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An information hub for conservatives, republicans, libertarians, and liberty-loving Americans.en-usSun, 23 Aug 2026 07:35:44 -0400<![CDATA[Karmelo Anthony, the Texas teen who fatally stabbed high school track athlete Austin Metcalf to death after being asked to leave a team tent, will not receive a new murder trial after an appeal, a judge ruled on Saturday afternoon.]]>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 18:30:37 -0400<![CDATA[Joe Chalfant]]>https://townhall.com/news/josephchalfant/2026/08/22/karmelo-anthony-denied-new-trial-for-the-murder-of-austin-metcalf-n2681733<![CDATA[Elon Musk, who briefly became the world’s first trillionaire after SpaceX went public in June, is expected to spend up to $200 million on boosting the electoral prospects of Republicans across the country.]]>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Joe Chalfant]]>https://townhall.com/news/josephchalfant/2026/08/22/elon-musk-just-gave-republicans-unbelievable-news-heading-into-the-midterms-n2681713<![CDATA[Jay Sunilbharthi Goswami, 21, of Gujarat, India, and Jersey City, N.J., was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.&nbsp;]]>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 19:00:49 -0400<![CDATA[Scott McClallen]]>https://townhall.com/news/scott-mcclallen/2026/08/22/nine-elderly-victims-lost-75-million-in-alleged-cash-and-gold-fraud-scheme-n2681731<![CDATA[Six people have been charged in connection with a multi-year scheme to steal rental cars worth millions of dollars using stolen credit cards and forged driver’s licenses.]]>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 20:00:03 -0400<![CDATA[Scott McClallen]]>https://townhall.com/news/scott-mcclallen/2026/08/22/six-charged-in-multi-year-rental-car-theft-scheme-tied-to-violent-crimes-n2681729<![CDATA[Unearthed footage from a 2022 panel featuring James Talarico revealed that the Democrat Senate candidate told attendees “I don't want to do anything” in Congress. Now, he’s asking voters to send him there.]]>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 13:00:09 -0400<![CDATA[Joe Chalfant]]>https://townhall.com/news/josephchalfant/2026/08/22/james-talarico-said-he-didnt-want-to-do-anything-in-congress-now-hes-running-for-senate-n2681722<![CDATA[The Justice Department announced earlier this week the unsealing of a nine-count indictment charging four people with multiple crimes related to $12 million in fraudulent Medicaid claims.]]>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 17:00:12 -0400<![CDATA[Scott McClallen]]>https://townhall.com/news/scott-mcclallen/2026/08/22/war-room-racketeering-ring-charged-in-12m-medicaid-fraud-violence-scheme-n2681727<![CDATA[Hasan Piker, the communist internet celebrity who owes his fame to his uncle, is going viral for performing a song mocking the assassination of Charlie Kirk.]]>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 18:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Joe Chalfant]]>https://townhall.com/news/josephchalfant/2026/08/22/hasan-piker-is-gloating-over-charlie-kirks-death-once-again-n2681724<![CDATA[A former Chicago school principal and two others have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in procurement fraud schemes that defrauded a pair of school systems and a non-profit organization out of more than $1 million.]]>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 16:00:43 -0400<![CDATA[Scott McClallen]]>https://townhall.com/news/scott-mcclallen/2026/08/22/former-chicago-principal-two-others-sentenced-in-1m-school-fraud-scheme-n2681725<![CDATA[President Donald Trump has declared that space will be the new battleground in the fight against communist China’s rise, setting a goal for over 1,000 U.S. space launches annually by 2030.]]>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 11:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Joe Chalfant]]>https://townhall.com/news/josephchalfant/2026/08/22/trump-positions-america-for-a-golden-age-of-space-transportation-through-new-directives-n2681707<![CDATA[The Department of Justice announced a $400 million settlement with TikTok, ByteDance, and affiliated entities resolving litigation concerning compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and its implementing regulations (COPPA).&nbsp;]]>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[Scott McClallen]]>https://townhall.com/news/scott-mcclallen/2026/08/22/justice-department-tiktok-to-pay-400m-over-child-privacy-violations-n2681708<![CDATA[Marty O’Donnell, the legendary composer for the video game series Halo who is now running for Congress as a Republican, has been forced to find an alternative venue after the initial host backed out of the arrangement due to O’Donnell’s political affiliation.]]