Category: National
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Trump Holds First Televised Cabinet Meeting from Camp David
by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 31, 2026) — At approximately 11:30 a.m. EDT, President Donald Trump opened a cabinet meeting from the presidential retreat in Maryland known as Camp David, the first of its kind from that location. He immediately spoke of world events but quickly turned to domestic issues such as border security, the economy,…
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Fauci to Testify at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday
by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 29, 2026) — 8:02 a.m. – Former NIAID Director Dr. Anthony S. Fauci just arrived on Capitol Hill to testify under subpoena to the Senate Homeland Security Committee about the origins of the COVID-19 virus following the release of eye-opening diary entries from Fauci’s own hand as the pandemic unfolded. Committee…
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Poll: Who Should Be the 2028 Republican Presidential Nominee?
by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 24, 2026) — Columnist, author, commentator and podcaster Jeff Crouere has posted a poll asking who should win the Republican nomination for the next presidential election. Beginning with an independent podcaster, the ten choices include several whose constitutional eligibility has been questioned by many in this audience. Some analysts and constitutional…
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Former Obama Eligibility Challenger: “Undivided Political Allegiance at Birth” a Presidential Requirement
by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 23, 2026) — On July 3, former Obama eligibility litigant Tracy Fair, writing as Lexi Fehr, announced she published a book addressing what she says are “the immense procedural hurdles citizens face when seeking judicial review of constitutional questions.” The work, titled “We The Sheeple: How the Media, Congress, and the…
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Trump to Address Nation at 9:00 p.m. Thursday
by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 16, 2026) — President Trump will give an address to the nation from the Oval Office Thursday at 9:00 p.m. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed during Thursday’s afternoon briefing that the president plans to speak about election integrity, among other topics. As she took questions from reporters, one journalist…
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MCRC Corrects Grok on Account Suspension
by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 15, 2026) — The social-media manager of the Maricopa County Republican Committee X account suspended on July 9 for posting an image informed The Post & Email Tuesday evening that an assertion X’s AI, Grok, made about the suspension is inaccurate. The image which purportedly violated X’s Terms of Service contains…
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MCRC Still Locked Out of X Account
by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 13, 2026) — The X account of the Maricopa County Republican Committee (MCRC) continues to be suspended, a step X took last Thursday after identifying a commonly-used emoji as a violation of its terms of service. Townhall journalist Rachel Alexander appealed to X CEO Elon Musk, X itself and its AI…
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McMaster Nominates Lindsey Graham’s Sister to Serve out His Term
by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 13, 2026) — Just after 4:00 p.m. EDT, South Carolina Gov. McMaster gave tribute to the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, who passed away suddenly and unexpectedly Saturday night. Finishing the tribute, in which he described Graham as “irresistible,” McMaster announced he requested Graham’s younger sister Darline to serve and she had…
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Senator Lindsey Graham Has Passed Away
by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 12, 2026) — U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) passed away Saturday night, his office said in a statement on X, after a “brief and sudden illness.” He was 71. His Senate website has not been updated as of this writing (10:42 a.m. EDT). Graham served a total of 33 years in…
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Has the New York Post Lost All Credibility?
by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 9, 2026) — In flagrant disregard for journalistic standards, a July 1, 2026 article published in the New York Post labels a woman charged in the deaths of her twin toddlers last year a “lunatic” without any evidence, possibly tainting a potential jury pool. “Lunatic mom claimed her twins died of…
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Judge Overrules Defense on Exhibit Publication in Kirk Case
by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 9, 2026) — 12:25 p.m. EDT – In the fourth day of a preliminary hearing Thursday regarding the murder of political and religious activist Charlie Kirk last fall, Utah Fourth District Judge Tony F. Graf, Jr. was to decide which exhibits from an interview between a key witness and law enforcement…
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Snuff Out Satan: We Would, but God Hasn’t, for Good Reason
by Dennis Gladden, By Green Pastures, ©2026 (Jul. 8, 2026) — Our son has wildlife in his yard. You do, too. Different from his but menacing, just the same. Jonathan moved to Alaska last year, nearly 30 miles northeast of Anchorage, for work. He lives on a mountainside overlooking a river valley. On any given…
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Preliminary Hearing Begins for Accused Kirk Killer
by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 6, 2026) — At approximately 9:00 a.m. MDT/11:00 a.m. EDT Monday, Utah Fourth Judicial District Judge Tony F. Graf, Jr. opened a scheduled five-day preliminary hearing for the accused murderer of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, Tyler Robinson, now 23. The Utah County prosecutor’s office is seeking the death penalty.…
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Rahab Survived Jericho. Faith Like Hers Will Save Us, Too.
Rahab went beyond hearing the news. She acted. by Dennis Gladden, By Green Pastures, ©2026 (Jul. 1, 2026) — Rahab knew Jericho was doomed. So did her neighbors. She acted. They hunkered down. When the city’s wall collapsed, the scarlet thread in her window fluttered in the dust. Her house stood firm. Rahab survived. Her…
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Birthright Citizenship, the 14th Amendment and the Inertia of Indifference
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2026 (Jun. 30, 2026) — [Author’s Note: A more detailed analysis will follow after the opinion (and the dissents) are more carefully reviewed.] Heads up, faithful P&E readers: this is big. The Supreme Court has released its decision in Trump v. Barbara, the “birthright citizenship” case that has attracted much attention since…
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Trump Nominates New ICE Director
by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 27, 2026) — On Saturday afternoon President Trump announced a nomination for the position of director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a division of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). “I am very pleased to announce that I have nominated Lance Schroyer to be our next ICE Director,” Trump wrote…




