Michigan Democrats will gather Friday in a show of unity behind their statewide candidates, three days after a bitter U.S. Senate contest highlighted divisions between the progressive and moderate wings of the party.
The radicalism that is consuming American politics can be traced back to American universities. Any solution will require overhauling higher education as it currently exists. There is no greater proof that American universities are fueling radical politics than Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, where antisemitic, terrorist sympathizing socialist Abdul el Sayed defeated generic Democratic Rep. Haley […]
This month marks 67 years since my cousin Raphael Lemkin died in New York, nearly penniless, with only a handful of mourners at his funeral. He had spent everything he had, his money, his health, and finally his life, on a single idea: that the deliberate destruction of a people is a crime, and that […]
America’s Middle Eastern allies are contending with a new reality. One in which Iran, whatever ceasefire or arrangement is reached to end the current war, will pose a growing and persistent threat. Iran has learned that its drones and missiles afford it massive leverage to blackmail or otherwise attack regional targets. Nations like Saudi Arabia, […]
President Donald Trump’s impulse is to believe that bigger is always better. Still, U.S. military procurement must be laser-focused on the extraordinary challenge of deterring and, if necessary, defeating China in a major war. The Trump-class battleship fundamentally undermines that focus. It would be very poorly suited for a war with China or a revitalized […]
“While others chased headlines, Ed Feulner built institutions.” So said former Vice President Mike Pence, keynoting last week’s William L. Armstrong Award dinner at Colorado Christian University (CCU), where we honored the life and legacy of Ed Feulner — the indispensable leader of the conservative movement for over 50 years. The award is the highest […]
The Senate has confirmed President Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which has faced significant scrutiny for its handling of disasters and funding under the Trump administration. The Senate approved the nomination of Cameron Hamilton to lead the agency as part of a larger slate of 74 nominations confirmed together as a...
President Trump on Friday afternoon will host a roundtable at the State Department centered on the mining industry. “The mining industry has never had a greater champion than President Trump," White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers said in a statement. “His unprecedented support has driven record investment, streamlined permitting, and delivered real results for American workers,...
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), is urging senators to not support an amendment that would allow a federal ban on most hemp-derived products to take effect in November. In a Friday letter, Oz noted he had “grave concerns” about the amendment from Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.),...
The Senate on Friday passed a long-sought bipartisan bill that would impose harsher sanctions on Russia and the top five buyers of Russian oil, along with extending existing sanctions on Iran. That measure was a major legislative goal of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who died suddenly earlier this month. The vote was 86-11....