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By Cam Edwards Democrats in Massachusetts are scrambling for political cover after a repeat, violent felon managed to evade the state's restrictive gun control laws and get his hands on a rifle this week, using it to fire dozens of rounds at motorists in Cambridge before he was stopped by an armed citizen and a Massachusetts state trooper. As the Gun Owners Action League reports, some Democrats are demanding new laws in response; not to make it easier for lawful citizens to exercise their Second Amendment rights, but to make violent crime even more illegal.  “The only law that saved lives on Memorial Drive was the Second Amendment,” said Jim Wallace, Executive Director of GOAL. “An armed citizen stopped what could have been a blood bath, but the Commonwealth’s politicians can only call for more laws. They can’t help themselves because that would mean they would have to admit their policies have been a complete failure.” The previous crimes of the Memorial Drive terrorist...

By Hannah Nightingale Jeanine Pirro, the US Attorney for the District of Columbia, announced on Friday that her office is seeking the death penalty for Elias Rodriguez, the man charged with fatally shooting two Israeli Embassy staff members outside DC’s Capital Jewish Museum. "We filed notice that my office will seek death against the defendant Elias Rodriguez, for the killing of two young Israeli Embassy staff members at the Capitol Jewish Museum," Pirro said in a press conference. Rodriguez has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the killings of couple Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrime outside the Capital Jewish Museum on May 21, 2025. US Attorney @JudgeJeanine announces the death penalty will be sought against Elias Rodriguez, the man accused of killing two young Israeli Embassy staff members at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC. pic.twitter.com/LCNuoTYFzI — The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) May 15, 2026 Leading up to the shoo...

By Rusty Weiss President Biden tried to kill the National Garden of American Heroes by revoking the project through an executive order in 2021, but President Trump is delivering anyway. Trump, in a Truth Social post on Friday , announced that statues honoring notable Americans will be erected in a prime location in Washington, D.C., as the nation gears up to celebrate its 250th birthday. "I am proud to announce the site of the NATIONAL GARDEN OF AMERICAN HEROES," the President wrote. "This magnificent exhibition of statues will be located in West Potomac Park, which we are transforming into one of the World's most beautiful public spaces." Not quite sure how, but liberals will almost certainly go apoplectic over the announcement. Because nothing quite says fAsCIsM like statues honoring American heroes ... or something. Trump has selected a scenic, prime waterfront site along the Potomac River near the National Mall in Washington, D.C., for his championed p...

With gratitude for the generations of ordinary citizens who summoned the greatest measures of courage to support and defend our nation.   By Mark Alexander “When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen; and we shall most sincerely rejoice with you in the happy hour when the establishment of American Liberty, upon the most firm and solid foundations shall enable us to return to our Private Stations in the bosom of a free, peacefully and happy Country.” — George Washington (1775) There are four national days each year when we have the privilege of honoring the military service of our uniformed American Patriots: National Medal of Honor Day (25 March), Armed Forces Day (third Saturday in May), Memorial Day (last Monday in May), and Veterans Day (11 November). In 1950, President Harry Truman called for establishing a designated day to recognize the extraordinary service and sacrifice of our military personnel. Armed Forces Day consolidated the anniversary observan...

By Nick Ara I have to admit I was a bit shocked when scrolling through X to discover this post from the CIA. There were pictures, but without explanation. Havana, Cuba pic.twitter.com/7S7TtJPyf5 — CIA (@CIA) May 14, 2026 That's CIA Director John Ratcliffe and folks whose faces are blurred out (likely active CIA assets), apparently meeting with Cuban officials.  Here he is outside the U.S. Embassy in Cuba. That looks like he's standing with Chief of Mission Mike Hammer. . @USEmbCuba https://t.co/VSCtMdqQ6A pic.twitter.com/VNRWiqvSK6 — Embajada de los Estados Unidos en Cuba (@USEmbCuba) May 15, 2026 So what was Ratcliffe doing there, and why was the CIA posting about it?  Turns out he was there to meet with Raúl Castro's grandson , who is a colonel in the Ministry of Interior, who has acted as a gatekeeper/intermediary to his grandfather.  Ratcliffe met with Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, Interior Minister Lázaro Álvarez Casas and the head of Cuban intelligence s...

By Ben Smith Senate Democrats spent Wednesday on the Senate floor demanding votes they knew they would lose, on rules that in some cases courts had already thrown out, in defense of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), an agency that by the government's own math has cost Americans hundreds of billions of dollars. Republicans obliged them and won every single one. Democrats used a procedural tool called the Congressional Review Act to force more than a dozen resolutions targeting Trump's rollback of the CFPB, covering everything from overdraft fees and medical debt to military lending protections. The real goal wasn't legislation — it was to put vulnerable Republican senators on the record ahead of the 2026 midterms and use the votes in campaign ads. The votes targeted changes made at the CFPB since Trump returned to office and put Budget Director Russell Vought in charge. Since February 2025, Vought has rolled back 67 policies and scaled back the bureau...

By Ben Smith Democrats and Leftists have an exhausting habit of turning debates, hearings, and arguments into emotional spectacles where disagreeing with them is the proof they need that you don't care about people. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), another leftist example out of a million, tried that approach Thursday during a tense exchange with HUD Secretary Scott Turner over homelessness policy. It didn't work this time. Turner wasn't speaking from talking points. Gillibrand emotionally described homeless children in New York and demanded to know whether Turner understood what homelessness actually looks like in practice. She referenced "a homeless little girl" whose only consistency in life was a Girl Scout troop made up of other homeless little girls. There’s something deeply exhausting about Democrats who turn every Senate hearing into a theatrical morality play. Kirsten Gillibrand tried doing that with Scott Turner on homelessness — right up until he rev...

By Stephen Kruiser Anyone who has ever read a history book knows that negative energy is never in short supply. We roll with our egos, though, and often think that what we're collectively experiencing is the worst (or best) that it's ever been. There is certainly a lot of, "Wow, this is awful!" to go around here in the Year of Our Lord 2026, to be sure. From my perspective, however, there is also a lot to enjoy right now. That's right, my friends, this weird world has put me in the position of being the bearer of good news. Even though I prefer not to have emotions about anything other than family or sports, some of the dark stuff has gotten to me lately. I write about it and get it out of my system, but I don't like it being there at all. All I have to do to reorient myself is remember that I am greatly enjoying President Trump's second roll through the Oval Office.  Although I am a hardcore Trump supporter, this isn't some "rah-rah" ch...

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By Bob Hoge Rep. Andy Ogles (TN-05) took to X Thursday to debut his ASSIMILATION Act, which is aimed at curbing the abuses of our immigration system and pushing for newcomers to the country to integrate into American society. The goal, he said, is simple: to “end replacement migration and ensure American cultural cohesion.” Excited to announce that my 83-page ASSIMILATION Act has been introduced. Months of labor were undertaken by my staff, @SenTuberville and myself in order to GUT the Hart-Celler Act of 1965, as well as scrap provisions of the Immigration Act of the 1990s. The goal of this bill… pic.twitter.com/Kq5CvB1MIe — Rep. Andy Ogles (@RepOgles) May 14, 2026 Excited to announce that my 83-page ASSIMILATION Act has been introduced. Months of labor were undertaken by my staff, @SenTuberville and myself in order to GUT the Hart-Celler Act of 1965, as well as scrap provisions of the Immigration Act of the 1990s. The goal of this bill is simple: end replacement migration and ...