https://townhall.com/news/feedTownhall is the leading source for conservative news, political cartoons, breaking stories, election analysis and commentary on politics and the media culture. An information hub for conservatives, republicans, libertarians, and liberty-loving Americans.en-usThu, 29 Oct 2026 16:14:31 -0400<![CDATA[With less than a week to go before California’s gubernatorial election, Xavier Becerra sat down for an interview, and managed to make it awkward.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Dmitri Bolt]]>https://townhall.com/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/10/29/xavier-becerra-just-had-a-brutal-interview-less-than-a-week-before-midterms-n2685541<![CDATA[Mohammed El-Sayed, father of Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, a board member of an Islamic charity that once had its offices raided by the FBI and the U.S. military and reportedly sent money to Saddam Hussein before the Iraq War. Mohammed El-Sayed sits on the board of Life for Relief and Development, a group that — according to its website — is "a trusted top-rated global humanitarian organization committed to helping people in crisis from natural disasters to man-made emergencies." He's been on the board since at least 2020, according to federal tax forms.]]>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 15:30:04 -0400<![CDATA[Amy Curtis]]>https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/10/29/el-sayeds-dad-board-of-charity-with-mb-ties-n2685523<![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani is taking slings and arrows as he tries to remove the current chair and executive director of the city’s Commission on Racial Equity.]]>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 15:15:00 -0400<![CDATA[Jeff Charles]]>https://townhall.com/news/jeff-charles/2026/10/29/mamdani-is-getting-hounded-for-trying-to-remove-dei-leader-who-criticized-him-n2685553<![CDATA[I mean, did they think they wouldn’t get away with this? I have no earthly idea who thought pulling a con like this would work, or that the person targeted wouldn’t say anything, but here we are. What is going on in Maine? And the victim here is a little old lady.]]>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 15:00:29 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Vespa]]>https://townhall.com/news/mattvespa/2026/10/29/how-did-this-pro-troy-jackson-pac-think-they-would-ever-get-away-with-this-n2685535<![CDATA[A hacktivist group has released the personal information of tens of thousands of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees and contractors.]]>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 14:30:00 -0400<![CDATA[Jeff Charles]]>https://townhall.com/news/jeff-charles/2026/10/29/leftist-hacktivist-group-doxxes-over-40000-law-enforcement-employees-n2685538<![CDATA[The Department of Justice announced Thursday a nationwide crackdown on student aid fraud dubbed “Operation Ghostbusters,” unveiling charges against five defendants and the seizure of more than $750,000 in cryptocurrency.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 14:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Dmitri Bolt]]>https://townhall.com/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/10/29/feds-bust-massive-student-loan-fraud-scheme-n2685537<![CDATA[In June, Townhall opinion columnist Jared Whitley laid out the underlying issues of housing affordability and it all comes down to an issue of supply. Housing researchers estimate that the nation's housing shortage is somewhere between four and seven million homes. "That supply gap has accumulated due to years of underbuilding, restrictive zoning, lengthy permitting processes, and local opposition to new development. When demand consistently exceeds supply, prices rise," Whitley wrote.]]>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 13:45:00 -0400<![CDATA[Amy Curtis]]>https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/10/29/america-doesnt-have-enough-homes-let-builders-build-n2685521<![CDATA[As Rep. Ilhan Omar faces a federal investigation into potentially fraudulent immigration paperwork and allegations that she married her brother to help him obtain a green card, The New York Times reported Thursday that federal investigators first examined the marriage under the Obama administration. But that investigation stalled primarily because prosecutors believed that the suspected offense fell outside the five-year statute of limitations.]]>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 13:30:00 -0400<![CDATA[Dmitri Bolt]]>https://townhall.com/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/10/29/obama-admin-launched-an-investigation-into-ilhan-omars-alleged-marriage-to-her-brother-n2685532<![CDATA[The Justice Department plans to sue the city of Glendale, California, over its unconstitutional concealed-carry permit fees.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 13:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Jeff Charles]]>https://townhall.com/news/jeff-charles/2026/10/29/this-city-wants-to-charge-2000-to-carry-a-firearm-harmeet-dhillon-just-put-them-on-notice-n2685531<![CDATA[Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan has long been a critic of Democrats and their socialist policies. Jordan, who is also Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, has slammed Democrats for their "sanctuary cities, soft on crime policies, and socialism."]]