Two hundred fifty years ago this summer, our Founding Fathers created a new nation, as President Abraham Lincoln put it, “conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” This Memorial Day, we should remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice and made its unlikely existence possible. America’s success wasn’t […]
THE IRAN TALKS: HOW THE ADMINISTRATION SEES THINGS NOW. In the last couple of days the Iran war has been going through another one of the up-and-down news cycles — in which some sort of resolution seems imminent and then not so imminent — that have become a familiar story. In this case, President Trump, who […]
Tesla put forward a new proposal Friday that could make Elon Musk a trillionaire, as the electric vehicle maker seeks to keep its CEO focused on the firm as the artificial intelligence (AI) race heats up. The proposal would give the world’s richest man some 423 million shares in the company if Tesla meets a...
The Trump administration has reversed a proposed rule that would have required airlines to compensate customers for flight delays and other inconveniences, citing the move as part of a broader effort to reduce government overreach.
Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily allowed President Trump’s firing of a commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to move forward on Monday as the Supreme Court considers Trump’s emergency appeal. Trump is attempting to fire FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter without cause despite federal law preventing him from doing so. The administration contends the law...
President Trump said Monday his Department of Education would issue guidance to protect the right to prayer in public schools. Trump made the announcement during remarks at the Museum of the Bible to the White House Religious Liberty Commission. "The Department of Education will soon issue new guidance protecting the right to prayer in our...
The debate over transgender rights was further complicated by the Minneapolis school shooting, as commentators on the right seized the opportunity to trans-bash, while progressive outlets bent over backwards to handle pronouns, and news organizations were caught in a bind between avoiding appearing too politically correct and not politically correct enough.
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett defended the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision overturning the federal right to an abortion and pushed back on the idea that the high court has a role to play in making medical judgments. In her first television interview since her confirmation five years ago, Barrett said Dobbs v. Jackson Women's...
New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) is intervening in a Texas lawsuit filed against a New York county clerk that is expected to serve as the first constitutional test of telemedicine abortion shield laws. “I am stepping in to defend the integrity of our courts against this blatant overreach,” James said in a statement....
LIVE video: Trump speaks at Museum of the Bible President Trump starts out the week addressing the Religious Liberty Commission, which he established earlier this year. Earlier Monday, in a post on Truth Social, he praised the decision of a West Point alumni group to reverse course on awarding actor Tom Hanks with a civilian...
Just over half of U.S. adults in a new survey say they support capitalism, a record low since Gallup began asking the question 15 years ago. In the latest Gallup poll released Monday, 54 percent of Americans say they have a positive image of capitalism, when asked to give a response “just off the top...
At least six people were killed and 12 others were injured in a shooting Monday morning at a crowded bus stop in Jerusalem, according to Israeli police, emergency rescue services and local hospitals. The attackers, who authorities said were Palestinian, were reportedly shot and killed by an Israeli soldier and civilian on the scene. Police...
