This has proven to be a week glutted with media-centric stories, and the hysteria has been rather imbalanced. There was the highly-touted Wall Street Journal Epstein “exposé” that became nothing more than Donald Trump purportedly sending a bawdy birthday card – and that is filled with doubts. Stephen…
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‘Transgender’ Runner Suing Princeton For Exclusion From Women-Only Event
Here in the United States, at least, we seem to have turned the corner on the whole “dudes competing on women’s sports teams” issue. There are still holdouts; California’s impeccably coiffed Governor Gavin Newsom is still insisting that this hideously unfair practice be allowed in the once-Golden state,…
Tom Cotton Wants to Know Why Microsoft Uses Chinese Engineers to Maintain Defense Systems and So Do We
Senator Tom Cotton is demanding answers from the Department of Defense on why computer engineers based in China are allowed access to computer systems containing information that is not classified and maintain those systems with only cursory oversight by U.S. citizens.
Gavin Newsom Threatens to Redraw CA’s Congressional Districts Before Midterms; Here’s Why He Can’t
Nobody will ever accuse Gavin Newsom of not attempting to exploit the news cycle or cravenly disrespect the will of California’s voters for political gain.
Operation Take Back America Scores Big, Beautiful Drug Busts
In a Friday editorial published on Fox News’s website, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Acting Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Robert Murphy presented details of several major drug busts realized in the execution of the Trump administration’s “Operation Take Back America.”
Watch: Jamie Raskin Left Stumbling After Confronted on Sudden Democrat ‘Concern’ Over Epstein Files
As RedState previously reported, President Donald Trump has come out swinging against a report from the Wall Street Journal, saying he will sue the newspaper over a “scoop” they published Thursday related to a birthday card allegedly sent by Trump to sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein back in 2023.
Biden Aide Annie Tomasini Takes the Fifth, Comer Rips Into ‘Pattern’ by Biden Staffers
At this point, you have to think that the Biden team is truly running scared.
2 Down, 10 to Go: House Approves FY26 Defense Funding Bill in Late-Night Vote
It flew a bit under the radar — overshadowed by the rescissions package and coming in the middle of the night — so folks would be forgiven if they didn’t realize that the House passed another appropriations bill, but pass it they did. Following the past-midnight vote on…
RFK Jr. Deals the WHO a Devastating Blow Regarding Their Pandemic Response Measures
The United States has formally rejected the World Health Organization’s (WHO) new measures to deal with international health emergencies.
Breaking: Reports of 3 People Killed Following Explosion at LA County Sheriff Dept. Training Facility
There’s breaking news out of Los Angeles Friday morning involving an explosion at the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department’s training facility in East L.A. The details are slim at the moment, but three deaths are confirmed and reported to be L.A. County sheriff deputies.
Border Patrol Chief: California Is Not a Sanctuary State
Thursday, the U.S. Border Patrol arrested at least 11 illegal aliens in a raid on a Sacramento, California, Home Depot. At least one of the aliens apprehended had an extensive criminal history. At the same time, a U.S. citizen was also arrested for slashing the tires of a…
Jimmy Kimmel Melts Down Over Colbert Cancellation, and ABC Has the Chance to Do the Funniest Thing Ever
As RedState reported, CBS has pulled the plug on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” with the decade-long running “comedy” program set to end after the 2025-2026 season closes. That marks a dramatic cancellation of one of the biggest names in late-night, and it’s an ominous sign for…
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Watch: Joy Reid Loses Her Race-Baiting Mind After Piers Morgan Points Out She’s Always Race-Baiting
Piers Morgan and former MSNBC personality Joy Reid got into a tense exchange when the former accused her of playing “the race card” and pointed out she was likely fired from her job for being boring.
