Author: Rana McCallister

Patricia Heaton’s blunt critique of government pandemic policy has renewed debate about the costs of lockdowns and the accountability of public health officials during crises. When public figures speak up, it forces a wider conversation about decisions that affected millions of lives. The spotlight on how pandemic policies were shaped and communicated has never fully left the public eye. Many are asking whether experts who advised hard shutdowns should face scrutiny for their influence and the consequences that followed. “Everybody Loves Raymond” actress PATRICIA HEATON blasts Fauci: “So we were all shut down and Fauci was exulting in his fame…”…

President Trump quickly endorsed Darline Graham Nordone for South Carolina’s open Senate seat after a spur-of-the-moment Oval Office conversation, setting off a crowded, compressed Republican primary where endorsements, name recognition, and a short calendar will decide the race. The endorsement came fast and personal. Nordone visited the White House after her brother’s sudden death, and Trump asked her bluntly, “Why don’t you run?” She said she would consider it, and he posted his official endorsement the next day on Truth Social. Nordone moved even faster. She told Sean Hannity on Fox News, “I’m in,” acknowledging the difficulty ahead while making…

The Pentagon’s public casualty database dropped four names from its Iran conflict tally, setting off a he-said-she-said between a named Pentagon spokesman and anonymous military sources over whether those deaths were reclassified or simply lost to a “temporary data disruption.” The public Defense Casualty Analysis System adjusted the Operation Epic Fury fatality count from 18 to 14 this week, a move that clashed with President Trump’s own post the day before. Three unnamed military officials told reporters the missing four died during a ceasefire and were being excluded, which readers will rightly find explosive without hard evidence. That contradiction left…

The Senate moved forward Monday evening on the nomination of Jay Clayton to be Director of National Intelligence, advancing him closer to confirmation while drawing attention to his private sector background and expected approach to oversight. Senators advanced Jay Clayton’s nomination after debate, sending the process toward a final confirmation vote. The move marks a significant step for someone with a long history in finance and government. Republicans argue his blend of private and public experience suits the DNI role in a complex era. Clayton’s résumé includes leadership at the Securities and Exchange Commission and decades as a Wall Street…

Quick summary: A prominent Democrat boosted a Maine Senate hopeful right after a rushed party nomination, raising concerns about process, transparency, and political optics. Former Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday endorsed Maine’s Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, Troy Jackson, just two days after the state’s party used a hastily called nominating process. That timing looks bad on its face: an endorsement dropped almost immediately after a compressed internal maneuver invites questions about how decisions were made and who benefited. From a Republican perspective, the whole episode underlines a pattern of insider politics that sidelines rank-and-file voters. Voters deserve clarity about…

Berlin police called off the LGBTQ pride parade on Saturday after a car drove into the crowd and several people were injured. Authorities halted the march hours after it started when a vehicle entered the parade route and made contact with attendees. Emergency services responded quickly to tend to the injured and secure the area. Organizers and officials worked together to evacuate sections of the crowd and provide medical attention. Police described the scene as chaotic in the immediate aftermath, with first responders focused on getting people to safety. Roads near the route were closed as officers established a perimeter…

President Trump declared the freshly signed U.S.-Saudi civilian nuclear pact “totally subject” to Riyadh joining the Abraham Accords, setting off a scramble over whether the condition was part of the deal or tacked on after the signature. The agreement, inked by Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, is a classic “123 Agreement” that lays the legal groundwork for U.S. companies to help Saudi Arabia build civilian nuclear power. On paper it ties two governments into a bilateral safeguards arrangement and a two-year study to determine whether uranium enrichment is needed for the Saudi program.…

American liberalism has wandered far from its New Deal and Civil Rights roots, weakened first by cultural shifts and a conservative backlash after 1980, and now hobbled inside its own party by a rising socialist current and unchecked wokeness. Liberalism once anchored the Democratic Party through economic reform and civil rights victories, feeding a belief that government could address mass suffering. That consensus frayed after Ronald Reagan’s 1980 triumph, which rewired public opinion about the size and scope of federal power and turned “liberal” into a political taunt. Over time the proud center-left identity eroded while new battles over culture…

Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery have pushed their planned $81 billion merger into next year as a federal judge weighs an antitrust suit brought by a coalition of 12 states. The companies announced a decision to delay closing the proposed $81 billion combination, acknowledging that legal and regulatory review will extend the timeline. Executives framed the move as a practical step while litigation proceeds, signaling neither retreat nor acceleration. Market observers saw the delay as a recognition that the legal challenges could shape the final deal structure or its fate. Twelve states have mounted a challenge alleging the merger would…

The administration shifted from IEEPA-based tariffs to older trade statutes after a Supreme Court ruling, imposing new duties, facing large refund exposure, and prompting legal and congressional questions about who gets to set trade policy. The Supreme Court in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump held 6-3 that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorize presidents to levy import duties. The justices reasoned that the power to set import tariffs belongs to Congress, noting that IEEPA, a 1977 law meant for freezing assets in emergencies, never mentions import duties. Chief Justice Roberts led the majority, which included both liberal…