President Donald Trump’s economic D-Day is already hurting the Iranian regime’s revenues, but unilateral U.S. sanctions can only do so much. If the president wants Iran to fold, he’ll have to play a much better card — cutting it off from China by enforcing tough U.N. embargoes. Despite its name, Trump’s Operation Economic Outcast does […]
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump predicted that the Iran war would end “immediately after” the November election. On Monday, Iran and Gulf states are due to meet in Oman over passage through the Strait of Hormuz, while the Houthis have pushed to the edge of another maritime chokepoint at Bab al-Mandeb. The calendar is backward. […]
Trade tensions heated up this week between the United States and Canada, with Canada issuing retaliatory tariffs against American goods. The tariffs, which took effect Sept. 8, target about $20 billion and 700 types of American goods, in retaliation for the 50% tariffs the U.S. applied on approximately C$27.6 billion in Canadian goods in August. Sure, […]
President Donald Trump does not need another demonstration that the United States can destroy Iranian assets. He needs a strategy that restores reliable passage through the Strait of Hormuz without making Americans pay for every new round of escalation. After Iran targeted a U.S. warship and an American base in Jordan, U.S. Central Command said […]
The administration of President Donald Trump is right to wage economic war on Iran. Operation Economic Outcast is the correct strategy to starve the Iranian regime of the revenues it needs to fund its proxies, missiles, nuclear activities, and war against the U.S. in the Strait of Hormuz. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s declaration of the […]
Five weeks ago, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey signed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement. An armed attack on one, the text says, is an attack on all. Commentators called it an Islamic NATO. This week it was tested. On Sept. 8, Houthi missiles and drones hit four Saudi cities, wounding 73 civilians and halting operations […]
Walk down the refrigerated aisle of any American grocery store and you’ll find bacon and ham wearing labels that sound like a clean bill of health: “uncured,” “no nitrates or nitrites added.” The packages cost more. Shoppers pay the premium because they believe they’re buying something safer for their families. Most of them are wrong […]
That the leaders of the most powerful artificial intelligence companies are all calling for regulation shouldn’t be ignored. But big businesses calling on big government to cement their status as industry leaders isn’t new. And lawmakers should exercise extreme caution when attempting to regulate an industry they don’t understand, especially one in which so many […]
President Trump's tariffs on Canadian imports and Canada's retaliatory measures are impacting key economic sectors in several Republican-leaning states, potentially affecting upcoming midterm elections.
The Supreme Court has held that a deported alien "is not being punished" for his conduct but "is merely being held to the terms under which he was admitted."
Managing the House floor is a big job in any Speaker's office. That challenge is turned up to the max in the current House Republican majority, where super-slim margins and a culture of rebellion make drama on the House floor a regular occurrence. Chris Bien, Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) deputy chief of staff, has helped...
Heading up member services is a “chameleon position,” Alyssa Erdel says — highly adaptable depending on the vision of the lawmaker in charge, whether for the House’s Republican Conference or in a committee. “My mission is always the same: I listen, identify what's missing, build trusted relationships, solve problems, and fill voids,” Erdel said. Erdel...
Advancing any legislation with a slim Republican majority is a challenge, but navigating the variety of GOP viewpoints while trying to advance appropriations bills adds a new layer of difficulty. For Marcus Towns, the member services director for the House Appropriations Committee, it helps to be a people person. “It's a very personality-driven job,” Towns...
Andrew Bower followed Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) from his personal office to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee as Democrats elevated a fresh face, and with him, a fresh new approach to investigations. The committee has faced an avalanche of issues, but it's the probe into deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that Bower said “has...
