“Donald Trump is being cruel and heartless by deploying the National Guard to deal with the crisis of crime and homelessness,” observes Adam Hill at...
A MAJOR WIN AS TRUMP SEEKS TO UNDO LAWFARE’S DAMAGE. Things happen quickly in the second Trump administration, and the political world is buzzing about the FBI raid on the Bethesda, Maryland, home of former national security adviser John Bolton. But let’s wait a while to learn more about what is going on. Right now, it’s […]
The FBI raided former national security adviser John Bolton‘s house on Friday. The associated investigation is believed to center on Bolton’s possible mishandling of classified information in relation to his 2020 book The Room Where It Happened, which is highly critical of President Donald Trump‘s first term conduct. Friday’s raid coincided with coordinated social media […]
Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff for policy, hit a home run earlier this week with his description of the nagging, rabid, toxic, and old demonstrators outside Union Station in Washington, D.C., protesting President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to combat crime in the district. Miller bluntly described these people, calling […]
ERIE — Few outside of those who live there understand what the county of Erie’s future holds for its economic future. Is it rural? A port? A city? A College town? A beach town? A faded Rust Belt hub for industrialization? Drive around the county and you’ll soon find that it is all those things. […]
Disney’s progressive ideology has alienated young men. The company now recognizes that its own franchises are toxic to that audience. Higher-ups at Walt Disney Studios are brainstorming ways to bring boys and young men, from the ages of 13-28, back into the studio’s audience. You would think that this wouldn’t be very difficult: Disney owns Marvel, Star Wars, and Indiana Jones, among other franchises […]
Is the U.S. government’s taking a 10% stake in semiconductor maker Intel a “creative idea” that has “never been done before,” as White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt recently told the press? Hardly. Governments have been nationalizing industries since governments have existed. In virtually every instance, the state takes power under the auspices of a […]
President Donald Trump made an unexpected pivot earlier this week after his diplomatic outreach and foreign policy meetings to attempt to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Amid talks of ceasefires, sanctions, tariffs, and other war resolution possibilities, the president brought up the topic of mail-in voting, claiming it was a fraudulent voting method and should be […]
Two significant developments have just taken place in quick succession in a growing fight over whether America’s legal system is, or should be, a political weapon. New York’s appeals court threw out an absurd $527 million fine won in 2024 against Donald Trump by New York Attorney General Letitia James for supposed financial fraud. The […]
If Ukraine decides to sign any peace deal ending its 3 1/2 year war with Russia, security guarantees will have to be included. Persuading Kyiv’s allies to offer those guarantees was one of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s key objectives when he met with President Donald Trump and European leaders at the White House this week […]
In 30 states and Washington, D.C., voters may declare a political party affiliation at the time of registration or change their affiliation at any point. Over time, shifts in these registration figures provide analysts with one of the most reliable indicators of trends in voter sentiment and political momentum. Drawing on data from the nonpartisan […]