This week, Democrats utterly conceded the issue of crime. Before Trump deployed the National Guard in DC, mayors and governors in blue states shrugged crime off as inevitable. Illinois Governor Pritzker did so in a national interview last month.

When crime dropped dramatically in DC, the situation changed. Voters in high-crime areas run by Democrats now see what’s possible, and want their communities cleaned up too.

The high-profile murder in North Carolina escalated the contrast. A young Ukrainian woman got stabbed to death by a repeat felon who had no business being out of prison. Trump demanded justice for the victim and action to prevent more crime. In response, Democrats and the media defended the perpetrator and his “mental illness” against the “pouncing” of Trump and Republicans.

Democrats’ obsession with Trump keeps blinding them to the reality of voters’ lives. Democrats keep trying to outsmart Donald Trump. Instead, they keep painting themselves further into radical corners.

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It is with profound sorrow that we mourn the tragic passing of Charlie Kirk following the horrific assassination attack at Utah Valley University. It was a cowardly and vile act of violence, carried out to silence one of America’s boldest Christian conservative voices.

Our hearts are shattered for Charlie’s wife, family, friends, colleagues and the countless people whose lives he touched through his words, his work, and his unwavering commitment to faith and country.

Charlie was more than a broadcaster—he was a fearless defender of truth and a faithful servant of God. This assassination was not just an attack on Charlie, it was an attack on free speech and on the values Charlie championed every day.

Salem Media extends its most heartfelt condolences to the Kirk family, Charlie’s friends, and the millions of Americans and people across the world who are grieving this senseless loss.

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DOGE has done a lot for American taxpayers. One of its chief benefits has been highlighting the government fraud and corruption eating up Americans’ tax money.

Investigators at the Senate DOGE caucus are reporting examples of abuse that should light taxpayers’ hair on fire. At the Department of Agriculture, a supposed anti-fraud investigator allegedly used her position to steal $36 million dollars in federal SNAP benefits intended for the needy.

The report says thousands of government workers are collecting paychecks — and taking unemployment benefits at the same time. Investigators reported that yet others made up fake children’s names to pocket illegal survivor benefits, using the names of actual dead adults.

Perhaps it’s no wonder the government employee unions resist when DOGE seeks agency information.

But American taxpayers deserve honest, accountable government.

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