Congress is staring down the clock on a looming deadline for Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act — a powerful warrantless surveillance authority — for the third time in less than two months. We can escape this chaotic quagmire, but only if congressional leaders stop stonewalling and allow votes on reforms, which until […]
The U.S.-Israeli strikes have degraded the state apparatus of Iran, but the clerical regime has endured the onslaught. Meanwhile, despite the weakening of the regime, the anti-regime opposition has been unable to seize the moment and spark revolutionary upheaval inside Iran. This scenario underscores a gap in the United States’s strategic calculus pertaining to the […]
As the Supreme Court prepares to hear Suncor v. Boulder, a once-local climate lawsuit is packed with threats to the First Amendment lurking just below the waterline. At stake is not simply whether federal law preempts state tort claims arising from climate change, but whether state and local governments may use those claims to punish […]
Watch the ceremony: twenty-one guns, two national anthems, state dinners, signed agreements, and crowds on cue. Chinese state media called President Xi Jinping’s June visit to Pyongyang “a routine strengthening of ties.” A more plausible interpretation: The most powerful man in Asia flew there to reclaim a client he was losing — and the choreography […]
On June 8, 2026, Iran shot down a U.S. Army Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz. Two American pilots survived after a U.S. Navy drone boat rescued them. Washington’s first instinct was not thunder. It was silence. Americans learned of the attack through press reporting rather than a forceful White House statement. Only after […]
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is slated to come to the United States in September to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House. Trump extended the invitation after meeting with Xi in Beijing: apparently, both leaders believe the previous meeting was successful enough to merit continued discussion. While media attention is often high during […]
If reports are correct that Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary resigned under pressure from the White House to approve flavored nicotine vaping products, the episode says a great deal about the state of American tobacco policy. Cigarettes remain legal, ubiquitous, and extraordinarily deadly. Yet smoke-free alternatives that may help adults move away from […]
For decades, the United States has been under the chokehold of an outdated immigration system, one that prioritizes everyone but average people. While illegal immigration is typically faulted, our legal immigration system is equally to blame. Under our system, immigrants are not chosen based on a universal set of criteria that advances the national interest. […]
Why are several Republican congressmen repeatedly bucking President Donald Trump? This question has gone unanswered for nearly a year. Seven Republican congressman have repeatedly stood in the way of the president’s priorities, while also bucking House leadership. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Mike Lawler (R-NY), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Rob Bresnahan (R-PA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Max Miller […]
Presidents have the constitutional right to set law enforcement priorities, including prosecutorial decisions by the Department of Justice. But the Constitution also gives Congress several leverage points to check that power, including the power to confirm nominees for attorney general. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has an established record, first as deputy attorney general and […]
The U.S. and Iran traded strikes for a second night, with President Trump saying the Americans launched 49 Tomahawk missiles at targets in the Islamic Republic. On Thursday morning, Trump vowed to hit Iran again "very hard tonight." "At some point in the not too distant future, we will be taking Kharg Island, and other...
A federal judge on Wednesday tossed a watchdog group’s lawsuit seeking to block the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) scrapped $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon denied the request for a temporary restraining order by the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. The group, which bills itself as nonpartisan, argued in its...
