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Commonwealth Attorney Ryan Mehaffey said the new Virginia gun ban 'is striking at the core of the militia system' By Peter Pinedo EXCLUSIVE:  Ryan Mehaffey, a Marine veteran and Virginia prosecutor, is taking a hard-line stance against what he believes is an "unconstitutional" new gun ban signed by Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger. Spanberger, who has been slipping in the polls amid criticisms of her progressive policy agenda, signed a new bill last week banning the future sale and manufacture of "assault weapons," including many semiautomatic rifles, pistols and shotguns. The law also bans the future sale of magazines with a capacity of more than 15 rounds. The move caused immediate backlash from many Virginians and raised new Second Amendment violation concerns. Rather than protest, however, Mehaffey, who serves as the commonwealth attorney for Spotsylvania County, is drawing a line in the sand and flatly refusing...

By Kurt Schlichter Winston Churchill once observed that there’s nothing quite like the feeling of being shot at and missed. The Republicans are enjoying that glorious sensation as we speak. Thanks to redistricting decisions in various courts as well as some surprising examples of GOP manhood in their wake, it looks like November is a jump ball. The midterms were supposed to be a rendezvous with disaster, and historically, the tides are still against us. But Democrats have just had the miserable experience of discovering that fate is fickle. Recent events have made it so that Republicans have a fighting chance, and our joy and relief that we’re not necessarily destined for doom is amplified by our delight in hearing Democrats squeal in agony as all their dreams die. And that’s only the beginning of their pain. The 2026 midterms were going to be a small blip of hope for them before the Democrat success trend line dropped like Sw...

By SARAH ANDERSON Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft flew over Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, on Saturday. They landed in a parking lot, and Marine forces descended from the aircraft. It was quite a spectacle, capturing the attention of people on the ground and across social media. After all, the last time something like this happened, Delta Force was pulling Nicolás Maduro out of his bed and shipping him off to New York for an all-inclusive stay at a federal detention center.   En estos momentos se está llevando a cabo un ejercicio de respuesta militar estadounidense en la Embajada de los Estados Unidos en Caracas. Garantizar la capacidad de respuesta rápida del ejército es un componente clave de la preparación de la misión, tanto aquí en Venezuela como…  pic.twitter.com/PpEwghap8r — Embajada de los EE.UU. en Caracas (@usembassyve)  May 23, 2026 As it turns out, it was just a U.S. military response exercise being carried out at the newly opened United Sta...

By DAVID MANNEY Political commentator Scott Jennings gave the Iran debate a much-needed dose of plain English after he received a briefing from a senior Trump administration official. Jennings' central point was simple: President Donald Trump used force when force became necessary, then  paused  further strikes when diplomacy had a chance to save lives. Trump's critics  have spent years calling him reckless, impulsive, and incapable of restraint. Now he's showing patience, and many of those same voices still can't bring themselves to admit what sits in front of them. Trump has said talks with Iran remain active, but he has also warned his team not to rush into a weak agreement. The U.S. blockade tied to the Strait of Hormuz remains in place until an agreement gets reached, certified, and signed.  🚨After receiving a briefing from a Senior TRUMP Administration Official on the status of the Iran negotiations (someone in the know & not just speculating...

  “Our obligations to our country never cease but with our lives.” —John Adams Patriots, we set aside Memorial Day to honor those who have died in the service of our nation’s  Armed Forces  — those who have abided by their solemn oaths “ to support and defend ” the  American Liberty  too many take for granted. Accordingly, I invite you to read our  Memorial Day tribute  honoring American Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, Guardians, and Coast Guardsmen who have died in the service of our nation, as well as honoring their families. On Memorial Day, flags should be flown at half-staff from sunrise until 12:00, your local time. Please join Patriots honoring veterans across our great nation by observing a moment of silence at 15:00 local time for remembrance and prayer, and extend a personal word of gratitude and comfort to surviving family members who grieve for a beloved warrior.  Read our  Profiles of Valor  on their service and sa...

