President Donald Trump is drawing attention to the persecution of Christians in Africa, which has created a moment of “leverage” and momentum for “real action,” according to a new report from The Heritage Foundation. “Human rights attacks against Christians occur too often, though [they] escape mainstream America, given unfamiliarity, distance, and competing priorities,” Ned Rauch-Mannino, a…
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Supreme Court Sides With Trump Admin on Transgender Passports
The Supreme Court delivered a victory to the Trump administration regarding a policy that passports should identify people based only on biological sex. “Displaying passport holders’ sex at birth no more offends equal protection principles than displaying their country of birth—in both cases, the Government is merely attesting…
Republicans Walk the Tightrope to Reopening the Government
Amid the longest-ever federal government shutdown, a possible path to reopening the government is emerging But the task of Republican leaders in Congress, to cajole enough people to walk down that path, will be difficult. Republicans in both chambers are walking a tightrope. It is likely that a…
With Mamdani’s Win in NYC, Class Warfare Politics Have Arrived
Self-described democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City on Tuesday night, and his victory speech was far from an attempt to moderate his tone or make peace with enemies made on the campaign trail. Using socialist-tinged language that is mostly foreign to American politics,…
Woman Who Straight Up Claimed to Be Illegal Wins Mayoral Election in Major City
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A woman who previously declared she was living in the U.S. illegally won the election to become the next mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota. Democrat State Rep. Kaohly Vang Her emerged victorious late Tuesday night in the St. Paul mayoral election, defeating incumbent Democrat Mayor…
Socialist Mamdani Wins New York City Mayoral Race
Democrat candidate Zohran Mamdani is projected to win the New York City mayoral election Tuesday night, according to the Associated Press, making the socialist state assemblyman the first ever Muslim and the youngest candidate in more than a century to lead America’s largest city. Mamdani, who had led…
New York City Braces for Mamdani’s Likely Victory
New York City will choose its next mayor on Tuesday in a three-way race expected to send Democrat New York State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, a self-identified socialist, to Gracie Mansion. The leading candidates on the ticket are Mamdani as the Democrat nominee; former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is…
Finally Defeating Self-Sabotage: Virginia Republicans Embrace Early Voting
You go to war with the army you have, not the one you want. Such is the same with elections: You vote as existing laws specify, not by the laws you wish existed. With good reasons and principles, Republicans generally are skeptical of a long, drawn-out voting “Election…
Counties File Suit Over Virginia Democrats’ Redistricting Scheme
One of the most common questions I’m ever asked is, “What is the Virginia GOP going to do about (insert whatever the Virginia Democrats did that needs responding to here).” The most recent example is last week’s hastily-called special session of the Virginia General Assembly to begin the…
With More Christians ‘Brutally Murdered’ in Nigeria, Trump Threatens Military Action
Radical Islamic militants “brutally murdered” 17 Nigerian Christians in recent days, according to two sources familiar with the attack. The men and women were killed in the north-central part of Nigeria, Lawrence Zongo, who is a Christian living in Nigeria and reports for Truth Nigeria, told The Daily…