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By Bob Hoge Democrats will tell you crime is getting better in blue cities around the country. Does anyone actually believe that? Just ask residents of Los Angeles, where Mayor Karen Bass touts statistics showing that crime rates have lowered when, in reality, there’s been a home invasion wave , and street takeovers are as regular as the sunshine. Or you could ask the beleaguered residents of Seattle, where some residents feel forced to put up barricades to keep the perps out. They argued that they were getting no help from the police in the rainy leftist enclave where a Democratic socialist with virtually no résumé , Katie Wilson, was elected mayor in November 2025. These folks had to take matters into their own hands: HAHAHAHAHAH. Seattle residents are now building WALLS on their blocks to keep out criminals. pic.twitter.com/s0wEoKxxel — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) May 25, 2026 In the above video, residents tell rep...

By Morgan Phillips President Donald Trump will convene a rare Cabinet meeting at Camp David Wednesday as negotiations with Iran enter a critical phase. All Cabinet members are expected to attend the meeting, first reported by the New York Post and confirmed by Fox News, including outgoing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. The gathering comes as the administration weighs next steps in high-stakes negotiations aimed at securing a broader agreement with Tehran amid a fraying ceasefire.  Trump in recent days has suggested the sides are nearing a potential breakthrough, while Iranian officials have publicly pushed back on claims that a deal is imminent. Camp David historically has been reserved for major national security and diplomatic deliberations. Trump repeatedly has warned that military action remains on the table if talks collapse, even as administration officials continue to publicly express optimism about diplomacy. The ...

By Nick Arama Most Americans are spending time with their families this weekend for Memorial Day, remembering and honoring those who gave their lives for our country.  But some were busy doing other things. For example, there were activists at the ICE detention center in Newark, N.J., over the weekend. Democratic politicians also made an appearance. Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) was trying to get into the facility on Sunday.  Kim was back on Monday. Gov. Mikie Sherrill also showed up. I’m back at Delaney Hall with @GovSherrillNJ and other members of the NJ delegation to meet with families of detainees and listen to community advocates. We’re working together to make sure they’re heard and to speak out with them.⁰⁰Delaney Hall must be shut down immediately.… pic.twitter.com/Zi6Om5rq1C — Senator Andy Kim (@SenatorAndyKim) May 25, 2026 A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson said Kim personally c...

By Amanda Prestigiacomo The official X account for the Democratic National Committee (DNC) was widely ridiculed on Memorial Day after shamefully using fallen American heroes to attack President Donald Trump. On Monday, @TheDemocrats on X posted an image of 13 fallen U.S. service members with the caption, “Today, we honor the American heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice in Trump’s war with Iran.” The image itself also emphasized the president, reading, “Remembering the Americans who have died in Trump’s war with Iran.” The post was received poorly online, with commenters calling it distasteful and politically motivated. Hours after it was published, the post was deleted. Screenshot: X Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), an Iraq War veteran, commented, “It is incredibly distasteful to use our heroic dead for a political attack on Memorial Day. I’m a Democrat and I condemn this post by the DNC.” It is incredibly distasteful to use our heroic dead for a political attack on...

By AG News Staff Crude oil prices  dropped sharply Sunday evening  as global markets responded to early signs of a possible agreement to ease tensions between the United States and Iran and reopen critical shipping lanes in the Middle East. Brent crude futures, the international benchmark, fell roughly $5 per barrel and slipped back below the $100 mark, trading near $98.76 Sunday night. That represented a decline of about 4.6% from Friday’s close. The selloff marked the first major market reaction since tentative outlines of a potential agreement between Washington and Tehran began to emerge. The possible breakthrough comes after weeks of disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important energy chokepoints. The crisis has sent fuel prices soaring worldwide and driven U.S. gasoline prices roughly $1.50 per gallon above pre-conflict levels, adding fresh economic pressure on American consumers already struggling with inflation. Despite the de...

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By Matt Margolis Memorial Day exists for one reason: to honor the men and women who died in service to this country. It is a solemn, sacred day, the one day a year we set aside not to celebrate veterans broadly, but to mourn and remember those who gave everything. Apparently, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey had other plans. On Monday, Frey took to X and posted a lengthy, heartfelt tribute — not to a fallen soldier, but to George Floyd, since May 25 is also the sixth anniversary of when Floyd died. Patriotic Americans were visiting cemeteries, laying wreaths, and reflecting on the price of freedom. Frey chose to honor a drug addict who died of a fentanyl overdose, using the day to push a racial justice narrative. The mayor of a major American city woke up on the day we honor our war dead and decided his priority was commemorating a man who died in police custody after being arrested for using a counterfeit $20 bill. He called it ...

By Kevin Downey Jr. I used to believe it was wrong, even disrespectful, to "celebrate" Memorial Day, the day that honors the roughly 1,308,468 men and women who died to create and preserve our nation and the liberties we enjoy (I also include in that number those who died of disease, accidents, and other causes). Who am I to take a day off to grill hot dogs, drink Carling Black Label, blare surf music, and have fun in “honor” of those who died protecting our nation and fighting communism overseas? It always struck me as tasteless. That changed when a wiser man explained that those are exactly the things I should be doing. People died so I could be free to live my life as I choose, my friend said. Not living as I like would be the true insult. Would you like it to sound more formal, more conversational, or more emotionally reflective? My friend is right. Howeve...

By Nick Arama As we reported, the Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, is resigning. She released a statement revealing that her husband, Abraham Williams, was suffering from a rare bone cancer and she needed to be with him.  Some of the Democrats, like Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA), showed how lacking in class they were, still attacking her, even with the horrible news about her husband's health.  Gabbard's last day is June 30th.  But before she is out the door, she's reportedly planning on releasing some important information. Before departing, Gabbard intends to release findings tied to investigations into Havana Syndrome, formally known as Anomalous Health Incidents (AHIs), the COVID-19 pandemic, the weaponization of the federal government, the 2020 presidential election, and more, according to the official. These findings will likely be released in weekly installments over the next month. So, there...

By Sister Toldjah My irrepressible RedState colleague, Ward Clark, put it so well in a morning VIP column he wrote about remembering the fallen on Memorial Day. "Many of them were heartbreakingly young. Many of them had families who got left behind," he wrote of the men and women in the U.S. military who made the ultimate sacrifice. "But every one of them knew the risks, every one of them took the oath, and our nation is richer that such people once walked among us." Ahead of Memorial Day, it is fairly common for news outlets to bring on either family members of the fallen or veterans who are still with us to talk about what the day means to them. CBS News was one such place that did that over the weekend, with two Medal of Honor recipients appearing on Face the Nation on Sunday. Lt. Col. William D. Swenson, a Seattle native, and Command Sergeant Major Matthew Williams, a Texas native, were each presented with the Medal ...