Albany's been a nasty nest of special-interest favor trading for decades now; it's why state government keeps growing and why New York is in such long-term decline.
The power of Mexico’s drug cartels is a national security threat that undermines the stability of our region and poisons thousands of Americans every year. President Donald Trump’s indictment of two Mexican government officials is a direct assault on the “intolerable alliance” between Mexico’s ruling party and the Sinaloa drug cartel. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum […]
The PGA Tour returned to President Trump’s golf resort in Doral, Fla., over the weekend, ending a decade-long absence and signaling a new era of warmer relations between the president's sprawling resort business and the world's most popular golf league. The tournament came as LIV Golf, the Saudi-backed and Trump-allied rival tour, appears on the...
Senate Republicans say the dysfunction in the House is becoming a liability for the broader GOP brand ahead of this year’s midterm elections, warning that if Congress can’t break through legislative gridlock the party’s candidates will pay a severe political price in November. Republican senators were dumbfounded by their House brethren’s refusal to pass a...
Former White House national security adviser John Bolton said Sunday that the U.S. “hasn’t finished the job” in the conflict against Iran, which just recently passed the two-month mark. “Well, it’s anybody's guess at this point, I think the United States holds a great advantage here, but it hasn't finished the job that was started,”...
Arguments between flight attendants and passengers have gone viral, with flyers upset they have to sit crowded at the back of the plane, even when there's an empty row right in front of them. Here's why.
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Sunday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) sought another grand jury indictment of James Comey because acting Attorney General Todd Blanche wants to stay in the post full-time. Schiff told host Kristen Welker on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that the DOJ sought the indictment, which a grand jury in the...
Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff (Calif.) said Sunday that both parties are to blame for Congress not asserting its authority to declare war over the last two decades. “Both parties have fallen down on the job in terms of asserting Congress's war power,” Schiff told host Kristen Welker on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” The California Democrat...
White House National Economic Council (NEC) Director Kevin Hassett on Sunday said he was “very involved” in the Trump administration’s potential plan to bailout Spirit from financial despair but said legal teams ruled out the possibility of a lifeline for the company. “It's something that I was very much involved in. We were aware that,...
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.) on Sunday left the door open to not backing acting Attorney General Todd Blanche if he is nominated to the official post over his position on the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. Last month, the Department of Justice (DOJ) under Blanche filed a motion to vacate the seditious conspiracy convictions...
White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Sunday said that energy shocks from the Iran war will affect airline profits for at least a quarter. “Certainly, it'll affect profits for the airlines for a quarter or so, but they're very, very healthy right now,” Hassett said following Spirit Airlines’ decision to cease operations....
The real estate market has been stagnant for two consecutive years due to soaring mortgage rates, leading to a decrease in homeownership and a decrease in wealth for middle-class Americans, as well as a decrease in civic engagement and an increase in populism.
Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, said Sunday that she could resume a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell based on the findings of the central bank’s inspector general. Last month, Pirro closed her probe into Powell and his handling of renovations at the Fed and asked the central...
The Supreme Court’s decision to throw out Louisiana’s congressional maps — and weaken the Voting Rights Act in the process — is throwing a wrench into an already-turbulent midterm cycle as more states prepare to hold their primaries in the coming weeks. Louisiana officials announced they would be delaying congressional primaries — slated to start next month — in response to the high...
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) on Sunday slammed the Supreme Court for striking down Louisiana’s congressional maps this week, arguing the national redistricting push is allowing lawmakers to choose their voters rather than upholding the democratic process. “Gerrymandering turns our elections on its head, so that rather than the people picking their politicians or their public...
