To leftists abroad, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain is a hero for standing up to President Trump. At home, Mr. Trump is seen as Mr. Sánchez’s political savior from thorny domestic challenges.
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After his election last year, Leo XIV developed a reputation as a mild-mannered mediator. President Trump’s attacks have made him more combative.
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His visit includes a trip to a shrine where enslaved Africans were baptized before being forced into the treacherous voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.
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Separate from the regular Iranian Navy, with boats that often go more than 115 miles per hour, it’s what a retired U.S. official calls a “disruptive force.”
Plus: space travel and liberalism. The post The Capitol Hillbillies appeared first on The American Conservative .
Political Asylum The Capitol Hillbillies Plus: space travel and liberalism. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) This much must be said for politicians who like to be seen as ornery SOBS: They want us to think they are loyal only to their own high moral principles and sometimes, just maybe, answerable to the voters. That being the case, they once in a while say something worth saying. The Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana, the ornery SOB in this case, has apologized for our bombing of a girls’ school in Iran and thinks it’s high time the Trump administration figures out how to end this war and get on with it. Mostly, though, Kennedy’s act is increasingly hard to watch without wincing. A former Democrat—he…Open
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) filed a new lawsuit last month on behalf of the Miami Beach resident and Army National Guard veteran Raquel Pacheco, arguing that Miami Beach city officials conducted a coordinated campaign to suppress constitutionally protected speech—namely, the advocacy for the rights of Palestinians and criticism of the foreign government of Israel. […] The post A New Free Speech Case in Florida appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics A New Free Speech Case in Florida Raquel Pacheco, an Army National Guard veteran, alleges that officials in Miami Beach attempted to suppress her speech rights for criticizing Israel. (Photo by Hector Vivas – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images) The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) filed a new lawsuit last month on behalf of the Miami Beach resident and Army National Guard veteran Raquel Pacheco, arguing that Miami Beach city officials conducted a coordinated campaign to suppress constitutionally protected speech—namely, the advocacy for the rights of Palestinians and criticism of the foreign government of Israel. On January 7, 2026, Pacheco posted a comment on Facebook criticizing City of Miami Beach Mayor Steven…Open
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The judge said the two television companies could not combine operations while an antitrust lawsuit proceeded. Nexstar said its deal was already done.
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President Trump told a crowd of supporters that the price of oil and gas was coming down, part of an effort in recent days to present a rosier picture of the nearly two-month-long Iran war.
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The Trump administration made the announcement hours after Iran said that the Strait of Hormuz was open to commercial ships.