>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:00:19 -0400<![CDATA[Joe Chalfant]]>https://townhall.com/news/josephchalfant/2026/08/22/woke-20-is-here-halo-legend-turned-gop-candidate-marty-odonnell-loses-venue-over-politics-n2681721<![CDATA[The New York Times will have to pay out a massive settlement after an Alabama jury found the newspaper liable for defamation as the result of a lawsuit brought by a former University of Alabama basketball player.]]>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 10:30:00 -0400<![CDATA[Jeff Charles]]>https://townhall.com/news/jeff-charles/2026/08/22/nyts-fake-news-backfires-forced-to-pay-925-million-to-athlete-n2681692<![CDATA[Growing up in the late 80s and early 90s, I remember the "stranger danger" movement. It told us kids not to talk to people we didn't know, not to accept rides from strangers, and to ignore requests to help find a "lost puppy" or child. In short, we were supposed to trust our gut and if something didn't feel right, to remove ourselves from the situation.]]>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 10:15:00 -0400<![CDATA[Amy Curtis]]>https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/08/22/sat-vip-melody-wiseheart-n2681683<![CDATA[A new poll shows that Democrat career-politician Roy Cooper is slipping in the race for the North Carolina Senate seat.]]>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Joe Chalfant]]>https://townhall.com/news/josephchalfant/2026/08/22/new-poll-show-democrat-roy-cooper-slipping-in-north-carolina-as-election-day-approaches-n2681702<![CDATA[The United States and Canada did not ultimately agree to a trade deal to avoid tariffs, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Untied States Trade Representative announced overnight.]]>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 08:55:59 -0400<![CDATA[Cameron Arcand]]>https://townhall.com/news/cameron-arcand/2026/08/22/canada-pulls-out-of-likely-trade-deal-with-united-states-n2681720<![CDATA[Republicans are set to continue to press their money advantage in races across the country as Texas Sen. Ted Cruz announced that he will contribute a $1.7 million ad buy across the Lone Star State in support of Trump-ally Ken Paxton.]]>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Joe Chalfant]]>https://townhall.com/news/josephchalfant/2026/08/22/ted-cruz-is-about-to-spend-big-on-the-texas-senate-race-n2681700<![CDATA[We knew it was trash from the start. Ranked choice voting, a top-four primary, and benchmarks to get on the ballot that are so low, you’d think it’s a prank. That’s Alaska, and it could cause issues for incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, who has a man with the same name running, and both men have advanced to the next round of this circus. The Wall Street Journal’s Kimberley Strassel has called this whole process a “travesty,” and broke down this a**-backward way of electing people:]]>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 07:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Vespa]]>https://townhall.com/news/mattvespa/2026/08/22/wsj-columnist-breaks-down-alaskas-shambolic-way-of-electing-people-n2681699<![CDATA[Angie Nixon had a great primary night on Tuesday. She raised very little in the grand scheme of things and took down favorite Alex Vindman, who had millions in the war chest. Nixon, a state representative and democratic socialist, is known for her meltdown on the state house floor over the new maps and for her arrest after staging a shoddy sit-in at Gov. DeSantis’ office. She walloped Vindman 56 to 44.&nbsp;]]>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 06:55:00 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Vespa]]>https://townhall.com/news/mattvespa/2026/08/22/things-are-not-going-well-with-florida-dems-right-now-n2681709<![CDATA[President Trump seems to have had it with Tucker Carlson, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Thomas Massie. It was one of those vintage late-night posts on Truth Social, but he directed straight fire at the trio. Tucker and MTG were Trump supporters who later left the movement in acrimonious fashion. They’re now thorns in the side of the party, as Tucker spews whatever the hell he wants and Greene, well, seems to have lost the plot over the Epstein Files. Massie has always been