Conservative Reporting for 2026-08-16
Today’s news coverage from conservative media sources. Most MSM news is left leaning. If you need to get context that they often omit, these sites usually give it. Today's edition includes 65 articles from 15 sites. We chose these from 733 articles found on 36 sites.
Today's featured sites are:
Washington Examiner, The American Conservative, Power Line, The Gateway Pundit, Blaze Media, Breitbart News, Newsbusters - Welcome to NewsBusters, a project of the Media Research Center (MRC), America’s leading media watchdog in documenting, exposing , The Daily Wire - Breaking News, Videos & Podcasts, The Daily Signal, HotAir, RedState, 🔔 The Liberty Daily, Townhall, Twitchy, Judicial Watch.
Does anyone want to win the midterm elections?
Sometimes watching the two major parties compete in this year’s midterm elections brings to mind a quote from the legendary baseball manager Casey Stengel, which journalist Jimmy Breslin used to title...
Washington Examiner
Aug 15, 2026 - washingtonexaminer.com
‘Woke 1’ Never Really Went Away
Progressives may be less forthcoming, but they haven’t changed their beliefs since the mass lunacy of 2020. The post ‘Woke 1’ Never Really Went Away appeared first on The American Conservative.
The American Conservative
Aug 15, 2026 - theamericanconservative.com
Bring back the Alien and Sedition Acts
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported this week, Federal agents surveilled Minnesota unions in hunt for Antifa conspiracy case. You will recall that the U.S. Dept. of Justice is prosecuting fifteen (1...
Power Line
Aug 15, 2026 - powerlineblog.com
Jon Ossoff clearly has his eyes on something beyond his Senate seat
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) does not look or present like the same person he was five years ago. The boyish face that made him a cable news fixture during the 2017 Georgia special election, the one that Re...
Washington Examiner
Aug 15, 2026 - washingtonexaminer.com
DNC approves 2028 primary schedule, gives South Carolina the first spot
The Democratic National Committee approved its 2028 presidential nominating schedule, once again prioritizing South Carolina as the first-in-the-nation primary over Iowa and New Hampshire. South Carol...
Washington Examiner
Aug 15, 2026 - washingtonexaminer.com
Platner is Gone—The Threat to Collins Isn’t
Despite an embarrassing scandal, Troy Jackson may be a stronger Democratic nominee. The post Platner is Gone—The Threat to Collins Isn’t appeared first on The American Conservative.
The American Conservative
Aug 15, 2026 - theamericanconservative.com
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW – A New Campaign Ad For US Senate Candidate Michael Whatley – What Are Your Thoughts?
A new campaign video ad recently dropped for GOP Senate nominee in North Carolina, Michael Whatley. The post EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW – A New Campaign Ad For US Senate Candidate Michael Whatley – What Are ...
The Gateway Pundit
Aug 15, 2026 - thegatewaypundit.com
The senator Trump mocked became his best diplomat
“A diplomat who says ‘yes’ means ‘maybe,’” the great French statesman Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand is supposed to have said. “A diplomat who says ‘maybe’ means ‘no,’ and a diplomat who says ‘no’ is n...
Blaze Media
Aug 15, 2026 - theblaze.com
Antisemitic Attack in Mamdani’s New York: Man Assaults Congregant and Security Guard at Synagogue
On Friday night, Shabbat, an unhinged man entered a Manhattan synagogue and launched an antisemitic attack on congregants. The post Antisemitic Attack in Mamdani’s New York: Man Assaults Congregant an...
The Gateway Pundit
Aug 15, 2026 - thegatewaypundit.com
Mike DeWine and Zohran Mamdani Sideline Citizens, Celebrate Migrants
Establishment Republican Gov. Mike DeWine (OH) and socialist New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani are both ignoring the interests of American citizens as they lobby President Donald Trump to stop the return ...
Breitbart News
Aug 15, 2026 - breitbart.com
The Early Media Take on '28: Will Any Republican Distance Themselves From Trump?
