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4,984 stories Updated Oct 9, 2025 Related desks: Elections National Security

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DIGITAL ID: What Is It, and Why Should Americans Be Worried?

The UK's BritCard digital ID plan raises alarm over privacy, surveillance, and growing global efforts to centralize control through digital identification.

Sarah Katherine Sisk

Oct 9, 2025 31

Trump Promotes Assimilation with Tougher Citizenship Exam for Immigrants

President Trump’s reforms restore meaning to U.S. citizenship by strengthening the exam, promoting assimilation, and demanding good moral character from applicants.

Mike Marlowe

Oct 8, 2025 25

Kavanaugh Would-Be Assassin’s Light Sentence Sends Message That Violent Left Faces Different Standard

Federal Judge Deborah Boardman’s decision to impose an 8-year sentence for Nicholas Roske — convicted of attempting to assassinate Justice Brett Kavanaugh — has sparked conservative outrage and calls for impeachment amid claims of ideological leniency.

Outside Contributor

Oct 8, 2025 8

Get Tough on Criminals to Avoid Needing the Guard

President Trump’s National Guard deployment to Chicago sparks legal opposition from Illinois leaders — but raises crucial questions about crime, safety, and presidential authority.

Outside Contributor

Oct 8, 2025 109

Media Smears Stay-At-Home Moms as Nazis

While liberal media attacks tradwives as dangerous or regressive, many women are embracing traditional family roles by choice — and challenging the feminist narrative.

Sarah Katherine Sisk

Oct 8, 2025 29

No More “Fat Generals”: Pete Hegseth is Making the Military Great Again

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is reshaping the U.S. military by prioritizing fitness, merit, and warfighting strength over DEI initiatives and political distractions.

Matt Lamb