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An information hub for conservatives, republicans, libertarians, and liberty-loving Americans.en-usSun, 13 Sep 2026 03:11:31 -0400<![CDATA[President Donald Trump has called upon the Smithsonian’s American History Museum to launch a celebration of George Washington by constructing a new exhibit detailing his life and legacy ahead of the 300th anniversary of his birth.]]>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:00:35 -0400<![CDATA[Joe Chalfant]]>https://townhall.com/news/josephchalfant/2026/09/12/trump-wants-to-make-a-patriotic-shake-up-at-this-american-history-museum-n2682876<![CDATA[A Brooklyn woman was sentenced earlier this week to 76 months in prison in connection with her leadership of a vast $64 million Medicaid fraud and illegal kickback scheme at her two social adult daycare centers and home healthcare company.]]>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 20:00:18 -0400<![CDATA[Scott McClallen]]>https://townhall.com/news/scott-mcclallen/2026/09/12/brooklyn-daycare-owner-sentenced-to-76-months-for-64-million-medicaid-fraud-n2682887<![CDATA[Grab a seat for this one because Bill Maher once again took a blowtorch to his side on the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. It was a banger, as the kids would say — an evisceration of progressive narratives about the deadliest terrorist attack in modern history.&nbsp;]]>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 14:00:16 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Vespa]]>https://townhall.com/news/mattvespa/2026/09/12/bill-mahers-911-commentary-was-an-absolute-killerto-leftist-narratives-n2682875<![CDATA[The owner of physical rehabilitation facilities in New York has been sentenced to 38 months in prison for defrauding taxpayers of over $20 million.&nbsp;]]>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 19:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Scott McClallen]]>https://townhall.com/news/scott-mcclallen/2026/09/12/physical-rehab-company-owner-faked-doctors-services-to-bilk-health-plans-n2682885<![CDATA[A Texas man has been sentenced to 48 months in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud to induce individuals to hire him and pay DCG to repair their Hurricane Sandy-damaged homes. &nbsp;]]>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 17:00:48 -0400<![CDATA[Scott McClallen]]>https://townhall.com/news/scott-mcclallen/2026/09/12/texas-man-sentenced-to-4-years-for-defrauding-hurricane-sandy-victims-n2682880<![CDATA[A New Jersey woman has been sentenced to over a year in prison for committing pandemic fraud.&nbsp;]]>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:00:36 -0400<![CDATA[Scott McClallen]]>https://townhall.com/news/scott-mcclallen/2026/09/12/nj-childcare-operator-sentenced-to-prison-for-535000-ppp-fraud-n2682884<![CDATA[A Butler, MO, man has pleaded guilty to fraud charges.]]>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 16:00:51 -0400<![CDATA[Scott McClallen]]>https://townhall.com/news/scott-mcclallen/2026/09/12/missouri-bank-vp-pleads-guilty-to-94-million-cattle-fraud-scheme-n2682878<![CDATA[An effort to legalize euthanasia in the United Kingdom has failed to pass the House of Commons in a 286 to 270 vote on Friday.]]>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 13:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Joe Chalfant]]>https://townhall.com/news/josephchalfant/2026/09/12/the-uk-just-voted-on-euthanasia-the-result-isnt-what-youd-expect-n2682852<![CDATA[A federal judge in Vermont has blocked a state effort to investigate an individual for creating a satirical AI-generated video mocking a member of Congress.]]>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 11:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Jeff Charles]]>https://townhall.com/news/jeff-charles/2026/09/12/democrat-ag-targeted-a-content-creator-for-bashing-leftist-candidate-until-a-judge-intervened-n2682850<![CDATA[For the first time ever, the Department of Justice has used the Alien Terrorist Removal Court to deport Nazira Haji Zada.]]>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Joe Chalfant]]>https://townhall.com/news/josephchalfant/2026/09/12/trump-just-used-this-forgotten-method-to-get-a-terrorist-deported-n2682871<![CDATA[Race-communist and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was recently exposed for having posted a photo of The Diplomats, a rap group notorious for controversies surrounding the 9/11 terror attacks, in numerous Fourth of July posts.]]>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Joe Chalfant]]>https://townhall.com/news/josephchalfant/2026/09/12/this-911-related-content-zohran-mamdani-was-caught-posting-is-absolutely-disgusting-n2682872<![CDATA[The Iranian regime is reportedly building new ballistic missiles using parts taken from older projectiles as it prepares to escalate the ongoing military conflict with the United States.]]