You have to be awfully smart to believe something this stupid. In a Manhattan Institute survey of Democratic voters, 46% said they believed it was definitely or probably true that “the assassination attempt against Donald Trump in July 2024 was orchestrated by his supporters to increase sympathy for him.” That’s a startlingly high number for […]
The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George Washington, the Continental Congress, and the men and women whose bravery and sacrifice led up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. April 29, 1776 The time has come for the Army […]
On the heels of another debate among California’s candidates for governor, the state received more bad news about the failing high-speed rail project. Any serious candidate for governor should commit to ending the high-speed rail scam once and for all. The price tag for the high-speed rail has ballooned again, this time to a whopping […]
President Donald Trump increasingly has the same contentious yet symbiotic relationship with late-night television that he has had with the news media for the entirety of his career. Trump’s denunciations of late-night hosts such as Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert imbue these comedians-turned-commentators with new cultural relevance, even as critics sound the alarm that the […]
The House on Wednesday approved the renewal of the nation’s warrantless spy powers with a 235-191 vote that cleared the chamber with support from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. The bill, which would renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), still has to clear the Senate, another challenging hurdle before...
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) condemned the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a Louisiana voting map, calling it an “abomination.” “It is an attack on a crown jewel of our democracy,” Pritzker said during a press conference on Wednesday. In a 6-3 decision on Wednesday, the high court ruled that Louisiana’s addition of...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday said $400 million in Ukraine support was released after Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) penned an angry op-ed criticizing the stall in funding. “The department recognizes that $400 million was allocated for European capacity building, and as of yesterday, it has been released,” Hegseth said in response to a question...
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) slammed a recent Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights Act, saying the decision “risks disenfranchising millions.” “Today's Supreme Court decision is a direct assault on the promise of the Voting Rights Act. It risks disenfranchising millions of Americans along racial lines and weakening the very foundation of...
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday that his relationship with President Donald Trump “remains good” after Trump lashed out at him for criticizing the conflict with Iran. "From my perspective, my personal relationship with the U.S. President remains good,” Merz told reporters, according to Reuters. “I simply had doubts from the start about what...
The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) on Tuesday adopted new regulations on autonomous vehicles (AVs) to curb public safety issues and keep manufacturers in check. New regulations include expanding "safety and oversight requirements for" all types of AVs, the DMV said in a statement released Tuesday. This will allow law enforcement agencies to cite...
President Trump said Wednesday that in order to end a blockade he imposed in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran would have to "cry uncle" and "give up" though the Iranians have given no indication they intend to do so anytime soon. Trump also called his blockade “genius” without giving a timeline for how long it...
Former Fox News host and New Jersey Superior Court Judge Andrew Napolitano on Wednesday said the indictment against former FBI Director James Comey would likely be tossed out. “I think Comey’s people will move to dismiss it, that it’s protected speech, and I think that motion will be granted,” Napolitano said during an appearance on...
