Lebanon’s Maronite Christians have lived in the region for more than 1,500 years, but the community is dwindling, beset on all sides by Islamic extremists and caught in the crossfire between Israel and Hezbollah. Photo courtesy of MTV Lebanon. On June 2, 2026, an Israeli drone struck a car on the road linking Marjayoun with Nabatiyeh in southern Lebanon, killing James Karam, a dentist from

Republican, Trump-backed candidate Steve Hilton won the second of two spots in the California Governor’s Primary race on Monday evening, nearly a week after election day. Decision Desk called the race for Steve Hilton on Monday evening after another mail-in ballot dump favored Democrat Steyer – but it wasn’t enough to put him over the finish line. Hilton will face off against Democrat Xavier Becerra,

(Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian) The Ohio State Senate passed a bill last week, putting a constitutional amendment that would mandate voter ID in Ohio elections on the November ballot. President Trump responded to the bill’s passage, commending the Republican lawmakers behind the push, adding, “Democrats fought hard against this, presumably so they can CHEAT.” This will prevent a future Democratic legislature

Politico is shutting down its E&E News brand just over a year after the Trump administration ended a taxpayer-funded subscription worth nearly half a million dollars per year. The outlet announced Monday that E&E News will cease operating as a standalone brand and will instead be folded into Politico’s broader energy and environmental coverage. The move follows a decision by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee

Former Border Patrol Commander at Large under Trump, Gregory Bovino, confirmed on Monday that he is exploring a presidential bid in 2028, running on a platform of mass deporting over 100 million illegal aliens from the interior of the country.  Bovino resigned as Border Patrol Chief in March after he was pulled out of Minneapolis, following the fatal officer-involved shootings of Renee Good and Alex

The latest ballot dump in Los Angeles put the nail in the coffin for Spencer Pratt and gave Democratic City Councilwoman Nithya Raman a roughly 22,000-vote lead.  Raman gained roughly more than 33,000 votes in this batch. Pratt gained less than 15,000. BREAKING: In latest vote drop, Nithya Raman explodes to a roughly 22,000 vote lead over Spencer Pratt. They were only about 3,000 apart

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck northwest Cuba on Monday afternoon at 2 pm ET. This is the strongest earthquake in the region in 150 years. Shaking was felt 450 miles away in Orlando, Florida, and Mexico. There were no tsunami warnings. DID YOU FEEL IT?: Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes off the northwest coast of Cuba with reports of shaking felt as far north as Orlando,

Lavrov is not playing Kiev’s games Moscow will rely on its ‘missile diplomacy’. We reported here on TGP about how Kiev regime leader Volodymyr Zelensky sent a public letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, ostensibly to ask for direct peace talks. But upon closer examination, the letter was a puerile provocation, offending and trying to ridicule Putin, and was destined to try to claim the

Kaja Kallas at the European Council in June 2024/Attribution: © European Union, 1998 – 2026 The European Union has imposed sanctions on Iranian military and energy-linked figures accused of threatening maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, as Western governments scramble to reopen one of the world’s most critical energy corridors without widening the war in Iran. The measures target the Hormozgan Provincial Command of

Pardoned January 6er Jon Mellis, widely known online as “Patriot Wild Man,” was violently attacked by a masked mob of far-left anti-ICE protesters outside the Los Angeles Metropolitan Detention Center on Saturday. Mellis previously served four years in federal prison over January 6, before being pardoned by the president. The conservative activist told the New York Post that the mob chased him, doused him with