The Early Media Take on '28: Will Any Republican Distance Themselves From Trump? As if the country didn’t already know, the 2028 presidential race in the GOP (and...
Newsbusters - Welcome to NewsBusters, a project of the Media Research Center (MRC), America’s leading media watchdog in documenting, exposing
Aug 15, 2026 - newsbusters.org
Inside The RNC’s Biggest Convention In A Decade
The Republican National Committee is opening the doors to a first-of-its-kind midterm convention next month, giving ordinary voters a chance to score front-row tickets and unprecedented access to an A...
The Daily Wire - Breaking News, Videos & Podcasts
Aug 15, 2026 - dailywire.com
CRINGE: Far-Left Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey Dances to Rap Music at Black Entrepreneur State Fair (VIDEO)
Far-left Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey humiliated himself once again as he pandered to the black community. The post CRINGE: Far-Left Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey Dances to Rap Music at Black Entrepren...
The Gateway Pundit
Aug 15, 2026 - thegatewaypundit.com
EXCLUSIVE: Arizona’s Election for Secretary of State Will Again Involve Who Makes Election Law and Who Administers It
Arizona’s Election for Secretary of State Will Again Involve Who Makes Election Law and Who Administers It By Linda Brickman From Recorder Fontes to Secretary Fontes – Part 1 From One Unlawful Ballot ...
The Gateway Pundit
Aug 15, 2026 - joehoft.com
Ukrainians Clinging to Faith in a Frontline Town
In a town bombarded day and night by Russian artillery and drones, and in the face of an ever-encroaching front line, a Protestant pastor continues not only to hold his church, but to grow it, even as...
The Gateway Pundit
Aug 15, 2026 - thegatewaypundit.com
NPR Activism 101: Transgender Debate Is Painted as 'Doctors Say' GOP Harms Kids
NPR Activism 101: Transgender Debate Is Painted as 'Doctors Say' GOP Harms Kids NPR health reporter Selena Simmons-Duffin is a lesbian activist in the formerly ta...
Newsbusters - Welcome to NewsBusters, a project of the Media Research Center (MRC), America’s leading media watchdog in documenting, exposing
Aug 15, 2026 - newsbusters.org
Republicans Must Shine the Light of Freedom to Stop the Socialist Scourge
How can anyone escape the irony that in this year, as we celebrate 250 years since the signing of the American Declaration of Independence, the principles of that declaration are being widely challeng...
The Daily Signal
Aug 15, 2026 - dailysignal.com
Homebuyers Deserve the Facts About Crime and Schools
Nothing is more natural when buying a house than looking into how safe the neighborhood is and, if you have or plan to have children, whether the schools are any good. Yet the last Democrat presidenti...
The Daily Signal
Aug 15, 2026 - dailysignal.com
What the Flock? Knoxville mayor explains the dark truth about Flock cameras: ‘Not your grandma's license plate readers’
Flock cameras — the automated license plate readers that photograph passing vehicles to capture their license plates, make, model, color, and other details, turning them into searchable records — are ...
Blaze Media
Aug 15, 2026 - theblaze.com
Water, watts, and workers: 3 persistent myths about AI and data centers
Artificial intelligence has become a national political issue and increasingly a local one. Communities across the country are fighting over the massive data centers needed to power the AI boom. Envir...
Blaze Media
Aug 15, 2026 - theblaze.com
Here We Go Again – This Time the Dems Took Down Their Own – Too Radical Governor Candidate Hong in Wisconsin
Here We Go Again – Dem Establishment Took Down Its Own – Too Radical Gov. The post Here We Go Again – This Time the Dems Took Down Their Own – Too Radical Governor Candidate Hong in Wisconsin appeared...
The Gateway Pundit
Aug 15, 2026 - joehoft.com
SHIELD OF THE AMERICAS: Colombia’s New President ‘El Tigre’ Is Asking Trump To Deploy US Military To Help Fight Drug Cartels
The western hemisphere is fighting back. The post SHIELD OF THE AMERICAS: Colombia’s New President ‘El Tigre’ Is Asking Trump To Deploy US Military To Help Fight Drug Cartels appeared first on The Gat...
