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Top California Dem running for office tied to Chinese school accused of US diploma scandal

California Treasurer and candidate for Lt. Gov. Fiona Ma faces scrutiny for visiting a China-based school accused of diploma fraud after its founder donated to her campaigns.

Democrats win Virginia redistricting fight, threatening Republican House majority

Virginia voters passed a redistricting referendum that could boost Democrats with four additional House seats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

The Iranians can’t be allowed to string us along much longer

You can credit President Donald Trump with taking extreme risks for the sake of...

The economic secret Gavin Newsom doesn’t want you to know

Gavin Newsom likes to talk about how California keeps getting richer, as he campaigns...

This Tax Day, manufacturers are open for business like never before

This Tax Day, America’s manufacturers aren’t looking backward — they’re building for the future. Across the country, manufacturers and the communities they serve are seeing the impact of a competitive tax code designed to incentivize investment, growth, and hard work.  Just one year ago, manufacturing leaders from across the country gathered on Capitol Hill alongside […]

Why the Iran talks failed

Negotiations in Pakistan between the United States and Iran failed last weekend. This outcome was inevitable. The Trump administration wanted Tehran to dismantle its nuclear program, surrender its missile capabilities, and open the Strait of Hormuz unconditionally. But that plainly constituted capitulation for Tehran. The credible path toward a nuclear weapon is the Iranian regime’s […]

Pope Leo can’t have it both ways

The two people in the world who should feel most obliged to be thoughtful and restrained in their public statements are the president of the United States and the pope. But neither of the current incumbents seems willing or able to rise above his immediate political impulses as is necessary to protect the institution he […]

Time to close US bases in the Middle East

Days prior to the outbreak of war between the United States and Iran, the Pentagon evacuated most personnel from the Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar. Their exit came after a quarter-century presence that began after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Qatar’s willingness to invest billions of dollars in the base to host Americans led the […]

If America can’t build, it can’t lead

If America can’t build, then America can’t lead. It really is that simple. Throughout our country’s history, the United States has stayed ahead of the curve because we’ve been able to build. Think factories, highways, ports, pipelines, power plants, and now even data centers — all of these innovations and developments have defined entire economic […]

Iran deserves Trump’s reciprocal blockade

President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. Navy to blockade the Strait of Hormuz after negotiations between the United States and Iran failed to end the war. He is right to do so, and Tehran would be wise to comply. Trump’s order, on April 12, was part of a response to the Islamic Republic negotiating […]

How Trump’s Strait of Hormuz blockade puts Iran’s military on the ropes

Everything in US Central Command’s plan leading up to this point has been about ensuring the US controls the narrow, strategically vital sea passage.

PNC steps up for Pittsburgh’s NFL draft

PITTSBURGH — Despite having moved away for nearly 20 years, when you’ve called Pittsburgh home for any length of time, two things often happen: You want to come back to raise your children, and you want to be part of something, big or small, that makes it better. Bill Demchak wanted to do both, and […]

Enough with the chaos and carnage on LA’s streets

This weekend saw more mayhem on the streets of LA, as mob rule has taken over places that were once considered safe.

Big Oil schools California Rep. Ro Khanna

Rep. Ro Khanna just got schooled.

Don’t just look at Mayor Bass — look at her appointees

What do America’s three largest cities — New York, Chicago and Los Angeles — all have in common?

Eric Swalwell is out. Now what?

Eric Swalwell is finished.

How the Strait of Hormuz saves the world’s poor from starvation

The fighting in the Gulf and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz are holding back much of the fertilizer that will help grow...

Why Zohran Mamdani’s tribute to Fiorello La Guardia is self-damning

Mayor Zohran Mamdani made a big deal of siting his first city-owned grocery by La Marqueta, the marketplace his distant predecessor Fiorello La Guardia...

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