North Korean leader Kim Jong Un openly acknowledged battlefield losses in Ukraine, a rare move from Pyongyang, CNN reported. At a ceremony in Pyongyang, Kim honored soldiers killed while fighting for Russia in the Kursk region, saying his “heart aches” for the fallen. He met grieving families, pinned badges on
A federal judge has halted new detainee transfers to the controversial detention camp in Florida’s Everglades, known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” CNN reported. Judge Kathleen Williams issued a preliminary injunction ordering the removal of lighting, fencing, generators, and other infrastructure within 60 days, effectively shutting the facility down. The lawsuit,
California Democrats advanced Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting plan Thursday, passing three bills aimed at reshaping the state’s congressional map to net five Democratic House seats. According to CNN, the effort mirrors Republicans in Texas, who passed GOP-drawn maps this week designed to deliver the party an additional five
For those who can’t understand why Donald Trump was twice elected president, including the Republicans and conservatives who continue to impugn him, we have the answer: Trump is the response to three (yes, three) terms of Barack Obama. This country has never had a president like Trump. He doesn’
Taiwan plans to boost military expenditure by 22.9% to $31.27bn in 2026, bringing it to 3.32% of GDP, after calls by the Trump administration to spend more on its own defense. The latest figures are for the first time based on the NATO expenditure model, to include
By Tyler O'Neil, The Daily Signal | August 20, 2025 Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears condemned Loudoun County Public Schools for deciding to punish boys who complained about a girl using their locker room, and urged outraged parents to support her campaign for governor in the November election. “We’
By Tyler Durden, Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity | August 20, 2025 Just the day after the historic Trump-Putin summit in Alaska to discuss finding peace in Ukraine, the famous economist and UN adviser Jeffrey Sachs made his first ever appearance before the Ron Paul Institute’s (RPI) annual
President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order directing the Justice Department to pursue charges against individuals who burn the American flag. According to CNN, the measure will not criminalize flag burning outright but instructs Attorney General Pam Bondi to review cases under existing laws. A 1989 Supreme
President Donald Trump said he plans to join police and military officers on the streets of Washington, DC Thursday evening. According to CNN, Trump told radio host Todd Starnes he would accompany law enforcement. 🚨 BREAKING: Trump says he will patrol D.C. tonight alongside federal agents.@RepPatFallon says the nation’
By James Carden, Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity | August 20, 2025 Exactly 63 years ago, on a summer afternoon in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the Kennedy White House adviser, Arthur Schlesinger, returned to Harvard where he had, until recently, been a professor of history. Schlesinger had come at the invitation
President Donald Trump declared “total victory” after a New York appeals court struck down a civil fraud penalty exceeding $500 million that had been imposed by Manhattan Judge Arthur Engoron. According to CNBC, the appeals court unanimously ruled the penalty an “excessive fine” in violation of the Eighth Amendment. In
By Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell, The Daily Signal | August 21, 2025 An appeals court threw out the $355 million fraud penalty against President Donald Trump on Thursday. The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York found the penalty excessive in violation of the Constitution. However, the
By Lorenzo Prieto, The Daily Signal | August 21, 2025 Conservative media outlet Newsmax announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2025, touting its strong revenue growth just days after reaching a defamation lawsuit settlement with Dominion Voting Systems. Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy said the network recorded quarterly revenue
By Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell, The Daily Signal | August 21, 2025 President Donald Trump is pulling funding from public schools in California that don’t comply with his executive orders on transgenderism. “Any California school district that doesn’t adhere to our transgender policies will not be funded,” Trump wrote on
By Mary Mobley, The Daily Signal | August 21, 2025 A federal appeals court this week allowed a Texas A&M LGBTQ student group to host a drag show on campus, ruling that the event was an expression of free speech. A three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of
By Virginia Allen, The Daily Signal | August 21, 2025 Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is reducing her office by over 40% before the end of fiscal year 2025 on Sept. 30. The move, according to Gabbard’s office, will “save taxpayers over $700 million per year.” The downsizing comes
