President Trump capped off the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding with a late-night speech delayed by inclement weather that blended the championing of American achievements and resilience with deeply partisan rhetoric about the perceived ideological threats facing the country. “Tonight we come together for one of the most joyous and glorious milestones of all time,”...
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) husband is facing possible misdemeanor charges after he was involved in a hit-and-run in California on Friday that left a car with “major” damage, according to multiple reports. The Napa County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement obtained by The Associated Press that Paul Pelosi, 86, was driving his brown...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday showed off the new U.S. currency featuring President Trump’s signature, which is set to enter circulation soon in honor of the nation’s 250th birthday. Bessent reposted an image shared on Trump’s Truth Social account of the $100 bill, which bears both of their signatures, writing that it was...
President Donald Trump insists he is not involved in the criminal investigation by the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia into the actions of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. But the president has openly claimed “absolute” control over the Justice Department. Training federal prosecutors on Powell fits Trump’s pattern of pressuring the Fed and […]
Every press conference and X video treating data centers as the boogeyman distracts from the far more complicated, but fixable, problems that are driving...
Hate found its way to Mississippi’s largest Jewish house of worship, Congregation Beth Israel, when an arsonist intentionally set fire to the synagogue at about 3 a.m. Saturday, damaging the only synagogue in Jackson. The alleged suspect’s name, Stephen Spencer Pittman, was released late Monday. According to the FBI, he faces charges of maliciously damaging […]
THE PRIME OF TOUGH-GUY PROGRESSIVISM. On Saturday, Larry Krasner, the elected Democratic district attorney of Philadelphia, posted a photo of himself on social media. It was a black-and-white picture of a stern-looking Krasner in a dark suit, one hand to his sunglasses. At the bottom of the photo, in all caps, was “FAFO,” which of course […]
The Federal Reserve’s renovation of its DC headquarters is obscene, but Team Trump’s moves toward building a criminal case against Fed chief Jerome Powell...
In joining striking private-hospital nurses on the picket line Monday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani forgot that he’s the city’s chief executive — and so part...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez finally issued a full-throated condemnation of pro-Hamas goons, but she owes voters an explanation for her history of standing up for...
“The rank hypocrisy on display from anti-Israel fanatics who are ignoring the plight of Iranian protesters has an easy explanation,” thunders Commentary’s Seth Mandel.
