In 2015, a Jewish advocacy organization called my office and asked whether we could put Nazis on a college campus. Not real ones. Hired ones. Before I explain why I turned it down, I should say the harder thing: The tactic was sound. It would have worked. Here is what it would have produced. Twenty […]
Desperate to undermine successful American efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is escalating its attacks on ships transiting this vital energy chokepoint. According to the U.S. Navy, just as energy exports through the strait have reached prewar levels, attacks in the strait are also occurring at their highest rate since the war began. […]
Republican lawmakers are pushing back on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to livestream the execution of the convicted Fort Hood shooter, former Army Maj. Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 people in Texas in 2009. Lawmakers in both chambers said the focus should be on justice for the victims and their families and the public showing...
Federal authorities and lawmakers are cracking down on synthetic concentrates of kratom, an herbal product sold legally over the counter in most states, as concerns rise over their risk to public health. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) signaled heightened concerns about kratom-derived extracts earlier this year when it announced plans to temporarily ban products containing concentrations...
A federal judge struck down on Friday the Justice Department’s nationwide effort to collect voter registration records and identify suspected non-U.S. citizens, blocking the Trump administration from continuing the program even in states that voluntarily cooperated. U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan in Washington ruled the department exceeded its legal authority and violated federal privacy laws...
President Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to reopen his dismissed lawsuit against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, reviving claims that she and other political adversaries orchestrated an effort to sabotage his 2016 presidential campaign by tying it to Russia. Trump filed the appeal after a federal judge dismissed his case and ordered...
President Trump Later is holding a rally in upstate New York after focusing his crunch-time campaign blitz for GOP candidates in red states. He's speaking in Syracuse, N.Y., to give a last-minute boost to Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman — whom nonpartisan election forecaster Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ) gave a 10 percent chance of winning...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky lambasted President Trump’s Friday deal allowing Russia to supply the U.S. and global market with diesel, arguing the move would give the Kremlin more money to fund its war in Ukraine and undermine peace efforts. “Gifts to Putin will not bring peace or any benefit to the civilized world,” Zelensky wrote...
A Fort Hood shooting survivor shot seven times by Nidal Hasan wants to witness the firing squad execution but warns against treating it as a spectacle.
