Author: Rana McCallister

President Donald Trump and his team deserve considerable credit for the skillful way they gained control of TikTok, the video-sharing app that has become one of America’s main sources of news. That move was bold, direct, and squarely focused on national security rather than market tinkering. Republicans should celebrate the clarity of purpose even as they keep an eye on the larger fight. The deal could have gone sideways and given critics a field day. Some opponents would have painted it as government overreach after recent high-profile interventions in industry. That is why political cover matters when you are defending…

The Supreme Court is about to hear arguments over President Donald Trump’s firing of Federal Trade Commission Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, and the stakes could not be higher for presidential authority. This case is being framed as a test of whether modern presidents can meaningfully supervise the executive branch. The outcome will likely reshape how Washington balances power between elected leaders and so-called independent agencies. A 1935 precedent on the chopping block At the center of the dispute is a long-standing decision, Humphrey’s Executor v. United States, decided in 1935, which has limited a president’s power to remove officials at…

HHS moves to block Harvard from federal funding over campus antisemitism The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has taken a hard line, referring Harvard for suspension and debarment after finding the university acted with “deliberate indifference” to harassment and discrimination of Jewish and Israeli students since October 7, 2023. This is not a routine administrative quibble. It’s the federal government using its enforcement tools to hold a major university accountable for failing to protect a vulnerable student population and for allowing campus culture to drift toward hostility and exclusion. For Republicans and conservatives, the move…

This sticker found on the Arizona State University campus is a raw example of how poisonous political rhetoric has become. The image showed Charlie Kirk in crosshairs with a mock of his organization’s logo and language designed to dehumanize him. It is unacceptable and should alarm every American who believes violent imagery has no place in civic life. A Turning Point USA chief operating officer, Tyler Bowyer, posted a photo of the sticker on social media to expose what was happening on the ground. He captioned the post simply with “Seen at ASU: “Target Practice USA” to underline the blatant…

Actor Josh Hartnett has reportedly been hospitalized after colliding with a police vehicle while filming in Canada. The news landed quickly and quietly, the kind of headline that makes anyone who follows film sets pause. Details remain scarce, but the basic fact is unnerving: a local shoot turned into a medical event for a well-known actor. Hartnett rose to fame in the late 1990s and early 2000s with a string of high-profile roles that made him a familiar face to mainstream audiences. He has built a career moving between Hollywood pictures and smaller, more thoughtful projects, cultivating a reputation for…

Trump’s Layoff Pledge: What a Democrat-Led Shutdown Would Actually Hit President Donald Trump’s administration has warned it would respond to a Democrat-led government shutdown with mass layoffs, and that threat is meant to be a lever, plain and simple. This article lays out what would be vulnerable, why the administration believes the move is justified, and what it would mean for taxpayers and services. Read through it as a clear-eyed Republican case for hard bargaining on spending and priorities. What a Shutdown Would Hit First, understand that a shutdown is not just bureaucratic theater, it forces choices about who gets…

Taliban Shuts Down Internet in Afghanistan as Part of ‘Morality Measures’ Campaign The Taliban has imposed a nationwide internet blackout that looks less like governance and more like control by fear. This is not a technical glitch or a temporary outage, it is a deliberate policy move tied to the group’s so-called morality campaign. Afghans and the world are watching the freedom of speech and access to information be stripped away in real time. “Afghanistan is now in the midst of a total internet blackout as Taliban authorities move to implement morality measures, with multiple networks disconnected through the morning…

When Rhetoric Turns Lethal: The Charlie Kirk Killing and the Left’s Dangerous Narrative Less than three weeks ago Charlie Kirk was murdered by a deranged attacker who apparently engraved anti-fascist slogans on the bullet casings. That gruesome detail should have punctured the national conversation and forced everyone to reckon with the price of demonizing political opponents. Instead, far too many voices on the left treated the killing as an opportunity to double down on the very language that helped dehumanize Kirk. This is not about offering excuses for violent people. It is about recognizing how political talk can create a…

Watch: Winsome Sears Absolutely Nukes Abigail Spanberger in Devastating “RAGE” Ad Virginia’s lieutenant governor Winsome Earle-Sears just dropped a blunt, unflinching campaign ad called “RAGE” and it lands like a wake-up call for voters who are tired of the left’s escalating anger politics. The ad accuses Democrat Abigail Spanberger of fanning flames rather than calming the country, and it stitches together a grim parade of violent incidents that Republican voters see as symptoms of a broader problem. This piece explains what the ad shows, why conservatives are alarmed, and why grassroots voters should pay attention in the weeks before ballots…

Is It Responsible to Recommend Tylenol During Pregnancy? Comparing deaths attributed to a common pain reliever with deaths tied to a food product is a provocative headline, and it forces a useful reality check about risk, perception, and medical advice. Raw numbers can shock, but they rarely tell the whole story about causation, dose, context, and competing risks. When the topic is pregnancy, the stakes feel higher and questions about what doctors should recommend deserve straight answers. Let’s start with what acetaminophen is and how it is used. Acetaminophen, often sold as Tylenol, is a widely used fever reducer and…