The Gateway Pundit
Aug 15, 2026 - thegatewaypundit.com
Burma: U.S. Christians Documenting the World’s Oldest Conflict
The war in Burma has been running for nearly 80 years, locked in a stalemate largely because government forces maintain total air superiority. Watch: Why Is There a Civil War in Burma? The post Burma...
The Gateway Pundit
Aug 15, 2026 - thegatewaypundit.com
Fauci declines to appear before a second Senate panel after contempt vote
Anthony Fauci has declined to appear for a second congressional testimony before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee following a vote to hold him in contempt of Congress. ...
Washington Examiner
Aug 15, 2026 - washingtonexaminer.com
Son of former Mexican president appeals to Trump after visa revoked
The son of former Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he had his visa revoked by the Trump administration, alleging the move was politically motivated as retribution on Friday. Andrés M...
Washington Examiner
Aug 15, 2026 - washingtonexaminer.com
Exclusive: Reps. Tenney, Malliotakis Warn Socialism Gaining Ground with Young Voters, Point to Mamdani Agenda
Reps. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) and Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) are warning that socialist ideas are gaining traction among young Americans as the country heads toward the midterm elections, pointing to the...
Breitbart News
Aug 15, 2026 - breitbart.com
The Ecstasy of the Young Communists
HotAir
Aug 15, 2026 - hotair.com
CBS the Only Network to Cover World War II Memorial Vandalism
CBS the Only Network to Cover World War II Memorial Vandalism CBS/SnapStream On Friday, of the three m...
Newsbusters - Welcome to NewsBusters, a project of the Media Research Center (MRC), America’s leading media watchdog in documenting, exposing
Aug 15, 2026 - newsbusters.org
Marco Rubio Just Made the Anti-Trump Ballroom Crowd Look Like Absolute Lunatics
RedState
Aug 15, 2026 - redstate.com
CCP-Linked AI Rivals US Anthropic’s Model in Cyber Tests
(DCNF)—A Chinese startup is about to release an open-source AI model that it claims already matches its American rival model at Anthropic. Zhipu AI (Z.ai), a Chinese artificial intelligence firm with ...
🔔 The Liberty Daily
Aug 15, 2026 - thelibertydaily.com
New York City Losing Millions to Fare Skippers as People Embrace Zohran Mamdani’s Promise of ‘FREE’ Buses
The post New York City Losing Millions to Fare Skippers as People Embrace Zohran Mamdani’s Promise of ‘FREE’ Buses appeared first on 🔔 The Liberty Daily.
🔔 The Liberty Daily
Aug 15, 2026 - thegatewaypundit.com
Bill Maher's Take on Trump's Secret Turkey Flight Will Not Please the Lib Press Corps
Townhall
Aug 15, 2026 - townhall.com
Ex-Border Patrol Agent, Fiancée Get Probation for Stealing $25K in Food Stamps
Townhall
Aug 15, 2026 - townhall.com
Rep. Andy Ogles Just Handed Trump a Major Immigration Win
Townhall
Aug 15, 2026 - townhall.com
Antifa Merchandise Distributed at James Talarico's Latest Campaign Rally
Townhall
Aug 15, 2026 - townhall.com
We Forgot This Senator Supports the Filibuster, Throwing a Wrench Into Dems' Future Plans
Townhall
Aug 15, 2026 - townhall.com
Giffords Org Endorsing Dog-Killing Gun Grabber Abdul El-Sayed BACKFIRES (Pun Intended) SPECTACULARLY
Twitchy
Aug 15, 2026 - twitchy.com
North Carolina Before the Revolution Was a Tinderbox Ready to Ignite
Understanding North Carolina before 1776 helps explain the crucial but often overlooked role it played in America’s break with Britain. By the time of the Revolution, the colony had accumulated a vola...
The Daily Signal
Aug 15, 2026 - dailysignal.com
FLASHBACK: Watch Charlie Kirk Expose Absurdity Of Hasan Piker’s Communist Dream
A nearly eight-year-old clip of Charlie Kirk ripping Left-wing streamer Hasan Piker’s communist dream went viral on social media again this week. In the exchange, which took place during a Politicon d...
