House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says he's not confident Congress will strike a deal to keep the Department of Homeland Security funded and it's up to Republicans to break the stalemate.
For years, hostile regimes have tested the limits of American resolve, calculating that the United States would avoid confrontation even when its security interests were directly threatened. President Donald Trump has now upended that calculation. The recent U.S. operation to capture Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro, followed by tough diplomacy, combined with Trump’s clear warnings to […]
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Sunday his GOP colleagues in Congress “finally showed some backbone” in pushing back against a video President Trump posted on Truth Social Thursday evening portraying former President Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes. “It was a disgusting video. And the president was rightly and appropriately...
President Trump ripped Hunter Hess on Sunday after the U.S. skier spoke out against the political climate in his home country at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan earlier this week. "U.S. Olympic Skier, Hunter Hess, a real Loser, says he doesn’t represent his Country in the current Winter Olympics," Trump wrote on Truth Social....
For years, hostile regimes have tested the limits of American resolve, calculating that the United States would avoid confrontation even when its security interests were directly threatened. President Donald Trump has now upended that calculation. The recent U.S. operation to capture Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro, followed by tough diplomacy, combined with Trump’s clear warnings to […]
The streets of Kyiv, Ukraine, have gone dark. Ukrainians are sleeping in winter coats and sleeping bags, stockpiling candles, and cooking meals on small gas burners as the country’s energy system buckles under sustained Russian attacks. Ukraine is operating under a severe electricity deficit after months of missile and drone strikes targeting generation facilities and […]
Passage of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act will not save the Republican Party from losing the House of Representatives in 2026, as President Donald Trump claims. But it is a reasonable and desirable constitutional reform that would help restore faith in elections. It deserves a vote on the Senate floor. According to the best […]
TRUMP, ANOTHER HAIR-ON-FIRE UPROAR, AND THE MIDTERMS. On Friday, the political and media world experienced a nervous breakdown over President Donald Trump’s posting of a video that contained a racist image portraying former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes. The video contained a lot more — with a jungle theme, it […]
Despite some grumbling, there was never any doubt that Gov. Hochul, Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and Attorney General Letitia James would be on the fall...
“Imminent financial collapse,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres hysterically predicted in a Jan. 29 letter to all UN member states, saying his reputationally challenged...
Overly aggressive ICE enforcement, particularly in Minneapolis, has taken a heavy toll on President Donald Trump and his party, but they have a winning...
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The verdict is in: China has been denied an important foothold in the Western Hemisphere. A recent ruling by Panamanian courts provides the Trump administration with another victory in its efforts to oust the Middle Kingdom from America’s backyard. On Jan. 30, the Panamanian courts ruled that a concession to Panama Ports Company, a subsidiary […]