who he is, but his schtick wore off, and he was booted in his primary this year. What will happen next is anyone’s guess; Massie has hinted at a presidential run, which will bring further humiliation, but here’s the post Trump sent:]]>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 06:50:05 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Vespa]]>https://townhall.com/news/mattvespa/2026/08/22/trump-obliterated-tucker-mtg-and-thomas-massie-last-night-heres-the-post-n2681714<![CDATA[This league is elite at self-sabotage. It’s as if they believe doubling down on their stupidity will earn them bonus points. No, it only further isolates them and could lead the NBA to pull the plug on this venture altogether. Okay, the latter likely won’t happen, but people come to watch basketball for the talent and the sport, not the social justice nonsense. It’s not meant to be used as a vehicle for perpetual protest, like not being present for the national anthem or being the last dying vestige where people think biological males should compete in women’s sports. The league’s meeting about that, which led to nothing, further exposed this operation as a clown show: you had a meeting to discuss what the “W” in WNBA stands for, and failed.&nbsp;]]>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 06:30:14 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Vespa]]>https://townhall.com/news/mattvespa/2026/08/22/the-wnba-continues-to-be-a-trainwreck-did-you-see-these-two-new-mascots-n2681717<![CDATA[It’s hard for publications to lose these cases. The bar for proving malice is sky-high. And if you’re a public figure, forget about it. Well, for the first time in over 50 years, The New York Times will have to fork over potentially millions of dollars over a 2023 piece about a shooting involving basketball players from the University of Alabama that left a 23-year-old woman dead. Of course, the Times, bloated by ego, stood by its reporting. They were wrong, issuing an editor’s note. The piece details the whole saga, including the reporter’s error and the behind-the-scenes moves to verify the information. The thing is, the victim, Kai Spears, wasn’t near the shooting and wasn't involved. One thing that seems lost in the piece is a) the ever-degrading value of anonymous sources and b) that they ran with this based on one source.&nbsp;]]>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 22:30:00 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Vespa]]>https://townhall.com/news/mattvespa/2026/08/21/for-the-first-time-in-50-years-the-new-york-times-lost-a-defamation-suit-n2681642<![CDATA[A federal judge has struck down the Trump administration’s suspension of immigrant visas for nationals of 75 countries.&nbsp;]]>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:36:00 -0400<![CDATA[Scott McClallen]]>https://townhall.com/news/scott-mcclallen/2026/08/21/federal-judge-strikes-down-trump-administrations-75-country-visa-suspension-n2681712<![CDATA[A candidate for Iowa’s Senate seat is trying to cover up her voting record.&nbsp;]]>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:49:00 -0400<![CDATA[Scott McClallen]]>https://townhall.com/news/scott-mcclallen/2026/08/21/riley-gaines-torches-iowa-dem-for-faking-locker-room-stance-n2681710<![CDATA[Whatever this pitch was, the initial intent was not read at all. Why? Well, the New York Post’s headline, which was elite, sort of distracted people. It dealt with groceries and the cost of living, which is a top issue for the 2026 midterms. With many families looking to save during their trips to the grocery store, you can see why this story was written. But the copy wasn’t going to draw people, so I get the headline magic here, which is a classic phrasing moment from Archer.]]>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:30:00 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Vespa]]>https://townhall.com/news/mattvespa/2026/08/21/this-ny-post-headline-about-groceries-has-a-phrasing-problemand-its-hilarious-n2681677<![CDATA[A Florida man has been sentenced to seven years and seven months in federal prison in connection with his guilty plea to bank fraud, wire fraud, money laundering, and theft of mail.