Free Republic

Kimball highlighted the political dynamics among younger voters: "Ohio voters who did not participate in the 2024 election, most of whom are under 30, are more likely to identify as Republicans rather than Democrats. In addition, 31% of voters under 30 align with independents or Democrats, while 38% identify with Republicans, though this group still breaks for Democrats on the ballot by about 12 points." President Donald Trump's job approval rating in Ohio stands at 46%, with a disapproval rating of 48%. Since August, Trump's approval has decreased by three points, while his disapproval has risen by six points. Gov....

Teams from two Islamic countries playing in one of America’s wokest cities on the anniversary of Stonewall – what could go wrong?FIFA looks set to face its first major scandal of the 2026 World Cup – if you don’t count the exorbitant cost of the tickets, that is. The Egyptian FA has made a formal request for the cancellation of an LGBTQ+ celebration planned to take place at their Group G game against Iran on June 26 in Seattle. The game roughly coincides with the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots of 1969. The Seattle Pride match committee are planning to...

Diary of disturbing disinformation and dangerous delusionsThis claim:“We lowered the price of everything.” — Former President Joe Biden, Friday We say: Uh oh, Joe’s into the Rocky Road again. Maybe if you too slept through his presidency you could buy Biden’s line that his was a golden age of affordability. But if you had to buy groceries or pay for gas then, you surely saw how inflation ran red-hot on his watch: Home prices alone soared 38% and gasoline prices rose 31% — while real wages fell 4%. Affordability? Please.

Military strategists have long compared warfare to chess, where grand masters plot moves and countermoves across a global board. But what happens when you discover you’ve been studying chess while your opponent has been perfecting an entirely different game? For decades, America’s military might has stood unchallenged, our aircraft carriers projecting power across every ocean, our technology the envy of the world. Yet behind the Pentagon’s classified doors, a disturbing pattern has emerged in recent years. The rise of China as a military power has transformed from a distant concern to an immediate challenge. While American forces remain spread across...

How did more than $3 million in Civil War era gold coins end up in a farm field, somewhere in Kentucky? Everyone from the Washington Post to USA Today to major TV news networks covered this story last summer when it first broke, but in this segment you'll hear for the first time from the Lexington coin dealer who brokered the sale of the coins when he was first approached by the farmer who literally stumbled upon them. You'll also hear from a UK professor about why she thinks the coins were buried in the first place, and from some...

Trump administration border czar Tom Homan said this week that the Department of Homeland Security is investigating whether Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar committed immigration fraud by allegedly marrying her brother. President Donald Trump and his allies have claimed Omar's first husband, Ahmed Elmi, is actually her brother, who she married for immigration purposes in 2009. The couple divorced in 2017 and no DNA evidence has supported the claim that they are brother and sister. Homan told Newsmax that he was investigating whether Omar committed immigration fraud and is thereby in the country illegally. Omar first came to the United...

[Catholic Caucus] Fruit of the council: A Church no longer serious about salvationBy their fruits you shall know them (Mt 7:16). It was the hope of the council fathers, led by Pope John XXIII, that the Second Vatican Council would herald a “new Pentecost”. That has not happened. Sixty years on, it is time to consider why, and to look seriously at what has unfolded before our eyes.One enormous change that took place was in the everyday language and tone the Church’s clerical representatives frequently use. This is not to paint all priests and religious with the same brush, which...

To celebrate America's Semiquincentennial in 2026, the Mint will be updating the circulating nickels, dimes, and quarters that you find in your pocket change. Browse the image portfolio below to see all the 2026 coins or visit our Media Kit to read about the background of the designs.

President Donald Trump suffered a major political setback on Thursday in his push to pass congressional redistricting in red states. After months of arm-twisting by the president, top allies and aligned groups, the Indiana Senate voted down a new map championed by Trump that would have created two more right-leaning congressional districts in the solidly red Midwestern state, where the GOP controls seven of Indiana's nine U.S. House seats. The districts of Democratic Reps. Frank Mrvan and Andre Carson would have been eliminated. The vote in the chamber was 31-19, with 21 Republicans joining 10 Democrats in voting against the...

PHILIPSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from an immigration detention center in Pennsylvania following an order from a federal judge issued Thursday, according to his attorney’s office.Abrego Garcia’s attorney confirmed he was released just before 5 p.m. Thursday and told The Associated Press he plans to return to Maryland, where he has an American wife and child and where he has lived for years after originally immigrating to the U.S. illegally as a teenager. Attorney Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg said he’s not sure what comes next, but he’s prepared to defend his client against further deportation efforts.U.S. District...

