U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington on April 15, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty ImagesThe U.S. Treasury Department on April 28 imposed sanctions on 35 individuals and entities accused of running Iran’s secret shadow banking…
Radical leftist Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) is hailed by her allies as a refugee from Somalia. So does she know her American history? When she made a comical gaffe, reading from her notes about “World War II” and calling it “World War Eleven,” a Newsweek writer felt the urgent need…
Hey y’all, welcome back to Unfit to Print. Today we’re covering the UAE’s exit from OPEC, taxpayers funding anti-ICE protests, and a foiled foreign takeover of an iconic whiskey brand.TRUMP DRILLS BEIJING The United Arab Emirates announced Tuesday that it is leaving OPEC and OPEC+, dealing a major blow to…
A longtime top adviser to former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases head Dr. Anthony Fauci is now facing federal charges brought against him by the Department of Justice, with prosecutors accusing the leading official of using secret private email accounts during the pandemic in an attempt keep key…
CNN’s NewsNight with Abby Phillip, known around these parts as the Thunderdome, found a way to make itself even more grating and offputting to its viewers. The show is now closing by compelling panelists to engage in ritual self-humiliation via public reading of mean tweets solicited from the audience. But…
President Donald Trump will attempt to “rig” the upcoming midterm elections in the United States, former French ambassador to America Gérard Araud has claimed. Araud, a longtime diplomat who previously served as French ambassador to Israel, the representative of Paris at the United Nations, and, finally, as ambassador to the…
On Tuesday, President Trump joked about his old age during an event with King Charles, which greatly upset ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel because, according to him, that is the same he did on Thursday that led the Trumps to call for his firing on Monday. Of course, they were not the…
The price you pay for a product may depend not just on demand, but on what companies know about you.Surveillance pricing is a growing practice nationwide, where businesses use individualized prices to maximize profits, based on calculations about what the consumer is willing to pay. We had a problem loading this…
A U.S. Marine intelligence specialist activates a small unmanned aerial system during a simulated assault and seizure at Glen Airfield, Australia, on July 5, 2025. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Victor GurrolaU.S. forces stand to receive a massive boost in their drone warfare capabilities if Congress approves President Donald Trump’s military…
An app for Kalshi is shown in Chicago, on Feb. 25, 2026. Scott Olson/Getty ImagesA betting industry that has grown exponentially over the past two years is facing increasing scrutiny over a series of alleged insider trading scandals that have rocked congressional races and recently led to the arrest of…
The First Amendment protects unpopular, offensive, and hateful speech. Todd Blanche, Trump’s acting AG after he fired Pam Bondi, criticized millions of people on X and other social media for daring to take the president to task for his many breaches of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. During…
‘George Washington cited this verse in whole or in part more than 40 times’America needs the Bible more than ever. Thankfully, at the Museum of the Bible last week, they had various leaders read through the whole book. Even the president participated. Two months before it happened, I wrote about it, calling…
“Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freedom of speech.”—Benjamin FranklinEverything this nation once stood for is being turned on its head. We are being asked—no, told—to believe that the greatest threat to America today is not government overreach, endless war, corruption, surveillance, or…
Last weekend, my Institute for Peace and Prosperity hosted another conference here on the Texas Gulf Coast. Not only did we have a full house attending the conference – which is in a way the most important thing – but in this era of profound disappointment and disillusionment, we struck…
The creative force behind one of the most recognizable heroes of 1980s pop culture has died, closing the chapter on a career that helped define a generation of toys and animation. Roger Sweet, widely credited with developing the character He-Man, died Tuesday morning at the age of 91, according to…
Even if the most dire climate scenarios are accurate, and humanity must transition away from fossil fuel, it can’t happen overnight. The rational approach is to first develop alternative sources of energy without precipitously destroying the industries that reliably produce oil and natural gas. Once alternatives are available at a…
