Alana Mastrangelo

Alana Mastrangelo

Articles by Alana Mastrangelo

Nicki Minaj: Being at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest More Important than Any Concert I’ve Performed, Because Charlie Kirk’s Organization ‘Is a Direct Link Between Young People and God’

Rap megastar Nicki Minaj said being able to speak at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest is more important than any concert she has ever performed anywhere in the world, because slain conservative icon Charlie Kirk’s organization is “a direct link between young people and God.”

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - DECEMBER 21: Nicki Minaj enters the stage as the surprise guest on the

Turning Point USA Executive Testifies to Congress About How SPLC ‘Villainizes’ Conservatives Like Charlie Kirk

Turning Point USA executive Andrew Sypher testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, highlighting how the left-wing Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) “villainizes” conservatives — which Charlie Kirk warned would put him and his organization “in the crosshairs” three months before his assassination — and called on Congress to “act decisively” by finally confronting “the brewing political violence in our midst.”

Charlie Kirk targeted for death by the SPLC

Watch: Enloe Health Employee Harasses Target Worker for Supporting Charlie Kirk

A woman identified as an employee of Enloe Health, a health system in Chico, California, posted a video of herself harassing a Target worker for wearing a shirt in support of Turning Point USA founder and free speech martyr Charlie Kirk. Enloe Health responded to incident confirming the woman is their employee and stating it is “deeply concerned about the tenor of this post.” Well wishers have since raised more than $100,000 on behalf of the Target worker in the video.

Charlie Kirk giving out hats before his assassination

Gil Gerard, ‘Buck Rogers in the 25th Century’ Star, Dead at 82

Actor Gil Gerard, best known for his iconic role as Captain William “Buck” Rogers in the popular 1979 film and subsequent television series “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,” died on Tuesday at the age of 82 after his battle with “a rare and viciously aggressive form of cancer.”

Logie arrivals at the centrepoint city.Gil Gerard 'Buck Rogers'. April 10, 1981.

Report: Elon Musk Is Funding Republican Campaigns in 2026 Midterms

Elon Musk has reportedly started funding the House and Senate campaigns of Republicans for the 2026 midterms, signaling that the SpaceX CEO’s relationship with President Donald Trump has improved since their tumultuous split this past summer.

Elon Musk funds GOP candidates

Carl Carlton, Iconic ‘She’s a Bad Mama Jama’ Singer, Dead at 73

R&B legend Carl Carlton — best known for his 1981 hit, “She’s a Bad Mama Jama,” and 1972 smooth smooth soul classic, “Everlasting Love” — has died at the age of 73 after a “long hard fight in life,” the Grammy-nominated singer’s son revealed on Sunday.

UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 03: AMERICAN BANDSTAND - Show Coverage - 2/3/82, Carl Carlton on

PragerU Five-Minute Video: 14th Amendment Authors Would Be ‘Shocked” About Birthright Citizenship

Amy Swearer, Senior Legal Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, tackled the issue of “birthright citizenship” in a video for PragerU’s 5-Minutes Videos series, explaining that the authors of the 14th Amendment “would have been shocked to learn” that Americans today interpret their words “to make citizens of virtually anyone born on U.S. soil under all circumstances.”

The Heritage Foundation legal fellow Amy Swearer testifies during a House Committee on Ove

Erika Kirk: America Is Facing a ‘Soul Problem,’ Not a Gun Violence Epidemic

Erika Kirk, Turning Point USA CEO and the widow of conservative icon and free speech martyr Charlie Kirk, rejected the argument that “gun violence” was the underlying issue that led to her husband’s assassination. It’s “not a gun problem,” she said, adding that America is facing “a deeply human” and “soul” problem.

Erika Kirk speaking on stage