President Trump’s Alcatraz Proposal Is Exactly What We Need, and What San Francisco Deserves
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This Is ‘Gavin Newsom’s Lawless California’—American Idol Exec, Husband Brutally Slain by Known Psycho
It’s a horrible story, the kind that keeps you up at night, and it’s made all the more terrible by the fact that it should never have happened. Had competent officials been in charge in the progressive sewer of California, a known violent drug addict would have been…
Breaking: House Delivers With $9B Rescissions Package
If it feels like we were just having this conversation…it’s because we pretty much were. Just two weeks ago, we gritted our teeth through the marathon slog of a House vote (and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ (D-NY) endless “magic minute”) on the reconciliation bill (also known as the…
A Landmark Crypto Week: House Passes GENIUS Act, Moves Clarity Act Forward to the Senate
It’s been a big day for the crypto community. Thanks to President Donald Trump’s promise to make America the Crypto Capital of the World, Congress worked to put forward and pass legislation that would secure a stable footing within the marketplace while ensuring asset privacy and shore up…
New: Trump Blasts WSJ Epstein ‘Scoop,’ Lawsuit Incoming
Late Thursday afternoon, the Wall Street Journal published an “exclusive” involving President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein. That “scoop,” as our Joe Cunningham notes, amounts to a “bawdy” birthday card purportedly sent by Trump to Epstein for his 50th birthday…in 2003.
Rep. Luna Files Criminal Referral Against Fed Chair Powell Over Building Testimony
Florida Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna announced Thursday she will criminally refer Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to the Department of Justice for alleged perjury regarding the Fed’s $2.5 billion headquarters renovation.
Surprise: Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ Has Been Canceled, and Adam Schiff Is Hilariously Aggrieved
It’s the end of an era over at CBS after the network announced on Thursday that Stephen Colbert, one of the most insufferable left-wing “comedians” on the planet, is being canceled. Once the current season ends, “The Late Show,” which Colbert has hosted since 2015, will be no…
New: Cracks Form in Zohran Mamdani’s Armor As NYC Mayoral Race Intensifies
There’s rarely a dull moment in New York City politics, and the mayoral race is no exception, with all of the candidates in the race continuing to make the push to convince Big Apple residents that they are the one to lead the iconic city for the next…
Spoiler Alert: The Wall Street Journal’s Damning Trump-Epstein Scoop Is… a Birthday Letter
After being teased all afternoon with a story tying Donald Trump to Jeffrey Epstein, the final product from the Wall Street Journal is out, and it’s… underwhelming at best.
TQ+ Community in Shambles After Nintendo’s ‘Legend of Zelda’ Princess Cast As Woman
It’s a tough day for the TQ+ community as it failed to insert itself into yet another major property in the name of cultural dominatio— I mean, inclusivity.
Had Enough Yet? Twice Deported Illegal Alien Rapist Nabbed by ICE
David Cabrera is a real piece of work. A Guatemalan national, Cabrera has entered the United States illegally at least three times. He initially snuck into the United States in 2014, during the Obama administration. He was convicted of felony rape in 2015 and sentenced to 7 years…
Watch: Man Allegedly Slashes Tires of Border Patrol – Finds Out It Was a Very Bad Idea
Fox’s Bill Melugin reported on what happened when he went on a ride-along with the Border Patrol as they conducted an enforcement action in Sacramento on Thursday morning.
Sen. John Kennedy Outwits NPR Head Once Again After She Laughably Tries to Claim It’s ‘Non-Partisan’
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) continued his destruction of lefties, outwitting NPR CEO Katherine Maher once more after she laughably tried to claim that her organization is “nonpartisan.” Yes, really.
Virginia Governor’s Race Heats Up As Republican Winsome Sears Does a Hard Reboot of Her Campaign
We are long overdue for an update on the gubernatorial race in Virginia, where Republican Winsome Sears, the commonwealth’s current lieutenant governor, is taking on Democrat Abigail Spanberger, who served from 2019 to 2024 in the U.S. House of Representatives, so let’s get down to it.
Huge Fail: Gavin Newsom Uses Taxpayer Resources to Bully, Attempt to Silence a Palisades Fire Victim
Gavin Newsom, Governor of the once-Golden State of California, just can’t seem to stop stepping on a certain protrusion. In his latest, he’s engaged with actor and Pacific Palisades resident Spencer Pratt, who lost his home in the recent wildfires. And Mr. Pratt, frankly, has walked all over…
Ex-Voice Of America Employee Indicted For Death Threats Against MTG, Family, and Staff
The Department of Justice announced that a former Voice of America employee has been indicted for making death threats against not only Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), but also directed at her family and members of her staff.