>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:55:00 -0400<![CDATA[Amy Curtis]]>https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/10/29/jim-jordan-campaigning-n2685533<![CDATA[Once again, the media are running cover for a migrant who was detained by ICE. This time, Amaury Monsalve, a coach at a D.C.-area middle school, was detained by ICE on October 19. What they left out of their original post — knowing few people read past the first few sentences — is important, however.]]>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:30:12 -0400<![CDATA[Amy Curtis]]>https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/10/29/wapo-coach-a-detained-by-ice-n2685529<![CDATA[In May, Seattle's socialist mayor told wealthy residents and businesses that if they wanted to leave her city to escape her terrible policies "bye." And now businesses are looking to downsize or leave Seattle entirely, with a survey showing half of them are considering drastic moves.]]>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:00:24 -0400<![CDATA[Amy Curtis]]>https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/10/29/seattle-businesses-considering-shrinking-n2685517<![CDATA[Over the last two weeks, protests and riots alike have rocked France as the country’s public spending has failed to deliver what voters were promised, for the simple reason that central planning and excessive spending do not work.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:45:00 -0400<![CDATA[Dmitri Bolt]]>https://townhall.com/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/10/29/when-the-soviet-union-collapsed-public-spending-was-half-of-gdp-france-is-well-above-that-n2685527<![CDATA[Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired another top general over concerns about leaks to the press.]]>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:15:00 -0400<![CDATA[Jeff Charles]]>https://townhall.com/news/jeff-charles/2026/10/29/hegseth-fires-pentagons-top-war-planner-accused-of-leaking-classified-secrets-to-the-press-n2685530<![CDATA[Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced on Wednesday that he is ordering the Alaska Department of Public Safety to investigate a Democrat scheme to recruit spoiler candidates and confuse voters.]]>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Jeff Charles]]>https://townhall.com/news/jeff-charles/2026/10/29/alaska-governor-announced-investigation-into-democrat-plot-to-trick-voters-n2685528<![CDATA[The Left apparently never tires of revering some of history’s most frightening figures. But few examples are as startling as its continued admiration for Chairman Mao.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 10:30:00 -0400<![CDATA[Dmitri Bolt]]>https://townhall.com/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/10/29/college-professor-claims-life-expectancy-under-chairman-mao-increased-nevermind-the-atrocities-n2685502<![CDATA[College Republicans at the University of Utah were attacked by a transgender student yesterday while tabling an event and asking a poll question about gender. The student, identified as "Amber Grace," now faces assault and property damage charges.]]>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 10:00:48 -0400<![CDATA[Amy Curtis]]>https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/10/29/transgender-student-uou-republicans-should-be-shot-n2685524<![CDATA[With a few days to go to the midterms, there is more good economic news for Americans. U.S. real GDP growth for the third quarter of 2026 was 3.4 percent, exceeding expectations and accelerating from 2.2 in the second quarter.]]>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 09:40:24 -0400<![CDATA[Amy Curtis]]>https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/10/29/gdp-numbers-n2685526<![CDATA[Failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is the latest Democrat to call for massive lawfare against the Trump administration, the Trump family, and even President Trump's supporters. It's another indication that Democrats have no plans or intentions of helping the American people, but instead will spend the next two years and beyond persecuting their political opponents while telling us Republicans are the fascist ones.]]>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 09:30:03 -0400<![CDATA[Amy Curtis]]>https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/10/29/hillary-clinton-calls-for-investigation-into-trump-his-supporters-n2685516<![CDATA[Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco, the Archbishop of Algiers, made an eyebrow-raising statement about evangelization the other day, claiming the Catholic Church is "not there to convert."]]>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 08:30:56 -0400<![CDATA[Amy Curtis]]>https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/10/29/bishop-barron-catholics-and-conversion-n2685522