While the general culture will argue about the merits of men competing in women's sports across a number of mediums -- podcasts, formal debates, talk shows -- there's one place where the argument seldom crops up... The actual playing field. Because when the cultural discourse shifts there, all rhetoric, feelings,...

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There's no doubt that the fraud revelations that rocked Minnesota in late 2025, and into 2026, marked a mind-blowing scandal. What do you mean Minnesota's leadership somehow missed blatant -- and costly -- fraud happening right under their noses? That's preposterous! And yet, if you are a particularly disillusioned cynic,...

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It's not exactly a secret that McDonald's is the most ubiquitous fast food franchise in the world, with thousands of locations across the globe. But in America? McDonald's is actually in a distinct second place, behind the largest fast food franchise in the U.S., Subway. But that gap is closing...

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Dolly Parton got real with her fans this week, posting a message about her latest health challenges. "I have got some good news, and a little bad news," the spry 80-year-old entertainer announced in a post on social media. Thank you for standing by me and showing me so much...

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First, it was a second impending ice age. Then, we were going to fry the Earth to a crisp. Now, as the saying goes, what's old is new again, and Al Gore needs everyone to be afraid of "global cooling." Speaking at an event co-hosted by The Hollywood Reporter and...

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When it comes to the top flashpoint in American politics at the moment, Republican voters understand the stakes, even if Republican politicians don't. That was the lesson out of Indiana's primary elections on Tuesday that saw state lawmakers targeted by President Donald Trump go down in defeat to challengers. And...

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Indiana state Senate Republicans defied President Donald Trump when he urged them to redraw congressional district lines to help the GOP hold its House majority. On Tuesday, at least five of the eight Republican state senators who turned against Trump lost their primaries, according to Politico. “Republicans all over the...

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Two days after President Donald Trump's effort to open the Strait of Hormuz began, it has been put on pause. Trump explained in a Tuesday evening post on Truth Social that in suspending the operation dubbed "Project Freedom," he was acting “on the request of Pakistan and other Countries.” Trump...

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Fox News' "The Five" co-host Greg Gutfeld did not hold back his disgust with a Washington, D.C., judge after he apologized to 31-year-old Cole Allen, the man who allegedly tried to assassinate President Donald Trump. On Monday, CBS News reported that United States District Court Judge for Washington D.C. Zia...

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For years, corporate media outlets have treated racist internet agitator Nick Fuentes like he was some kind of avatar for everyday conservatives. They dragged his name into stories about Republicans, MAGA voters, and the broader right as though normal Americans heading to work every morning had anything in common with...

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The FBI raided the office of a powerful Virginia Democrat on Wednesday morning as part of what federal sources described as a major corruption investigation. According to Fox News reporter Bill Melugin, federal agents were seen executing search warrants in Portsmouth, Virginia. Melugin wrote on X that the FBI was...

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CNN founder Ted Turner died on Wednesday, according to a network announcement. The media mogul and television pioneer reportedly was surrounded by his family, according to CNN. He was 87. Turner launched CNN in 1980 after building a television empire through local broadcasting, syndicated programming, and sports. pic.twitter.com/rlJKbvgHV7 — CNN...

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The latest development toward halting more than two months of fighting between the United States and Iran could come down to a one-page memo. Axios reported on Wednesday that negotiators are closing in on the bare outlines of a deal to end the current round of combat that kicked off...

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Washington Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal just put the rest of her party on notice -- if you think you're the dumbest member of Congress, you're going to need to compete with her. As Democrats continue their quest to support anyone and everyone who wasn't born in the United States, practically...

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George Washington University is investigating a student who was injured during the college’s recent Israel Fest. The festival was held on April 27 and was sponsored by the GW for Israel group. Vials of an unknown substance were later found, leading to an investigation of whether they were linked to...

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Sen. Cory Booker, a New Jersey Democrat, said this week that Democrats are still eyeing major changes to the Supreme Court if they win the Senate in November. During a Tuesday appearance on “All-In with Chris Hayes” on MSNOW, Booker openly discussed “reforming” the court. Host Chris Hayes noted that...

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Think of a generic politician, and immediately a cataract of negative adjectives overwhelms your mind: soulless, inauthentic, transactional, etc. All of those words (and then some) apply to former Democratic Representative and current gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter of California. In a new 30-second ad, Porter tried to make light of...

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A Texas man has been charged after shots were fired at  Secret Service agents Monday while the motorcade of Vice President J.D. Vance was passing through an area near the Washington Monument. A teenage bystander was wounded in the incident. Michael Marx, 45, of Midland, Texas, was charged with assaulting...

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An Iranian oil tanker found out Wednesday that America means business in its blockade of Iranian ports. U.S. Central Command said in a post on X that its forces “observed M/T Hasna as it transited international waters enroute to an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman.” “American forces issued...

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On the debate stage Tuesday night, California's "jungle primary" system more than lived up to its name. Five Democrats aiming to continue their party's dismal governance of the once-Golden State spent two hours clawing at each other savagely, trying to advance their own sorry interests and demonstrating in the space...

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