>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Jeff Charles]]>https://townhall.com/news/jeff-charles/2026/09/12/iranian-regime-reportedly-building-ballistic-missiles-again-n2682853<![CDATA[You don’t do this at Yankee Stadium on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. There was going to be idiocy from the Left yesterday: leftists blaming America, harping on Islamophobia and claiming Muslims were the real victims, and a whole bunch of lefty Gen Z accounts spewing similar vitriol. It was going to happen. The New York Mets crossed town to kick off the subway series yesterday, the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, and this clown decided to storm the field with a pro-Palestinian flag.]]>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 06:30:15 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Vespa]]>https://townhall.com/news/mattvespa/2026/09/12/some-clown-got-tackled-at-yankee-stadium-after-storming-the-field-with-a-palestinian-flag-n2682873<![CDATA[I don’t know the situation regarding this professor at Carnegie Mellon, whether she has tenure or not, but at least the school knows about her appalling post on Twitter. It was an appalling exchange. When you tell someone to die, you might get in trouble. For Dr. Uju Anya, that’s what happened. Though not officially suspended, Mellon said she was on voluntary professional leave and not teaching classes on campus this year.]]>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 06:50:51 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Vespa]]>https://townhall.com/news/mattvespa/2026/09/12/did-you-see-what-this-carnegie-mellon-professor-posted-on-twitter-n2682874<![CDATA[It's been a year and a half since the U.K. Supreme Court ruled that women are, in fact, a protected biological class and that "transwomen" do not meet that definition under U.K. law. Because they're men.]]>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Amy Curtis]]>https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/12/nhs-still-wont-comply-with-high-court-gender-ruling-n2682761<![CDATA[We absolutely do not despise the media enough. Truly.]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 20:00:35 -0400<![CDATA[Amy Curtis]]>https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/11/the-media-are-going-to-destroy-the-holdout-lindsay-clancy-journal-n2682865<![CDATA[A Compton man was sentenced today to 36 months in federal prison for assaulting and injuring a federal officer by throwing chunks of concrete at passing government vehicles during an anti-immigration law enforcement riot last year in Paramount.]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 20:30:10 -0400<![CDATA[Scott McClallen]]>https://townhall.com/news/scott-mcclallen/2026/09/11/compton-man-gets-36-months-for-hurling-concrete-at-federal-officers-during-paramount-riot-n2682870<![CDATA[An Indianapolis man was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Gretchen S. Lund after pleading guilty to wire fraud.&nbsp;]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 21:00:09 -0400<![CDATA[Scott McClallen]]>https://townhall.com/news/scott-mcclallen/2026/09/11/indiana-insurance-agent-gets-nearly-6-years-for-fleecing-elderly-clients-n2682867<![CDATA[On the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, a memorial display erected by the Young America’s Foundation was vandalized with pro-Palestine at the California State University Stanislaus.]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:28:18 -0400<![CDATA[Joe Chalfant]]>https://townhall.com/news/josephchalfant/2026/09/11/palestinian-activist-vandalizes-911-memorial-display-on-college-campus-in-california-n2682869<![CDATA[Immediately following Vice President J.D. Vance’s quick wit when confronted with a protester during his remarks at the Midterm Convention, the media began speculating that the interruption was somehow a setup for a viral moment.]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 17:00:24 -0400<![CDATA[Joe Chalfant]]>https://townhall.com/news/josephchalfant/2026/09/11/left-wing-hack-accused-jd-vance-of-faking-his-viral-convention-moment-n2682842<![CDATA[The good news is that Al Green, who made a name for himself by trying to impeach President Trump and disrupting the State of the Union addresses, will be leaving Congress in January. He lost his primary election runoff this year so he and his cane will be retiring. But the bad news is, we'll miss being able to write stories about Green's craziness.]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Amy Curtis]]>https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/11/al-green-hormones-for-trans-ice-detainees-n2682820<![CDATA[A Chicago man and five conspirators have been indicted on one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, one count of bank fraud, one count of aggravated identity theft, and one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud.]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 19:00:54 -0400<![CDATA[Scott McClallen]]>https://townhall.com/news/scott-mcclallen/2026/09/11/fake-llcs-stolen-checks-inside-the-alleged-twin-cities-fraud-scheme-n2682857<![CDATA[A former Oregon-based AT&amp;T Store employee was sentenced earlier this week to 16 months in federal prison for selling his access to his employer’s network to a hacker by “SIM swapping” customers – fraudulently reassigning customers’ cell phone numbers – so the hacker could take control of the victims’ bank accounts and steal their money, causing nearly $600,000 in intended losses.]