&nbsp;]]>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:00:16 -0400<![CDATA[Scott McClallen]]>https://townhall.com/news/scott-mcclallen/2026/08/21/florida-man-sentenced-to-7-years-for-fake-ppe-empire-n2681705<![CDATA[Rosie O’Donnell guest-hosted Jimmy Kimmel last night, and it was what you’d expect: a nonstop tirade against Donald Trump. She’s not a permanent host, so she did her job and went away. Meanwhile, Trump remains the president of the United States. It was the equivalent of those silly women who scream into the void after drinking anywhere from two to fifteen bottles of white wine. Yet let’s not forget that Rosie also shot her mouth off about The View’s 30th anniversary, which triggered an internal meltdown.]]>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 22:00:40 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Vespa]]>https://townhall.com/news/mattvespa/2026/08/21/rosie-odonnells-remarks-about-guest-co-hosting-the-view-triggered-an-alumni-meltdown-n2681703<![CDATA[Democrat Senate candidate James Talarico is the subject of a controversy with a local news outlet following a decision to give a false explanation for why they were shut out of a local roundtable discussion on data centers.]]>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:00:56 -0400<![CDATA[Joe Chalfant]]>https://townhall.com/news/josephchalfant/2026/08/21/james-talaricos-private-meeting-wasnt-so-private-after-all-n2681698<![CDATA[Yesterday, we learned that the U.K. government's solution — and I used that term loosely — is to hand asylum seekers a nine-page booklet that tells them that women are, in fact, human beings who have equal rights and that women must consent to sex. That'll work as well as eating soup with a fork, of course. As I reported earlier, an Afghan illegal alien raped a woman in a London park while his Afghan illegal alien buddy held her date at knife point.]]>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:30:01 -0400<![CDATA[Amy Curtis]]>https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/08/21/british-parliament-member-migrant-pamphlets-tell-all-men-not-to-rape-n2681650<![CDATA[David Crowley is trying to hide his record as Milwaukee County Executive, and it's understandable why. During his time in office, Milwaukee County has a budget deficit, increased crime, high taxes, and cuts to services. His failed record would harm his gubernatorial bid, so Crowley has to blame Republicans, including Scott Walker, for his mismanagement.]]>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:00:49 -0400<![CDATA[Amy Curtis]]>https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/08/21/david-crowley-ad-lies-n2681653<![CDATA[Unearthed footage from a 2023 sermon showed that Democrat Senate candidate James Talarico once claimed that “God is not a Christian” and joked about his belief that “beer is better than religion.”]]>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:30:47 -0400<![CDATA[Joe Chalfant]]>https://townhall.com/news/josephchalfant/2026/08/21/james-talarico-once-compared-religion-to-forcing-beer-on-minors-in-progressive-sermon-n2681688<![CDATA[The other day, the Left tried to raise the alarm over "dire" conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln, in a transparent attempt to undermine our military and its efforts in Iran. The media, of course, are all too happy to assist with this.]]>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:45:19 -0400<![CDATA[Amy Curtis]]>https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/08/21/mom-of-uss-abraham-lincoln-sailor-didnt-sign-up-for-this-n2681654<![CDATA[The Detroit Public Schools Community District is paying some students to show up to school.&nbsp;]]>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:30:53 -0400<![CDATA[Scott McClallen]]>https://townhall.com/news/scott-mcclallen/2026/08/21/detroit-schools-paying-students-100-a-week-just-to-show-up-n2681690<![CDATA[Not only will Joe Biden go down as one of the worst, most destructive, and scandal-ridden Presidents in American history, but former First Lady Jill Biden will be remembered as just an awful person. Not only did she allow Biden — who was clearly unwell — to spend his presidency being humiliated, corralled by the Easter Bunny, and the butt of jokes, but she's continuing to pretend there was nothing wrong with him during that fateful June 2024 debate.]]>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:30:54 -0400<![CDATA[Amy Curtis]]>https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/08/21/jill-biden-joe-might-have-been-drugged-before-debate-n2681651<![CDATA[There is potential legal action surrounding Grand Theft Auto VI, which is scheduled to release in just a few months, now that gameplay of the highly anticipated game has been leaked online.]]