“The Trump Administration is considering automatically enrolling Medicare beneficiaries in private insurance plans — a k a Medicare Advantage — as a default,” cheer The Wall Street Journal’s editors
Michael Leiter, the Israeli ambassador to the U.S., said Sunday that there could be a “potential” for “continued talks” with Iran about the U.S.-Israeli conflict against the country after Vice President Vance said no progress was made in the direction of a peace agreement in recent negotiations. “When you said the talks are still going...
Lawmakers are set to return to Washington this week as questions over future pay for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees — including Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers — loom over efforts to end the partial shutdown. The impasse follows a last-minute split before the Easter recess, when Senate Republicans advanced a measure to fund most of...
In one of Europe's most consequential elections of the year, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has conceded to the party led by Péter Magyar, ending his run as Hungary's leader after more than 16 years. With 60 percent of the votes counted, Magyar's Tisza Party had more than 52 percent of the vote compared with Orbán’s...
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) said Sunday that he didn’t understand the “logic” behind President Trump’s recent announcement that the U.S. military would begin blockading ships looking to enter the Strait of Hormuz. “We know we've got $4-a-gallon gasoline. We know that 25 percent of the world's natural gas goes through the strait. We know a...
Democrats are flummoxed at President Trump's success, but recent elections around the world provide the answer: Voters want conservative, not leftist, populism.
CNBC host Joe Kernen, a conservative, did not mince words during a Wednesday segment with Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT). Asked if he was ready to vote to reopen the government yet, Welch replied, “You know, I’m not there yet. Because we have had literally, Joe, no discussion whatsoever about how we’re going to deal with […]
President Donald Trump announced on Thursday, “Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our nuclear weapons on an equal basis. That process will begin immediately.” Russia denies it is engaged in testing. But to trust the Kremlin to keep to its nuclear weapons treaty obligations is […]
A new Manhattan Institute poll shows democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani leading rival Andrew Cuomo 46-31 in the race to become New York City’s next mayor, with Republican Curtis Sliwa trailing with 21 percent. The poll roughly aligns with others in recent weeks, putting New York City on the precipice of an unprecedented era. Many have […]
The alarming Department of Homeland Security report on Wednesday that death threats against ICE officers have soared a jaw-dropping 8,000% this fiscal year 2025.
It is rare that a two-minute statement from a think tank president becomes major news, but Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts achieved that this week with his social media video defending Tucker Carlson’s decision to interview and thereby promote the racist, Jew hating, and misogynistic views of Nick Fuentes. Roberts opened his video by stating, […]