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:00:49 -0400<![CDATA[Scott McClallen]]>https://townhall.com/news/scott-mcclallen/2026/09/11/fired-at-and-t-employees-fraud-scheme-ends-in-federal-prison-n2682848<![CDATA[There’s nothing more that needs to be said here: there shouldn’t be any smiles or laughing at the 9/11 Memorial. And yet New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) were caught laughing at the ceremony. It wouldn’t be a big deal, but we know how Mamdani feels about today.&nbsp;]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Vespa]]>https://townhall.com/news/mattvespa/2026/09/11/wtf-is-wrong-with-these-two-aoc-and-mandani-caught-laughing-at-911-memorial-n2682839<![CDATA[Lindsay Clancy killed her three children in January 2023. She’s been in a mental hospital since then, charged with three counts of murder, and her latest trial ended in a mistrial. One lone juror refused to change his vote, as the other eleven were set on handing down a not guilty by reason of insanity verdict. He’s a lone patriot, someone who believes, as many do, that child murder is a line that shouldn’t be crossed.&nbsp;]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Vespa]]>https://townhall.com/news/mattvespa/2026/09/11/theres-more-on-the-lone-juror-who-refused-to-acquit-lindsay-clancy-and-hoo-boy-n2682795<![CDATA[Sergei Anatolyevich Filimonov, 36, a Russian national and web developer who was allegedly involved in a transnational cyber‑fraud conspiracy responsible for large‑scale bank account takeover activity, was arraigned Friday in the Northern District of Georgia after being extradited from the Republic of Georgia.&nbsp;]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 17:30:04 -0400<![CDATA[Scott McClallen]]>https://townhall.com/news/scott-mcclallen/2026/09/11/russian-hacker-extradited-from-georgia-in-massive-bank-fraud-scheme-n2682845<![CDATA[What does it mean to be a conservative? In many ways, it means understanding that the answers to new problems are often found not in tearing everything down and starting over, but in the traditions, institutions, and legal structures that have already stood the test of time. Yet that instinct has been strangely absent from the debate over artificial intelligence.&nbsp;]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:15:00 -0400<![CDATA[Dmitri Bolt]]>https://townhall.com/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/09/11/heres-what-conservative-ai-regulation-could-look-like-n2682822<![CDATA[When analyzing politics, especially “programs” making significant promises voters, incentives are the name of the game. Intentions count for nothing, at least if you care about what a policy will actually do.]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 17:15:00 -0400<![CDATA[Dmitri Bolt]]>https://townhall.com/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/09/11/the-incentives-jd-vances-9000-federal-grant-for-stay-at-home-mothers-n2682854<![CDATA[While today’s headlines will rightly focus on Democrats across the country, from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to progressive streamer Hasan Piker, who have spent the time leading up to the 25th anniversary of 9/11 disrespecting the country and sanitizing anti-American rhetoric, the most shameful betrayal comes from someone who once sat at the very center of the conservative movement.]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:45:00 -0400<![CDATA[Dmitri Bolt]]>https://townhall.com/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/09/11/tucker-carlson-defends-abdul-el-sayeds-911-comments-endorses-him-for-congress-n2682846<![CDATA[Over Labor Day Weekend, we were told that Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton was attacked at a campaign event. It was described as something akin to an assassination attempt. The problem was that no video of the incident was available immediately.&nbsp;]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 06:30:00 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Vespa]]>https://townhall.com/news/mattvespa/2026/09/11/is-this-the-video-of-the-amy-acton-attack-if-so-this-is-some-jussie-smollett-nonsense-n2682823<![CDATA[The Left is going to flip out over what President Trump did last night to close out the GOP’s midterm convention in Dallas, Texas. It wasn’t the hour-and-a-half-plus-minute speech Wednesday night, but the president did deliver remarks to attendees that lasted almost half an hour. It was a retread of what he’s been saying for years, which is no less entertaining, but he decided to channel this vintage schtick: he made attendees take an oath, a pledge, to vote.]