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Talarico is relying on his charm to con Texas

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What if ‘Jane Doe’ was your daughter and the ‘Cornell Seven’ your sons?

What if ‘Jane Doe’ was your daughter and the ‘Cornell Seven’ your sons?

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09.10.2026 20

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A Democratic Congress won't lower your bills. It'll investigate Trump

09.10.2026 20

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Democrats twisted Trump's 'take out Los Angeles' remark

07.10.2026 20

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Renee Good's family is suing immigration officials. This is misguided

05.10.2026 20

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I was promised flying cars. Instead, I got an AI agent I don't want

04.10.2026 10

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Republicans picked Paxton. Now they're paying for it in Texas

30.09.2026 30

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GOP let conservatives down. That's no reason to let Democrats win

Polls and other data suggest Republicans could face a bloodbath in the November midterm elections. When I voted for President Donald Trump in 2024, I...

28.09.2026 30

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Big Tech skepticism comes to Texas

On one hand, the Texas economy is a thing of beauty, a thrilling example of free enterprise at work. Its GDP sits at nearly $3 trillion, just trailing...

27.09.2026 30

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We deserve answers after ICE shooting. 'Get the hell out' won't help.

The shooting of a man in Austin by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent has become the latest flashpoint in America's divide over...

23.09.2026 30

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McConnell's return raises a question we can't ignore

20.09.2026 30

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Keep dreaming, Democrats. Texas won't turn blue in 2026.

17.09.2026 20

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Trump's Iran war is draining America. It's time to end it.

15.09.2026 20

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Vance, Rubio: GOP has deep bench for bright future beyond Trump

On the opening night of the GOP’s midterm convention in Dallas on Sept. 9, dubbed "Trumpapalooza" for good reason, I laughed as President...

14.09.2026 30

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Clancy jurors had more sympathy for her than her children

10.09.2026 30

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Talarico can't hide his record beneath a Christian campaign

09.09.2026 40

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What Netflix's 'Death of the Pastor's Wife' gets right about abuse

02.09.2026 20

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Darth Vader, lawmakers and the ACLU agree: 'Get the Flock out'

31.08.2026 40

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The women defending Lindsay Clancy shocked me

27.08.2026 20

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Lindsay Clancy's TikTok fandom ignores the real victims: Her kids

27.08.2026 40

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Why the media can't stop harping on Natalie Harp

Natalie Harp has been in the news so much that I assumed she must have committed a crime, done something unethical or botched her job as one of...

25.08.2026 30

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Define the W: Two professional basketball veterans challenge the WNBA to decide who is a woman

The Christian apologist G.K. Chesterton once said, “A man is angry at a libel because it is false, but at a satire because it is true.” Inside...

23.08.2026 30

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Another DSA insurgent just humiliated the Democratic establishment

Watching the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) right now is like watching a scene from "Alien vs. Predator":...

20.08.2026 30

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Trump promised a Golden Age but delivered a gilded deficit

If I woke up in 2026 from a 20-year cryogenic freeze and someone handed me the numbers on our economy and asked which party was running things,...

18.08.2026 40

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The left loves mocking women who don't have the 'right' politics

14.08.2026 50

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I won't vote for Talarico, but I understand his appeal in Texas

11.08.2026 40

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I'm worried about Ariana Grande. We need to talk about it.

07.08.2026 40

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C'mon, Trump. This Iran war doesn't feel very 'America First.'

05.08.2026 20

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When evil came to an Idaho In-N-Out, courage answered

04.08.2026 40

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Mamdani's 30% off groceries is about to cost New Yorkers $70 million

03.08.2026 40

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Fauci chooses silence at Senate hearing. His diary speaks volumes.

29.07.2026 20

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Obama said it. Clinton said it. Now Democrats call it 'far right.'

28.07.2026 50

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CNBC ranked my state '10 worst.' So why is everyone moving here?

15.07.2026 40

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The real reason Americans stopped reading isn't your phone

13.07.2026 40

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It's time to make McConnell's health issues public

10.07.2026 40

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With Graham Platner, Democrats failed to 'believe all women'

09.07.2026 40

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Trump Accounts are free money. Don't put politics over your kids.

08.07.2026 40

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Trump got FIFA to reverse a red card. Why the outrage?

07.07.2026 40

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Prosperity didn't make America great. Liberty did.

02.07.2026 60

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Should America have a billionaire tax? After you, Gavin Newsom.

30.06.2026 50

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Texas is teaching the Bible. It should also fix its schools.

29.06.2026 50

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Democrats built NY democratic socialist moment. Now they must face it.

26.06.2026 50

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Tucker Carlson's GOP breakup misses the bigger picture

25.06.2026 20

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The left's manufactured Reflecting Pool scandal

23.06.2026 50

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If Obama accomplished anything, he wouldn't need a $850 million shrine

19.06.2026 40

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Newsom knows better than to let a good crisis go to waste

17.06.2026 50

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Musk's trillion dollars reflects the American spirit

16.06.2026 50

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Happy birthday, Mr. President. At 80, Trump is doing just fine.

14.06.2026 50

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I'll take 'king' Trump over a real monarch any day

12.06.2026 60

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The media is missing the point of Trump's 'Meet the Press' exit

09.06.2026 50

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