The Justice Department’s quietly released addendum to President Trump’s settlement with the IRS is a welcome rebuke to a weaponized federal bureaucracy that has too often targeted conservatives. On May 19, 2026, an order expanded the settlement in a way that curtails the IRS’s ability to pursue old audits, and patriots who have watched political More

On May 23, 2026, Secret Service officers exchanged gunfire with a man who opened fire at a security checkpoint just outside the White House complex, fatally wounding the suspect while a bystander was also struck; thankfully the President and other top officials were unharmed. This brazen attack, carried out within sight of the people’s house, More

The past month’s Pakistan-mediated talks between the United States and Iran represent a high-stakes moment that could end the fighting or allow Tehran to regroup and rearm, and President Trump himself said the outlines of a deal have been “largely negotiated.” Americans should want peace, but not a paper promise that leaves Iran’s tyrants stronger More

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton did not mince words on Wake Up America Weekend when he blasted Sen. John Cornyn, declaring he “accomplish more in two weeks than Cornyn has in 42 years” and demanded real action instead of Washington platitudes. Paxton’s remarks were a straightforward challenge to the career politician class that has long More

Americans woke up to a reminder that the threats we face are real and constant: on May 23, 2026, a gunman opened fire at a Secret Service checkpoint near the White House and was fatally struck after agents returned fire, while a bystander was also wounded and the president remained safe inside the executive mansion. More

Jacob Savage’s recent essay in Compact, titled “The Lost Generation,” pulled back the curtain on how diversity, equity, and inclusion programs have reshaped hiring in elite institutions and industries over the last decade. His piece stitches personal experience to industry statistics and paints a picture of careers closed off to a large cohort of talented More