The New York Post published an eyebrow-raising report this week that President Donald Trump recently received a surprising intelligence briefing about the possible sexuality of Iran’s new so-called “supreme leader.” According to the newspaper’s sources, the president was “stunned to learn last week that U.S. intelligence indicates new Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei may be […]
In Washington, D.C., policy circles, Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces are often described as a legitimate national force that emerged in 2014 to fight the Islamic State. Many policymakers view the PMF as a formal component of Iraq’s security apparatus, an institution that gained legitimacy through religious authority, parliamentary legislation, and its role in defeating ISIS. […]
Radical Left Democrats are trying to mask their partisan outrage after Warner Bros.-Discovery rejected Netflix’s acquisition bid and accepted an offer from Paramount, a media company owned by President Donald Trump ally David Ellison. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and a dozen House Democrats recently signed a letter to the Treasury and […]
Financial markets are too pessimistic about how the Iran war will affect the U.S. economy. Yes, oil prices have surged, volatility has returned to global equity and commodity markets, and many commentators are warning about either a recession or a long period of stagflation. But these fears are misplaced. The U.S. economy of today should weather the storm of the […]
In Silicon Valley’s quest to win hearts and minds over its artificial intelligence innovations, the spiraling public spat between Anthropic and its government client, the Pentagon, offers a revealing look at how public relations, and not AI, has become the real weapon of note. A recent Washington Post opinion piece claimed that “standing up to […]
Democrats have not given up their push to expand publicly funded health coverage to illegal immigrants in this country. In California, the state Senate is considering legislation that would allow all undocumented residents ages 19 and older to enroll in Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program. This year, California froze new enrollment for most undocumented adults and announced new […]
The media is obsessing over price volatility in the oil markets. Meanwhile, Iran fans the flames of panic. “The lever of blocking the Strait of Hormuz must definitely continue to be used,” said a statement the Iranian press attributed to newly appointed Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. As prices creep up at the gas pumps, both Democrats and […]
The Congressional Budget Office will soon present testimony before the U.S. House Committee on the Budget. This hearing should be far more than a routine update on federal finances. It should be heard as a clear warning about the long-term fiscal direction of the United States. Too often in Washington, hearings become perfunctory exercises in […]
The United States–Japan alliance is strong, but President Donald Trump has an opportunity to make it stronger than ever. Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is due to meet the president on Thursday and will reportedly lobby him for better trade terms and greater security assistance. Trump should give Japan what it needs. Tokyo is Washington’s […]
"We all understood there was clearly an imminent threat,” Johnson said in a press conference, referring to the classified briefings provided to top Congressional leaders.
White House negotiators are reviewing a Democratic proposal to fund and reopen the Department of Homeland Security, but the talks are inching along and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Democrats aren’t serious about getting a deal soon. The White House submitted its last offer to Senate Democrats more than two weeks ago, and Democrats didn’t...
Should President Trump send U.S. forces to Iran’s Kharg Island, it wouldn’t count as “boots on the ground” in the country, Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) argued Tuesday. Trump is mulling sending troops to secure the inland, which handles roughly 90 percent of Iran’s crude exports, following strikes that targeted military infrastructure but left its oil...
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) on Tuesday ripped into her Senate Republican colleagues for failing to advance President Trump’s Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act after weeks of pressure. The legislation, which has faced an uphill battle in the Senate due to talks around the filibuster, would require Americans to show proof of citizenship...
