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Democrats’ divide over Israel erupts after attacks on Iran

The United States’ attack on Iran is stirring up an already-roiling Democratic debate over Israel, just as primary season kicks off. The joint U.S.-Israel military operation has put the...

There’s a novel solution to controversy over admission to New York City’s specialized high schools

This week, 26,000 anxious eighth graders will learn their fate: Did they get into...

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—March 1

1954—The Senate, by voice vote, confirms President Eisenhower’s nomination of former California governor Earl...

What Should Our Justice System Do with Lower-Level Offenders?

Modest reforms can reduce crime, whereas big bets often backfire.

Death Comes to Khamenei

The despot at the top of Iran’s clerical hierarchy since 1989 met his fate at the...

Coca-Cola CEO hints at next possible soft-drink trend

“You can basically put it in a drink and more or less mask it completely,” he said of the idea.

Dropkick Murphys share video of Fanone confronting Jan. 6 supporter

The Dropkick Murphys, an Irish American Celtic punk rock band, are showing their support for former D.C. Metropolitan Police officer Michael Fanone after a clip of him confronting a Jan. 6, 2021, supporter while wearing the band’s T-shirt went viral. The band reposted a video of Fanone in a tense exchange with Ivan Raiklin, a...

Are you in danger of getting chilblains? How to avoid the cold-weather condition

Even in temperatures above freezing, the danger chilblains can still be a concern.

Michigan sues oil giants, alleging collusion to stifle renewables, EVs

The state of Michigan is suing major oil companies and an industry association, alleging that they colluded to hamper the adoption of renewable energy and electric vehicles (EVs). In a lawsuit announced Friday, Michigan sued BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell and the American Petroleum Institute. It alleged they acted as a “cartel” as part of an effort to...

California becomes first state to join WHO disease network after US exit

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced just one day after the U.S. officially withdrew from the World Health Organization (WHO) that his state would become the first to join the organization's Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network, in a seeming rebuke of the Trump administration's withdrawal from international collaborations. Newsom traveled this week to the...

Coal by decree is not an energy strategy

Coal’s decline was not a policy accident.

US targets 9 vessels in Iran shadow fleet with sanctions

The Treasury Department announced its Office of Foreign Assets Control will target and place sanctions on nine Iranian shadow fleet vessels and their owners who allegedly transported hundreds of millions in Iranian oil and petroleum to foreign markets. “Today’s sanctions target a critical component of how Iran generates the funds used to repress its own...

5 arrested in shooting of Indiana judge, wife

Police officials in Lafayette, Ind., said they have arrested five people in the nonfatal shooting of an Indiana judge and his wife at their home that prompted concerns about escalating threats against the judiciary. Tippecanoe Superior Court Judge Steven Meyer was shot in the arm, and his wife, Kimberly, was struck in the hip on Sunday. The...

Senate Democrat calls for investigation into TikTok deal

Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) called for an investigation Friday into a deal that saw TikTok's American business spun off into a separate entity in order to allow the app to continue operating in the U.S. The deal was finalized Thursday, with TikTok announcing it had officially established the new U.S. venture. “After over a year...

Vance, Trump tout administration’s record on abortion at March for Life rally

President Trump and Vice President Vance each addressed the annual March for Life rally in Washington on Friday, touting the administration’s record in the anti-abortion movement. “In my first term, I was honored to appoint judges and justices who believed in interpreting the Constitution as written,” Trump said in a video address to attendees. “And...

America should withdraw from NATO immediately

NATO has drifted from its original purpose of preventing Soviet expansion in Europe to a moralizing, expansive alliance that has been involved in numerous interventions and proxy wars, making it an unaccountable and ineffective force for peace.

Trump rages at NYT survey, says ‘fake’ polling should be criminal offense? 

When a president threatens pollsters instead of grappling with what voters are actually saying, that’s a problem.  

Mass anti-immigration enforcement protests planned in Minnesota

Various groups opposed to the Trump administration's aggressive operations targeting immigrants in Minnesota are planning mass demonstrations and an "economic blackout" on Friday in an attempt to pressure Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to leave the state. Organizers from more than 100 groups — including labor unions, progressive organizations and religious groups — urged...

2026 should be the year Congress delivers a modern air traffic control system

U.S. air traffic control infrastructure is straining under decades of neglect.

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