Parrish Alford

1 day ago | afn.net | Parrish Alford

Pictured: An organizational chart of the U.S. State Department Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he is making sweeping changes to downsize the State Department but that plan is sure to run into the bureaucratic behemoth being targeted. Rubio has announced a sweeping reorganization of the State Department with a plan of cutting more than 700 positions and eliminating 132 of 734 bureaus, which would reduce personnel by 15%, Town Hall reported.

1 day ago | afn.net | Parrish Alford

In the global trade war begun by President Trump, an expert on China says there is a reason the Communist-led trading giant is threatening its trading partners around the world. China's actions are a sign Trump’s tariffs are working, Gordon Chang, an expert on China and frequent critic of its communist party, said on Washington Watch Tuesday.

2 days ago | afn.net | Parrish Alford

Harvard’s lawsuit against the Trump administration, announced Tuesday, doesn’t address the fact the federal government wants to remove billions in public funding from a private university. This particular university, part of the elite Ivy League, is also the world’s richest with an endowment of more than $53 billion. That is more than the annual GDP of numerous countries such as Estonia, Jordan, and Tunisia.

3 days ago | magnoliatribune.com | Parrish Alford

You don’t lose a guy of Jaxson Dart’s caliber and not feel it, but there’s a lot of excitement for Austin Simmons. Jaxson Dart will hear his name called in the NFL Draft this week, possibly Thursday as a first-rounder on opening night. When he does, Lane Kiffin will be two-for-two. Kiffin, defying expectations, probably even his own, will start his sixth football season as Ole Miss coach this August.

3 days ago | afn.net | Parrish Alford

Within hours of the death of Pope Francis on Monday, media outlets began churning out profiles of possible successors. Whoever that might be will determine the church’s policy on the rise of Islam in Western Europe, Memphis-based radio host and Newsmax contributor Todd Starnes said on American Family Radio Monday. Many faith leaders would like to see more conservative messaging and leadership from the Vatican with the next pope.