The DOJ sued Illinois Gov. Pritzker over state laws protecting migrants from being detained at sensitive locations such as hospitals, day cares and courts.
President Donald Trump held an apparently successful meeting with President Ahmed al Sharaa of Syria at the White House on Monday. Sharaa’s former status as a dedicated jihadist makes him a highly unlikely American partner. Still, Trump has a fragile but nevertheless substantial opportunity to help shape Sharaa in favor of all Syrians and Middle […]
WHY DID DEMOCRATS FIGHT SO LONG — BEFORE CAVING? The government shutdown lasted 40 days before Senate Democrats abandoned the filibuster that closed offices, left workers without paychecks, threatened supplemental food benefits for millions, began a gradual shutdown of the commercial aviation system, and much more. The question is: Why did those Democrats hold out for […]
If you are so unfortunate as to be on social media, you might have noticed that the alt-right is furious with women in the aftermath of the 2025 elections. The X algorithm’s favorite cesspools are riddled with anonymous accounts calling for “repealing the 19th Amendment” (women’s suffrage) and uttering 280-character imprecations against the “longhouse” (its […]
The World Health Organization is trying to keep President Donald Trump from withdrawing U.S. support, in the process proving that it has learned nothing from the COVID-19 pandemic, which it allowed to rage throughout the world in 2020. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus recently gave an interview that served as his sales pitch to the […]
Don’t expect 1st Deputy Mayor-designate Dean Fuleihan to rein in an ounce of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani worst urges: He imposed no such restraint he when...
Henry Kissinger once wrote that a statesman’s hardest burden is making decisions without enough time or information, where every mistake is irreversible. I learned...
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. As controversial as President Donald Trump’s mass deportations are, voters still […]
