My acupuncturist is a bit of a contrarian. When I complain of a stiff neck or lower back pain, she smiles and reaches for my left hand. Needles are placed in my fingers, wrist, and elbow. Forty minutes later, the pain is mostly gone despite her never once touching my neck or back. Geopolitics works […]
As he first announced the terms of the memorandum of understanding with Iran, deceptively so, Vice President JD Vance flippantly told Megyn Kelly that if the 60-day negotiations with Iran failed, “the straits are still open … and … really, you know, we can get on with our lives as a country.” If only that […]
As a retired U.S. Army General officer who spent decades confronting terrorism and helping to build security partnerships around the world, I learned one simple lesson: you do not defeat terrorists by depriving your partners of the tools they need to fight them. Accordingly, I am very surprised to see efforts in Congress to condition […]
The Iranian crisis has dominated the headlines for months. But discussion of Iran has become narrowly focused on geopolitical tensions related to oil exports, military conflict, and the persistent threat of the regime’s pursuit of nuclear weapons capability. Far less attention has been paid in the West to the plight of the Iranian people in […]
Washington has an unfortunate habit of picking winners and losers. Congress should resist doing so again. President Donald Trump’s supplemental budget request asks Congress to spend roughly $1 billion to restore full pension benefits for about 5,700 former salaried employees of Delphi whose pensions were reduced when their plan was terminated. Supporters portray the proposal […]
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who has voted repeatedly for resolutions to withdraw U.S. troops from the military conflict with Iran, told reporters Wednesday that the United States is “worse off” than it was before President Trump launched the war in late February. “I think the Iran war has not been a success. I’ve been opposed...
Democrats in Maine are breathing a sigh of relief after avoiding a divisive battle to replace Graham Platner as their Senate nominee, but the party’s biggest test lies ahead as it seeks to unseat five-term Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine). Former state Senate President Troy Jackson (D) won an overwhelming majority of delegate slots, prompting his...
Houthi rebels in Yemen said Thursday they struck a pair of Saudi Arabian oil tankers in the Red Sea, the first known attack since the group announced a blockade of Saudi ships attempting to go through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait earlier this week. The Houthis said they hit the two tankers, named Encelia and Layla,...
In today's issue: ▪ Trump plows forward with tariffs ▪ Johnson on a roll ahead of recess ▪ DNC panel meets on primary calendar ▪ Cyclospora outbreak reaches new record The Trump administration is moving full steam ahead on imposing tariffs as an economic cudgel around the world, even after losing several legal battles that have...
Ukraine is now dealing the decisive blow that may win the global war that much of the Western world still fails to recognize is being waged against it.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) has reached his peak elder statesman era in President Trump’s second term. The No. 2 House Republican has harnessed policymaking lessons from Trump’s rocky first-term trifecta, providing institutional memory that is unique among the conference’s other top leaders who rose to their positions later. At the same time, Scalise...
