February 19 2025
 
 
 
 
NEWS
‘They Took Away My Humanity’: Hostage Freed by Hamas Calls for Boyfriend’s Release
By Virginia Allen

Ilana Gritzewsky was set free after spending 55 days in captivity in Gaza, but she says a part of her never returned home.
COMMENTARY
JD Vance’s Message to European Leaders: Listen to Your People, Don’t Go Hard Left
By Victor Davis Hanson

At the Munich conference, Vance chose not to speak just about security issues but rather the larger problem with Europe itself.
NEWS
Patel, Stefanik, McMahon Among Picks Awaiting Senate OK
By George Caldwell

Yet to be confirmed by the Senate are some nominees who will surely play important roles in shaping the Trump administration’s policies.
COMMENTARY
Defying California’s Gun Laws: Residents Arm Themselves to Fend Off Wildfire Looters
By Amy Swearer, Grace McNabnay

Looters took advantage of the chaos and lack of police resources, showing up in droves to ransack evacuated areas.
NEWS
‘Race Preferences, Stereotypes’ in School Admissions to End Under New Guidance
By Morgan Sweeney

The Education Department notifies schools that they have 14 days to end all admissions, scholarship, discipline, and employment practices that factor in race preferences.
NEWS
Conservatives Line Up Behind Endangered Trump Pick
By Jacob Adams

There was online discussion of potential Senate holdouts on his confirmation over previously expressed views on Iran.
COMMENTARY
Why Is the Judicial Conference of the United States Taking Cues From Sheldon Whitehouse?
By Zack Smith, Seth Lucas

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., declares war on the judicial branch.
COMMENTARY
ICYMI: USAID’s Troubling Ties to the Woke Nonprofits That Called the Shots in the Biden Administration
By Tyler O'Neil

The U.S. Agency for International Development wasn’t just spending your hard-earned tax dollars on transgender operas overseas—it also has troubling connections with leftist groups.
 
     

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