Author: Molly Parks, Washington Examiner

Over 60% of universities in the United States earned an “F” rating for their ability to facilitate a free speech environment, according to a free speech watchdog. Columbia University remains the second-worst university to attend for free speech this year, with its counterpart Barnard College replacing Harvard University as this year’s worst in the College…

Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY) inked a deal with broadcast company SiriusXM on Thursday, expanding his podcast’s reach to a national platform as he considers a 2028 presidential run. The Andy Beshear Podcast had previously been independently produced by the governor’s team since April, but the deal with SiriusXM gives the red state Democratic governor access…

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and House GOP leadership will hold a press conference at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. HOUSE RELEASES 33,000 PAGES OF EPSTEIN FILES FROM DOJ The House leadership conference comes as lawmakers like Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) push leaders to hold a vote to release the full Epstein…

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage furiously condemned the Metropolitan Police‘s arrest of Irish comedy writer and transgender rights critic Graham Linehan. Linehan, the writer behind sitcoms Father Ted and The IT Crowd, said he was arrested by five police officers at London’s Heathrow Airport after landing in the…

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he will help Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) fight crime in Chicago “just like I did in DC.” Trump teased the move of federal law enforcement to Chicago in a Truth Social post, which followed a Labor Day weekend crime surge in the Windy City, during which 58 people were…

The Democratic advocacy group Majority Forward is running two negative digital advertisements against Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and her stance on congressional members trading stocks. The $700,000 ad campaign, reported by Punchbowl, targets Collins for her opposition to Sen. Josh Hawley’s (R-MO) bipartisan bill that proposes banning members of Congress and their spouses from holding,…

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) will deploy state law enforcement officers to fight crime in several California cities, his office announced Thursday. Newsom’s announcement came two months after his administration filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump for sending National Guard troops to Los Angeles without the state or city’s approval. The governor has also consistently…