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As faith in the U.S. fades a year into Trump 2.0, Europe breaks with reliance on American security

"Intimidation," "threats" and "blackmail" are just some of the terms being used by European Union leaders to describe U.S. President Donald Trump's warning that he will slap new tariffs on nations opposing American control of Greenland.

Diplomacy or retaliation? The EU mulls its options as tensions with U.S. rise over Greenland

Threats from the White House over Greenland have sparked outrage and a flurry of diplomatic activity across Europe, as leaders consider possible countermeasures, including retaliatory tariffs and the first-ever use of the European Union's anti-coercion instrument.

Trump calls for Rep. Ilhan Omar to be jailed or deported, says she is linked to fraud in Minnesota

President Trump said Rep. Ilhan Omar "knows everything there is to know" about fraud in Minnesota and should be jailed or deported to Somalia.

Life is a gift — in and out of the womb

Thousands are preparing for the annual March for Life in the capital, sending a clear message to the world: Life is a gift. Still, many are missing the full message, seeing the movement as focused solely on ending abortion. While seeing a historic and permanent end to abortion is indeed the ultimate goal, one we hope […]

Democrats can’t escape the ‘what is a woman’ question

“What is a woman?” is not supposed to be a trick question. But a truly bizarre unwillingness to answer simple variations of this question has turned it into a potent ideological weakness that isn’t going away for the Democratic Party. Just last week, multiple examples of high-level progressives and Democrats dodging it have gone viral. […]

How agriculture lives out Martin Luther King Jr.’s call to serve one another

Martin Luther King Jr. understood a fundamental truth about America: Our nation was built on founding ideals that inspire us to serve one another with justice and integrity. As King told an overflowing congregation in Memphis just two weeks before his assassination, “All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.”  Few callings reflect that truth more clearly […]

On This Day: Jefferson reacts to the king’s speech

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. Jan. 19, 1776 Cambridge, Massachusetts At his Cambridge headquarters, Gen. […]

Greenland fantasy is hurting Republicans and harming America

There may have once been a narrow avenue for a serious conversation between the United States and Greenland about some form of relationship. Perhaps it could have taken the shape of a compact of free association or a new security and economic framework reflecting the realities of the Arctic in the 21st century. However, that […]

Assistant AG puts Don Lemon ‘on notice’ over Minnesota church protest

Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon slammed former CNN anchor Don Lemon for interrupting a Minnesota church service on Sunday, as protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continue to roil the state. Lemon filmed and interviewed Nekima Levy Armstrong, an activist who was among a group that entered Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, and...

Trump’s threat on Iran falls flat: regime remains intact

Protests in Iran have been quelled, with the regime still in place, and President Trump's empty threat to take action against the government has been met with criticism for not backing up his words with action.

America’s top Catholic clerics denounce militaristic US foreign policy

The three highest-ranking Catholic cardinals who lead archdioceses in the United States issued a statement Monday criticizing U.S. foreign policy as overly militaristic, referencing President Trump's recent operation in Venezuela and threats to take Greenland by force. In a joint statement, Cardinals Blase Cupich, Robert McElroy and Joseph Tobin, the archbishops of Chicago, Washington, D.C.,...

GOP’s culture of rebellion in slim majority imperils Johnson agenda

Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) job managing the House GOP’s paper-thin majority is getting only more difficult in the new year, with a culture of rebellion — and a perfect storm of external political factors — threatening to derail the party’s agenda just as Republicans are gearing up for a tough midterm cycle. In the earliest...

Trump’s potential Supreme Court pick ignores his own judicial hubris

Ho’s own article and conduct display some of the very qualities he condemns in others.

Musk drops $10 million in race to replace McConnell: Report

Billionaire Elon Musk donated $10 million last week to a super PAC affiliated with Republican Kentucky Senate candidate Nate Morris, who is part of a competitive field running to replace retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Axios reported Monday.  The contribution to Fight for Kentucky marks the most Musk has donated to a single Senate candidate....

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