America’s largest cities — New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles — have long been symbols of Democratic power. Yet today, they are also symbols of dysfunction, plagued by crime, failing schools, homelessness, and crumbling infrastructure. What’s less discussed, however, is that these crises are not confined to the nation’s biggest urban centers. Smaller Democrat-run cities, […]
The two-year war that Hamas began on Oct. 7, 2023, is over. As with the 12-day war between Israel and Iran in June 2025, the United States backed its ally, called time on the fighting, and shaped a decisive victory. Israel fought a war on seven fronts and achieved all of its war aims: the […]
Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other...
Three labor unions sued the Trump administration, arguing that it violated the First Amendment rights of visa holders by searching their social media for specific viewpoints.
President Trump filed a new version of his lawsuit against the New York Times and some of its staff Thursday, toning down the over-the-top language that got his first version tossed from a federal courtroom but still asking for $15 billion in damages for "false malicious and defamatory" coverage.
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo late Thursday said choosing the right New York City mayor is a matter of life and death, casting doubt on Zohran Mamdani's chops in a bid to drag down the frontrunner weeks before the election.
The first debate of the New York City mayoral election got underway Thursday evening, with Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa looking to halt the momentum of Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani, who already defeated the once-powerful New York governor in the primary this summer.
Pennsylvania Republican Party Chairman Greg Rothman says his biggest challenge in this year’s off-cycle election is reminding voters how crucial it is to turn out and vote “no” on the retention of three Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices seeking new ten-year terms. “Back in February, when I became chairman, I looked at this and thought this […]
President Trump on Thursday yet again criticized the “blue slip” practice, which allows home-state senators to veto district court judge and U.S. attorney nominees. Trump, in a post on his Truth Social platform, said he has eight “Highly Respected” U.S. attorney nominees that “will not be confirmed for their positions in various Highly Consequential States...
Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani and independent candidate Andrew Cuomo lobbed attacks at each other during the first of two general election debates in the New York City mayoral race on Thursday, as Cuomo seeks to chip away at his opponent’s comfortable lead. It was the first time the candidates were back on the debate stage...
Former national security adviser John Bolton, who was indicted Thursday, said he is “the latest target” in what he alleges are President Trump’s efforts to weaponize the Justice Department (DOJ). Bolton, who served as the national security adviser during Trump’s first term before becoming a sharp critic of the president, was indicted by a federal...
Republican Rep. Kevin Kiley (Calif.) said Thursday that members of Congress are exerting too much energy dishing out blame for the ongoing government shutdown instead of ending it. “All of the energy is going towards assigning blame to one side or the other when it should be going toward trying to reach a solution that...
