Author: Paul Bedard

The former “fact-checker” for the liberal Washington Post has departed with both barrels blazing, one at President Donald Trump and his “followers,” and the other at his ex-employer, where he dished “Pinocchios” for years. In an exit interview, Glenn Kessler blamed Trump and social media for the rise of “falsehoods” and ripped the president’s supporters,…

The Independence Day signing by President Donald Trump of his “big, beautiful bill” could clear the way for the most sweeping change ever in America’s gun laws. Several of the nation’s most prominent Second Amendment advocacy groups said one tweak made to the 91-year-old National Firearms Act opened the door to its unraveling, and with…

Two days after President Donald Trump cleared up lingering confusion about his support for Republican Virginia gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears, the National Rifle Association on Tuesday enthusiastically endorsed her and the full GOP ticket. In a statement that showed “A” grades for Earle-Sears, Attorney General Jason Miyares, and John Reid, who is running to replace…

A majority of voters believe former President Barack Obama‘s national security team schemed and lied in pushing the false “Russiagate” scandal to undermine the legitimate election of President Donald Trump, and now want them prosecuted for it. In the latest Rasmussen Reports survey shared with Secrets, 54% of likely voters said it is likely that…

It’s been 42 years since CNN brought political dueling to TV with the fiery Crossfire, changing televised panel debates from cerebral discussions to shouting matches. Now in a bid to restore “honest and civil” political talk in Washington, the non-partisan C-SPAN is debuting CeaseFire, a new weekly show aimed at highlighting areas of common ground…

Vice President JD Vance leads the top Democratic candidates eyeing a presidential bid in 2028 in the latest poll to confirm that MAGA’s No. 2 is competitive in a race that is still three years off. In the latest Emerson College Polling survey, Vance edged out former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY),…

A bipartisan parliament of House and Senate members today is calling on Congress to kill an expensive plan ordered by former President Joe Biden to shoot 450,000 barred owls bullying the endangered northern spotted owl in Northwest forests. A resolution being introduced today, led by Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) in the House and Sen. John Kennedy…

Voters are giving Attorney General Pam Bondi‘s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal a thumbs-down and remain split on her overall performance as President Donald Trump’s top law enforcement officer. In the latest Rasmussen Reports survey shared with Secrets, 33% gave Bondi’s handling of the Epstein case a good to excellent grade. Another 54% rated…

President Donald Trump and the Republican Party’s top priority heading into next year’s midterm congressional elections will be selling the tax cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a pitch that met a stiff headwind from the media and the Democratic Party. While the legislation eked through the House and Senate and was signed…

Millions of gun owners can breathe a sigh of relief today after the Justice Department yanked a Biden-era order that could have criminalized some 20 million owners of the popular AR-style “pistol.” Last night, the department agreed to give up fighting a lawsuit filed by one of those 20 million and the Second Amendment advocacy…