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By Kevin Downey Jr. With 600+ cable channels, dozens of conservative radio shows, and innumerable podcasts to keep us occupied, it's easy to understand why so many folks may have forgotten just how despotic then-President Joe Biden and his Marxist myrmidons were towards We the People. FACT-O-RAMA! When I couldn't possibly swallow another ounce of news for the day, I used to watch Forensic Files , or as I call them, serial killer training films. I saw so many episodes that I feel I could successfully snuff out all of Toledo with impunity. That's when I switched to Pluto TV, which shows The Twilight Zone 24/7. Now, I am confident I can pick out aliens in diners across the nation. P.S. — they are the "people" with hats pulled down low to hide their third eye on their upper forehead. But I can't forget the COVID-era calamities, and I wouldn't if I could. I believe the Biden era was a dress rehearsal for what the Democratic Party turd-burglaring globalist...

By Tim O'Brien Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) tends to enter the ludicrous stage for its sufferers most quickly when President Donald Trump wants to do something that’s inarguably good, mostly to the benefit of future administrations and future generations of visitors to Washington, D.C. Trump the builder has looked at our nation’s capital and its iconic landmarks with a critical eye ever since he took up residence in the White House in 2017. So, in his second term, he’s decided to do something about the problems he’s seen simply by fixing things up. Seriously, who can argue with that? The left, the Democrats, and the legacy media can, that’s who. My colleague David Manney covered earlier iterations of this issue . And so, we’ve become all too familiar with the ludicrousness the left compulsively dishes up every time the Trump administration tackles another improvement project. The left is now so predictable and so fake about its outrage, it should come as no surprise that, ...

By Nick Arama The June inflation numbers just dropped, and they're delivering some great news. As our sister site Townhall reported, the numbers crushed it, coming in much better than expected . BREAKING: Inflation posting the biggest one-month drop since April 2020. New June CPI data shows prices fell 0.4% from the previous month — the biggest monthly decline since April 2020 — bringing the annual inflation rate to 3.5% as price pressures continue to ease. The report… pic.twitter.com/8QXqyTqmEE — Fox News (@FoxNews) July 14, 2026 The consumer price index , a broad measure of costs for goods and services across the U.S. economy, was lower than expected across the board. The CPI fell a seasonally adjusted 0.4% for the month, bringing the annual inflation rate down to 3.5%. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for a drop of 0.2% and an inflation rate of 3.8%, following the 4.2% reading in May. The monthly decline in headline inflation was the biggest since April 2...

By Rusty Weiss A convicted Cuban plane hijacker who terrorized a flight crew and forced a plane to divert to Florida in 2003 is back on the streets after a Bill Clinton-appointed federal judge ordered his release from ICE custody last week. Miakel Guerra Morales, who served roughly 20 years in federal prison for aircraft piracy, had been detained by immigration authorities since December. He was awaiting deportation. That is, until U.S. District Judge John E. Steele ruled on July 8th that he could no longer be held, despite the ongoing removal process. A report from the magistrate judge in 2009 highlights some aspects of the brutality involved in the hijacking. The hijackers— Morales and a handful of co-defendants—wielded the plane’s emergency axes and several knives in an attempt to control the pilot and crew. Knives were, on multiple occasions, pressed against the throats of some individuals. Morales was, according to the document, one of two assailants who pushed a steward ...

By Carl Campanile, Vaughn Golden, Craig McCarthy and Matt Troutman Lacks the rich. New York’s share of US millionaires dramatically declined in recent years , causing a nearly $11 billion loss in much-needed tax revenue in just one year, according to a bombshell new analysis. The study released Monday by the Citizen Budget Commisison comes amid fears that socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s push to “tax the rich” will drive even more wealthy taxpayers and their businesses out of New York City. Even before Mamdani took office, the Empire State’s share of the nation’s millionaires dipped from 12.7% to 8.7% between 2010 and 2022 – the largest decline of any state, according to the CBC’s Competitive NYS: Value Proposition Tracker dashboard. “New York’s declining share of high-income taxpayers has meaningful consequences,” the analysis states.  “Had New York maintained its share of the nation’s millionaires over the past decade, personal income tax collections would have...

A senior adviser to Iran's parliament speaker threatened a regional war after US President Donald Trump said Washington could attack Iran's underground Pickaxe Mountain nuclear facility. Iran's official IRNA news agency reported that four US missiles struck Bushehr. By Neta Bar The United States struck Bushehr in southern Iran with four missiles on Tuesday, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported, as Washington and Tehran traded blows across the Persian Gulf. According to the report, the strike violated the interim agreement between the United States and Iran and damaged several infrastructure sites around the southern city. Images and videos posted online appeared to show at least one impact near the port in the coastal city. Earlier, Bahraini authorities said they had thwarted an Iranian drone attack and intercepted four unmanned aircraft launched from Iran over the capital, Manama. International media outlets also reported that two merchant vessels h...

By Bob Hoge As the United States military pounds the Islamic Republic of Iran for the third straight night, it’s been revealed that President Trump sent a letter to Congress on Friday notifying lawmakers that the United States is once again officially at war with the mullahs. That’s not the same as him asking Congress for a formal declaration of war; it’s an effort to comply with the controversial 1973 War Powers Act. The letter, reviewed Monday by multiple news outlets, gives his administration another 60-day clock to battle the Iranians without congressional approval. Expect Democrats in Congress to howl, because they maintain that the war really started on February 28 with the opening salvo of Operation Epic Fury , and Trump can’t just unilaterally restart the clock. The new set of strikes, which began July 8 but ramped up heavily on Saturday following Iran’s repeated attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, requires the response, the president wrote. The war ...

By Chris Queen We now know who will replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who suddenly passed away over the weekend. Gov. Henry McMaster (R-S.C.) appointed Darline Graham Nordone, the late senator’s younger sister, to take his place in the Senate until the election in November. “Lindsey has always been there for me, and now I will be there for him,” Nordone told reporters at a press conference with McMaster on Monday afternoon. “It is such a privilege to get to finish some of his important work, and I promise to work hard over the next several months to support the president and carry forward the efforts of my brother on behalf of the citizens of South Carolina and the United States.” “To Lindsey, I miss you more than I can even put into words,” she added. “But I’m going to do this. I got it.” Of course, Nordone’s name came up when President Donald Trump suggested that McMaster nominate her in a post on Truth Social : "I recommended, to Governor Henry McMaster, Lin...

By Chris Queen Listicles are a dime a dozen. They’re a quick, easy content option that can also provide clickbait headlines, which is why you see them on websites all the time. I remember a time here at PJ Media years ago under different leadership when we wrote an insane amount of listicle content. One popular form of the listicle is those lists of great or bad places to live. All you have to do is determine your criteria and rank states in a way that proves your point. A search for “best states” or “worst states” will give you plenty of options. And then there’s CNBC. The network released its list of the “ 10 worst states to live in for 2026 ” on Saturday, and you’ll notice a pattern: 10 worst states to live in for 2026, per CNBC: 1. Tennessee 2. Texas 3. Indiana 4. Louisiana 5. Georgia 6. Utah 7. Missouri 8. Alabama 9. Oklahoma 10.Arkansas — Leading Report (@LeadingReport) July 12, 2026 See it? Yep, they’re all red states. Many of them regularly show up on the lists of the bes...