I saw a disappointing poll today. Forty-four percent of Americans blame Republicans for the government shutdown, while just 35% blame the Democrats. I don’t understand it, but I also do understand it. When you’re here in Washington, D.C., it’s as clear as night and day that the Democrats are responsible for the shutdown. We don’t have to guess at who is responsible. Republicans put legislation on the floor to reopen the government 13 times, and 13 times Democrats voted against it. How can 44% of the public think it’s Republicans who won’t reopen the government?

Trump Returns

I’m sure we all remember the headlines that began as soon as Donald Trump was elected in 2016 and continued throughout the Biden years. Here are a few examples:

“Trump Is Demolishing Four Pillars of American Power”

It’s been said that political debates in America now are no longer Democrat versus Republican or Left versus Right, but insane versus common sense. That’s exactly what we’re seeing as two symbols of the great debate over what it means to be a woman in America today are squaring off. (The fact that this is even a debate at all is astonishing!) I’m referring to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) and Riley Gaines. The Trump-hating, pro-abortion, socialist star of the Democrat Party versus the collegiate champion swimmer, conservative Christian, and advocate for women. Their recent social… Read More

A Senate hearing today addressed a deeply disturbing and growing problem in America—political violence. Media commentators often frame any discussion of political violence with the mantra that “both sides” are guilty. The problem with the “both sides” mantra is that it doesn’t reflect the reality that political violence today is coming from one side—the Left. Virtually every day there is a new incident. A radical leftist was arrested in St. Paul, Minnesota, earlier this month for threatening the life of Attorney General Pam Bondi.

As many Americans were heading to bed Friday night, President Trump walked out onto the White House lawn and took a few questions from reporters. Then, he boarded Marine One and took off for Andrews Air Force Base. Shortly after 11:00 PM, the president left the country for a major summit of Asian nations. After a brief stop in Germany Saturday morning, Trump flew to Qatar, where he held a meeting with the emir. Later that night, he landed in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. He walked off of Air Force One full of energy, even dancing briefly with native Malaysian performers. The… Read More

In the last 24 hours, there has been yet another avalanche of dangerous, hateful rhetoric from the Left. Every American of good will who rejects violence as a way of solving political differences needs to be paying attention right now. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker went on Fox News last night. He doubled down on his outrageous accusation that our immigration police officers are comparable to the Nazi Gestapo. He said they are rounding up minorities just like Hitler’s Gestapo rounded up the Jews, leading to the Holocaust. That’s pure demagoguery and demonization meant to inspire hatred… Read More

President Trump met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the White House yesterday. Dealing with the war in Ukraine was at the top of their agenda, and the president announced tough new sanctions on Russia’s largest oil companies and dozens of their subsidiaries that fund the Kremlin’s war machine. President Trump has done everything possible to try to bring both sides to the table. He has encouraged Russia and Ukraine to make concessions to end this weeping wound in the middle of Europe, which, at any moment, could go “sepsis” and sink the world into a nuclear war. Of course, he… Read More

Every time we turn around, there’s another left-wing demonstration. This past weekend it was the No Kings protests, and people always have the same questions: “Do these people have jobs? Where do they get their money? Why do all their signs look professionally made? Who is behind this?” Well, we may get some answers soon. After President Trump designated the far-left revolutionary group Antifa as a terrorist organization, FBI Director Kash Patel set up a new division to investigate how Antifa and other leftist revolutionary groups are funded. The FBI is tracking the money just like… Read More

After Charlie Kirk’s brutal assassination, his widow, Erika, pointed out that conservatives did not riot, loot businesses, and destroy private property. It was the exact opposite of what happened five years ago after a drug addict and petty criminal died in a confrontation with Minneapolis police. Radical leftists used George Floyd’s death as an excuse to loot and riot in our major cities. But something did happen after Charlie Kirk’s murder, and we just got more evidence of it. Bible sales this September were 36% higher than in September 2024. So, a conservative leader is murdered, and… Read More

Thankfully, there was no significant violence at Saturday’s much anticipated “No Kings” protests. I think I know the reason why. It’s tough to riot when you’re over 70, and most of these protesters looked like aging, white hippies. Big Media says 7 million people participated around the country, but no one can prove that, so call me skeptical. The turnout in Chicago was a flop, even though the city has been Ground Zero in the battle between the Left and the Trump administration over immigration enforcement. Several commentators noted that the protests appeared concentrated in liberal… Read More

Former U.N. Ambassador and National Security Advisor John Bolton was indicted yesterday for 18 felony violations of the Espionage Act—eight counts of transmitting classified information and ten counts of unlawfully retaining classified information. Each felony count carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. The fake news media are claiming that President Trump is using the legal system to go after his opposition—you know, the way Joe Biden and Kamala Harris did. That’s a lie. Bolton is the latest Trump-hater where significant evidence has emerged that he violated the law in his… Read More

