President Trump is on his way back to the United States after wrapping up a successful summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Trump said Communist China agreed to buy 200 Boeing jets—a deal potentially worth tens of billions of dollars. China also agreed to buy more U.S. agricultural products. Iran was a major topic of discussion, and it appears significant progress was made on that critical issue. According to a White House statement:

President Trump arrived in Communist China yesterday for a high-stakes summit on trade and foreign policy. Trump brought 17 CEOs from some of the most iconic American companies with him. These companies want to be able to fairly compete in China, and China needs their investments and products to grow its economy. The welcome President Xi and the Chinese government put on for President Trump was exactly what you would expect from a totalitarian government where the people do exactly what they’re told to do.

The latest CNN poll finds Democrats are leading Republicans by three points—45% to 42%—in a generic match-up for control of Congress. That’s a better position for Republicans compared to CNN’s previous poll in March when Democrats were up by six points. Experts say a three-point lead usually translates into a 10 to 15 seat turnover. But the shrinking number of truly competitive seats and the redistricting wars complicate the picture. CNN’s data guru Harry Enten said yesterday that a three-point lead now might not be enough to flip control of the House.

There is something rotten in Zohran Mamdani’s Big Apple. There was another antisemitic riot in New York City last night. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators battled police, and there were multiple arrests. This follows an explosion of antisemitic vandalism against Jewish homes and synagogues. As antisemitism grows under Mamdani and in Europe under similar types of socialist governments, more and more Jews are looking to move to Israel. That’s somewhat amazing considering that missiles are being fired at Israel from enemies around the region. And yet Jews in Europe and America would rather risk… Read More

Friday’s ruling from the Virginia Supreme Court sent Democrats into a total meltdown. A majority of justices invalidated their radically gerrymandered map because Virginia Democrats broke the law to pass it. But Democrats have no intention of respecting the court’s decision. They immediately began plotting their revenge. House Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a conference call with Virginia Democrats Saturday to discuss their response. One scheme that got considerable attention would immediately purge every justice from the court.

The Trump economy is booming! At least 115,000 new jobs were created in April—twice what the so-called “experts” had predicted. In addition, job growth for March was revised upward to 185,000 new jobs. I’m beginning to think these “experts” are spending too much time with other “experts,” and all of them are infected with a virus that makes them think everything is getting worse because conservatives are in power.

Today is the 75th annual National Day of Prayer. It began in 1952 when Reverend Billy Graham stood on the steps of the United States Capitol and challenged Congress to pass legislation creating a national day of prayer in America. Congress did so just two months after Graham’s challenge. In 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed legislation designating the first Thursday of May as the National Day of Prayer. For more than a decade, Vonette Bright organized the annual observances. In 1991, she handed the leadership of the National Day of Prayer Task Force to my friend, Shirley Dobson.… Read More

President Trump issued a proclamation this week recognizing May as Jewish American Heritage Month. In his proclamation, President Trump pointed to George Washington’s letter to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island, home to America’s oldest surviving synagogue. It is a powerful statement from our first president about the Jews and America. In 1790, President Washington wrote:

It’s Day 2 of Project Freedom—the U.S.-led effort to move ships through the Strait of Hormuz and out of the Persian Gulf. While Secretary of War Pete Hegseth confirmed this morning that the ceasefire remains in effect, the Iranian regime’s actions could very easily set off another round of U.S. retaliation. After firing missiles at the United Arab Emirates, Iran fired missiles and drones at U.S. ships and sent six speedboats to attack commercial ships. The missiles and drones were neutralized, and today Iran has six fewer speedboats.

President Trump announced that the United States Navy, at the request of multiple nations, would start escorting ships from “neutral nations” out of the Strait of Hormuz. The president said this was a “humanitarian” mission because “Many of these ships are running low on food.” The president named this humanitarian mission “Project Freedom.” The president added, “If, in any way, this Humanitarian process is interfered with, that interference will, unfortunately, have to be dealt with forcefully.”

May 1st is an internationally recognized holiday of sorts for communists and socialists. More than 600 organizations, including self-identified communist and Maoist groups, have organized 3,000 events and demonstrations across the country today for what is essentially a nationwide general strike. Their slogan is “No Work, No School, No Shopping.” Both major teachers’ unions—the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers—are active participants and promoters of this May Day mayhem.

