Just days after Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe denied playing a direct role in rejecting repeated requests for added security measures and assets for former President Trump, whistleblowers have come forward refuting those claims and blaming Rowe for some of the agency’s security failures that led to the July 13 assassination attempt that nearly killed Trump and left rallygoer Corey Comperatore dead and two others wounded.

Washington’s violent anti-Netanyahu protests were but a preview. Having embraced soft-on-crime policies nationwide, locally in Chicago, and collectively as a party, they have countenanced – if not courted – extremist causes and those supporting them. Having ignored crime’s real victims, Democrats are about to be victimized by the culture they created.

Residential solar installations are a small-scale, photovoltaic systems, usually installed on the homeowner’s roof. Compared to utility scale solar, residential solar is much more expensive per kilowatt hour of electricity produced.

Americans in our country’s urban centers know that crime is increasing as law enforcement is collapsing.

Che Guevara may make for a popular T-shirt, but his policy views ought to have no serious role in the national discourse. Likewise, some on the American left just can’t shake their fondness for Marxists, but central planning combined with authoritarianism should have no standing in America’s policy debates. Elizabeth Warren may share common cause with folks who celebrate communist dictators, but giving those views legitimacy in the U.S. Capitol reflects poorly on her judgment.

After 50 years of progressive gains, and 12 years of Obama-Biden, the consequences of another four years of far left government would be devastating. This election is about far more than imperfect candidates. It is about competing visions for America and whether the Administrative State and international order stand in loco parentis or whether each of us remains the master of our fates.

Last week, on July 24, I had the honor of witnessing a moment of rare unity in the oftentimes divided and chaotic Congress when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered remarks to a joint meeting of Congress in Washington, D.C.

Highland County was my parents’ escape from a world that had rejected them and where they didn’t want to be. And you know what, I am glad they made this decision. I am thankful for my farm years in Highland County.

HUD, like other agencies responsible for spending taxpayer money, is required to estimate improper payments and post the results. Auditing themselves in such a way is a sign that at least the agencies are following the money, even if a portion of it is lost to waste or crime. Most agencies are able to complete the task, but not HUD, which blames the failures on various snafus, both human and technological.

The Trump-appointed inspector general for the Department of Homeland Security has already opened two investigations into the U.S. Secret Service, which is under the purview of the DHS, related to the agency’s handling of the July 13 shooting. But some Republicans are concerned because, they say, Joseph Cuffari has been stonewalled by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

Faith is believing Jesus wants you. He desires you. Jesus gave up everything to possess you. He gave up Heaven. He gave up the glory of His Divinity. He gave up His life. God has worked so hard to win you back. Now you must work to accept His love. 

Steve Faris is a professional magician whose credits include state fairs and trade shows throughout the United States, seven seasons at theme parks, including King’s Island, luxury cruise ships, and an opening act for a vast variety of performers including comedians Steve Martin and Martin Mull, and musicians Earl Scruggs, Ramsey Lewis, Santana and Ricky Nelson.

Fortunately, after years of confusion and uncertainty, the Supreme Court overruled Chevron, restoring integrity, transparency and constitutional adherence to the federal judiciary.

It’s important to note that the Court ruled not on Constitutional grounds but on an issue of standing. The justices found that Schmitt and the plaintiffs could not prove direct harm as grounds to sue. In other words, the government won on a technicality.

For sailors, fire is an absolute nightmare. Engulfing ships and choking out the light and air, it has the power to take away everything a sailor needs to survive. Even if the crew manages to put out the flames, the fire may still take the ship, leaving the sailor at the mercy of the sea. The 57th anniversary of the USS Forrestal fire, one of the worst in American naval history, is July 29, 2024.