In the late 1990s, acclaimed Cuban mystery writer Leonardo Padura captured the poignant resignation of those who chose to stay on the island, enduring hardships following both the Cuban Revolution and the Soviet Union’s collapse. Padura’s main character, Mario Conde, is a hard-boiled police detective who disdains ideology (despite majoring in “dialectical materialism” at university), […]
Rahm Emanuel stokes 2028 speculation
Rahm Emanuel has ramped up speculation in recent weeks that he’s plotting a 2028 presidential run, adding a prominent name in Democratic circles to an already crowded list of possible candidates. The former Chicago mayor has been making the media rounds over the past month and hasn’t ruled out several options for his political future, […]
Defunding DEI: Here’s how the Trump administration has undone Biden’s very prized programs
President Donald Trump shut down all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) offices across the federal government during his first week in office and signed a number of executive orders to quickly undo former President Joe Biden’s efforts. The president, just hours after taking the Oath of Office on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, signed an executive […]
Indiana Lt Gov slams Democrats’ ‘DEI, radical revisionist history’ on Three-Fifths Compromise
Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith criticized state Senate Democrats for equating a GOP legislative proposal intended to root out diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in higher education to the Three-Fifths Compromise. “They were saying this is a bad bill because it actually encourages discrimination, just like the Three-Fifths Compromise going all the way back […]
US treasury secretary says ‘there is a path’ with China over tariff negotiations
‘The Chinese will see this high tariff level is unsustainable for their business,’ says Scott Bessent The US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said “there is a path” to an agreement with China over tariffs after he had interactions with his Chinese counterparts last week in Washington. “I had interaction with my Chinese counterparts, but it […]
Rubio takes somber tone on Russia-Ukraine peace deal: ‘Close but not close enough’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared to temper expectations for a major peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia on Sunday. Rubio made the statement during a Sunday morning appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” telling host Kirsten Welker that a deal is “still not there.” “We’ve made real progress, but the last couple steps of […]
Left-wing DA forcing prosecutors to consider ‘racial identity’ in plea deals
Prosecutors in a left-wing Minnesota county attorney’s office will be required to consider defendants’ race when crafting plea deals, according to a local report citing internal documents. The office of Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty, which recently let a Democrat-connected alleged Tesla vandal off with a slap on the wrist, issued the internal document “Negotiations […]
‘Expect wait times’: Trump admin signals no exceptions after Kentucky asks for REAL ID extension
President Donald Trump’s administration has signaled there will be no REAL ID exceptions after Kentucky lawmakers requested a deadline extension. The Trump administration confirmed in a statement to Fox News Digital that states will need to comply by the May 7 deadline, despite Kentucky’s delay request, as a 20-year standoff between state and federal governments […]
Trump order to loosen fishing regulations poses major risks, experts warn
Conservationists fear fallout from president’s proclamation on fishing in federally protected area of Pacific Ocean Environmental conservation groups are expressing major concerns over Donald Trump’s recent proclamation to reverse fishing regulations across the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine national monument, a federally protected area in the central Pacific Ocean spanning nearly 500,000 sq miles. As one […]
Rollins says price drop for eggs is ‘coming’
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said a price drop for eggs has already hit some parts of the country, but for others, it is “coming” soon. Rollins joined CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, where she highlighted a major economic indicator: the price of eggs. Egg prices rose to a record high in March at […]
The James Webb telescope’s latest discovery is one more reason to fund NASA
Since it was launched and started operations in 2022, the James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered many secrets and the beauty of the universe. The telescope may well have outdone itself by revealing evidence of life on a world about 120 light years from Earth. NASA states that the world in question is K2-18b, “a super […]
Sanders: ‘What Democrats lack now is a vision for the future’
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said on Sunday that Democrats do not have “a vision for the future.” “You have Democrats appropriately, and I’m working with them, talking about Trump’s movement toward authoritarianism, vigorously opposing the so-called reconciliation bill to give over a trillion dollars in tax breaks for the 1 percent and make massive cuts […]
The White House has a rarely seen swimming pool. Here’s where it is
(NEXSTAR) – As he’s made very apparent during his time in office, our current president loves to unwind with a round of golf. But he could easily ditch the clubs and take a dip in the White House’s very own swimming pool, if the mood should strike. The White House’s current swimming pool, just south […]
Schumer says he has ‘great fear’ Trump will ‘cave’ to Putin
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said he has a “great fear” that President Trump will “cave” to Russian President Vladimir Putin over ending the war in Ukraine. Schumer joined CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, where host Dana Bash asked him about the latest developments between Trump, Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as […]
Rubio says ‘only solution’ for war in Ukraine is negotiation where both ‘give up something’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that the “only solution” for the war in Ukraine is a negotiation where both Russia and Ukraine “give up something.” “There is no military solution to this war,” Rubio told NBC News’s Kristen Welker on “Meet the Press.” “The only solution to this war is a negotiated settlement […]
‘A trickle to a tidal wave’: behind the Trump protest movement that launched on Reddit
From humble beginnings, the 50501 community is one of many coming together to resist the president and his policies It started with a Reddit post. “50 PROTESTS – 50 STATES – 1 DAY,” the user who goes by Evolved Fungi wrote, kicking off a movement that has since drawn hundreds of thousands to the streets […]
Trump’s First 100 Days: Gitmo took early role in deportations prior to El Salvador prison deal
America’s most notorious federal prison, a terrorist detention facility at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, took center stage for a short period in the early days of President Donald Trump’s first 100 days, when the administration began sending some of the “worst of the worst” criminal illegal aliens there. Also known as “Gitmo,” Guantánamo is a 45-square-mile […]
O’Reilly signals Trump ‘making a mistake’ with Abrego Garcia stance
Bill O’Reilly argued that President Trump is “making a mistake” over his firm stance on Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s deportation and unwillingness to return him to the United States despite an order from the Supreme Court. O’Reilly, speaking on his “No Spin News,” said he thought Trump could be alienating the Supreme Court by not facilitating […]
Trump is waging an ideological war on K-12 education as well
Attacks on higher education are occurring almost daily. The Trump administration has frozen billions of dollars in federal research funding at elite universities, deported international students with little or no due process, questioned the tax-exempt status of Harvard and accused dozens of institutions of tolerating antisemitism, among other aggressive actions. The breathtaking scope of this […]
Most say Trump, Democrats are ‘out of touch’: Poll
Most Americans believe President Trump and Democrats are “out of touch” with the concerns of most people, a new survey found. The latest Washington Post-ABC News Ipsos poll found 60 percent of respondents believe Trump is “out of touch” with “the concerns of most people” in the country. Sixty-nine percent say the Democratic Party is […]