Settlement with Missouri ends SAVE program that Biden administration estimated would cost taxpayers $342B over decade The Trump administration took the final step toward killing the Biden administration's SAVE student loan plan, announcing a proposed settlement that would shutter the program and force millions into new, legally authorized repayment options. "For four years, the Biden administration sought to unlawfully shift student loan debt onto American taxpayers, many of whom either never took out a loan to finance their postsecondary education or never even went to college themselves, simply for a political win to prop up a failing administration," U.S. Department...

There's a new serif in town! The Calibri font is going the way of the typewriter at the State Department after Secretary of State Marco Rubio inked a memo mandating that the agency use only Times New Roman for official communications – and size 14 to boot, according to a department official. The new directive, which was sent to all diplomats, is the latest action by the Trump administration to roll back diversity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. The change is effective immediately, according to the directive. Two years ago, Rubio’s predecessor, Antony Blinken, switched the State Department font to Calibri,...

Lawyers representing the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk argued Thursday during his first in-person court appearance that cameras not be used during his trial, despite Erika Kirk insisting all hearings be broadcast for transparency. Tyler Robinson, 22, was brought into the Provo courtroom wearing a simple blue button down and argyl tie as his lawyers prepared to argue that media shouldn’t be allowed to film his hearings by claiming they could potentially taint a jury.Judge Tony Graf allowed cameras to film for part of Thursday’s proceedings, but more than two hours of the hearing was carried on...

The Indiana Senate on Thursday voted down a plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts to produce two more GOP-friendly seats, rejecting President Donald Trump’s months-long campaign to pressure the Republican supermajority in the deep-red state to bend to his will. The 31-19 vote saw 21 Republicans join 10 Democrats in voting down the proposed map that would have positioned the GOP, which currently holds seven of Indiana’s nine US House seats, for a sweep of all nine seats in next year’s midterm elections. The vote comes with significant ramifications for the 2026 midterm elections as some Democratic- and Republican-led...

Washington state authorities released an illegal alien truck driver accused of causing a six-vehicle crash involving a school bus after declining to honor a federal immigration detainer, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The crash occurred on December 4 in Lacey, Washington, and resulted in three people being hospitalized. No children were aboard the school bus at the time, authorities said. DHS identified the driver as Juan Hernandez-Santos, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, who federal officials say has multiple prior DUI arrests and was previously deported from the United States twice. Immigration and Customs Enforcement lodged a...

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a U.S.-designated terrorist organization and arm of the Iranian military, seized an oil vessel allegedly carrying “smuggled diesel” in the Persian Gulf, Tehran revealed on Thursday. The unidentified ship was reportedly flying the flag of E-Swatini and was part of what Iran alleges is a massive trafficking scheme to steal Iranian oil and sell it abroad. The IRGC revealed the news on the same day that the Iranian government condemned the United States for staging a similar seizure of a ship accused of carrying illicit oil in the Caribbean following an appropriate warrant process....

Home depot finds itself on the frontlines of US immigration enforcement, as activists accuse the company of "helping" the Trump administration carry out an agenda they disagree with.

A federal grand jury in Oklahoma City has charged Tashella Sheri Amore Dickerson with wire fraud and money laundering, U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester announced on Thursday. “The Department of Justice is committed to unraveling and prosecuting fraud in the Black Lives Matter organization, and this case illustrates how some in the group’s leadership allegedly used donor money to bankroll their own lifestyles,” Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement provided exclusively to Breitbart News. “We have zero tolerance for any kind of fraud perpetrated against the American people and will continue bringing fraudsters to justice as cases...

How Doubling the Workforce Doubled Government Revenue and Compressed the American Family SOLD AS: THE LIBERATION OF WOMEN Operational Pattern Beginning in the late 1960s and accelerating into the 1980s, cultural, political, and economic incentives pushed women into the full time workforce. The messaging framed this shift as empowerment, but the structural result was a dramatic increase in taxable labor. More workers meant more taxable hours. More taxable hours meant more state revenue without raising official tax rates. Observed Outcomes • Cost of living rose faster than wages • Dual income households became mandatory rather than optional • Time available...

A Utah man accused of assassinating conservative superstar Charlie Kirk smirked as he made his first public appearance in court. Tyler Robinson, 22, appeared inside a Utah courtroom flanked by his legal team as they pushed to further limit media access in the high-profile criminal case. It was the first time Robinson was seen in person after making previous court appearances via video or audio feed from jail. He was seen smiling as he engaged in deep conversation with his legal team before the hearing started. As he entered the courtroom he smiled at the people sitting in a row...