If Republicans lose their House majority in the midterm elections, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) should offer his resignation as the top Republican. Whether his colleagues accept it is another matter. They might decide Johnson remains their best option. But that decision should be made through a vote of incoming members, conducted by secret ballot under […]
National borders are a privilege of sovereign governance, not a shield for state-sanctioned criminal anarchy. Recent independent analysis reveals that organized crime exercises effective control over roughly 30% of Mexican territory and disputes control over another 47%. This structural collapse leaves Mexico City with clear state predominance in a mere 23% of the country. Crucially, […]
I monitor Russian-language media. Most of what it says about President Donald Trump comes in two flavors: worship and contempt. Rarely does anyone do the work. This month, Mikhail Krutikhin did the work. He is a veteran Russian oil analyst whom the Kremlin has branded a “foreign agent,” and he is no admirer of Trump. […]
On elite campuses, many students and professors both demonize the Jewish state of Israel. The United Kingdom’s Green Party has declared Zionism to be racism. Norwegian politicians chose South African jurist Navi Pillay as this year’s Nobel Peace Prize recipient largely because Norwegians agreed with her efforts to blame the Jews. More than three years […]
In 2015, when then-Secretary of State John Kerry, among others, negotiated the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran, Marco Rubio was a U.S. senator from Florida. Rubio told Kerry that he would support the “nuclear deal” with Iran if it were amended to state that the Islamic Republic of Iran recognized Israel. Kerry rejected […]
A federal judge refused the Justice Department’s (DOJ) demand to step aside from a key hearing on Monday over the future of East Potomac Park, which President Trump wants to renovate into a championship-style golf course. The Trump administration has accused U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes of bias after she yelled at a government attorney last week...
In today's issue: ▪ Zelensky raises pressure ▪ No Kings protest as early vote starts ▪ Experts see weak measles messaging ▪ Trump endorses Netanyahu Republicans are growing increasingly frustrated over President Trump’s recent moves that have advantaged Russia on the battlefield at the cost of the U.S.’s ally Ukraine, but whether they can force the...
Outside good-government groups are scrambling this month to secure the midterm results, bracing for the possibility that the Trump administration will interfere in the process to keep Republicans in power. The campaign, which features a who’s who of pro-democracy advocates, comes in direct response to vows by President Trump and top Cabinet officials that the...
Early childhood educators are sounding the alarm at changes proposed by the Trump administration to loosen regulations on the industry such as staff-to-child ratios. Advocates are on the edge of their seats after the public comment period closed on a proposal from the administration that would take a unified Head Start, a program that...
Libertarian candidates have the rare opportunity to tip the balance in several closely contested Senate races this cycle, as Republicans struggle to defend their majority in a political environment that heavily favors Democrats. In Texas, Kansas and Iowa, Libertarian candidates are polling in the low single digits, but their appeal to disaffected Republican voters could...
