Author name: Lance Hudgins

January 21, 2026 11:30 AM ET China is cozying up to Europe — and using President Donald Trump to do it.  China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng threw subtle jabs at the Trump administration in a speech delivered at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Tuesday, pitching China as a defender of the rules-based international order.  “The

January 21, 2026 10:51 AM ET Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent alleged Wednesday at the World Economic Forum (WEF) that referred Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has recently been “politicizing” the central bank by supporting its embattled governor. Bessent criticized Powell for reportedly planning to be present at a Wednesday Supreme Court hearing on President Donald Trump’s

January 20, 2026 3:12 PM ET Donald Trump was inaugurated as president of the United States, for the second time, nearly one year ago. He kicked off his second presidency with a blitz of executive orders, and news has since churned at a breakneck speed. With that in mind, here are seven big Trump administration

January 20, 2026 2:55 PM ET Democratic New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s successor in the House of Representatives could be a proud supporter of the “Abolish ICE” movement. Analilia Mejia, a far-left candidate running in a crowded Democratic primary to replace Sherrill, led a raucous crowd in an “Abolish ICE” chant Monday evening. Mejia cited

January 20, 2026 1:25 PM ET Republican Arkansas Rep. Steve Womack announced on Tuesday that his wife of 41 years, Terri Womack, had passed away. Womack said in a statement posted to X that Terri’s “legacy of love will live in the hearts of all who knew her.” His wife was 68 years old, according to

January 20, 2026 12:56 PM ET A gun rights attorney reminded Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday that Hawaii is part of the United States, meaning it can’t defy the Second Amendment. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday on a challenge to a Hawaii law banning firearms on private property without the express consent of

January 20, 2026 12:26 PM ET Former first lady Michelle Obama explained her fashion philosophy in a round table conversation released Sunday.  “If I hear of someone whose fashion that I like and I know that they’re a person of color, I try to make it a point, but the clothes have to be available,”

January 20, 2026 11:39 AM ET Salem Radio Network host Scott Jennings touched off a fiery exchange with anti-Second Amendment activist Cameron Kasky on Monday night after he used the term “illegals.” Violent opposition to immigration enforcement operations by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area escalated after an

Mary Rooke Commentary and Analysis Writer January 16, 2026 3:34 PM ET President Donald Trump has roughly three years left in his second term to advance his bold agenda for a stronger America. Yet the 2026 midterms will largely determine his governing power, and a federal court just handed Democrats a huge advantage that puts

President Donald Trump has vowed to stop Wall Street from buying up single-family homes, but congressional Republicans have been slow to act and are largely backing incremental proposals over a full ban. Despite Trump’s direct call for Republicans to act, there has been little urgency within the party to tackle the issue — even though