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 06:50:00 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Vespa]]>https://townhall.com/news/mattvespa/2026/09/11/this-vintage-trump-moment-to-close-out-the-gop-midterm-convention-will-have-libs-melting-down-n2682808<![CDATA[It was the vice president’s time to shine and, no doubt, part of a potential succession plan, as the shadow primary for the 2028 election has already begun. JD Vance delivered the keynote on the second and final day of the Republican Party’s midterm convention in Dallas, Texas. The address, about 45 minutes long, contained some serious haymakers aimed at some of the Democrats’ top candidates in this 2026 cycle, specifically James Talarico, the Democrat running in the U.S. Senate race against Republican Ken Paxton, and Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan.]]>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:00:57 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Vespa]]>https://townhall.com/news/mattvespa/2026/09/10/jd-vance-speech-n2682807<![CDATA[If you haven't seen Sydney Sweeney's latest ad campaign for the sports betting app Novig, know it's definitely NSFW. While it seems we've turned a corner on the era when ad companies eschewed the notion that sex and beautiful women sell products, there are still some who aren't happy about it.]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:30:00 -0400<![CDATA[Amy Curtis]]>https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/11/sydney-sweeney-gambling-ad-usa-today-n2682811<![CDATA[Multiple convicted criminal illegal aliens were taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Thursday, Townhall has first learned.]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:44:33 -0400<![CDATA[Cameron Arcand]]>https://townhall.com/news/cameron-arcand/2026/09/11/markwayne-mullin-has-a-911-message-as-criminals-arrested-in-latest-ice-sweep-n2682864<![CDATA[Comedian Jerry Seinfeld has been the target of pro-Palestine, antisemitic activists for a while now. Seinfeld always manages to handle them like the professional he is, but now he's being ostracized by his fellow comedians for taking part in a comedy festival in Portugal.]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:15:00 -0400<![CDATA[Amy Curtis]]>https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/11/jerry-seinfeld-portugal-comedy-festival-n2682748<![CDATA[Gavin Newsom really wants to be the next President of the United States. That can never happen; we cannot allow the failed policies, corruption, and petty politics that have driven California into the ground. This writer never believed Newsom stood a chance, but she's not going to rest on her laurels.]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:45:00 -0400<![CDATA[Amy Curtis]]>https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/11/newsoms-odds-of-being-president-collapse-n2682819<![CDATA[I don’t think there was a dry eye at American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Texas, the site of the Republican Party’s midterm convention. One thing is for sure: across the nation, liberals were rolling their eyes at the pain of a shattered family, whose life was snuffed out in Chicago by an illegal alien. Sheridan Gorman’s family addressed the convention to share their story, which the national media has snuffed out.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:30:25 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Vespa]]>https://townhall.com/news/mattvespa/2026/09/10/sheridan-gormans-family-address-at-the-gop-midterm-convention-was-heartbreaking-n2682806<![CDATA[As we approach the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks against the United States, Townhall plans to honor the lives lost and the lives forever changed with our "Heroes of 9/11" series. Every day from now until September 11, we will highlight an American hero. This year, most especially, we wish not simply to commemorate an event, but the character of exceptional men and women who demonstrated the best of humanity in one of its darkest moments. More than that, we want to educate younger generations for whom September 11 is little more than a historical episode so that we embody what it means to "Never Forget."]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:50:00 -0400<![CDATA[Amy Curtis]]>https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/11/american-heroes-of-911-chief-peter-ganci-jr-n2682691<![CDATA[Josephine Harris was a widow and grandmother from Brooklyn. She worked as a bookkeeper for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:35:00 -0400<![CDATA[Amy Curtis]]>https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/11/josephine-harris-911-north-tower-n2682818<![CDATA[As we approach the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks against the United States, Townhall plans to honor the lives lost and the lives forever changed with our "Heroes of 9/11" series. Every day from now until September 11, we will highlight an American hero. This year, most especially, we wish not simply to commemorate an event, but the character of exceptional men and women who demonstrated the best of humanity in one of its darkest moments. More than that, we want to educate younger generations for whom September 11 is little more than a historical episode so that we embody what it means to "Never Forget."]