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Former Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday he is concerned that the Supreme Court will come to a “dangerous” conclusion on former President Trump’s claim of presidential immunity, partly because it has taken time for the justices to reveal their decision. Trump has made the immunity claim on charges related to the federal cases he faces on storing classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida and related to the 2020 election and the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.

The most consequential question in Washington over the past century is what led to Donald Trump's presidency. How did this vulgar outsider without any political experience win a general election in 2016? Books have explored and will continue to explore that question. Whatever the answers are – there are many - the crux of Trump's ascension emanates from voters realizing they trust a political novice more than they do establishment Washington. Many Americans feel that way still, nearly eight years later. Trump is now the polling and betting favorite to win in November. But what about 2028? Where will the...

Interviewer: "If we could go back in time to October 7... " Ahmad Abd Al-Hadi: "We would do it again!" Interviewer: "You would do it again... That was the question I was about to ask." Al-Hadi: "I know this is the question, because this is a central question. Why am I saying that we would do it again? Because what made us do it is very important and strategic. It is not something that we could remain silent about. We have said this time and again. "The Palestinian cause was about to be eliminated. In line with the American enterprise...

LONDON — The U.K. general election is still weeks away — but the battle for the soul of the Conservative Party has already begun. Polls are currently forecasting that the party of Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher, which has led Britain the past 14 years, could be reduced to its lowest number of seats in the House of Commons for more than a century. Such a rout would inevitably lead to the swift departure of the current Tory leader and prime minister, Rishi Sunak, and an immediate struggle over where the party heads next. Some activists fear the prospect of...

An obesity group determined to destigmatize obesity on behalf of Big Pharma is akin to Big Tobacco funding projects to destigmatize smoking.The world’s top pharmaceutical companies raking record profits from the latest generation of obesity drugs are bankrolling a group behind the contemporary phenomenon of “health at every size.”A new report and database published by Baron Public Affairs last month outlines pharmaceutical sponsorships for trade organizations promoting obesity as a chronic disease warranting health care coverage rather than a preventable symptom of underlying metabolic dysfunction. One such group with funding from major drug manufacturers Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly, and Boehringer...

Indiana native and father of four Paul Schmucker shared his story of overcoming regret and grief after coercing his girlfriend to get an abortion. Paul, now age 42, grew up as one of twelve in a traditional Amish family in Indiana. He had loving parents and a wonderful childhood in the Amish community. At age 16, according to tradition, Paul experienced Rumspringa, a tradition when Amish youth leave the community and immerse themselves in the outside world. This period of Rumspringa grants young Amish men and women the opportunity to decide whether they want to return to their community or...

Margarita “Rita” Gusak, 21, of Gan Yavne, was murdered by Hamas terrorists while fleeing the Supernova music festival on October 7. She attended the rave with her boyfriend, Simon Vigdergaus, who was also murdered that day. Her mother told the Telegraph that after the rocket sirens sounded, Rita texted her to say that they were planning on leaving via car. That was the last they heard from her. Her family waited desperately for news for a week until they were informed that her body had been identified. She was buried on October 15 in Givat Brenner. She is survived by...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes a provision that would require women to register for Selective Service, marking a significant potential change in military policy. On page three of the NDAA, under the heading of “Strengthening the Joint Force and Defense Workforce,” the Military Selective Service Act would be amended to require the registration of women for Selective Service. While some lawmakers oppose the measure, others argue it would benefit the government. Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) voiced his concerns during a committee meeting. “I just think it’s wrong to say to women,...

US envoy Amos Hochstein told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a meeting on Tuesday in Israel that his public comments this week that the US is “withholding weapons and ammunitions to Israel” were “unproductive” and “more importantly, completely untrue,” a senior US official told CNN.In that same meeting, US Ambassador to Israel Jack Lew also reiterated to Netanyahu that his comments were not correct, walking through all of the arms the US has transferred to Israel in recent months, according to two senior US officials. A spokesperson for the US Embassy in Israel confirmed that Lew spoke with Netanyahu...

Back on June 10, we told you the story of Eithan Haim, who blew the whistle on Texas Children's Hospital performing "gender-affirming" surgeries on minors, 1) after the hospital had claimed to have shut down the program, and 2) after Texas passed laws banning such surgeries for minors. We remember when the Left thought whistleblowers were heroes. Agents from the Department of Health and Human Services knocked at his door and said he was under investigation for violating HIPAA, legislation that makes it illegal to share protected health information. And as we reported Tuesday, a second whistleblower from Texas Children's...

