The Iran war has turned into a political disaster for President Donald Trump. The conflict was never popular to begin with, and predictably, support for it has dropped over time. Eighty percent of Americans favor ending the war as quickly as possible. Despite an overwhelming victory on the battlefield, the president and his negotiators pivoted […]
Few public policy issues divide Americans as deeply as laws regulating gun ownership or the recreational use of marijuana. Yet, last week, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in United States v. Hemani, a case in which unlawful drug use collided with the right to keep and bear arms. This rare showing of unity […]
President Donald Trump is presenting the Iran negotiations as proof that U.S. and Israeli military pressure worked. In contrast, Iran is leveraging its survival of that military campaign, claiming it entered negotiations on its own terms. Iran’s contention is the more accurate one. The truth? The Trump administration used force against Iran, raised expectations of […]
Mikhail Gorbachev never intended to liquidate the Soviet empire. Perestroika and glasnost were meant to rescue a bankrupt ideology and a moribund economy after the West’s relentless pressure exposed communism’s hollowness. Instead, they hastened the empire’s unraveling. The system collapsed not because Gorbachev hated it, but because his reforms could not save what ideology and […]
A flu outbreak has torn through the basic training wing at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, sickening more than 220 recruits and raising hard questions about War Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision, less than two months earlier, to drop the requirement that all troops get a flu shot. The outbreak hit the 37th Training […]
President Trump early Monday morning demanded that Israel and Iran stop "shooting," after a weekend that saw the sides trading strikes. Iran shortly thereafter announced an end to hostilities, which it says were resumed when Israel attacked Lebanon. With the Los Angeles mayoral race appearing set between incumbent Karen Bass and Nithya Raman, Republicans are...
A lawyer who helped defend Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) during his 2023 impeachment trial has endorsed his opponent, state Rep. James Talarico (D), in Texas's high-profile Senate race. Houston-based defense attorney Dan Cogdell, who helped lead Paxton’s successful defense during his 2023 impeachment trial and securities fraud case, said his former client is...
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Monday said two additional cases of New World screwworm were detected in Texas days after authorities discovered the flesh-eating parasite returned to the Lone Star State for the first time in decades. One reported case of an infested calf occurred in La Salle County, Texas while another case...
A new poll released Monday found that fewer Americans see the U.S. as an exceptional country as it approaches its 250th birthday. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey found that 44 percent say the U.S. is one of the greatest countries in the world, with about one-quarter of Americans saying the U.S. stands...
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) on Monday urged President Trump to save surveillance powers authorized under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) by canceling Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte’s appointment to serve as acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI). “FISA gives us over 50 percent of our most sensitive intelligence and has enabled...
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ campaign slammed her rival, the progressive candidate Nithya Raman, quickly on Sunday after Raman was projected as advancing to a run-off election for the position. Raman overtook Spencer Pratt, a GOP candidate and former reality television star. Bass said Raman had not done enough to reduce homeless encampments near schools...
President Trump said on Sunday that Israel “won’t have any choice" but to accept any potential deal to end the war with Iran. "I call the shots. I call all the shots. He doesn't call the shots,” Trump said in a phone interview with the Financial Times, referring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The...
Israel and Iran traded attacks on Monday for the first time since a fragile ceasefire agreement was struck in April, sparking concerns of a resumed conflict in the Middle East. Israel said it struck petrochemical facilities in Mahshahr that produce “unique materials that serve as critical components for the development of ballistic missiles.” Israeli forces...
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is blasting 4 GOP senators who voted against a motion to effectively add the SAVE America Act to a $70 billion budget reconciliation package, saying he couldn't understand why fellow Republicans would vote against a voter ID law. Four Republicans — Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)...