Pro-Hamas, Trump-hating, Netanyahu-hating cyber terrorists hacked into the public address systems of four North American airports, one in Pennsylvania and three in Canada. The extremists broadcast messages calling for the destruction of Israel and “F—k Netanyahu and Trump.” The cyber terrorists also took over flight information boards, posting pictures of Hamas leaders and these phrases: “ISRAEL LOST THE WAR, HAMAS WON THE WAR HONORABLY” and “You are a pig, Donald Trump.” Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy blasted the cyberattack and vowed to “get to the bottom of this hack.” How… Read More

Some of the most radical anti-Israel and anti-American groups immediately condemned President Trump’s Middle East peace plan. One of the most prominent groups is the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). The DSA is challenging Democrat incumbents deemed “too moderate” in primaries all over America, and the Democrat Party establishment is terrified of them. This is the movement that gave us such “luminaries” as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Cori Bush, and Zohran Mamdani. In response to President Trump’s peace plan, the DSA issued a disgusting statement full of antisemitic… Read More

Virtually every leading Democrat and media pundit hysterically screamed in 2016 that Donald Trump was “a warmonger.” They said he had no idea what he was doing, that he would destroy our alliances, and that he couldn’t be trusted with the nation’s nuclear arsenal. They were all wrong. Donald Trump understands what so much of our “establishment” doesn’t—peace through strength works. That’s why thousands of grateful Israelis, many wearing MAGA hats, were chanting, “We love Trump,” yesterday. And it’s why some at Trump’s Knesset address wore red hats reading, “Trump The Peace President… Read More

More revealing details are coming out about Jonathan Rinderknecht, the man accused of starting the horrific Palisades fire. In addition to being a Biden donor, his social media posts are full of Trump hatred, demonic imagery, and environmental extremism. He retweeted was an article titled, “Senator Kamala Harris Says Meat Is Destroying the Planet.” Another reason to be glad she lost! With each passing day it becomes increasingly clear that the neo-Marxist Left is at war with America—both figuratively and literally. Yes, there are socialists and communists running for public office… Read More

Yesterday, President Trump held a meeting with top administration officials on the growing threat from within. (See below.) My heart stopped for a second when I saw Secretary of State Marco Rubio hand the president a note and whisper something in his ear. Remember when George W. Bush’s chief of staff did the same thing on the morning of 9/11, telling him America was under attack? Thankfully, Rubio’s whisper was good news, not bad. Rubio informed the president that Trump’s peace plan was close to being accepted by Hamas. Shortly before 7:00 p.m. last night, President Trump made the… Read More

From the assassination of Charlie Kirk to the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel, there’s been a lot of talk lately about free speech in America. The topic was center stage yesterday at the Supreme Court. The justices heard oral arguments in a case challenging a Colorado law passed by the LGBTQ-controlled Democrats who wanted to control what counselors and therapists can say to their patients. The law banned so-called “conversion therapy,” where a counselor attempts to help someone overcome same-sex attractions or deal with gender dysphoria. Just to be clear, the controversy before the court… Read More

Two years ago on October 7, 2023, during a time of relative quiet, Hamas launched an unprovoked attack against Israel. We refer to this atrocity as the “October 7th attacks.” Israelis call it the “Simchat Torah Massacre” because Hamas attacked on the Simchat Torah holiday. The goal of Hamas was to murder civilians. There are no major Israeli military facilities in that area. There was a music festival taking place. Young Israelis were dancing and singing. That’s who the cowards of Hamas slaughtered. Then they went house to house slaughtering families and then they dragged Israeli… Read More

I was in Colorado over the weekend to take part in the final memorial service for Dr. James Dobson. I was honored to be among those selected to eulogize Dr. Dobson and to pay my respects to his lovely wife, Shirley, and their family. Jim was a giant in Christendom, and he is in heaven with Jesus right now. Over his many years, Dr. Dobson was well-known for the monthly letters he sent. They were a must-read for countless people around the country concerned about faith, family, and freedom. I wish there was one more Dobson letter—this one postmarked from Heaven.

