Former New York City mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa (R) defended Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) ahead of his swearing-in, but described the recent meeting between him and President Trump as them being "actors" in a "love-fest." Sliwa spoke for an interview with The Wall Street Journal on Monday. When asked if he would have other New...
President Trump on Friday shared an AI-generated image mocking Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D), the latest in his feud with the governor since his return to the White House almost one year ago. The image shared on Truth Social depicts Pritzker in a city, surrounded by flames and homeless encampments around him, with people lying...
A solo hiker who authorities believe was killed by a mountain lion on a remote Colorado trail on New Year's Day was not the first person to encounter one of the predators in the area in recent weeks.
Federal agencies axed contracts including $47M Somalia military support and $19.5M health website as DOGE pushes government efficiency under President Trump.
THOSE WHO WISH TRUMP DEAD. A few days ago, a corner of the political world became gripped by the idea that President Donald Trump had died. There was no evidence, of course, and the president is alive today. But that didn’t stop the talk. It started when Trump, who is perhaps the most visible, accessible president in […]
Pakistan’s deportation campaign continues to stoke fear among Afghans mired in the stalled United States. Refugee Admissions Program, according to multiple sources who spoke with me on condition of anonymity. Sources who are shepherding Afghan allies in Pakistan and several deported Afghans explained that the Pakistani government is taking biometric information from individuals prior to […]
Some Democrats have gone against the party and cooperated with President Donald Trump to allow the use of the national troops in cities ravaged by crime, creating a contrast with their colleagues. Muriel Bowser, Washington, D.C.’s Democratic mayor, confirmed that she will voluntarily comply with federal efforts “to the maximum extent allowable by law within […]
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. The Wall Street Journal reported in August that fat activists, […]
If you had any doubts about the true agenda of the "pro-Palestine" movement, just consider last weekend's annual People’s Conference for Palestine in Detroit.
Arena Stage in Washington is bringing back the classic musical Damn Yankees. “One of America’s most beloved musicals is coming back,” the promotional copy reads, “dusted off and spit-shined for a new generation. All the elements that made it famous are there: a diehard love of baseball, one man’s fateful (and hilarious) pact with the […]
Ukraine’s fate is in the hands of the world’s three superpowers: China, Russia, and the United States. To glimpse Ukraine’s future, we should look at how past superpower conflicts ended. Throughout the 45-year Cold War between the West and the Soviet Union, superpower conflicts were generally indirect, usually covert proxy wars waged by guerrilla groups […]
Virginia lawmakers have thrown down the gauntlet and challenged President Donald Trump’s war on the use of race at universities. Their action, clearly intended to save George Mason University President Gregory Washington from being fired, has made the Old Dominion a test case. The Trump administration has a choice. It can stand down and allow […]
An Israeli military strike eliminated most of the top leadership of the Houthi rebels in Yemen last week. It’s the latest in a recent spate of successful Israeli decapitation strikes against Iranian proxies. Unfortunately, the Houthis will remain a threat for the foreseeable future. The latest strike targeted Houthi leaders attending a meeting in the Yemeni capital […]
China and Russia are commemorating the 80th anniversary of “their” victory in World War II. In so doing, the two autocracies display a historical revisionism that would inspire their dictatorial forebears, Mao Zedong and Josef Stalin. China held a massive military parade on Wednesday to celebrate the surrender of Imperial Japan and the end of World […]
Alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was an honored guest at China‘s military parade in Beijing on Wednesday. Modi used his China visit to signal his discontent with President Donald Trump. Modi pledged new cooperation with China and held a lengthy and apparently constructive […]
The two candidates for Virginia’s Congressional District 11, Stewart Whitson and James Walkinshaw, disagree radically when it comes to registered Tier III sex felon Richard Kenneth Cox. Cox is an adult male, who now claims to be a woman, with a history of masturbating in front of children, exposing his male genitals to girls and […]
Over the Labor Day weekend, instead of enjoying the last days of summer with family and friends, Democrats and other Trump-deranged folk had nothing...
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois — In casual conversations with Democrats in August from across the Midwest, I found that their biggest frustration with the national party is that its platform didn’t appeal to them. I was not surprised to see that same sentiment captured in a poll by the Wall Street Journal around the same time. It found Democrats’ popularity […]