>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:45:27 -0400<![CDATA[Joe Chalfant]]>https://townhall.com/news/josephchalfant/2026/08/21/video-game-giant-launches-legal-man-hunt-for-gta-6-leaker-after-nearly-3-billion-stock-price-drop-n2681706<![CDATA[A Nigerian national pleaded guilty in federal court to charges stemming from his involvement with a cross-country unemployment insurance fraud scheme.]]>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:00:14 -0400<![CDATA[Scott McClallen]]>https://townhall.com/news/scott-mcclallen/2026/08/21/nigerian-man-pleads-guilty-to-pandemic-era-unemployment-fraud-scheme-n2681687<![CDATA[You can always count on the media to lie to smear Republicans, and to bank on the ignorance of their viewers to do it. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., launched the Real Food Show to help Americans learn to cook affordable, nutritious meals at home.]]>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:15:30 -0400<![CDATA[Amy Curtis]]>https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/08/21/rfk-calls-out-cnn-erin-burnett-for-lying-about-real-food-show-n2681652<![CDATA[President Trump was interviewed by his former attorney, Michael Cohen, the star witness in the hush money case, which verdict is under appeal. Trump said Cohen was weaponized against him by the Justice Department. Cohen agrees, adding that he felt coerced by the Feds. The case stems from the president’s effort to pay adult film star Stormy Daniels $130,000 during the 2016 election.&nbsp;]]>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:00:13 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Vespa]]>https://townhall.com/news/mattvespa/2026/08/21/cnn-legal-analyst-anyone-who-cheered-trumps-hush-money-prosecution-has-nothing-to-stand-on-n2681640<![CDATA[I remember this episode. In 2014, Ben Affleck was appalled by Bill Maher and Sam Harris’ take on Islam. The other guests were The New York Times’ Nicholas Kristof and former RNC Chair Michael Steele. They, too, were not really jiving with the idea that Islam is the mother lode of bad ideas; Affleck called the points raised by Harris and Maher racist.&nbsp;]]>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:50:00 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Vespa]]>https://townhall.com/news/mattvespa/2026/08/21/theres-one-celebrity-who-wont-return-to-bill-mahers-show-because-of-their-clash-on-islam-n2681591<![CDATA[Matt Calkins wrote sports columns for the Seattle Times for over a decade. He resigned yesterday. The reason is self-explanatory: he penned a piece about how keeping biological males out of women’s sports isn’t transphobic. He submitted it to his editors, but heard nothing back. Then, they said they would deep-six the piece because he didn’t let them know ahead of time what the topic was — he didn’t buy it. So, he’s now looking for a new home. His Substack seems to be where he’s dropping his new material, including the column his former editors buried.]]>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:30:09 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Vespa]]>https://townhall.com/news/mattvespa/2026/08/21/why-this-seattle-times-sports-columnist-resigned-yesterday-hint-it-was-woke-nonsense-n2681638<![CDATA[We’ve all been here before, and it’s not unusual: the former aide who got tossed aside for allegedly not being able to do their job properly, and then that person going to the press to dunk on their former employer. It’s a way of life here in the swamp. That’s what happened regarding this latest New York Times piece about Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and his wife, who they say is hovering around sensitive meetings. It’s another process story, aimed at taking another swipe at Hegseth, whom the media cannot stand. But there’s one source that Trump’s inner circle is especially irked about who’s quoted in the piece, and he was a former DoD spokesperson who got voted off the island (via NYT):]]>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Vespa]]>https://townhall.com/news/mattvespa/2026/08/21/why-trumps-inner-circle-is-saying-be-wary-of-this-person-quoted-in-the-latest-story-about-hegseth-n2681633<![CDATA[Many people in President Trump’s inner circle did not like this move: the president had an interview with Michael Cohen, his turncoat lawyer, on his podcast. He called in. There are obviously some folks who don’t want to widen the inner circle, though Trump has shown that people can be welcomed back. Cohen is now one of them. He buried the hatchet, even saying that he was a victim of the anti-Trump Justice Department under Joe Biden. The interview was conducted on Thursday. (via RealClearPolitics):]]>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:55:20 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Vespa]]>https://townhall.com/news/mattvespa/2026/08/21/trump-had-this-to-say-to-michael-cohenand-it-was-a-little-shocking-n2681635<![CDATA[Texas Democrat Senate candidate James Talarico once voted in favor of a bill that critics claimed would have criminalized the use of political memes.]]