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Trump leads America boldly into decline

Bribery, inflation, plagues, crumbling trade links, stalled innovation — all these negatives helped bring down the once-mighty Roman Empire. But Rome needed centuries of bad leadership to collapse. Donald Trump seems to be undoing American greatness at warp speed. Sure, the United States ...

DOJ appeals order for mass deportation inquiry

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department asked an appeals court Friday to block a contempt investigation of the Trump administration for failing to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador in March. The department also is seeking Chief Judge James Boasberg's removal ...

Almanac for Dec. 13, 2025

Today is Saturday, Dec. 13, the 347th day of 2025. There are 18 days left in the year. Today in history: In 2003, Saddam Hussein was captured by U.S. forces while hiding in a hole under a farmhouse in Adwar, Iraq, near his hometown of Tikrit. Also on this date: In 1862, Union forces led ...

Wikipevil? Wikipedia has become ‘Wokepedia’

Wikipedia is "Wokepedia," complains Elon Musk. That's because it's become so left-wing. "It's designed to push an ideological agenda that you can't see," says journalist Ashley Rindsberg in my new video. He runs "Neutral Point of View," a Substack publication that exposes Wikipedia ...

Indiana Republicans defy Trump, reject House redistricting push

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's Republican-led Senate decisively rejected a redrawn congressional map Thursday that would have favored their party, defying months of pressure from President Donald Trump and delivering a stark setback to the White House ahead of next year's midterm ...

Almanac for Dec. 12, 2025

Today is Friday, Dec. 12, the 346th day of 2025. There are 19 days left in the year. Today in history: In 2000, George W. Bush became president-elect as a divided U.S. Supreme Court reversed a state court recount decision in Florida's tightly contested presidential election. Also on this ...