The record-breaking Schumer/Democrat shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security is over. With the emergency funds used to cover salaries nearly exhausted, the House just approved a Senate bill that funded most of the department. The Republican majority is now working on a reconciliation bill--that cannot be filibustered by Senate Democrats--to provide funding for border and immigration enforcement for the remainder of President Trump's term. Democrats got none of the restrictions on federal immigration police that they were demanding.

The Supreme Court handed Democrats a significant defeat today in the ongoing redistricting wars. In a 6 to 3 decision, the justices ruled that Louisiana’s court-ordered congressional map, which created a second majority-minority district, was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander not required under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act was intended to prohibit blatant racial discrimination in the redistricting process. But, like many well-intentioned laws, it has been radically redefined by leftist judges and implemented in ways that never were intended… Read More

Over the past 48 hours, one word has been trending on social media—“staged.” It’s a reference to the belief that the assassination attempt against President Trump at Saturday night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner was staged to boost his ratings heading into the November midterm elections. We know from previous polling that a third of Democrats thought the 2024 Butler, Pennsylvania, assassination attempt was staged. The idea that Trump had fake blood in his hand that he put on his ear when he stood back is just stupid. Last year, 56% of those who identified as “left of center” told… Read More

The shooting at Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner at the Washington Hilton was at least the fifth known attempt to kill President Trump since 2016 and the third in the past 21 months. Of course, these are not the only acts of violence committed by unhinged leftists, which have multiple sources of motivation. There is violence by Marxists and socialists, by haters of Judeo-Christian civilization, by transgender lunatics, by radical Islamists and by members of the radicalized base of the Democrat Party. Some of these motivations overlap. But they account for the vast… Read More

When pro-family, pro-life conservative organizations like American Values apply for grants from foundations or corporations, it’s often a complicated process with lots of hoops we have to jump through. But when the Left knocks on corporate or foundation doors, the money flows freely. Black Lives Matter was deluged by corporate cash during the 2020 riots. Corporate CEOs were lining up to prostrate themselves before the BLM bandits. But the only Black lives that benefitted from all that corporate virtue signaling were a handful of BLM leaders. We later learned that BLM really stood for “… Read More

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals just ruled that a Texas law requiring displays of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms is constitutional. The Texas law and another in Louisiana had been blocked by lower court judges. Supreme Court rulings on religious liberty in recent years have been absolutely clear. I have every reason to believe that if this case ends up before the high court, a majority of justices will affirm the Texas law. This really shouldn’t be controversial at all. The Pilgrims were devout Christians. Our Founding Fathers declared that our rights come from our… Read More

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel made a stunning announcement yesterday. A federal grand jury just indicted the far-left Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on 11 charges of wire fraud, perjury and conspiracy. The SPLC was formed 55 years ago to fight the KKK and advance civil rights. But over that time, they wandered from that mission and have been embroiled in various scandals over management practices and finances. The organization also evolved into a leftist smear machine. During Ronald Reagan’s second term, the group’s entire legal staff… Read More

I recently told you about an incredible event taking place this week in Washington, D.C., called America Reads the Bible. Nearly 500 Christian leaders from all walks of life are reading every verse of the Bible in honor of America’s 250th birthday. Appropriately, the event is being held at the Museum of the Bible. This evening, a very special guest is joining the lineup of readers—President Donald Trump. He will read the famous passage from 2 Chronicles chapter 7: “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their… Read More

Like all astronauts, the four-member crew of the Artemis II mission are members of the scientific community. They put their lives in the hands of thousands of people trained in math, physics and science. It’s an extraordinary endeavor of human ingenuity to put people into space. Artemis II Pilot Victor Glover is a devout Christian. During the mission, he used every opportunity he had to share the Gospel without shame or embarrassment. Of course, with the current administration in office today, nobody at NASA would have dared said, “Stop it, Victor, you can’t say that.” Every astronaut… Read More

There has been breaking news on the Iran conflict all day. Whatever we say now will likely be different by the time you see our report. But there is no doubt about the direction in which things are moving. An increasingly weakened Iran is making more and more concessions. And more and more Democrats are increasingly worried that America may actually win the war. Ponder that for a second.

