The…
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California condor with chick. By Joseph Brandt, Pacific Southwest Region U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Sacramento, USA – 30-day old California condor chickUploaded by Snowmanradio, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12103648 Wild California condors have laid an egg in Northern California for the first time in more than a 100 years. “After decades…
A statue of John Hancock, an American Founding Father, stands in Quincy, Mass., on Nov. 15, 2025. Learner Liu/The Epoch TimesCommentaryWe are fast approaching the 250th anniversary of America’s Declaration of Independence, written in 1776 to express a clean break from the oppressive rule of England over the affairs of…
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres said he is cooperating with President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace,” though he called the initiative a “personal project” of the president with a limited role to play in global affairs.In an interview with Politico, Guterres, whose term as secretary general expires at the…
U.S. Air Force military personnel work on AGM-158 joint air-to-surface standoff cruise missiles, near a U.S. Air Force B-1 Lancer bomber jet on the tarmac after it landed at RAF Fairford in south-west England on March 13, 2026. Fairford is one of two bases, along with the Diego Garcia facility…
By Emel Akan|March 21, 2026Updated:March 21, 2026Selena Lambert Ortega, a 24-year-old from Santiago de Cuba, invited her fellow citizens to choose who they believed should be Cuba’s next president, in a Facebook poll posted on Jan. 12. Within hours, the post went viral.Respondents overwhelmingly favored U.S. Secretary of State Marco…
New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof is a case study in liberal media hypocrisy regarding intervention in the Middle East. His opinions on the Iraq War (led by Republican president George W. Bush) were hateful, but when Democratic president Barack Obama invaded Libya (also without congressional approval), a newly war-mongering…
There is little good to be said about war, even when the fight is one of good vs. evil. Lives lost, property, cities, and infrastructures destroyed, and billions of dollars spent are among the tragic outcomes of war. Even when freedom and democracy ultimately triumph over tyranny and oppression, the…
Recently, I was asked by an acquaintance if I had noticed any changes on the social media platform X (née Twitter) since its purchase by Elon Musk. I had not much mused on the matter; however, I figured the exercise could not hurt and might even prove beneficial. Long ago,…
There was a time when downloading a game felt routine. Click, install, and play, with no second thought. That era is over. The recent discovery that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating malware embedded in games on Steam should snap people out of complacency. This isn’t some obscure corner of…
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and Presidency. This thread will refresh daily and appear above the…
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation,…
By Joseph Mattera, Op-ed Contributor Saturday, March 21, 2026iStock/fcscafeineTime is one of the most mysterious and sacred gifts God has given the human race. Scripture teaches that in God we live, move, and have our being. He stands outside of time, governs time, enters time, and redeems time. Yet most…
By David Zuccolotto, Op-ed Contributor Saturday, March 21, 2026Unsplash/Ben SweetI’ve lost track of how many times someone in a counseling session has sat across from me and said, “I think this is just my personality.”Sometimes they say it with relief. More often, with resignation.They’ve taken the test — maybe several.…
By Miguel Bustillos, Op-ed contributor Saturday, March 21, 2026Unsplash/Marek PiwnickiOne of the most serious issues in deliverance ministry today is the failure to recognize the psychological challenges that can exist alongside deliverance and exorcism. Because humanity’s fall brought sickness and suffering into the world, ministers must remember a basic but…
Hawaii State Representative Elle Cochran announced Monday that she is leaving the Democratic Party and joining the Republicans, telling Newsweek that her own caucus treated her like an outcast the moment she stopped being a rubber stamp.Cochran’s switch brings the Hawaii House Republican Caucus to 10 members in the 51-seat…
(Left) Louisville Police Det. Joshua Jaynes. (Right) Sgt. Kyle Meany of the Louisville Metro Police Department testifies in Louisville, Ky., on Feb. 23, 2022. Louisville Police via AP; Timothy D. Easley/Pool via AP PhotoThe Department of Justice (DOJ) is looking to permanently dismiss the cases against two former Louisville police…
By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Saturday, March 21, 2026Actor Chuck Norris speaks with the media during a press conference prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on Nov. 6, 2016, in Fort Worth, Texas. | Jerry Markland/Getty ImagesHe was the subject of…
