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Bishop Barron contemplates ‘paradox’ of ‘free exercise of religion’ in US ahead of Rededicate 250

EXCLUSIVE — Bishop Robert Barron believes that for “free exercise of religion” to thrive, the United States must continuously affirm and bolster its explicitly Christian identity. Barron, the prelate of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, is delivering an address at President Donald Trump’s Rededicate 250 event on Sunday. The event, hosted on the National Mall, is […]

2026 Oregon primary features a candidate who is a pencil

This Oregon gubernatorial candidate may not be anywhere near the lead, but it sure is putting up a graphite. A pencil is asking Oregonians for their votes in the state’s 2026 race for governor. Campaigning as a write-in candidate, the utensil is asking people to write “Pencil” on their ballots as a way to make […]

DEA warns fentanyl in US has become ‘more unpredictable and lethal’

America’s fentanyl epidemic has become “even more unpredictable and lethal” as illegal drug producers shift to combining the highly addictive substance with synthetic opioids and sedatives, according to the U.S. government at the forefront of the 21st-century war on drugs. The Drug Enforcement Administration issued an alert in mid-May of a new trend in how […]

Fox News’s Rachel Campos-Duffy celebrates America in new book

Fox News’s Fox & Friends Weekend host Rachel Campos-Duffy said her new book, All American Patriotism, is “the spinach getting tucked into the popcorn,” as it explores patriotism and America 250 through a collection of personal stories. “By the end, you’re like, ‘Oh, yay, America!’ But you haven’t gotten a full history lesson,” Campos-Duffy told the […]

What to watch for in Kentucky’s 2026 primary elections

Kentucky voters will head to the ballot boxes on Tuesday for the 2026 primary elections, weighing in on hundreds of state races and several federal races with major national implications. Across the state, Kentuckians will weigh in on the primaries for all six U.S. House seats, all state House seats, half of the state’s Senate […]

Thomas Massie bets anti-establishment brand can survive Trump backlash

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) is facing the toughest primary challenge of his political career as President Donald Trump wages an aggressive campaign to oust one of his most outspoken critics from Congress. Massie will face Trump-backed Ed Gallrein on May 19 in a closely watched race that could test the limits of Trump’s grip on […]

Second round of May Social Security payments goes out in 4 days

The second round of May Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued in four days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born between the 11th and 20th of a month will receive this payment on May 20. The first round went out on May 13 to those born on or before […]

Trump threatens to primary Lauren Boebert after she campaigned for Massie

President Donald Trump threatened Saturday to back a primary challenger to Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) after she campaigned in Kentucky for Trump adversary Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY). “Is anyone interested in running against Weak Minded Lauren Boebert in Colorado’s Fourth Congressional District?” Trump said in a Truth Social post. “Even though I long ago endorsed […]

Cassidy loses shot at reelection as Louisiana Senate race heads to runoff

The Senate primary took place Saturday even as Louisiana delayed a spate of House races in the middle of early voting.

Senate parliamentarian deals setback to Trump’s ballroom security funding

The Senate parliamentarian has struck millions in White House security funding out of Republicans’ immigration enforcement bill, sowing further doubt about whether the money will be approved by Congress later this month. The Saturday decision, part of a “Byrd bath” that sorts out what language can skirt the filibuster’s 60-vote threshold, may be a temporary […]
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