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In-N-Out Has America’s Favorite Fast-Food Fries

In-N-Out Has America’s Favorite Fast-Food Fries

In-N-Out’s fries may not be everyone’s favorite, but according to tens of thousands of Yelp reviewers, they’re the best in the country. A new analysis of more than 40,000 online reviews ranked the West Coast burger chain No. 1 for its french fries, giving the California-based company a 3.86 out of 5 average…

Israel Launches Preemptive Strikes on Iran

Israel Launches Preemptive Strikes on Iran

Israel launched preemptive airstrikes on Iran early on Friday while Tehran reportedly scrambled fighter jets and the Trump administration warned Iran against targeting U.S. troops in response. Israeli officials warned their citizens of likely retaliation in the hours to come amid fears that the two Middle East powers were on the precipice of all-out war…

FL, AZ, IN Lead in School Choice Ranking

FL, AZ, IN Lead in School Choice Ranking

Florida, Arizona, Indiana, Ohio and North Carolina have topped an annual ranking of states by how much freedom they give parents to select the best school for their children. The conservative Center for Education Reform’s “Parent Power! Index” reported this week that recent school choice laws have also improved the standing of other states…

Gavin Newsom Dives Into Fight With Trump

Gavin Newsom Dives Into Fight With Trump

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is seizing on the anti-deportation clash with President Trump to position himself as the poster boy for the Democratic “resistance” and de facto leader of his rudderless Democratic Party. A Tuesday night TV address had the feel of a campaign speech…

OP-ED: GOP & America Will Benefit From Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill

OP-ED: GOP & America Will Benefit From Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill

The debate over the Big, Beautiful Bill went next-level last week when Elon Musk sent out a series of rage posts on X targeting President Trump that were more personal than substantive. But for all the wailing and gnashing of teeth about the bill from the likes of Elon, Rand Paul, Thomas Massie – even Andy Biggs, who felt the need to commiserate with Rocket Boy about voting for it – there really is no debate…

U.S., China Reach Framework to Relieve Export Controls

U.S., China Reach Framework to Relieve Export Controls

U.S. negotiators said Wednesday they reached a “handshake” agreement to loosen China’s restrictions on rare earth minerals, but they must get President Trump’s approval before implementing the terms. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told reporters in London that the framework was built on May negotiations in Geneva and a recent phone call…

Court Says Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs Can Move Forward

Court Says Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs Can Move Forward

A federal appeals court said Tuesday that President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs can remain in effect while the legal battle over them rages, delivering an important victory to the White House that says the tariffs are needed to force better terms with America’s trading partners…

OP-ED: The Chinese Spies Among Us

OP-ED: The Chinese Spies Among Us

A dangerous biological pathogen — one that can cause disease in wheat, barley, maize and rice, wiping out crops and leading to vomiting, liver damage and birth defects if ingested — was smuggled into the U.S. by two Chinese nationals, the U.S. attorney’s office for the Eastern District of Michigan announced Tuesday…

Trump Gets ‘Good Reports’ from Team in Talks with China

Trump Gets ‘Good Reports’ from Team in Talks with China

President Trump said Monday that it is “not easy” to conduct trade negotiations with Beijing but he’s getting “good reports” from his team in London, which will meet with Chinese counterparts for a second day on Tuesday. The U.S. delegation is looking to ease tensions…

ANALYSIS: Pope Leo, AI and the Battle for Human Dignity

ANALYSIS: Pope Leo, AI and the Battle for Human Dignity

Artificial intelligence is the nuclear fission of the 21st century. It can at once benefit humanity and destroy it. Pope Leo XIV made it clear in the first days of his reign that he understood the threat. Since the advent of the Atomic Age, the world has lived in fear of the bomb, but we quickly and necessarily learned how to harness the destructive power of nuclear fission for the benefit…

National Guard Moves Into Los Angeles

National Guard Moves Into Los Angeles

National Guard troops poured into Los Angeles on Sunday, called out by President Trump to restore calm after a weekend of violent protests against the administration’s attempt to increase deportations by targeting the country’s largest pool of illegal immigrants…

Trump Says Xi Will Relinquish Rare Earths

Trump Says Xi Will Relinquish Rare Earths

President Trump says Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to restart the flow of rare earth minerals that are a critical piece of trade negotiations between the world’s largest economies. Mr. Trump confirmed the resumption of exports when asked if Mr. Xi had committed ahead of high-level talks in London…

Trump Sends National Guard to Quell Anti-ICE Riots

Trump Sends National Guard to Quell Anti-ICE Riots

President Trump on Saturday deployed 2,000 California National Guard members to Los Angeles County after federal immigration officers in riot gear battled protesters for a second straight day. Hundreds of protesters have formed into a violent mob seeking to stop Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents carrying out deportation sweeps in Paramount, California…

Grassley Says Biden DOJ Gave Soros-Backed Group $7M

Grassley Says Biden DOJ Gave Soros-Backed Group $7M

Taxpayers’ money has flowed to a George Soros-backed organization that defends illegal immigrants and works with prosecutors to advocate for fewer prosecutions and lesser jail sentences, the Senate’s senior Republican, Charles E. Grassley, charged in a new report…

U.S., China to Meet on Trade in London, Trump Says

U.S., China to Meet on Trade in London, Trump Says

President Trump says his top trade negotiators will meet with their Chinese counterparts on Monday in London to discuss the next steps in settling trade disputes. The meeting suggests the world’s largest economies are seeking cooperation and progress after Mr. Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke…

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