A federal judge on Monday permanently barred several Arkansas school districts from displaying the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms, striking down the state’s law as a violation of the Establishment Clause. U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks ruled that Act 573 also violates the free exercise rights of the plaintiffs…
By Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter Saturday, March 21, 2026Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participates in a joint news conference with President Donald Trump at the White House on Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington, D.C. | Alex Wong/Getty ImagesIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prompted intense backlash and debate for quoting…
The Department of Justice has subpoenaed former FBI Director James Comey over his involvement in the 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment on Russian election interference. The subpoena, served last week from the Southern District of Florida, is connected to an ongoing investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan, according to a…
A U.S. F-35 fighter jet made an emergency landing at a regional American airbase in the Middle East on Thursday after flying a combat mission over Iran, the U.S. military confirmed. The pilot landed safely and is in stable condition, according to U.S. Navy Capt. Tim Hawkins, a spokesperson for…
The Justice Department filed a case Wednesday to revoke the U.S. citizenship of Emmanuel Oluwatosin Kazeem, a Nigerian national convicted of stealing the identities of more than 260,000 Americans and filing thousands of fraudulent tax returns. The move comes after President Biden commuted Kazeem’s 15-year prison sentence in December of…
The Iranian regime executed three people on Thursday, hanging them in public. Among them was Saleh Mohammadi, a 19-year-old wrestling champion and one of Iran’s fast-rising wrestling stars. His crime, according to Tehran, was waging war against God.Mohammadi, a native of Qom, was arrested during January’s popular uprising. Mehdi Ghasemi…
Conservative content creator Nick Shirley ripped into California Gov. Gavin Newsom during a Fox News interview, calling him an “enemy to the people of California” and accusing the governor of protecting fraudsters rather than the taxpayers footing the bill.According to the Post, the clash follows Shirley’s recent online exposé, a…
Nampa Mayor Rick Hogaboam collapsed during a town hall meeting Wednesday evening and died at the scene. He was 47 years old.The Ada County coroner confirmed Thursday that Hogaboam’s death was caused by a cardiac tamponade, a condition in which fluid or blood accumulates around the heart and prevents it…
Brian Sloan, the security guard assigned to Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, resigned last week as an internal inspector general investigation digs into allegations of an “inappropriate” relationship between the two. His departure marks the fourth staffer to exit or be sidelined from the secretary’s inner circle in recent weeks, a…
Seventy House Republicans signed a joint letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent demanding that illegal Chinese-made e-cigarettes become a central priority in ongoing trade negotiations with Beijing. Rep. Mike Carey of Ohio led the effort, arguing that any new deal with China must include…
Donald Trump won the presidency by promising to drain the swamp, restore American greatness, and put working families first. Trump meant it. Voters believed it. So why are some Republicans in Washington determined to prove them wrong? Look no further than the so-called Railway Safety Act.After the February 2023 East…
The State of New Jersey released images of the warehouse that the Trump administration wants to transform into a mass detention facility in Roxbury on March 20, 2026. State of New JerseyThe State of New Jersey and Roxbury Township filed a lawsuit on March 20 to block the Trump administration…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 19, 2026. Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesStocks declined for a fourth consecutive week as rising oil prices and higher Treasury yields weighed on investor sentiment and reduced appetite for risky assets.The downturn came as continued disruptions to Middle East…
Map of the evacuation zone in response to the risk of a dam failure amid torrential rains on Oahu, Hawaii, on March 20, 2026. Screenshot/Hawaii Emergency Management AgencyMore than 5,500 people on Hawaii’s most populous island have been ordered to evacuate on March 20 as weather conditions continue to worsen…
While the US has the First Amendment, Australia offers only small ‘exemptions’ rather than strong rights By Christian Daily InternationalFriday, March 20, 2026Australian flag waving at Saint Andrew’s Cathedral in Sydney, Australia. | urbazon/iStockAn advocacy group defending Judeo-Christian values in Australia has launched a database to track infringements of Christians’…