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Amy Curtis]]>https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/11/american-heroes-of-911-stephen-siller-n2681978<![CDATA[Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin confirmed today that Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar married her brother and that an investigation is ongoing.]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:30:03 -0400<![CDATA[Amy Curtis]]>https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/11/ilhan-omar-brother-n2682849<![CDATA[Josh Turek, the Democrat running for the U.S. Senate in Iowa, has a troubling record Iowa voters should know about. Last month, we reported that Turek flip-flopped on several major issues, including radical California Proposition 12, which harms Iowa farmers. Turek has also skipped 58 percent of the votes at the Iowa State House this year, including votes to fund the Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs, to pass the Iowa Farm Bill, and even legislation that would have spent money to expand access to high-quality, affordable healthcare in rural Iowa communities. Turek even skipped a vote that would have required verification of citizenship status for Iowa voters.]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:30:57 -0400<![CDATA[Amy Curtis]]>https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/11/josh-turek-n2682851<![CDATA[Fears of artificial intelligence have peaked yet again this week, as AI researcher Jacob Coxon, who spent years at OpenAI and around two months at Anthropic, very publicly resigned, stoking the public's greatest fears that AI will be the end of humanity by 2030.&nbsp;]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:15:00 -0400<![CDATA[Dmitri Bolt]]>https://townhall.com/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/09/11/jensen-huang-the-end-of-humanity-its-complete-nonsense-n2682821<![CDATA[National Republicans are beginning to invest huge sums into Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton’s campaign following the conclusion of the historic Midterm Convention.]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:00:19 -0400<![CDATA[Joe Chalfant]]>https://townhall.com/news/josephchalfant/2026/09/11/national-republicans-are-about-to-give-ken-paxton-a-huge-boost-n2682835<![CDATA[Over Labor Day weekend, thousands of socialists descended on Chicago for the 2026 Socialism conference, and in an act we wouldn't wish on anybody, a reporter from the Manhattan Institute's City Journal, Aidan Grogan, actually managed to go undercover inside.&nbsp;]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:30:00 -0400<![CDATA[Dmitri Bolt]]>https://townhall.com/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/09/11/inside-the-chicago-socialists-conference-n2682831<![CDATA[A Seattle nonprofit whose volunteers have been picking up garbage across the city for years is facing a state investigation.]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:15:00 -0400<![CDATA[Jeff Charles]]>https://townhall.com/news/jeff-charles/2026/09/11/govt-hands-out-needles-then-investigates-volunteers-cleaning-them-up-n2682843<![CDATA[You get the government you vote for. That's long been the rule, and Democrat voters in places like New York are learning it the hard way. In Seattle, major corporations — including big ones like Microsoft, Starbucks, and Costco — are demanding socialist Mayor Katie Wilson does something to address the increased crime and crumbling public safety in the city.]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Amy Curtis]]>https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/11/seattle-companies-demand-safety-n2682816<![CDATA[The United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court is now officially in use for the first time, the Justice Department announced on Friday.]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 11:43:51 -0400<![CDATA[Cameron Arcand]]>https://townhall.com/news/cameron-arcand/2026/09/11/afghan-national-becomes-first-offender-deported-under-alien-terrorist-removal-court-n2682841<![CDATA[Bishop Robert Barron took the time yesterday to remember Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated a year ago yesterday. Bishop Barron said that violence takes root when we stop believing in the dignity of the human person. It's a salient and timely message given everything that's going on in the world.]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:30:00 -0400<![CDATA[Amy Curtis]]>https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/11/robert-barron-charlie-kirk-n2682814<![CDATA[AI doomerism is quickly becoming the hottest political debate in Washington, as Republicans and Democrats scramble to figure out how to approach a new technology that, while capable of tremendous good, is also proving terrifyingly capable of evil.&nbsp;]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Dmitri Bolt]]>https://townhall.com/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/09/11/anthropic-report-iran-ai-use-n2682828