>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:30:15 -0400<![CDATA[Joe Chalfant]]>https://townhall.com/news/josephchalfant/2026/08/21/james-talarico-once-backed-a-bill-that-could-have-sent-people-to-jail-over-memes-n2681682<![CDATA[Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) was not happy with James O’Keefe’s latest video exposing voter fraud in America. If the Alaska Republican doesn’t like this video, then pass the SAVE America Act, a bill that’s comprised of election integrity provisions that Murkowski supports, but also doesn’t.]]>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:45:00 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Vespa]]>https://townhall.com/news/mattvespa/2026/08/21/how-james-okeefe-triggered-lisa-murkowski-with-his-latest-video-n2681631<![CDATA[United States Pardon Attorney Ed Martin will be leaving the Trump administration to legally assist in the upcoming midterm elections, as well as the 2028 presidential election.]]>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:45:03 -0400<![CDATA[Cameron Arcand]]>https://townhall.com/news/cameron-arcand/2026/08/21/top-trump-administration-attorney-leaves-role-heres-why-n2681697<![CDATA[A former Immigration Services Officer was charged and has agreed to plead guilty to stealing more than $60,000 from a labor union over five years.]]>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:01:18 -0400<![CDATA[Scott McClallen]]>https://townhall.com/news/scott-mcclallen/2026/08/21/former-uscis-officer-charged-with-stealing-60000-from-federal-union-n2681684<![CDATA[Rep. Brandon Gill recently joined Fox News to talk about President Trump's top accomplishments ahead of the midterms. There are several of them, including slashing the federal workforce, the Work Families Tax Cuts, the biggest annual drop in violent crime in U.S. history, and the best military recruitment in 15 years.]]>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:15:47 -0400<![CDATA[Amy Curtis]]>https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/08/21/brandon-gill-two-things-united-democrats-n2681648<![CDATA[The "764" network, a decentralized online extremist group, operates on sites like Discord, Telegram, and gaming platforms like Minecraft and Roblox. Often labeled satanic and cult-like, the members coerce victims, often children and teens, into creating explicit images, self-harm videos, and animal cruelty videos. In extreme cases, they've encouraged suicide and other acts of violence.]]>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:45:02 -0400<![CDATA[Amy Curtis]]>https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/08/21/764-cult-leader-sentenced-to-77-years-in-prison-n2681649<![CDATA[The first official Los Angeles mayoral debate kicked off Thursday night, as the city inches closer to choosing between crazy and crazier.&nbsp;]]>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Dmitri Bolt]]>https://townhall.com/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/08/21/the-winner-of-las-mayoral-debate-appears-to-be-the-moderator-n2681636<![CDATA[For generations, Ivy League universities, and many of America’s most prestigious institutions, were treated as the pinnacle of higher education. A degree from Harvard, Yale, or Princeton was not just an academic credential; it was widely seen as a passport to influence, opportunity, and professional success.&nbsp;]]>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:15:00 -0400<![CDATA[Dmitri Bolt]]>https://townhall.com/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/08/21/should-conservatives-abandon-the-ivy-leagues-n2681680<![CDATA[California Gov. Gavin Newsom is taking a victory lap after The Wall Street Journal reported that Golden State startups have attracted a record $366 billion in venture-capital investment this year, more than three times the total raised across the other 49 states combined.&nbsp;]]>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:45:00 -0400<![CDATA[Dmitri Bolt]]>https://townhall.com/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/08/21/ca-ranks-number-one-for-startup-investments-the-honor-does-not-belong-to-gavin-newsom-n2681669