Some books arrive carrying the wrong label, and The Technological Republic is emphatically one of them. Critics have been quick to reach for the term “technofascism,” conjuring images of a surveillance state run by defense contractors, Silicon Valley conscripted into the machinery of empire. This is a lazy and fundamentally…
On April 21, the DOJ flipped on the light in the SPLC’s kitchen and spotted a scurrying cockroach called “wire fraud and money laundering.” It is hard to say how I learned this news—I think my husband Peter was the first person to tell me—because I got a large number…
The assassination of Charlie Kirk on September 10, 2025, was never a random act of madness. It was the inevitable result of years of systematic demonization, dehumanization, and deliberate incitement by the political Left and its media allies. They didn’t merely oppose Kirk’s ideas. They cast him, and conservatives more…
Ever since allegations of widespread and rampant fraud in Minnesota made the headlines, a great many people – well, on the political right, at least – have been wondering what would be done about it and when. On the morning of April 28, those questions were answered.Twenty-two Minnesota businesses, most…
The immigration battle between the Trump administration and activist judges will once again be brought before the nation’s highest court today (April 29). The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Trump v. Miot and Mullin v. Doe, consolidated cases challenging the administration’s efforts to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS)…
Well, that was a shocker. Out of nowhere, the United Arab Emirates surprised global energy markets and the geopolitical world by announcing it would leave OPEC, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, and its broader alliance, OPEC+, on May 1. While the news came at an inopportune time for…
It looks like the great state of Tennessee is catching up with its neighbors.
Elon Musk arrives at the U.S. District Court in Oakland, Calif., on April 28, 2026. Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP PhotoLOS ANGELES—Tesla CEO Elon Musk took the stand Tuesday as the first witness in a high-stakes federal civil jury trial in Oakland, California, accusing OpenAI CEO Sam Altman of defrauding him and…
A new creative chapter is unfolding for Goldie Hawn, but the actress says one constant in her life continues to bring her lasting fulfillment: her decades-long relationship with Kurt Russell. According to Fox News, as she prepares to release her first children’s book, “The After-School Kindness Crew: Pooch on the…
More than 20 locations in Minneapolis were raided Tuesday as federal authorities crack down on alleged fraud linked to Somali-owned businesses in the Democrat-run state.The targets included childcare facilities that were registered with the state but allegedly billing for care they did not provide, Fox News reported Tuesday. Video footage…
The third dreadful assassination attempt against President Trump was an opportunity to assess where we stand on the question of political violence. In this decade, the media has demonstrated a profound double standard. The horrible riot at the Capitol on January 6, 2021 was a four-year obsession for the liberal…
In a manifesto reportedly sent to family members moments before he attempted to storm past security at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner Saturday evening (April 25), Cole Tomas Allen wrote, “Thank you to my family, both personal and church, for your love over these last 31 years.”Though Allen, who…
A viral mural showing the Islamic Republic’s new ayatollah among dead Iranian leaders has deepened speculation he was killed or gravely wounded in the 28 February strikes on Tehran.A mural depicting Mojtaba Khamenei alongside dead Iranian commanders and officials has gone viral in Iran, fueling speculation that the country’s new…
A major shift in lifestyle has taken Jonah Hill far from the spotlight that once defined his career, as the actor revealed he quietly relocated years ago in search of a different pace of life. According to Fox News, while speaking during a live taping of the SmartLess podcast, Hill…
King Charles III stood before a joint meeting of Congress on Tuesday and gave a speech about everything America inherited from Britain. He named the inheritance by name. The British Enlightenment. English common law. Magna Carta. The 1689 Declaration of Rights that, as he put it, gave us “many of…
A federal case out of Illinois has drawn attention after a woman admitted to paying for and distributing disturbing online content involving animals. According to Fox News, Amanda Leigh Fourez pleaded guilty earlier this month to charges tied to the creation and distribution of so-called “animal crush videos.” Officials said…
