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James Dobson, Influential Christian Psychologist, Dies at 89

James Dobson, Influential Christian Psychologist, Dies at 89

James C. Dobson, a bestselling Christian author and psychologist whose views on families influenced several presidents, died Thursday morning of unspecified causes in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was 89. The Dr. James Dobson Family Institute, a ministry originally founded as Family Talk in 2010, issued a statement about his death…Read more

Education Department Puts NOVA Schools on ‘High-Risk’ Status

Education Department Puts NOVA Schools on ‘High-Risk’ Status

The U.S. Department of Education said Tuesday that it will place five Northern Virginia school districts on high-risk payment status for defying the administration on transgender access to bathrooms in violation of federal law. The school districts, or “divisions,” will be downgraded to reimbursement status within the federal grant system…Read more

Trump Targets ‘Woke’ Habits of Smithsonian Museums

Trump Targets ‘Woke’ Habits of Smithsonian Museums

President Trump said Tuesday he’s getting his administration’s lawyers involved against what he calls the “woke” habits of the Smithsonian museums in Washington. “The Museums throughout Washington, but all over the Country are, essentially, the last remaining segment of ’WOKE,’” Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social Tuesday…Read more

DOJ Investigating DC Police for Minimizing Crime Numbers

DOJ Investigating DC Police for Minimizing Crime Numbers

The Justice Department on Tuesday opened an investigation of the Metropolitan Police Department allegedly publishing phony crime data to make the city appear safer than it is, according to multiple reports. The investigation stems from a WRC-TV report about a Metropolitan Police commander being accused of manipulating violent crime data…Read more

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin to Retire Early

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin to Retire Early

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin said Monday that he plans to retire in the fall, halfway into his four-year term as the service’s top official. The Air Force said Gen. Allvin will remain in the position until his replacement is named, “which will allow time for a smooth leadership transition.” The Air Force did not say why he is retiring after a distinguished 39-year career…Read more

OP-ED: Time for Zelenskyy to Make a Deal

OP-ED: Time for Zelenskyy to Make a Deal

“No Soviet or Russian war since World War II has even come close to Ukraine in terms of fatality rate,” a study released by the think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies reported in June. Russia, with a population of about 144 million, has amassed 950,000 casualties so far, with as many as 250,000 dead. Ukraine, with a population of 37 million, has sustained nearly 400,000 casualties, with 60,000 to 100,000 deaths…Read more

Trump Doesn’t Rule Out U.S. Peacekeepers in Ukraine

Trump Doesn’t Rule Out U.S. Peacekeepers in Ukraine

President Trump on Monday did not rule out sending U.S. troops to Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping force if a potential peace deal between Kyiv and Moscow can be reached. “We’ll let you know that, maybe later today,” Mr. Trump said during an Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Mr. Trump’s refusal to rule out the idea…Read more

Trump Cuts Deportation Court Backlog

Trump Cuts Deportation Court Backlog

President Trump took the adage about finding yourself in a hole and stopping digging to heart, at least when it comes to illegal immigration, where his almost miraculous improvements at the southern border have resulted in the first sustained decrease in the immigration court backlog in nearly two decades. In little more than six months, Mr. Trump pared the Biden-era…Read more

U.S. Army Leading Missile Defense Strategy, Gen. Gainey Says

U.S. Army Leading Missile Defense Strategy, Gen. Gainey Says

As U.S. rivals dedicate enormous resources to developing next-generation threats that can circumvent traditional defense, the Army is working to create systems that can thwart that peril, a top general told Threat Status. Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey, who leads the Army Space and Missile Defense Command and the Joint Functional Component Command…Read more

Zelenskyy to Visit Washington Monday, Trump Says

Zelenskyy to Visit Washington Monday, Trump Says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to the White House on Monday to meet with President Trump to discuss a potential peace deal. Mr. Trump arrived back in Washington early Saturday morning from the summit in Alaska, where he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss ways to end the Russia-Ukraine war…Read more

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James Dobson, Influential Christian Psychologist, Dies at 89

