For whom the bell trolls: Sombrero meme reveals who’s winning shutdown fight

October 02, 2025

For whom the bell trolls: Sombrero meme reveals who’s winning shutdown fight

Want to know who’s winning in politics? Look at who’s laughing and who’s trying to keep their chin up. Remember those joyful early days of then-Vice President Kamala Harris‘s campaign? They were laughing because they were winning. But as soon as her numbers nosedived — or rather, as soon as she began speaking off script […]

Let Ukraine throw Tomahawks at Russia

The Trump administration is said to be considering Ukraine‘s request for Tomahawk cruise missiles, weapons that would dramatically expand its ability to strike deep inside Russia. This comes as part of Washington’s growing frustration with Russia’s refusal to take peace talks seriously. Tomahawks are among the most iconic U.S. precision weapons. First used in combat […]

Protecting families means ending shutdowns

Senate Democrats betrayed the trust of the public when they voted for a government shutdown Tuesday night, and the officials responsible for it should be held accountable. As Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) told the Washington Examiner, “The livelihoods of hardworking Americans are not bargaining chips.” ANDY BARR: WHY I’M INTRODUCING LEGISLATION TO END GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS […]

Parental rights group files civil rights complaint against Albuquerque schools

The Washington Examiner exclusively obtained Defending Education’s civil rights complaint filed with the Department of Education against New Mexico‘s largest school district for discriminating against and endangering female minors. The complaint emphasizes the federal government‘s urgency to intervene against Albuquerque Public Schools to ensure the protection of the young females bound by fear from the […]

Virginia Democrats are protecting a transgender sex offender

Virginia Democrats are using the power of the legal system to protect a transgender sex offender from being prosecuted for his crimes. The policy is in line with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger’s views. Democratic leaders in Fairfax County, the largest county in Virginia, have repeatedly refused to prosecute Richard Cox, a man who has […]

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Democrats willfully ignore the political fundamentals of the shutdown

House Democrats clapped and cheered as they resolved to shut down the government at a closed-door meeting Monday evening. And according to several lawmakers in attendance, no one raised the negative political consequences of the decision. That only makes sense; the politics here are so obviously calamitous that only willful neglect could explain the decision. […]

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