President Donald Trump flew aboard the newest Air Force One on its maiden voyage Wednesday. The plane, a Boeing 747-8, was donated to the United States by the government of Qatar—a controversial gift that some allege is an attempt to buy influence with the president. Before leaving for the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential […]
Supreme Court Curbs Presidential Power in Major Rulings
The Supreme Court issued rulings Monday morning in three high-profile cases as it approaches the end of its current term, siding against the Trump administration in two of the decisions. The court ruled 5–4 in Watson v. Republican National Committee that Mississippi’s grace period for mail-in ballots postmarked by election day but received within five […]
Stephen A. Smith Questions How Clinton, Obama Built Massive Fortunes After Public Office
Liberal sports commentator Stephen A. Smith is asking how former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama built massive fortunes after political careers that began with far more modest means. On a recent episode of his “Straight Shooter” podcast, Smith questioned how two Democrat presidents who spent much of their careers in public service ended up […]
America split from monarchy 250 years ago. Trump’s presidency is testing how far it’s come
The 250th anniversary of America’s liberation from a king kicked off with a campaign-style rally on the National Mall by President Donald Trump, whose face already stares down from banners fluttering from federal buildings across the nation’s capital. The images illustrate how the Republican president has dominated daily life since returning to power and, to […]
Are The Epstein Survivors Being Exploited Yet Again?
Authored by Nick Bryant, On February 8, 2026, the advocacy group World Without Exploitation launched a 40-second public service announcement during the Super Bowl featuring Jeffrey Epstein survivors demanding the full release of federal files related to Epstein’s sex trafficking network. The Epstein survivors held up pictures of themselves when they were initially abused by […]
Spotted: Two of Trump’s most powerful ex-officials sharing a meal in Arlington
Tulsi Gabbard, who just left her post as Director of National Intelligence, was spotted this week having breakfast with Pam Bondi, who left her job as Mr. Trump’s attorney general earlier this year. “Seen, Heard & Whispered’s” source said the two were at Maman in Arlington on Tuesday. Our source wasn’t able to figure out […]
Billionaire Leon Black defends $158M paid to Jeffrey Epstein: ‘I knew Jekyll. I didn’t know Hyde’
Billionaire investor Leon Black said Friday that Jeffrey Epstein deceived him during a yearslong relationship in which he paid the disgraced financier $158 million, but insisted he committed no criminal wrongdoing as he appeared before the House Oversight Committee. Black is the 16th person to appear before the committee as part of their broader investigation […]
Republicans Likely to Win Attorney General Races: Report
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Republicans are well-positioned to win reelection and pick up a few seats in attorney general offices across the country this November, according to a new report first provided to the Daily Signal. The Republican Attorneys General Association conducted and reviewed polling across the 30 races and delivered this takeaway: “The political […]
How Podcasts Ruined America | Compact
I was just speculating for a podcast. I had no personal information. I was just speculating for a podcast.” This was the testimony of Howard Lutnick, the sitting Secretary of Commerce, to the House Oversight Committee on May 6, 2026. For Lutnick, the word “podcast” seems to describe a media format in which aimless speculation […]
Court sides with government in dispute over rights of green card holders accused of committing a crime
The Supreme Court on Tuesday in Blanche v. Lau cleared the way for immigration officers to more freely deny lawful permanent residents – also known as green card holders – admission into the United States. By a vote of 6-3, the court, in an opinion from Justice Clarence Thomas, held that federal immigration law does […]
