The hefty political clout that comes with a previous high office is showing its worth once again in North Carolina, where former two-term Democratic governor Roy Cooper is building a mighty money machine against his Republican opponent, Michael Whatley, in a crucial US Senate race. But GOP state representatives are…
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Editor’s note: Big Tent Ideas always aims to provide balanced perspectives on the hottest issues of the day. Below is a column from Paul Cella, where he argues that the Executive Branch has the legitimate war-making authority. You can find a counterpoint here, where Brandan Buck argues otherwise. While always a…
A Royal Air Force cadet was reportedly suspended from his training programme after proclaiming that Islam represented the greatest security threat to the United Kingdom. During a question-and-answer session in which around 50 cadets were quizzed by superiors on the dangers facing British society, an RAF trainee responded that he…
A city or a society can’t be run based on accusations of racism. But here we are. Everything is racist and therefore no bad behavior can ever be dealt with. Just the boojum of ‘white privilege’ which is always everywhere and, like all imaginary things, nowhere. Welcome to Seattle, where…
Editor’s note: Big Tent Ideas always aims to provide balancing perspectives on the hottest issues of the day. Below is a column from Brandan Buck, where he argues that Congress must reclaim its oversight powers over the president when it comes to warmaking authority. You can find a counterpoint here,…
Following the moon landing, there was widespread belief that mankind would soon be going to Mars. The conquest of space had begun. In fact, just two weeks after the Apollo 11 mission returned from the moon, rocket pioneer Wernher von Braun, whose Saturn V rocket had taken humans to the…
CPAC 2026 came and went, and most of the conservative grassroots hardly noticed it. President Trump, VP Vance, and the rest of the MAGA Cabinet didn’t bother attending either. It’s not just that they were busy with other things: Iran, economic development, border security. If anything, Trump would have had…
An advertisement for Beyond the Return: a Ghanaian government initiative inspiring tourism and investment in Ghana and encouraging the return of the African diaspora. At White Papers, our core premise is that Western nations deserve to protect their sovereignty, their political institutions, and their founding demography and to build a…
In less than two weeks, by law, a ballot must be in the mail and on its way to every registered voter in California. Some counties mail ballots before the May 4 deadline. This means that within days, voters in California will begin returning completed ballots, locking in their choice for…
Editor’s note: Big Tent Ideas always aims to provide balancing perspectives on the hottest issues of the day. Below is a column from Paul Cella, where he argues that the Executive Branch has the legitimate warmaking authority. You can find a counterpoint here, where Brandan Buck argues otherwise. While always…
On Monday, CNN host Jake Tapper became the latest dancer in a conga line of Stephen Colbert cheek-smoochers as his CBS late-night “comedy” show winds down. Liberals get together on television sets to pose as today’s equivalent of the Founding Fathers. In this case, Tapper displayed a pocket square with…
Now this is how you hammer down a beer! Considering how the Buffalo Sabres hadn’t made the playoffs since 2011 heading into the 2025-26 season, we all knew that things would eventually get crazy in the city with the team finally punching a ticket. And that was on full display…
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks during a press conference at Terminal B in LaGuardia Airport in New York City on March 23, 2026. Michael M. Santiago/Getty ImagesU.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on April 21 the department requires $10 billion in additional funding from Congress to overhaul the nation’s air…
In January, BART, the subway and rail system serving San Francisco and its suburbs, reported that crime on its trains fell 41 percent in 2025. The agency installed 715 new fare gates across all 50 stations. Fare gates are the waist-high turnstiles riders must pass through to enter the system.…
Polling by the Marquette Law School found that even among Republicans, support for the president’s handling of the economy and the Iran war is waning.(CN) — As President Donald Trump extends the ceasefire in the war with Iran and uncertainty over peace talks continues, a survey finds that the majority…
SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn Falcon 9 rocket sits on Launch Complex 39A of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., as it prepares for another attempt to liftoff on Sept. 9, 2024. Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesSpaceX announced Tuesday it has an agreement in place that gives it the right to acquire…
