Author: Jimmy Parker

A Providence mural meant to honor Iryna Zarutska has been halted after far left activists labeled it divisive. Mayor Brett Smiley asked for its removal amid complaints the artwork carried political signals. The artist says the piece was a simple tribute. This fight reveals a city choosing politics over a victim’s memory.

President Donald Trump unveiled a first look at a towering new presidential library planned for Miami. The video teases gold letters, a huge flag, and replicas of his White House decor. Here is what we know now.

CNN’s Brianna Keilar pressed Rep. Eric Swalwell about Democrats blocking full Department of Homeland Security funding. Keilar asked a simple question: if ICE and CBP have money to operate, what are Democrats achieving by refusing the full funding? Swalwell answered with dramatic claims about deportations and children, while Keilar pushed back on the real-world effects of the standoff. This piece breaks down the exchange and the political stakes for border security and federal workers.

Jim Acosta was caught on his YouTube pregame stream laughing and praising a protest sign joking about President Donald Trump dying. Video shows him calling the sign “very funny” and “clever.”

In Washington DC, a small group of “No Kings” protesters altered a verse of America the Beautiful to promote open borders. Video captured the moment and organizers’ funding ties raised questions about who is behind the demonstrations.

Rep. Tim Burchett tore into Senate leadership for passing a last minute funding deal, ignoring the popular SAVE America Act, and leaving voters and federal workers hanging during a partial government shutdown.

FBI Director Kash Patel is moving to declassify and release investigative files tied to Rep. Eric Swalwell and a suspected Chinese intelligence operative known as Fang Fang. The effort raises tough questions about oversight, partisan protection, and why a lawmaker with alleged ties kept access to sensitive intel.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth trimmed the military’s faith codes from more than 200 to 31 and moved to make chaplains visibly chaplains first, officers second. The reforms aim to strengthen spiritual care for service members and remove bureaucratic excess that made the Chaplain Corps less effective.

The European Parliament just approved its toughest deportation plan ever. This fast action gives member states more power to speed up removals, tighten borders, and cut through legal delays. Critics call it cruel. Supporters say it restores order. Here is what changed and why it matters for Europe.

Rep. Pramila Jayapal proposed taxpayer funded reparations for immigrants she says were traumatized by ICE actions under President Donald Trump, a move critics say rewards illegal entry and sets a dangerous precedent.