The Daily Wire - Breaking News, Videos & Podcasts
Aug 15, 2026 - dailywire.com
French Constitutional Court Blocks Macron’s Social Media Ban for Under 15s To Uphold Freedom of Expression and Protect Privacy
But Macron is not giving up. The post French Constitutional Court Blocks Macron’s Social Media Ban for Under 15s To Uphold Freedom of Expression and Protect Privacy appeared first on The Gateway Pundi...
The Gateway Pundit
Aug 15, 2026 - thegatewaypundit.com
Trump calls White House ballroom foes ‘treasonists’ following Supreme Court plea
President Donald Trump slammed the preservationist nonprofit group that sued him over the East Wing Ballroom construction, calling the group “treasonists” and alleging they “revealed top military secr...
Washington Examiner
Aug 15, 2026 - washingtonexaminer.com
Iran rebukes Trump’s Strait of Hormuz territory comment: ‘Will remain Iranian’
Iran hit back at President Donald Trump’s statement that he will “pretty soon” make the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory, with an Iranian diplomat calling Trump’s comments “fanciful delusions.” Trump...
Washington Examiner
Aug 15, 2026 - washingtonexaminer.com
Anthony Fauci Update!
Judicial Watch Sues FBI for Fauci Cell Phone Records Unlawful Foreign Truckers Tied to More than 30 Fatal… The post Anthony Fauci Update! appeared first on Judicial Watch.
Judicial Watch
Aug 14, 2026 - judicialwatch.org
PBS Hints Constitution Is 'The System of Control That the Right Has Imposed' on U.S.
PBS Hints Constitution Is 'The System of Control That the Right Has Imposed' on U.S. To call Michel Martin’s nearly 18-minute talk with former Wisconsin Democrati...
Newsbusters - Welcome to NewsBusters, a project of the Media Research Center (MRC), America’s leading media watchdog in documenting, exposing
Aug 14, 2026 - newsbusters.org
Victor Davis Hanson: You’re Not a Socialist—You Just Chose a $200K Degree Over a Trade
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the latest edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Victor Davis ...
The Daily Signal
Aug 14, 2026 - dailysignal.com
Talarico’s Record Includes Votes Against Bail Reform, Crime Penalties, and Police Funding Measures
Democrat U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico has a lengthy record from his time in the Texas Legislature, where he voted against several bills addressing bail, criminal penalties, and police funding....
The Daily Signal
Aug 14, 2026 - dailysignal.com
The Political Gamble That Could Backfire Spectacularly
I want to talk about the responsibility of our political leadership when it comes to conspiracies. That is perhaps the biggest issue in today’s politics, with ramifications far beyond whatever benight...
The Daily Wire - Breaking News, Videos & Podcasts
Aug 14, 2026 - dailywire.com
‘Setback’ for Socialist Wing? DNC Set for Weekend Vote on Rule for 2028 Primaries
Democrats will vote this weekend on a resolution to ban ranked choice voting, in a proxy battle between the establishment wing of the party and the ascendant Democratic Socialists of America. On Satur...
The Daily Signal
Aug 14, 2026 - dailysignal.com
Rogers has slight lead over El-Sayed — but there are warning signs in the US Senate race in Michigan
The Democrats' plot to seize control of the U.S. Senate may not get any help from the voters in Michigan if the latest polling results hold until Election Day.Republican Mike Rogers has a narrow lead ...
Blaze Media
Aug 14, 2026 - theblaze.com
How Kamala Harris accidentally sold the SAVE America Act
Former Vice President Kamala Harris, the 2028 presidential front-runner, recently criticized the SAVE America Act because it would require people to prove their citizenship when registering to vote.We...
Blaze Media
Aug 14, 2026 - theblaze.com
CNN's Democrat Pundits Say ICE 'Murdered' Renee Good & Alex Pretti, Jennings Objects
CNN's Democrat Pundits Say ICE 'Murdered' Renee Good & Alex Pretti, Jennings Objects On Tuesday, a cellphone and dashboard video started going viral, showing an I...