A fuel tanker passes the Mobil fuel distribution centre in the Melbourne suburb of Yarraville in Australia on March 12, 2026. William West/AFP via Getty ImagesAustralian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Energy Minister Chris Bowen say they’ve locked in another 200 million litres of diesel from Asian suppliers.The move comes…
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 John G. West, Op-ed contributor Wednesday, April 22, 2026The US Declaration of Independence is on display at Sotheby’s in New York on June 25, 2024. The document is expected to fetch between $2.5 million to $5 million. | AFP via Getty Images/Angela WeissJust in time for America’s 250th birthday,…
By Teasi Cannon, Op-ed contributor Wednesday, April 22, 2026Getty Images Would you board a cruise ship if you knew the captain and crew were hired not for their training and qualifications, but for their contagious love for the sea?I wouldn’t. No matter how good the food and entertainment were said…
After the 2020 election, many senior Intelligence Community officials insisted on the historical security of the 2020 election and downplayed concerns about vulnerabilities.The emerging evidence suggests that, rather than the 2020 elections being the “most secure in American history,” intelligence analysts had serious concerns about the vulnerability of American election…
Since he left the National Security Agency and the National Security Council, Gavin Wilde has hit the podcast circuit and penned articles suggesting Donald Trump parroted Russian propaganda while reportedly lamenting “MAGA conspiracy theories.”Just the News has confirmed that Wilde is the unnamed “Witness 2“ identified in the Ukraine impeachment…
As Americans endure crippling home prices that have increased 60 to 70% in the last 20 years, one of the direst consequences for communities is that the men and women who serve as law enforcement and firefighters cannot live in the very towns they protect and serve. “For somebody working in…
As he gears up for bruising midterm elections, President Trump is baffling supporters by bringing back a member of his original public health apparatus, whose nine-month COVID-19 vaccine development initiative paved the way for the Biden administration’s heavy-handed COVID mandates and jawboning of Big Tech to clamp down on true claims.Former Deputy…
The time for lifting restraining orders would be extended to 25 years in California if a new bill passes in the Golden State this year.Senate Bill 1395, nicknamed “Kayleigh’s Law,” would increase the length of time for a restraining order from 10 years to 25 years, according to the bill…
The former president of Ohio State University “misused his position” to help a woman with whom he had a close personal relationship, according to an investigation by the university released Tuesday.Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. resigned last month as president of Ohio State after admitting to an “inappropriate” relationship with the…
Medical group Do No Harm sent a letter Monday to the Federal Trade Commission urging an investigation into the American Psychological Association, accusing APA of holding two contradictory stances on gender-affirming care for minors, which could prove to be misleading.Chief Medical Officer of Do No Harm Dr. Kurt Miceli told…
A propane explosion tore through a family home in Lamar Township, Pennsylvania, on Sunday morning, killing a 34-year-old mother and all six of her children. The father, David F. Stolzfus, survived only because he was not home when the blast struck around 8:30 a.m.State police said the blaze is believed…
A pair of radical activist groups, one that openly calls itself a communist training ground, the other that dismissed the October 7 massacre as “chickens coming home to roost”, have been picketing and petitioning outside New York City Hall to push the City Council toward a vote on a bill…
President Trump on Saturday signed a 10-day extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, keeping the government’s most contested surveillance authority alive through April 30 after House Republicans could not agree on a longer renewal. The signing averted a Monday expiration but settled nothing, and set up…
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from two Massachusetts parents who say a public school secretly encouraged their child’s social gender transition, using a new name and pronouns behind their backs while presenting a different picture in every communication sent home. The denial leaves intact a…
Sen. Cory Booker brought a preacher’s cadence and a candidate’s ambition to the Michigan Democratic Convention, delivering a roughly 25-minute address that urged party faithful to become “foot soldiers” and turn the “Michigan hand” into the “Michigan fist.” The New Jersey Democrat’s performance drew cheers inside the hall, and sharp…
President Trump flatly rejected his own Energy secretary’s timeline on falling gas prices Monday, telling The Hill that Chris Wright was “totally wrong” to suggest Americans might not see sub-$3 fuel until next year.The public contradiction, delivered in a phone interview, exposed a visible split inside the administration over how…
