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Common sense prevails in Sacramento wildfire deal

Gov. Newsom’s plan would have helped utility companies avoid having to pay large sums to wildfire victims.

Markey trounces Moulton in Massachusetts Senate primary poll 

Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) is handily leading Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) in a primary race for his seat in the upper chamber, according to a new poll. In the Emerson College Polling poll, 60.4 percent of respondents that are likely to vote in the  Democratic primary or have already voted said that they would back...

Freedom Fuel gas stations sold stolen fuel, lawsuit claims

Freedom Fuel gas stations, which the Trump administration promoted last month, sold fuel that its supplier never paid for, according to a lawsuit filed earlier this month. The suit, which attorneys for Mansfield Oil Company filed in U.S. District Court in Eastern Pennsylvania on Aug. 19, alleges that KRSM, a foreign corporation, obtained in excess...

This week on the Hill: House aims to pass measure to avert shutdown ahead of midterms 

The House is back in session this week after a monthlong August recess, with lawmakers aiming to avert a government shutdown before funding expires Sept. 30 amid the 2026 election season. The biggest item on the agenda will be a Senate-passed stopgap measure, also known as a continuing resolution (CR), that would keep the government...

Republicans ready for ‘very hasty’ ‘Trump-a-palooza’ convention in Texas

The Republican National Committee’s (RNC) first-of-its-kind midterm convention has been cloaked in mystery until a few weeks ago. Details are finally emerging about what’s expected to be a two-day pep rally to bolster hype and encourage Republicans to get out the vote in November amid President Trump’s shrinking approval rate. But some Republicans are quietly...

Paxton’s persecution: Texas faithful can’t ignore what’s happening in Senate race

Texans love to say, “As Texas goes, so goes America.” I would argue that what happens in Texas affects the world. In many ways, that has been true in the fight for religious liberty for the last 70 years. A new battle over religious liberty is brewing in the race to represent Texas in the […]

When in Congress, I will confront radical Islamism without hesitation

People often ask why I am running for Congress. My answer is simple: I am running because I love America, something my opponent, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), would never be able to say. I am running because I have seen firsthand what the world looks like without the freedoms this country represents. I have seen what […]

Universities cannot survive as left-wing echo chambers

Trust in higher education is near an all-time low, and a new Yale University report suggests colleges have only themselves to blame. In addition to problems such as high prices, opaque admissions processes, and declining academic standards, the report highlighted that many universities have become “intellectual and ideological echo chambers, out of touch with the American nation and out of […]

DC cracks down on competition with Empower ride share ban

Making competition more difficult through regulation and licensing requirements in order to maintain standards is often just a cover for protecting certain industries from new competition. That’s exactly what’s going on with the District of Columbia’s blocking of the ride sharing platform Empower. Service on the app has been suspended for a week as Empower […]

China’s silent war: How Beijing armed, funded, and enabled Iran

China is a central actor in the war with Iran, though it remains largely unnamed in Washington’s public debate. Without Beijing’s money, oil purchases, sanctions‑busting...

Miranda Devine: NYC has once-in-a-lifetime chance to create a new Penn Station — maybe with Trump’s help

James Dolan, owner of Madison Square Garden, opposes moving his arena, despite a plan for a grand new station.

Glorifying terror at Coachella disgraces victims of Nova

Nearly one-third of the victims of October 7 were killed at the festival. Most of them were young people who believed in peace, love...

The disturbing question California’s gubernatorial candidates need to answer

Californians will soon elect a new governor. Voters might ask candidates where they stand on the use of taxpayer dollars to fund “sex-reassignment surgery”...

I’m a lowly Santa Barbara County judge — but I’m more powerful than POTUS

A county judge in Santa Barbara has decided that she has more power than the President of the United States to regulate American energy...

Supposed new Iran peace talks are looking more like a joke than a hope

As US negotiators head back to Pakistan for more peace talks, we have to ask: What’s the point?

Trump impeachment was a frame, Florida school-choice lessons and other commentary

Documents just released by Tulsi Gabbard “show a coordinated effort to frame President Trump” over his July 2018 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr...

Legendary record producer Clive Davis on the unique deal he gave Whitney Houston

Record exec Clive Davis. Don’t know him, then you’ve been under a fossil 600 years. So I asked him to explain what a record executive does.

If we don’t lock up and treat the mentally ill, we’ll continue to pay a deadly price

Last week, in Nebraska, Noemi Guzman tried to kidnap a 3-year-old from Walmart.

Leo’s anti-war words: Letters to the Editor — April 20, 2026

The Issue: Pope Leo’s denunciation of war with Iran and the extent of his involvement in global politics. It’s reasonable for the pope to...

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