Recently, New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel temporarily stepped away from his role with the team. Saturday, Vrabel attended counseling, and it was a distance away from Foxborough. He ended up being seen in an airport, and an unidentified photographer took advantage of the opportunity to confront him regarding…
A conference committee vote Tuesday advanced a measure that would let nieces and nephews inherit Hawaiian home leases, keeping ancestral land within extended families.HONOLULU (CN) — Hawaii lawmakers moved a step closer Tuesday to expanding who can inherit Native Hawaiian homestead leases, approving a compromise version of legislation that supporters…
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 Cory Brock, Op-ed contributor Wednesday, April 29, 2026Getty Images The question is evocative. That’s by design.The way this question gets asked matters. Words like “need” and “kill” carry emotional freight. In popular usage, “kill” evokes a sense of arbitrariness, motivated by anger, revenge, or irrational emotion. We must understand…
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner walks toward the West Wing following a TV interview at the White House on Feb. 19, 2025. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP PhotoThe Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) rescinded a policy from the last administration that threatened…
By Patricia Johnson, Op-ed contributor Wednesday, April 29, 2026iStock/:adamkaz The New York Times recently published another masterclass in Marxist division. In his April 21 opinion piece, Yale professor Samuel Moyn argues that while ageism exists, America’s real problem is “gerontocracy.” Older Americans are supposedly “hoarding” wealth, power, housing and opportunity…
Punch lines of dead people voting in North Carolina met a measure of demise, with the State Board of Elections saying it had removed 34,000 registrations for which the individual had died.Using the federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements database, known also as SAVE, the board submitted nearly 7.4 million…
Plans to redraw Florida’s congressional districts, which could give Republicans a gain of four seats as the midterm elections approach, has been approved by a committee in the House of Representatives.The Legislature, called into a special session by second-term Republican Gov. Ron Desantis, could approve the redistricting plan on Wednesday.…
(The Center Square) – Federal prosecutors plan to dig into past comments made by the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday and possibly add additional charges.Cole Tomas Allen, a resident of Torrance, California, will face a detention hearing…
The U.S. House Rules committee, in a 9-4 vote, advanced the farm bill, FISA extension and Senate-passed budget resolution to the House floor for a vote.The committee met in a marathon two-day session to consider amendments to the Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2026, which was scheduled to…
A years-long effort has resulted in the extradition of a Chinese national facing multiple espionage charges in Houston.Chinese national Xu Zewei was extradited to the U.S. from Italy over the weekend and appeared before a federal judge in Houston on Monday. He faces a nine-count indictment for his role in…
With the revelation that Planned Parenthood – though ineligible – received about $90 million in taxpayer funding via COVID loans under the Biden Administration, Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America urged Congress to keep tax dollars from funding abortion.President of SBA Pro-Life America Marjorie Dannenfelser told The Center Square that “Congress…
Steve Kerr, the outspoken Golden State Warriors head coach and nine-time NBA champion, now says he regrets calling President Donald Trump a “buffoon”, and concedes he gave a “really weak answer” when asked about China’s crackdown on Hong Kong protesters in 2019.The admissions came in a recent interview with the…
A Richmond Circuit Court judge denied Republican efforts to block the results of Virginia’s redistricting referendum on Sunday, handing Democrats a procedural win even as a separate circuit court has already declared the entire referendum unconstitutional, setting up a high-stakes showdown before the Virginia Supreme Court.Judge Tracy Thorne-Begland ruled that…
A team of geneticists at the University of California, Davis says its new research upends the dominant scientific model of how modern humans emerged, concluding that Homo sapiens likely arose not from a single ancestral population in Africa but from several genetically connected groups spread across the continent over hundreds…
Jessica Biel has reportedly told her husband, Justin Timberlake, that she will leave him if he does not “clean up his act,” capping a turbulent stretch that includes a 2024 DWI arrest, a guilty plea, eyewitness claims of public intoxication, and years of tabloid scrutiny over his conduct.The Daily Mail…