... Fauci retired from the NIH in 2022. In his new memoir, On Call: A Doctor’s Journey in Public Service, he looks back on the COVID-19 pandemic and reflects on decades of managing public health crises. ...

Pre-recorded emergency announcement was automatically played on the Boeing 777 flight... Chaos ensued on a recent United Airlines flight following an automated emergency announcement that instructed passengers to put on their oxygen masks, which inadvertently deployed in spite of no danger present. The unusual incident occurred on a Boeing 777-200 from Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris to Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C., last Wednesday. While passengers were instructed to wear the oxygen masks, only a few were actually deployed. ... One person had a panic attack and ran to the aircraft door, presumably to open it," Pitman shared....

Wednesday marks the grand opening of a new homeless housing tower in downtown Los Angeles‘ Skid Row that is drawing praise for its ambition while taking flack for its price tag. Weingart Tower contains 278 units, though it’s just the start for the Weingart Center Association. “The second tower, with 302 rooms, is now rising on the south side of 6th Street and is scheduled to open in about 18 months,” the Times explains. “A third, 104-unit tower is in the planning phase.” While the number of new units is large, so, too, is the 19-story high rise’s amenities list,...

The trans activist who received criticism for exposing his augmented breasts at the White House during a Pride event last June has now been accused of sexual assault. The alleged victim is a biological female who identifies as a “man.” Rose Montoya, 28, was subsequently banned from attending any future events at the White House after a video went viral showing him groping his fake breasts while topless on the South Lawn. Montoya shared the video to his own TikTok account, and it quickly gathered attention. After a groundswell of outrage, Montoya was condemned by White House Press Secretary, Karine...

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal O'Malley's Former Episcopal Vicar to "Marry" a Man 32 Years His JuniorJames Flavin, 62, a former priest of the Archdiocese of Boston, is to 'marry' Michel E., a man 32 years his junior. A two-day celebration is planned for February 2025 in Mexico.Flavin was ordained a priest in June 1987. He was a favourite of Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley, who appointed Flavin an episcopal vicar in 2014.Flavin worked as a psychotherapist, specialising in internet addiction and treating priests with drug, alcohol or psychiatric problems. In 2019, Flavin took a sabbatical time.In May 2020, he bought a $1...

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Democrats and the media have been in full DEFCON-1 mode when it comes to trying to convince people they didn't really see the videos of President Biden that they clearly saw with their own eyes. The new Dem/media talking point it "cheap fake," and the media's running with it dutifully. It started with videos of Biden in France and then later at a California fundraiser when Barack Obama led the president off stage after his campaign got rich celebs with more money than brains to open up their checkbooks. Here's the next video that's going around that the media might...

Six members of the Washington Post's foreign desk previously wrote for Al Jazeera.. The Washington Post is in turmoil—old editor out, new editor in, and a new publisher under siege from a hostile and beleaguered staff. One of the criticisms the paper has weathered as it has bled money and subscribers is that, since Hamas’s Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel, its coverage of the war in the Middle East has been shoddy, inaccurate, and implacably hostile to Israel. Days after the Israel Defence Forces rescued four hostages from a Palestinian refugee camp, for example, a Post headline blared: "More...

Louisiana is the first state to require the display of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom after Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signed a bill into law Wednesday. Under the legislation, H.B. 71, a poster-sized display of the Ten Commandments in "large, easily readable font" is required in all public classrooms, from kindergartens to state-funded universities. Over the weekend, Landry touted the bill at a fundraiser in Tennessee. "I’m going home to sign a bill that places the Ten Commandments in public classrooms," he said, according to a report in the Tennessean. "And I can’t wait to be sued."

The Department of Health last week sent a blast email boosting the budget. Florida has more than 700,000 medical marijuana patients and Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis — who is battling a proposal to allow recreational use of marijuana — wants them all to know what a great job he’s doing. The Department of Health last week sent a blast email to its medical marijuana patient list boasting that DeSantis signed the state budget. The email praised a cancer research program promoted by first lady Casey DeSantis, listed health issues like HIV, hepatitis and syphilis that are in the spending plan...