Author: Rana McCallister

Senator Ron Wyden’s Kids Drove Man To Suicide, Had To Be Maced By Own Mother, Lawsuit Alleges The new lawsuit against the family of Senator Ron Wyden paints a shocking portrait of alleged workplace bullying that ended in tragedy. It claims the senator’s children and family circle subjected an aide to repeated harassment, culminating in his death by suicide. Republicans should be blunt: if these allegations are true, it is a moral and political crisis for a sitting U.S. senator’s household. The suit was filed by Thomas Maltezos, identified as the husband of a top aide to Nancy Wyden, and…

‘He Treats Everybody The Same’ — Scottie Scheffler Reveals Dirty Little Secret About Donald Trump Scottie Scheffler walked into a press conference and delivered something simple and powerful about Donald Trump: the man treats people the same. In a crowded, noisy world where leaders too often play favorites, Scheffler’s observation lands like a cold splash of reality. It explains why people from different walks of life keep gravitating toward Trump. Scheffler’s comments came right before the Ryder Cup, where attention on the game mixes with bigger national moments. Athletes and fans know when a leader shows up not for optics…

Trump’s U.N. Callout: A Plainspoken Challenge to an Unwilling Body President Donald Trump used his Tuesday address at the U.N. General Assembly to deliver a blunt message: he said the United Nations did not try to help him secure the ceasefires and peace deals he has brokered since returning to office. That charge landed loud and clear in a room meant for diplomacy, and it underlined a familiar Republican critique of global institutions. The speech wasn’t polite, and it wasn’t vague. He framed the U.N. as an institution that talks a lot but acts too little when American leadership moves.…

The Secret Service uncovered a network of over 100,000 SIM cards and 300 servers in the New York area, and the scale is hard to overstate. Investigators believe this hardware was used by foreign “nation-state threat actors” and criminal networks to place swatting calls aimed at prominent conservatives. Officials warn the same toolkit could have been used to disrupt cell service across parts of New York City. Those numbers matter because raw capacity equals real danger, and 100,000 SIM cards is not a small setup. With 300 servers coordinating traffic and spoofing, attackers can manufacture chaos at scale. The seizure…

Kamala Harris told reporters she supports the “Democratic nominee” in the New York City mayoral contest, yet she notably declined to name the man many expected her to endorse. “Look, as far as I’m concerned, he’s the Democratic nominee and he should be supported,” she responded when pressed about the race. That phrasing felt calculated and clipped, the sort of national-level spin voters now expect from political veterans. Harris was asked directly whether she would back Zohran Mamdani during an interview, and she sidestepped the chance to give a clear, personal endorsement. Instead she offered another shorthand line: “I support…

President Donald Trump announced this week that Uzbekistan has agreed to buy roughly $8 billion worth of Boeing aircraft, a deal his team says will boost American jobs and industry. The administration framed the pact as another tangible win for U.S. manufacturing after a recent railroad equipment agreement with Kazakhstan. For Republicans, this is the kind of results-oriented foreign policy that delivers payrolls and strengthens leverage overseas. The centerpiece of the announcement was a direct quote from the president that the campaign highlighted in messaging. “Earlier this month I spoke with the Highly Respected President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Today…

The United Nations will open the 80th session of its annual General Assembly high-level debate on Tuesday morning. The event gives world leaders a platform to raise issues that matter to them and often turns into a public airing of grievances diplomats usually keep quiet. This ritual of rhetoric matters because it shapes headlines and can sway policy, even when real consequences are slow to follow. For conservatives, the General Assembly should be a chance to demand accountability and guard national sovereignty. Too often the UN becomes a stage for grand statements with little follow-through, and taxpayers feel the bill.…

DHS Tells Gavin Newsom, California What They Can Do With Their ‘Unconstitutional’ ICE Mask Ban Gavin Newsom chose style over substance again, firing off a tweet that read, “Kristi Noem is going to have a bad day today. You’re welcome America.” That post was timed just before the memorial for Charlie Kirk, which made the timing look more like political theater than leadership. Republicans see it as provocation, and DHS saw it as a challenge. Newsom’s latest stunt is a law barring ICE agents from wearing masks while on duty in California, a move painted as a defense of transparency…

Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic socialist running for New York City mayor, told Qatari state television that the American federal government is “bankrolling a genocide” against Palestinians, declaring U.S. support has resulted in the death of “a Palestinian child every hour for over a year.” That is a heavy charge, and it landed on an international stage thanks to the choice of broadcaster. Republicans and many reasonable independents will push back not because they ignore suffering, but because facts and context matter more than applause lines. First, language like “bankrolling a genocide” is politically charged and legally loaded. Genocide has a…

CNN’s Chalian Misreads Trump Coalition Over Disney and Jimmy Kimmel CNN Washington bureau chief David Chalian said Monday on “The Arena” that President Donald Trump’s coalition of supporters was “starting to split” over Disney’s suspension of comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show. That single sentence has already been paraded by media elites as proof that Trump’s base is fragile and unpredictable. From a conservative perspective, it’s worth taking a step back and looking at the bigger picture. First, the idea that a single cultural skirmish can fracture a political coalition misunderstands how coalitions form. Voters align around shared values, policy…