The two National Guard troops had been sworn in for less than a day when a gunman critically wounded the soldiers Wednesday afternoon in an ambush just blocks from the White House, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
A newly released House bill to protect children online omits a key provision from the Senate version that sponsors and advocates argue is what gives the measure teeth against social media companies.
The Chilean national accused of stealing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse earlier this year pleaded guilty last week to charges of wire fraud, aiding and abetting and first-degree theft, and he may now be subject to deportation. The suspect, identified as Mario Bustamante Leiva, allegedly committed several thefts across Washington, D.C.,...
Success breeds failure. Policies and practices well-suited to society at one juncture in history are often poorly suited to the world they have beneficially transformed. If you carry a good thing too far, it can turn out not to be a good thing anymore. Case in point, one of the most successful public policies in […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is trying to set himself up for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination, embracing every left-wing activist issue he thinks will play well. That includes climate change, no matter how contradictory or pointless his climate grandstanding really is. Newsom jetted down to Brazil for a climate conference that is more than 5,000 […]
Billionaire and noted climate activist Bill Gates made headlines last month when he released a piece seemingly rejecting his prior stances on global warming. In the memo, which was titled “Three tough truths about climate,” Gates declared that climate change “will not lead to humanity’s demise” and that “the doomsday outlook is causing much of the […]
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. If you ever wanted proof that political coalitions are fragile and […]
Lina Khan, the Biden-era Federal Trade Commission chairwoman who questioned mergers and championed antitrust enforcement, has returned to the spotlight as part of New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition team. Khan said she wanted to “set a new model for Democratic governance” by helping Mamdani put together his administration. Mamdani is a self-described socialist, though […]
Left-wing streaming star and self-described socialist Hasan Piker went to China with the explicit goal of showing his millions of impressionable young viewers why they shouldn’t believe the “Western propaganda” about the authoritarian nation. However, just days into his trip, Piker accidentally did the opposite — showing his audience, and the world, the truth about […]
In David Michod’s latest film, Christy, Sydney Sweeney embodies the title role with ferocity and conviction. “Maybe it’s true,” she narrates between punches in the prologue. “Maybe I have demons inside of me.” The line, delivered mid-fight, encapsulates the film’s theme: a woman’s relentless pursuit of triumph amid the toils of tragedy. Sweeney plays Christy Martin, […]
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. Affordability. It is the buzzword in politics these days. And Democrats, […]
President Donald Trump has always been a mixed bag on policy, especially on economic policy. In his first term, the president made several fiscally sound moves to stimulate growth and ease the burden on taxpayers, particularly the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which provided a tax cut to most families and made America more competitive via […]
