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 […]
The wife of Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner (D) alerted campaign staff last year that he had exchanged sexually explicit messages with other women, according to reports. The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal on Saturday reported that his wife Amy Gertner told former senior campaign staffer Genevieve McDonald about sexually explicit messages...
Security preparations are underway across Washington ahead of a number of celebrations commemorating the nation’s 250th anniversary this summer as the threat of political violence looms. The first of the events, the UFC fight at the White House, will take place just weeks after a shooting outside of the complex and two months after the...
U.S. Central Command (Centcom) announced on Saturday that it had prevented another vessel from docking at an Iranian port amid a U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. military “disabled” a ship flying under a Gambian flag on Friday after the vessel did not heed numerous warnings, according to a statement shared...
The White House on Saturday denied a report by The New York Times alleging chief of staff Susie Wiles advised Vice President Vance to step back from social media, calling it “complete fake news.” “This isn’t true,” White House Communications Director Steven Cheung wrote on the social platform X, in response to a post from...
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt has brushed aside a possible endorsement from President Trump, saying national politics has no place in local elections. “I don’t need anyone’s endorsement but mothers’. That’s who’s getting me elected,” the former reality star told NBC News on Thursday. “My race is a local race. I don’t care what’s...
Outcomes-based repayment models can help address America's workforce financing problem by shifting some financing risk away from workers and toward funders or providers, while providing clear consumer protections and employer involvement.
President Trump announced on Saturday that he plans to hold a political rally to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary after several artists said they will no longer perform at the upcoming Great American State Fair on the National Mall. “I understand Artists are getting ‘the yips’ having to do with their performance on Wednesday, so I...
Progressives in California face a challenge in the June 2 primaries due to fragmentation and the presence of multiple candidates, which could result in unfavorable outcomes for their preferred candidates.
President Trump described the U.S. court system as “rigged” on Saturday in the wake of recent decisions blocking a cornerstone of his economic policy agenda and the addition of his name to the renowned Kennedy Center. Trump, in a in a lengthy post on Truth Social, claimed, “...our Court System is RIGGED, no different than...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth toned down his criticism of China during remarks to Pacific leaders and diplomats on Saturday, weeks after President Trump participated in a bilateral summit in Beijing. In remarks at the International Institute for Strategic Studies’ Shangri-La Dialogue conference in Singapore, the Defense secretary championed joint efforts from the U.S. and China...
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said on Saturday that she has “no regrets” about her decision to push for the release of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, even after President Trump endorsed her challenger in the upcoming GOP primary for South Carolina governor. “I voted to release the Epstein files. NO REGRETS,” Mace...
New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart on Friday defended a recent appearance at a New York rally where he introduced President Trump, saying he acted out of patriotism, not partisanship. "Obviously, this was a unique opportunity. Being asked and given the opportunity to introduce the President of the United States, my thinking was pretty simple,...
For many of the Iran war hawks, “the cost is worth the benefit.” Of course, the ultimate “cost” is dead and wounded American troops — potentially thousands of them.
