Author name: Emma Clarke

A major shake-up inside the U.S. intelligence community unfolded this week after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth removed the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, following the unauthorized disclosure of a classified assessment related to recent U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. The firing signals a clear message from the Trump administration: internal dissent that spills […]

Violent crime declined significantly across major U.S. cities in 2025, according to a new year-end report released by the Council on Criminal Justice. The nonpartisan organization analyzed crime trends in 40 large cities and found that 11 of 13 major crime categories decreased compared with 2024. Nine of those categories declined by double digits, the

Every January, the snow-covered village of Davos transforms into the world’s most expensive echo chamber. Billionaires fly in on private jets to discuss climate responsibility. Bureaucrats sip champagne while warning working families about austerity. Corporate executives who outsourced entire industries lecture voters about “fairness.” It’s the annual gathering of people who never suffer the consequences

Another senior official has exited the Internal Revenue Service, and the circumstances surrounding the departure raise serious questions about politicization, legality, and internal pressure inside one of the federal government’s most powerful agencies. Melanie Krause, the acting head of the IRS, has announced she will step down after clashing with Treasury and Homeland Security officials

A whistleblower’s allegations, backed by newly declassified FBI interview reports, are now threatening to upend the political career of Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA). If the whistleblower’s account is accurate and prosecutors pursue the case, Schiff could face not only career-ending political consequences but also staggering financial penalties and lengthy prison terms. As Tolman noted, the legal exposure could multiply

In early 2026, former U.S. President Donald Trump has continued to stir international debate: Brazilian President Lula sharply criticized Trump’s proposal for a new global leadership forum that some see as an attempt to sideline existing institutions; UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer publicly rebuked Trump for comments about NATO troops that were viewed as disrespectful

In the weeks since the rifle disappeared from the abandoned FBI vehicle, the case has become a symbol of everything tearing Minneapolis apart. Federal officials painted Raul Gutierrez as the embodiment of violent gang crime: a convicted felon, tied to fentanyl and meth, now accused of ripping a Colt M16A1 from a government SUV during

It wasn’t enough for Jack Smith’s Arctic Frost team to launch a sweeping, hyper-politicized investigation that crashed under its own contradictions. According to Kash Patel, they needed something to hang on the wall. A self-congratulatory trophy, crafted inside the FBI, celebrating an operation that spied on lawmakers, raided a former president’s home, and still couldn’t

When the winds finally eased and the flames retreated, survivors stepped back into neighborhoods they could barely recognize. Charred trees, twisted metal, and the skeletal frames of homes stood where entire lives once unfolded. Parents sifted through warm ashes for photographs, children’s toys, any fragment that proved their past hadn’t been completely erased. The air

Just when you thought the bungling lawfare circus that is Jack Smith’s “Arctic Frost” political prosecution couldn’t get any more absurd — boom — we get a glimpse into just how off-the-rails this operation really was. According to revelations from FBI Director Kash Patel, Smith’s Arctic Frost team didn’t just pursue an investigation that collapsed