A California-born U.S. citizen whose mother is a Mexican national and is reportedly part of a drug and money laundering cartel herself, has now taken the helm of Mexico’s most dangerous cartel as the Supreme Court is set to consider a Trump administration challenge to the very citizenship tradition that…
(The Center Square) – The Colorado House voted on a flurry of bills to end the week, approving two major gun regulation bills, a bill on education and another one on car licenses.Legislators voted 34 to 28 Friday in favor of HB26-1126, the Requirements for Firearms Dealers bill. The bill…
(The Center Square) — The Republican majority in the Arizona Legislature is working on a bill to end Cesar Chavez Day following allegations of sexual abuse and rape by the late United Farm Workers cofounder.Sen. Shawnna Bolick, R-Deer Valley, has proposed a strike-everything amendment to House Bill 2072. Such an…
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a set of four bills dubbed the red tape reset on Friday that would have cut down on the 165,000 restrictions currently in state law.The set of bills includes regulatory sunsetting, regulatory budgeting, a one rule per scope statement and a proposal challenging the validity…
Iran’s public hanging this week of teenage wrestler Saleh Mohammadi has international observers warning that the country’s leaders are making drastically clear any attempt by Iranians to overthrow them amid the U.S.-Israeli air strikes will have deadly consequences – as did a recent uprising. Mohammadi was among three men hanged Thursday…
There’s an important follow-up to the IRS whistleblowers who exposed political interference in the Hunter Biden tax probe. Once facing retaliation for their disclosures, they’ve managed to turn the tables in a big way, vindicated with legal settlements and even promotions.The drama began in 2018 when Joseph Ziegler, an IRS…
(The Center Square) – If Pennsylvania decides to legalize recreational marijuana, which government agency should run the show?Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposed budget for 2026-27 anticipates lawmakers will legalize it and $729 million in new revenue will be generated next fiscal year. But his last budget contained a similar proposal that…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday the United States has temporarily lifted sanctions on Iranian oil that is currently stranded in the ocean, which is expected to bring millions of barrels of oil to global markets. The Trump administration imposed wide-reaching sanctions on Iranian oil as part of a maximum pressure…
Philanthropist and fundraiser George Pond is expanding President Donald Trump’s 2025 National Day of Prayer Proclamation, encouraging intentional and frequent prayer for the nation through a new effort called the 7:14 Initiative. “We’ve been doing this since May 2024. We’ve been praying every day. We haven’t stopped. May 2 will be…
The icons of mobile apps are seen on the screen of a smart phone in New Delhi, India, on May 26, 2021. Sajjad Hussain/AFP via Getty ImagesU.S. intelligence officials warned the public March 20 about a Russia-linked cyber campaign targeting users of popular encrypted messaging apps, such as Signal, to…
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson at a press conference hosted by Illinois Governor J.B. Priztker / Screenshot: MSNBC The city of Chicago is facing a serious financial crisis, and while their budget problems are not a secret, at least one financial expert is trying to sound the alarm. The city is…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 5, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesThe United States has issued a 30-day sanctions waiver to allow the sale of Iranian crude oil and petroleum products that are currently…
Screencap of Twitter/X video. California Democrats have revealed their thoughts and feelings about another Kamala Harris run for president. They are basically saying thanks, but no thanks. Harris has hinted repeatedly that she is open to the idea of running again, as if Democrat voters might rise up and demand…
Elon Musk, chief executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France, on June 16, 2023. Gonzalo Fuentes/ReutersA federal jury on March 20 found tech…
The Trump administration temporarily lifted sanctions on Iranian oil Friday, allowing buyers to purchase shipments already at sea in a bid to ease soaring global energy prices. The U.S. Treasury authorized a temporary exemption from sanctions on Iranian oil, allowing purchases of shipments already loaded onto ships by 12:01 a.m.…
Screencap of Twitter/X video. Former CNN employee Jim Acosta is deeply worried that ‘partisan hacks’ are taking over the news business. You couldn’t make this up. Acosta offered his comments at a hearing set up by California Senator Adam Schiff, which just makes this story even more perfect. Acosta is…
Dr. Brian Thornburg, a board-certified pediatrician trained in both osteopathic and conventional medicine, has built a practice that diverges sharply from mainstream pediatrics. He’s known among a growing following of parents for questioning standard vaccine practices, advocating for informed consent and operating one of the country’s earliest concierge pediatric practices.…