James Dobson, Influential Christian Psychologist, Dies at 89

James C. Dobson, a bestselling Christian author and psychologist whose views on families influenced several presidents, died Thursday morning of unspecified causes in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was 89. The Dr. James Dobson Family Institute, a ministry originally founded as Family Talk in 2010, issued a statement about his death…Continue Reading

Education Department Puts NOVA Schools on ‘High-Risk’ Status

Education Department Puts NOVA Schools on ‘High-Risk’ Status

The U.S. Department of Education said Tuesday that it will place five Northern Virginia school districts on high-risk payment status for defying the administration on transgender access to bathrooms in violation of federal law. The school districts, or “divisions,” will be downgraded to reimbursement status within the federal grant system…Continue Reading

Trump Targets ‘Woke’ Habits of Smithsonian Museums

Trump Targets ‘Woke’ Habits of Smithsonian Museums

President Trump said Tuesday he’s getting his administration’s lawyers involved against what he calls the “woke” habits of the Smithsonian museums in Washington. “The Museums throughout Washington, but all over the Country are, essentially, the last remaining segment of ’WOKE,’” Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social Tuesday…Continue Reading

DOJ Investigating DC Police for Minimizing Crime Numbers

DOJ Investigating DC Police for Minimizing Crime Numbers

The Justice Department on Tuesday opened an investigation of the Metropolitan Police Department allegedly publishing phony crime data to make the city appear safer than it is, according to multiple reports. The investigation stems from a WRC-TV report about a Metropolitan Police commander being accused of manipulating violent crime data…Continue Reading

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin to Retire Early

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin to Retire Early

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin said Monday that he plans to retire in the fall, halfway into his four-year term as the service’s top official. The Air Force said Gen. Allvin will remain in the position until his replacement is named, “which will allow time for a smooth leadership transition.” The Air Force did not say why he is retiring after a distinguished 39-year career…Continue Reading

OP-ED: Time for Zelenskyy to Make a Deal

OP-ED: Time for Zelenskyy to Make a Deal

“No Soviet or Russian war since World War II has even come close to Ukraine in terms of fatality rate,” a study released by the think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies reported in June. Russia, with a population of about 144 million, has amassed 950,000 casualties so far, with as many as 250,000 dead. Ukraine, with a population of 37 million, has sustained nearly 400,000 casualties, with 60,000 to 100,000 deaths…Continue Reading

Trump Doesn’t Rule Out U.S. Peacekeepers in Ukraine

Trump Doesn’t Rule Out U.S. Peacekeepers in Ukraine

President Trump on Monday did not rule out sending U.S. troops to Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping force if a potential peace deal between Kyiv and Moscow can be reached. “We’ll let you know that, maybe later today,” Mr. Trump said during an Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Mr. Trump’s refusal to rule out the idea…Continue Reading

Trump Cuts Deportation Court Backlog

Trump Cuts Deportation Court Backlog

President Trump took the adage about finding yourself in a hole and stopping digging to heart, at least when it comes to illegal immigration, where his almost miraculous improvements at the southern border have resulted in the first sustained decrease in the immigration court backlog in nearly two decades. In little more than six months, Mr. Trump pared the Biden-era…Continue Reading

U.S. Army Leading Missile Defense Strategy, Gen. Gainey Says

U.S. Army Leading Missile Defense Strategy, Gen. Gainey Says

As U.S. rivals dedicate enormous resources to developing next-generation threats that can circumvent traditional defense, the Army is working to create systems that can thwart that peril, a top general told Threat Status. Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey, who leads the Army Space and Missile Defense Command and the Joint Functional Component Command…Continue Reading

Zelenskyy to Visit Washington Monday, Trump Says

Zelenskyy to Visit Washington Monday, Trump Says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to the White House on Monday to meet with President Trump to discuss a potential peace deal. Mr. Trump arrived back in Washington early Saturday morning from the summit in Alaska, where he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss ways to end the Russia-Ukraine war…Continue Reading

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