Author: Rana McCallister

Judge Blocks Trump From Sending Troops To Portland A federal judge put a pause on President Trump’s plan to send National Guard troops to Portland, saying the move would cross constitutional lines on military involvement in domestic policing. That decision is a flashpoint for questions about executive authority and how far a president can go to protect federal property. From a Republican point of view, this feels like the courts tying the president’s hands against real threats on the ground. U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut issued a temporary restraining order that prevents the administration from deploying hundreds of troops to…

China’s Trade Talk and U.S. Farm Exports: Time for Real, Verifiable Results In China, state media outlets have reaffirmed the country’s desire for a “balanced and mutually beneficial” trade relationship, but have not publicly committed to specific actions on U.S. farm imports in response to the proposal. That line sounds reassuring until you remember words are cheap and purchases are what matter. Americans should demand clear steps, not soothing slogans. Across the heartland, farmers are tired of headlines that promise access without deliveries. For years we have watched big diplomatic gestures produce little market movement, leaving producers exposed and taxpayers…

Nearly one thousand climbers and visitors found themselves cut off on the Tibetan side of Mount Everest after a fierce blizzard slammed the high slopes and choked key routes, according to local reports. The storm rolled in Friday evening and held through Saturday, dumping heavy snow at elevations above 4,900 metres and turning approach roads into impassable swaths of white. Rescue crews and villagers scrambled immediately, but the scale of the blockage made every step slow and dangerous. Teams now face the twin problems of depth of snow and the altitude at which it fell, which complicate even basic movement…

Comey Perp Walk? Now One Agent Reportedly Suspended Over Refusal The FBI, under Director Kash Patel, is reportedly weighing a high-profile perp-walk for former Director James Comey after his recent indictment, according to anonymous sources. That possibility has delighted a lot of conservatives who believe the agency needs to be held to account, but it’s also stirred resistance inside the bureau. One agent has been publicly flagged in this account for refusing to take part and was reportedly suspended. The FBI is considering carrying out a “showy” arrest and perp walk of the agency’s now-indicted ex-Director James Comey, and has…

Venezuelan El Presidente and de facto dictator Nicolás Maduro has had his hands full with all the Venezuelan drug-carrying speedboats suddenly being converted to flying spare parts and their crews being turned into low-grade fish food, courtesy of the United States War Department. But now he is having a bad case of the smuggler’s blues, as the American FBI has taken down a huge money-laundering operation tied to the dictator through his kids. El Presidente is no doubt feeling maladjusted over all this.  The FBI says two men have been indicted in connection with an alleged money-laundering scheme tied to…

A Missouri man died at an Arkansas campsite days after he texted his family pictures of a bear near his tent. The 60-year-old camper was staying at Sam’s Throne in the Ozark National Forest near Mt. Judea when he stopped responding to messages. His son contacted authorities Thursday after not hearing from him “for a couple of days,” according to the Newton County Sheriff’s Office’s news release. Deputies discovered the man’s truck and an abandoned campsite when they arrived. “The campsite had been disturbed and there was evidence of a struggle and injury,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement.…

Senate Confirms Hung Cao: Service, Salt, and a Clear GOP Win The Senate moved forward this week and confirmed Hung Cao to be under secretary of the U.S. Navy by a 52-45 vote, a result Republicans view as a necessary step toward harder-edged, mission-focused leadership in the fleet. That achievement didn’t come easy — obstruction from Democrats and a lone GOP holdout made it messy, but leadership pushed confirmations anyway to fill critical civilian posts. Conservatives see Cao’s elevation as a win for veterans, common-sense standards, and accountability in uniformed services. Nominated in February President Trump tapped Cao in February,…

A man convicted in the 2015 killing of a 6-year-old boy was released from prison this week, sparking fresh outrage and fear from the victim’s family. The case has reopened raw wounds in a small Kentucky community and raised questions about mental illness, sentencing outcomes, and parole decisions. This article summarizes the facts, the family’s response, and what comes next. Ronald Exantus, 42, was convicted in connection with the December 2015 attack that left 6-year-old Logan Tipton dead while he slept. The defendant, identified at the time as a dialysis nurse who traveled from Indianapolis to Versailles, forcibly entered the…

Sean “Diddy” Combs was sentenced in New York City on Friday to 50 months in federal prison for two counts of transportation for the purposes of prostitution, a ruling that closes a long, public legal chapter for the music mogul. The sentence came from U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian of the Southern District of New York, a judge appointed under the Biden administration, and reflects the court’s decision to impose a term longer than what Combs’s lawyers requested. Combs has already served roughly 12 months behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, a fact the court credited toward…

Guttmacher Shows Progress — Telehealth Pills Could Undo It The latest Guttmacher data showing a 5% drop in abortions nationwide in 2025 is a win worth celebrating. In Florida alone that decrease translates to nearly 300 fewer abortions every month, meaning hundreds of potential lives saved. That kind of measurable progress deserves clarity about how it happened and resolve to protect it. Conservative leaders and pro-life advocates should take a victory lap but not a nap. Policy changes at the state level, public awareness, and support services for pregnant women all played roles behind the scenes. Those successes were the…