A Gavin Newsom aide mocked former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg's South Carolina NAACP visit as the Democratic Party faces a growing fight over Black voter outreach in 2028.
A key House Republican accuses Gavin Newsom of stressing the Colorado River supply by failing to build new dams and water infrastructure in California.
The Jones Act waiver exists for a reason. It gives a president flexibility during a national emergency and demonstrates that every available option is being considered. Every administration should have that authority. History also shows that Jones Act waivers rarely solve the emergency they are intended to address. The waiver issued during the Strait of […]
TRUMP’S ANTI-COMMUNIST MANIFESTO. President Donald Trump had two messages in his speech at Mount Rushmore on the eve of July 4. The first, expected, message was a traditional celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary. The second, less expected message was a warning about a “resurgence of the communist menace” in the United States. “As we approach […]
The Constitution says that “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof” are automatically U.S. citizens. The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that this includes children of illegal immigrants, children of tourists, and children of people who took a wrong turn in Manitoba and gave birth in Minnesota. […]
FARMINGTON, Pa. — The crushed stone along the quiet pathways here at the “Great Meadow” where Fort Necessity sits has always held wonder to me. Here is where 22-year-old George Washington, a brash, sometimes headstrong, but always ambitious young man trying to figure out his fate, suffered the first and only military surrender of his […]
The release of a new bombshell economic report sheds light on what the Biden administration did to American communities by sanctioning the largest immigrant flow into the country during his presidency — largely supporting what President Donald Trump and his allies have been claiming about the downsides of illegal immigration. The working paper, authored by […]
If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. And nowhere is this more true than in the Middle East. On July 6, anonymous members of Hamas told the news agency AFP that they were dissolving their own authority in the Gaza Strip, which has long served as the base of operations for […]
When President Donald Trump signed the No Surprises Act, he delivered a real victory for American patients. For the first time, families couldn’t be ambushed by crippling out-of-network bills after an emergency they never chose. It was the commonsense, pro-patient reform Washington had promised for decades and never delivered. Trump got it done. But a […]
In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here. Before it broke for the summer, the Supreme Court, in […]
The Supreme Court last week struck down an executive order in Trump v. Barbara, over whether a president can redefine birthright citizenship by executive action. The answer was no. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority, held that children born on American soil to parents unlawfully or temporarily present are “subject to the jurisdiction” […]
The World Cup highlights cultural differences between continents and countries. Korean fans shocked the world with how they cleaned up after themselves. The rest of the world isn’t so fastidious. Americans shocked the world with how welcoming and friendly we were. Most of the world isn’t so welcoming and kind. European fans impress Americans with […]