As most of you know, I had the great honor of working alongside Dr. James Dobson over the years. Dr. Dobson had two great passions, which I shared—God’s institution of the family and Christian citizenship. Dr. Dobson was a powerful ally during my time in the Reagan White House. And after I left the Reagan administration, I partnered with Dr. Dobson to transform the Family Research Council from a three-person office in debt into a multi-million-dollar organization with more than 100 employees. Many left-wing politicians despised what Dr. Dobson stood for. But many other elected… Read More

Congressman Eric Swalwell’s fall from grace has been dramatic. He first rose to national prominence more than a decade ago when he defeated powerful incumbent Democrat Pete Stark in the primary for California’s 15th Congressional District. Seven years later, he ran for president of the United States. A week ago, he was a leading candidate for governor of California. Yesterday, he resigned in disgrace. Swalwell is a creature of today’s power-hungry Democrat Party. He was one of the party’s favorite and effective attack dogs. He apparently acted like an attack dog when he was with vulnerable… Read More

The AI-generated picture of Donald Trump in a white robe with a red sash generated a lot of controversy yesterday. Critics claimed it portrayed Donald Trump as Jesus or the pope. The president said that is not what he intended. He saw it as an image of himself as a doctor healing a sick person. Regardless of how one interprets the image, it got all kinds of headlines and attention in the media. It was on the front page of the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post. The critics saw it as a chance to undermine President Trump’s support with Christian voters. On the day that… Read More

After 21 hours of negotiations failed to convince the Iranian regime to give up its nuclear ambitions, Vice President J.D. Vance left Pakistan Saturday evening and returned to the United States. President Trump announced that the United States Navy would begin mine-sweeping operations to clear the Strait of Hormuz, and also implement a blockade of Iranian ports. Iran has been allowing ships from nations friendly to the regime to enter and exit the strait safely. (Communist China buys the vast majority of Iran’s oil.) At the same time, Iran prevented ships from nations allied with the… Read More

Earlier this week, I recommended you see “A Great Awakening,” a movie by our friends at Sight & Sound, based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. I recommended it based on the suggestions of people whose opinions I respect who said it was “fantastic.” Carol and I went to see the movie last night, and “fantastic” is an understatement.

Some conservatives and Fox News commentators are saying something about the conflict with Iran that sounds totally correct, but it’s actually not true. Such comments are the result of the sad inability to think logically about complicated questions. President Trump is being criticized for accepting the ceasefire while Iran still “controls” the Strait of Hormuz. And, if the war ends with Iran remaining in control of the strait, we’re being told such a conclusion would be worse than when the conflict started. I know that sounds right, but it isn’t.

Facing a hard deadline and strong warnings from President Trump, the Islamic Republic of Iran blinked yesterday. They accepted a two-week ceasefire proposal from Pakistan. Crucially, the ceasefire deal called on Iran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Over the course of the next 14 days, Pakistan will mediate negotiations between Iran and the United States for a final peace agreement. Vice President Vance is going to Pakistan this weekend to speak for the United States.

President Trump’s deadline for the Iranian regime to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is 8:00 p.m. tonight. This morning, the president issued another strong warning to Iran’s leaders, calling tonight’s deadline “one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World.” I want to add this caveat. Throughout his entire career, President Trump, as part of his efforts to “make a deal,” will take a tough stance, and then he drops it once he has won concessions. Or he will suggest he won’t do something, in order to confuse his opponent, only to do it later. The Left says… Read More

Those were President Trump’s words Sunday morning when he announced the successful rescue of an Air Force officer deep inside Iran. On Friday, the pilot and weapons officer of a F-15E fighter jet were forced to eject over Iranian territory after their aircraft was hit by enemy fire. President Trump later identified the weapons officer as a “highly respected colonel.” Just before ejecting from his F-15, the colonel radioed a brief message. Likely with his death or capture by the enemy racing through his mind, the colonel said, “God is good.” Can you imagine having the faith and… Read More