News that the national debt has risen above $40 trillion resonated like a ringing bell in my mind. It registered that America is 16 times deeper in its fiscal hole than it was when I first reported on this chronic ailment back in the late 1980s. I’ve just reread one of my dispatches from Wall […]
The Democratic Party as we know it is on the verge of collapse, nearly ready to capitulate to the ideology responsible for more deaths in the 20th century than 10 COVID-19 pandemics. It’s not just a small fringe of leftists anymore — according to a new poll, 58% of Democrats have a positive view of […]
President Trump attended the U.S. Open men’s singles final on Sunday between Italy’s Jannik Sinner and Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, but wasn’t the only notable figure to attend the match. A number of celebrities are also in attendance at the final in New York City, including some who are big-name critics of Trump. Some of the...
The men's U.S. Open final was delayed by about 30 minutes on Sunday to accommodate security for the arrival of President Trump, who was met with a mix of boos and cheers from the New York crowd in Queens. Trump was briefly shown on the jumbotrons at Arthur Ashe Stadium in his native borough during...
Postal deliveries from around the world to the United States have plummeted by 80 percent since President Trump lifted the “de minimis” exception that allowed small packages worth less than $800 to be exempt from tariffs, a United Nations body has found. The Universal Postal Union (UPU), a U.N. agency that works on global postal...
President Trump said Sunday he’s ready to move forward with the second phase of sanctions against Russia amid stalled peace talks to end the war with Ukraine. “Yeah, I am,” Trump told a reporter, who asked whether he’s ready to move forward with Phase 2 of the sanctions. Trump has bristled at the suggestion he has not...
Most Americans oppose President Trump deploying the National Guard to Washington, D.C., and other cities, according to a new poll. In the CBS/YouGov poll, 57 percent of respondents said they are against “Donald Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard to” the nation’s capital, while 43 percent backed the decision. The same poll found 58...
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said his new engagement has brought him “deeper joy” than he’s ever experienced before in his life. “We have had a blessing, for a long time now, to grow our relationship. This is, again, as my mom tells me, perhaps the biggest blessing I've received in my life, to meet somebody...
The Fourth Amendment protects people's privacy, but in the digital age, the government can purchase personal data from private companies without a warrant, posing a threat to democracy and requiring a single privacy standard for both private companies and the government.
President Trump on Sunday defended Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has come under increasing criticism from Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill over his handling of vaccines and other issues. Trump has given somewhat conflicting messages over the last several days about Kennedy, defending his Cabinet member while also defending...
President Trump on Sunday said he’s “not going to war” with Chicago despite his recent social media post that depicted the city in an apocalypse and hinted at impending war. Asked whether he was “threatening to go to war with Chicago,” Trump told reporters, “We're not going to war. We're going to clean up our...
Two tickets were able to match the Powerball jackpot-winning numbers drawn Saturday. While we know where the tickets were sold and how much they've won, will we ever know who is holding those tickets?
President Trump and Elon Musk have sabotaged Social Security by decimating its workforce and replacing experienced staff with AI chatbots, causing delays and frustration for those trying to access their benefits.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, seen as a rising star in the Democratic Party, on Sunday ruled out running for president in the 2028 election. Moore — who has emerged as a formidable opponent of the president in recent weeks — was asked in an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press” whether he plans on...
Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), whose district includes 180 miles of the southern border, said Democrats are ready to commit to immigration enforcement as part of an agreement to provide a pathway to citizenship. In an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday,” moderator Chris Stirewalt noted that Democrats ceded the upper hand on the issue because...