Newsbusters - Welcome to NewsBusters, a project of the Media Research Center (MRC), America’s leading media watchdog in documenting, exposing
Aug 14, 2026 - newsbusters.org
The Trump Administration Just Imposed Tariffs on This Popular Product
Townhall
Aug 14, 2026 - townhall.com
Ro Khanna Says 'Racist' America Needs a New 'New Deal' and Here's What It's About
Townhall
Aug 14, 2026 - townhall.com
Drug Cartels and Communist Cuba on State of Alert Over Monroe Doctrine
Cuba’s communist regime and drug cartels continue to be in a state of alert after President Donald Trump’s administration made it clear that the fight against communist regimes in the Western Hemisphe...
The Daily Signal
Aug 14, 2026 - dailysignal.com
The Ivy League ISIS Has Got It From Here, Dad!
Picture this: a father idles at the airport curb, his daughter beside him. Before she steps out into the next chapter — college, adulthood, the real world — he chokes out with tears brimming, “I’ll se...
The Daily Wire - Breaking News, Videos & Podcasts
Aug 14, 2026 - dailywire.com
Rep. Cory Mills loses friends in high places as primary battle looms
Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) is in the primary fight of his life after a string of scandals have damaged his public profile.With Primary Election Day just days away, Mills has already lost the support of ...
Blaze Media
Aug 14, 2026 - theblaze.com
Mockery abounds after 'Wolf Clan' Democrat tomahawks Warren's origin story after receiving her endorsement for Senate
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) endorsed Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan in Minnesota's Democratic Senate primary in May, claiming that the anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement defender of child...
Blaze Media
Aug 14, 2026 - theblaze.com
Democratic Socialists Celebrate ‘100 Years of Fidel,’ Demand US Pay Reparations to Cuba
Democratic Socialists Celebrate ‘100 Years of Fidel,’ Demand US Pay Reparations to Cuba The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) commemorated “100 Years of Fide...
Newsbusters - Welcome to NewsBusters, a project of the Media Research Center (MRC), America’s leading media watchdog in documenting, exposing
Aug 14, 2026 - newsbusters.org
TOO STONED FROM TDS: Evening Nets Ignore Drug Prices Recording Sharpest Drop in 60 Yrs
TOO STONED FROM TDS: Evening Nets Ignore Drug Prices Recording Sharpest Drop in 60 Yrs Remember when President Trump pledged to lower drug prices? Well, they just...
Newsbusters - Welcome to NewsBusters, a project of the Media Research Center (MRC), America’s leading media watchdog in documenting, exposing
Aug 14, 2026 - newsbusters.org
Shocker: PETA Isn't Going to Condemn Dog-Killer Abdul El-Sayed
Townhall
Aug 14, 2026 - townhall.com
Trump Makes Bold Suggestion for Strait of Hormuz
Townhall
Aug 14, 2026 - townhall.com
CNBC Host Needed to Get This Point About Measles Outbreaks and Vaccines Off His Chest
Townhall
Aug 14, 2026 - townhall.com
Year After Deadly Crash, 21 Blue States Move to Block Trump Commercial Driver’s License Data Request
Democrat attorneys general have sued to block the Trump administration from accessing records on commercial driver’s licenses. The Trump Department of Transportation has stepped up enforcement of comm...
The Daily Signal
Aug 14, 2026 - dailysignal.com
Trump loses Karoline Leavitt to motherhood — or was it something else?
After the birth of her second child, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has made the decision to leave the White House — however she will remain one of his top outside advisers.“It’s not tha...
Blaze Media
Aug 14, 2026 - theblaze.com
Wokeism is just the ‘smoke screen’ — Nick Freitas warns of the far more dangerous ideology quietly dismantling the West
The biggest threat facing the West, says BlazeTV host Nick Freitas, is much bigger than wokeism.“Wokeism is more of a smoke screen for something much more dangerous and much more comprehensive,” he sa...