Nancy Sinatra lashed out at President Donald Trump on Sunday after he shared a video of Frank Sinatra performing “My Way” on his Truth Social platform, calling the post “a sacrilege” and lamenting that she has no power to stop it.The public rebuke, delivered on X, is the latest in…
More than $64 million poured into a single Virginia ballot referendum on congressional redistricting, the vast majority of it from national Democratic figures, labor unions, and dark money groups tied to billionaire megadonor George Soros. The money dwarfed opposition spending by more than three to one ahead of Tuesday’s vote,…
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani sat across from NBC’s Kristen Welker on Sunday and did what politicians do when every honest answer carries a cost: he said nothing at all. Asked repeatedly whether Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez should mount a primary challenge against Sen. Chuck Schumer, the new mayor offered…
Federal prosecutors have subpoenaed multiple witnesses to testify before a grand jury in Washington as part of the Justice Department’s investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan, three people familiar with the matter told the Associated Press on Monday. At least three subpoenas went out in recent days, a move…
By John Stonestreet and Andrew Carico, Op-ed contributor Wednesday, April 22, 2026Getty Images/Mark StevensonRecently, Vice President JD Vance admitted that he is “obsessed” with UFOs and extraterrestrial visitors. He then suggested that what are often identified as aliens could be masquerading demons. As Vance puts it, “I think one of…
A sign marks the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Oct. 9, 2025. Brian Snyder/ReutersWASHINGTON—The Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it was investigating a close call at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport between two passenger jets.“The crew of…
PHOENIX (CN) — Opening statements began Tuesday in the first of six bellwether trials that will shape the future of more than 3,000 consolidated lawsuits accusing a global medical technology company of pushing dangerous products that cause septic infections and other life-threatening injuries.Robert Cook of Minnesota was hospitalized for six…
A boy holds a game pad in front of a screen displaying the Roblox logo on Dec. 8, 2025. Ramil Sitdikov/Illustration/ReutersOnline interactive gaming platform Roblox has agreed to settle with West Virginia, Alabama, and Nevada for a combined $35.78 million, committing to strengthen children’s safety through measures such as mandatory…
Six Americans were injured Monday when a gunman opened fire at a popular tourist destination in Mexico, the Teotihuacán pyramids. The gunman was identified by Mexican authorities as Julio César Jasso Ramírez, according to Fox News. The officials said that Ramirez had visited the pyramids several times “in reconnaissance of the…
Screencap of Twitter/X video. Trump’s Fed Chair Nominee Kevin Warsh had to appear before the Senate today and was grilled by Senator Elizabeth Warren. This is what she lives for. She loves nothing more than to grandstand before these people and try to create a viral moment for herself. After…
Two CIA officers were reportedly killed in a serious traffic incident in northern Mexico over the weekend. The crash, which occurred Sunday in Chihuahua state, also killed two Mexican officials and triggered a review ordered by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum into whether the circumstances surrounding the joint cooperation complied with…
Democrats moved one step closer to disenfranchising millions of rural Virginians on Tuesday night — and for that, they have tens of millions of dollars in out-of-state dark money to thank. According to The New York Times, preliminary results show the constitutional amendment that grants the Democrat-run General Assembly the…
Bruce Springsteen in concert at Manchester, England, screen image via Instagram, May 14, 2025. Bruce Springsteen’s anti-Trump tour is not impressing anyone. He is even getting trashed by his own hometown newspaper over the high ticket prices and expensive ‘No Kings’ merchandise for sale in the lobby. Like so many…
Screencap of YouTube video. Last week, the Gateway Pundit ran a story about a new book from conservative analyst Mollie Hemingway, which claims that Supreme Court Justice Kagan exploded on Justice Breyer after the Dobbs decision about overturning Roe v. Wade was leaked. This is a continuation of that story…
Election officials assist voters in casting their ballot in the primary vote at Bruns Avenue Elementary School, Mecklenburg County Precinct 12, in Charlotte, N.C. , on March 3, 2026. Grant Baldwin/Getty ImagesAttorneys general from a dozen states on April 20 asked to intervene in two lawsuits that oppose President Donald…
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