An American friend sent me a short video from a dinner in Bucharest on March 31. Kimberly Guilfoyle, President Donald Trump’s ambassador to Greece, sat with Sorin Grindeanu, leader of Romania’s Social Democrats, and Bogdan Ivan, then Romania’s energy minister. Five weeks later, Grindeanu’s party joined nationalists to bring down Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan’s government. […]
Yields on sovereign debt are rising across the world. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note, the U.S. benchmark, is up about 1% or 100 basis points since July. That sharp rise has caused market commentators to warn of a sovereign debt crisis. Some experts on global markets place the blame on U.S. fiscal policy, […]
As investigators delve into last week’s failed terrorist attack on FlyDubai Flight 1073, two main threads emerge: The first is a celebration of the heroism of the Indian pilot and Israeli passengers and the service of Saudi medical staff when the plane eventually landed. The second are the conspiracy theories that reflect both the mainstreaming […]
Last week, the New York Times published what it deemed “The 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century.” While cinematic phenomena, from 2009’s Avatar to 2023’s “Barbenheimer” and this year’s blockbuster Odyssey, occasionally flare up and captivate the culture, television has been the steadier force shaping popular entertainment over the past two decades. The […]
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have developed something unusual in U.S.-China relations: a diplomacy increasingly centered on the two leaders themselves. Xi’s September visit to Washington followed Trump’s May summit with him in Beijing, with further encounters possible at international gatherings later this year. The latest meeting produced targeted tariff reductions, an […]
For millions of Americans and especially the brave warfighters who bear the invisible wounds of conflict, traditional medicine has long fallen short. For decades, veterans and others suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, and severe substance use disorders have faced a system that moves too slowly. Too many families have watched loved ones […]
Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) campaigned as a centrist who promised to make Virginia more affordable for families. But her existing energy policies are poised to make electricity more expensive for ratepayers next year, and the full energy plan she released last week would make energy more expensive for decades to come. Shortly after taking office […]
I understand that Temporary Protected Status was never intended as a permanent immigration status. But I ask that the administration extend it for Salvadorans so they have sufficient time to pursue other lawful alternatives and prepare responsibly for what may come.
In today's issue: ▪ Supreme Court back in session ▪ Trump touts diesel executive order ▪ Politico blocked from Air Force One ▪ Russia outbreak fuels concern General election debate season kicks into high gear this week with candidates meeting on stages throughout the country in races up and down the ticket. Today marks exactly...
Golden Dome, President Trump’s lofty plan for a national ballistic missile defense shield, is facing heavy headwinds with project funding still uncertain. The missile defense program, estimated to cost some $1.2 trillion over 20 years of development and operation, needs a significant influx of funding to get it off the ground this fiscal year. But...
Two decades after joining the Supreme Court, Justice Samuel Alito joins the ranks of justices as authors. Alito's first book, “So Ordered,” set for release Tuesday, is an adapted collection of speeches he’s given over the years commenting on abortion, originalism, threats to the judiciary and more. It doesn’t break much new ground for those...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is ramping up his get-out-the-vote campaign, urging U.S. troops to register to vote in the 2026 midterm elections but not telling them which way to vote. He also issued a stand-down order, allowing service members to get one day off this month to cast a ballot. Critics view Hegseth’s increased emphasis...
We’re now over the hump and into the downhill slide to the end of the 2026 midterm elections. I say “end” because early voting has already begun in six states, and by the end of next week, the number will be up to 19 and counting. A mighty river of ballots, eventually more than 100...
