Senate Republicans voted to confirm Todd Blanche as the new full attorney general, overcoming stiff headwinds President Trump created for his own nominee and installing a new top cop at the Justice Department.
Senators headed for the exits in the predawn hours Saturday, ending for now a crushing standoff over President Trump's demands that they stay in session to pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill before the summer recess.
The Senate in an overnight vote Saturday approved a short-term measure to fund federal agencies into early December and avoid a potentially chaotic government shutdown during the middle of campaign season.
The Trump administration is once again trying to limit who can become an American, with a pair of executive orders issued this week that attempt to place restrictions on birthright citizenship and on foreigners who give birth in the U.S.
The summer of 2026 will be remembered as the moment the FIFA World Cup reminded the world of the magic of the United States. From viral moments to surging hotel bookings, the tournament showcased American hospitality. Even the strongest advocates of tougher border security embraced an important reality: when international travelers spend money, embrace our […]
I read an article in the Guardian about Westminster Council’s draft licensing policy that would restrict “vertical drinking” — standing at a bar to order a drink or chatting with a drink in hand. If ever a policy belonged in a Monty Python sketch, this is it. One can almost picture three men bursting into […]
“If you think Gen Z is bad, just wait until you see Gen Alpha.” That warning came from Katharine Birbalsingh, the British education reformer known as “Britain’s strictest headmistress,” during a speech last month at the ARC Conference. Toward the end, she offered a prediction for where we’re heading. Her argument isn’t that Gen Z […]
The invasion of the Spanish city of Ceuta by tens of thousands of young, marauding Moroccans is, like Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, a tale of how the future could look unless one takes action in the present. It’s also a temptation to succumb to schadenfreude. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez harbors a special enmity […]
After Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment before the Senate Homeland Security Committee last week, Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) warned that the hearing could have a “chilling effect” on scientists considering public service. Young researchers, he argued, would think twice before following in Fauci’s footsteps after watching one of the country’s best-known public health […]
Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Friday launched drone and missile attacks toward Saudi military targets in the eastern city of Marib, Yemen, raising concerns of a widening war in the region. Two people were killed and more than a dozen others wounded during the fresh strikes, according to the country’s state-run news agency. The drones struck...
New clouds darkened the economic landscape on Friday, as the latest employment report showed the nation shedding 23,000 jobs in July. The number came as an unpleasant surprise to most economists. The consensus prediction from experts canvassed by Dow Jones had been that more than 80,000 jobs would be created. Democrats pounced on the number...
President Trump is touting the benefits of AI data centers after Texas moved to more strictly regulate the industry, which has rapidly become a political lightning rod across the political spectrum. Trump waded into the debate during an interview last week, saying it would be a mistake to push back on data centers following Texas...