It’s Day 3 of the Schumer Shutdown. In spite of speculation that some retiring Democrats might break ranks, another vote to reopen the government failed this afternoon—again because the overwhelming majority of Democrats voted no. Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi blasted Republicans yesterday, blaming them for every government shutdown. She also said, “They don’t believe in government. . . So, for them, a shutdown is a day at the beach. They love it.” Well, that makes sense. Republicans don’t like government! But there’s just one problem. Every day, Pelosi and her party have… Read More

It’s Day 2 of the Schumer Shutdown, and Chuck is singing a different tune about this government funding impasse than he sang just six months ago. When the government faced a potential shutdown in March, 10 Senate Democrats, including Chuck Schumer, voted to keep the government open. Here’s how Schumer explained his position then: “Under a shutdown, the Trump administration would have wide-ranging authority to deem whole agencies, programs, and personnel nonessential, furloughing staff members with no promise they would ever be rehired.” In other words, he didn’t want to give… Read More

The fake news media was working overtime, spinning the remarks of President Trump and Secretary of War Hegseth to our nation’s top military commanders into the most outrageous lies. Thankfully, the meeting was broadcast live for the entire nation to see, and it is easy to see through the media’s lies. Here’s a headline from USA Today: “Trump Threatens Demotions At Military Summit.” Newsweek put it this way: “Trump Threatens to Fire Generals ‘On the Spot’ if He Doesn’t Like Them.” Both of those headlines are lies. Here’s the truth. When President Trump began his remarks, he… Read More

President Trump released a 20-point Middle East peace plan at a White House event yesterday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. You can read the full plan here. I am skeptical that the plan will succeed. Not because it’s a bad plan, but because I doubt Hamas will really accept it. Under Trump’s plan, Gaza must become “a deradicalized terror-free zone” and Hamas must disarm. It will have no “role in the governance of Gaza, directly, indirectly, or in any form.” Then again, given the reality on the ground, Hamas has few options. President Trump warned that if Hamas… Read More

Another place of worship was attacked yesterday. Thomas Jacob Sanford drove his truck into a Mormon church in Grand Blanc, Michigan, during Sunday services. He then opened fire on the congregation, killing two people and wounding eight more. Sanford also set the church on fire, which killed at least two more people and destroyed the church. He was taken down by responding police officers. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Fox News this morning that the FBI believes Sanford hated Mormons. The FBI is investigating the attack as an “act of targeted violence.”… Read More

I urge you to drop whatever you’re doing and read the latest article from influential Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan. It’s an incredibly moving column about Charlie Kirk’s memorial service, but it makes an important point. She contends that faith-based voters have always been part of the Republican coalition, but they weren’t taken seriously by the political establishment until the Reagan administration. Peggy was one of the top speechwriters in the Reagan White House when I worked there, too, heading up President Reagan’s domestic policy development office. Peggy’s column… Read More

There’s good news on the economy today. Jobless claims were much lower than the “experts” predicted. Consumer spending was up, as were durable goods purchases—more expensive items meant to last a long time. An increase in such purchases generally suggests a healthy economy. And there’s more. Second quarter gross domestic product, a measure of the overall economy, was revised up to 3.8%, a strong figure. In addition, new home sales last month rose to a three-year high. And while existing home sales were down, the decline was much lower than expected. Housing is a big driver of… Read More

A sniper opened fire on a Dallas immigration facility this morning. Three illegal alien detainees were hit. One detainee died in yet another outburst of left-wing violence. The sniper killed himself. The FBI confirmed that the sniper had written “ANTI-ICE” on his bullet casings. It’s likely his targets were ICE agents. This attack happened in an atmosphere of hate promoted by left-wing politicians and media. Daily we are told that federal immigration police are the Gestapo. Yesterday, six women who ambushed another Texas immigration facility (see below) were booked into the Wichita… Read More

President Donald Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly this morning in New York City. His remarks had a rocky start as the teleprompter wasn’t working. Trump quipped, “Whoever is operating this teleprompter is in big trouble.” The president reminded the gathered diplomats of all the global conflicts he has resolved in his first seven months in office. He criticized the United Nations for not even trying to resolve these conflicts. “All they [the U.N.] seem to do is write a very strongly worded letter and never follow that letter up. Empty words don’t solve war. The only… Read More

Charlie Kirk’s memorial service was no funeral. It was an hours-long worship service. It was a revival. It was a celebration of faith in Jesus. It was a tribute to the incredible impact Charlie Kirk made in his all-too-short life. Two hundred thousand people turned out to attend the memorial. The NFL’s State Farm Stadium had no more room. The NHL’s Desert Diamond Arena was also packed. In addition, more than 100 million people streamed the memorial service. Charlie’s impact could be seen in the incredible roster of speakers and high-profile attendees who came to honor him:… Read More

The “Big Lie” about Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension is upsetting some of our libertarian conservative friends. Democrats are claiming it was “censorship,” an “abuse of government power,” and “Trump acting like a dictator.” Leftist commentators are calling it “fascism.” Yes, we’re back to that already. Here is the reality. When it comes to the major broadcast networks, the government does have a lot of authority. Those networks must have licenses from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to operate on public airwaves. Those licenses have always stated that the networks must operate… Read More