Battleground Republicans across the country are on defense as ICE operations keep finding their way into local headlines.A flurry of ICE activity in four rural Kansas towns this week...
Trump told officials that anyone in the country illegally remains "on the table" for arrest and deportation after internal ICE guidance caused confusion.
You would think that bringing home American hostages would be a unifying concern and a top priority for both parties. You have to wonder if the Democratic Party sees this the same way. The crowd at the Republican National Convention chanted, “Bring them home,” in reference to the American hostages being held by Hamas in […]
Even apart from the frequent demagoguery from Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), a deeper dive into his repeatedly expressed beliefs should worry everybody who cares about this nation’s constitutional system. Two particular Vance interviews put flesh on the bones of a plethora of other comments along the same lines but without the […]
It’s interesting to watch how various European powers are preparing for former President Donald Trump’s likely return to the White House. The European Union and most European governments are seeking a fresh start with Trump. By and large, they strongly dislike Trump, but they also need to work with him. At a minimum, they need […]
The Texas school funding system has long perplexed school district leaders and policymakers alike. Its complexity and the challenges it poses have persisted for decades. However, what the state fails to recognize is the system’s inadequacy in addressing current needs. Inflation has surged significantly since 2019, especially during the Biden administration, underscoring the urgency for […]
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM) is rightfully urging lawmakers to enact harsher penalties for criminals amid rising crime rates in New Mexico. The special legislative session scheduled for Thursday is a ripe opportunity for policymakers to protect communities that have been ravaged by violent crime due to years of leftist legislation. Lujan Grisham’s proclamation cited […]
REPUBLICANS HOLD CONVENTION, DEMOCRATS CRACK UP. Milwaukee — The remarkable thing about the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, and now into Thursday, is that the news, the chatter, the buzz, isn’t about Republicans. It’s about Democrats. The theme of Wednesday was supposed to be the speech of new vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance. Beyond that, […]
MILWAUKEE — Although Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT) has come to Wisconsin as the proud Republican representing Utah’s 4th Congressional District, the ordinary workers staffing the four-star Pfister Hotel recognize him as the veteran safety who won the 1980 Super Bowl with the Oakland Raiders. While Owens’s congressional colleagues are a dime a dozen in the […]
Joe Biden’s presidency has been falling to pieces before our eyes for months, but recent events have made it clear that his Humpty Dumpty moment has finally arrived. Few will weep. If you’re looking for a rundown of how awful Biden’s presidency has been, Victor Davis Hanson offers a pretty good summary. Yet for me, […]
At this year’s Republican National Convention, former President Donald Trump’s granddaughter, Kai Trump, delivered a speech showing a level of humanity that could deliver this election to Trump on a silver platter. She appeared onstage with her father, Donald Trump Jr., and stole the crowd’s heart with personal stories of her grandfather. Her speech was […]
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas continues to be the most useless and incompetent Cabinet secretary in recent memory. It is an open question whether he has done anything right in his 3 1/2 years on the job. Each new detail revealed about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump reflects poorly on Mayorkas, both […]