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By LOWELL CAUFFIEL A 29-year-old northern Ohio woman has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for ordering her husband and four of her lovers to systematically torture another one of her boyfriends in a Red Roof Inn motel room for seven days. A Lucas County judge handed Martina Esqueda, 29, the sentence on Thursday after the woman tried to excuse her behavior because of the alleged abuse and lack of love she received as a child, which she gave as the reasons for what apparently was a revenge attack on 26-year-old Austyn McClellan last year, news outlets reported. Plus-size woman offers shocking excuse as she's jailed for ordering her FIVE lovers to torture sixth boyfriend who'd displeased her https://t.co/NZV9C6UpFz — Daily Mail (@DailyMail) May 21, 2026 Esqueda had been convicted of first-degree kidnapping and second-degree felonious assault in a case that evokes the notion of cult-like control over the men by the plus-si...

Trump may delay, Congress may posture, and Iran may stall—but the endgame remains the same: finish the job or repeat the failures of Obama and Biden. By Roger Kimball I am out on a limb. The clock is ticking. On Wednesday,  I wrote  in  my new Substack column  that I thought it unlikely that “the ‘negotiations’ or (to describe what is happening more accurately) the grandstanding and playing for time by Iran will not result in an affidavit of surrender that is acceptable to President Trump.” If that is the case, and given that  the U.S. Senate is making noises  about enacting a War Powers resolution aimed at “forcing Donald Trump to end the war in Iran unless he receives congressional authorization to continue it,” I suspect that hostilities will resume quite soon. Today is Wednesday. The next sleepy news day is likely Friday, May 22. Look for the  short, sharp shock  then or over the weekend. Friday has come and gone. Do I feel like revising the timetable or even adjusting...

By Thomas Stevenson ABC's parent company Disney has submitted a petition to the Federal Communications Commission asking the agency to allow “The View” to be exempt from the equal time rule. In its petition , Disney, which owns ABC, claimed "'The View' qualifies" as a "bona fide" news show under the law and drew comparisons to established Sunday political programs like "Meet The Press" or "Face The Nation." FCC Chair Brendan Carr responded on social media, announcing the commission would open the matter to public input and posing the question, "Is The View a 'bona fide news interview program'?" If you don’t agree that The View is “bona fide news,” you can comment here [just enter 26-124 in the proceeding field] If you agree with Disney that The View is “bona fide news,” you can also submit a comment there. https://t.co/9Zr2tAOth4 ...

By Sierra Marlee   Former MAGA loyalist Marjorie Taylor Greene is continuing her crusade against President Donald Trump in an interview with Alex Jones. Speaking to Jones, Greene referenced a 2025 meeting between the president and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. During this meeting, the topic of elections, which have been suspended in the country due to the ongoing war with Russia, was broached. “So, you say, during the war, you can’t have elections? Three and a half years from now, so you mean if we happen to be in a war with somebody, no more elections? Oh, that’s good,” Trump said, jokingly. Now that her relationship with the president has soured in a very public way, Greene is saying she isn’t so sure if it is a joke. Watch: Marjorie Taylor Greene warns that President Trump has a secret plan to cancel the 2028 election and remain in power for...

By Bryan S. Jung U.S. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon directed the preservation of ballots and election-related records in Maryland, after President Donald Trump called for a Justice Department investigation into the state's mail-in ballot system. On May 18, Trump ordered acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and the Justice Department to investigate the matter. Maryland election officials claim that thousands of voters received 500,000 fake and fraudulent mail-in ballots to go out, allegedly due to a printing and mailing error. The issue affected mail-in ballots sent before May 14, according to the Maryland State Board of Elections.  Officials said some voters received ballot packets intended for different voter segments or the wrong party ballot. Dhillon called on the state's Democrat governor, Wes Moore, on May 22, to preserve all "true and correct copies" of ballots and other records related to the scandal. “In Maryland, they sent out 500,000 Illegal...

POS Nazi pic.twitter.com/7t1eB1VjTU — Tex - (Veteran, U.S. Army) (@TexarmyvetVids) May 24, 2026 By Andrew Mark Miller SULLIVAN, ME – Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner declined to apologize both to voters and a Purple Heart recipient when asked by Fox News Digital about a deleted Reddit post where he said the wounded soldier "didn’t deserve to live." Platner did not respond at first when asked outside a market near his home whether he regrets making the post, which Fox News Digital reported earlier this week showed him mocking a video of Pfc. Ted Daniels taken during a clash with Taliban fighters in 2012 that ended in Daniels being shot four times and being awarded a Purple Heart.  " I did four tours in the infantry, any attempt to say that I disrespect veterans is slanderous and offensive," Platner said when asked follow-up questions about what he would say to any Maine voters who were offended by his post and if he should apologize to...