Feb 8, 2026
Tom Holland is one of the world's most respected historians. He isn't a preacher. In fact, he grew up as a "precocious atheist" who wanted to debunk the BIBLE.
But after decades of studying the ancient world "f rom the Caesars of Rome to the rise of Islam " he came to a shocking conclusion.
A love letter from "Secret Admirer Donald J. Trump" begging for forgiveness and cash was sent to a woman whom the president was found liable for sexually abusing and defaming. E. Jean Carroll, a former Elle magazine columnist, shared the unsolicited Valentine's Day communication she received from the Trump team's fundraising department on Saturday. "I sent you a LOVE LETTER but I haven't heard back. It's Valentine's Day E Jean!" the email reads. "I love you, and I was pretty sure you loved me back! Is everything Okay?" In May 2023, a federal jury found Trump, 79, liable for sexual abuse and defamation of Carroll following an incident in the 1990s.
Kristi Noem appeared to suggest the Department of Homeland Security was responsible for election security and said she would ensure the "right people" were voting to elect "the right leaders." "Elections is another one of those critical infrastructure responsibilities that I have as well, and I would say that many people believe that it may be one of the most important things that we need," the DHS Secretary said at a press conference Friday. "To make sure we trust is reliable, and that when it gets to election day that we've been proactive to make sure that we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country through the days that we have " knowing that people can trust it."
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) posted a startling message on social media Friday declaring, "I am not suicidal," following a heated public clash with conservative media figures over House voting procedures. Massie's comment came after a lengthy thread in which he criticized what he called "the swamp" and accused conservative commentators, including Laura Ingraham, of misleading the public about a House procedural vote related to the SAVE Act. "Can you, the people, vote your way out of this?' Honestly, not if you get your news from these folks," Massie wrote, claiming that even members of Congress are deceived by conservative media. Read more
Marjorie Taylor Greene pointed to President Donald Trump as the person who "fought the hardest" to block the Epstein files from being released. Greene joined former InfoWars host Owen Shroyer on his podcast on Friday where she argued Trump's "biggest political miscalculation" was ever referring to the Epstein files as a "hoax." Trump repeatedly referred to talk of Epstein files, which are documents related to the case of convicted child sex predator Jeffrey Epstein, as a "Democratic hoax." "Pam Bondi, she serves at the pleasure of the president and his administration and those there are telling her, here's who you can prosecute, no, don't do this. I mean, they told her that the Epstein files, that fight to release the Epstein files came directly from president Trump," she said. "And I know a lot of people have a hard time with that, but that is the truth. He fought the hardest. To stop these files from being released."
"The United States has no right to wage war on Iran, or to have a say who governs the country. The opinion pages of the New York Times and Washington Post, however, are offering facile humanitarian arguments for the US to escalate its attacks on Iran. These are based on the nonsensical assumption that the US wants to help brighten Iranians' futures."
US Bombed Somalia for 30th Time in 2026
Hundreds of judges around the country have ruled more than 4,400 times since October 2025 that Donald Trump's administration is detaining immigrants unlawfully.
ICE Detention Facility
Donald Trump held a rally on Fort Bragg, NC where he promoted GOP candidates, bashed former President Joe Biden, and implored the audience to vote Republican in the midterm elections.
Donald Trump and the US Military
Some research suggests songbirds will match or not match another bird's notes during a counter-duet to either escalate or de-escalate a situation. Dahlin was curious about the possibility, but soon realized she couldn't study the warble duet matching patterns until she knew how many call types the birds were actually using. "That started this whole process." Read more
Michael Wolff steps inside the chaos swirling around Trump World"from Wolff's bombshell federal lawsuit against Melania Trump, which he says could finally force sworn answers about the Trump"Epstein relationship, to the extraordinary legal fight over where the First Lady actually lives.
As Wolff argues that anti-SLAPP laws may become a frontline weapon against what he calls the White House's assault on free speech, he and Daily Beast executive editor Hugh Dougherty dissect the implications of Melania's alleged full-time life in New York, her separate Trump Tower apartment, and the branding empire she's quietly building. Read more
Praising the tireless efforts of the hundreds of agents who worked around the clock on the case, FBI director Kash Patel announced Friday that after almost two anguishing weeks, Savannah Guthrie had at last been located. "This morning before dawn, a hostage rescue team stormed a New York City townhouse and freed Savannah, who miraculously did not appear to be injured or even malnourished in any way," said Patel, adding that cooperation from state and local law enforcement had been instrumental in leaving no stone unturned in the search for the missing Today show anchor. "Analysis of thousands of hours of recent footage positioned her repeatedly at NBC Studios at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, and we were able to further pinpoint her whereabouts with the help of many, many ordinary Americans who called our tip line to report seeing her enter and exit the building where she was eventually found.
A conservative lawyer issued a blistering takedown of President Donald Trump's attempt to prosecute six Democratic members of Congress.
Andrew McCarthy, a Fox News legal analyst and National Review editor, said an effort by the Justice Department to criminally charge the Democrats made another Trump impeachment more likely.
Wasatch County Republican Party Chair David Nephi Johnson, 54, was arrested Tuesday for alleged aggravated child abuse. The first-degree felony charge is applied when a person intentionally or knowingly commits abuse of a person under the age of 18. According to an affidavit of probable cause, Johnson allegedly "waterboarded" his teenage daughter. Defense attorney Sam Schultz said Johnson is "maintaining his innocence." The Utah Division of Child and Family Services notified the Heber City Police Department about the incident on Jan. 21. The affidavit states the teen went to DCFS to report the situation, which allegedly happened the same month. Allegations against Johnson include grabbing the girl by the back of her neck and repeatedly forcing her head under water in a bathroom sink.
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died in prison in Russia after being poisoned with a deadly toxin found in the skin of Ecuadorian dart frogs, the UK and other allies have revealed. Read more
Last year, people in the U.S. made an estimated $4.7 billion selling about 62.5 million liters of their plasma, a more than 30% increase in the amount of plasma collected since 2022, according to Peter Jaworski, a professor at Georgetown University who studies the ethics and economics of the plasma business.
President Donald Trump made another careful descent of the Air Force One stairs Friday afternoon upon his arrival in Palm Beach, Florida, this time clutching Melania's hand all the way down. Read more
