The first rule of a free republic is simple: the government can investigate real threats, but it cannot weaponize its spy tools to silence political opponents. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan has stepped in this week to demand answers after declassified memos revealed an FBI counterintelligence effort codenamed “Round River” labeled Republicans, conservative outlets More

A $20 million line was quietly tucked into a massive California spending package this week. If the language sticks, money from the Motor Vehicle Account — the fund paid for by your vehicle registration and driver fees — could be used to pay California Highway Patrol officers to serve as personal security for current and More

The Utah judge’s bind‑over ruling in the Tyler Robinson case cleared a big legal hurdle: the aggravated‑murder charge will go to trial and the prosecutor still can seek the death penalty. If you think that means this ends quickly or quietly, you haven’t been paying attention to high‑profile criminal cases — or to TV news More

The short, messy clip shot by independent reporter Kaitlin Bennett outside the Plymouth County courthouse has become the latest flashpoint in the Lindsay Clancy trial. The video shows courthouse demonstrators offering defensive, sometimes alarming answers about the woman accused of killing her children — and it spread fast while jurors were still deliberating. What this More

A Coast Guard C-37A carrying Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin made an emergency landing at Reagan National after the crew reported losing the right engine midair. Everyone on board walked away safe, and the pilots deserve full credit. But the close call should spark more than relief — it should force a hard look at More

The body‑positivity movement sold a tidy slogan: love yourself as you are. Then a new wave of celebrity weight loss and the rise of GLP‑1 drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro arrived and exposed a gap between catchy hashtags and choices on the red carpet. Suddenly the tabloids are full of thin‑down transformations, and the More