Gov. Gavin Newsom presides over a broad set of self-inflicted challenges –– each one a monument to bad policy, grandiose ego, and questionable priorities as he struts around the...
Formula 1 has called off Grand Prix races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia next month due to the ongoing conflict with Iran, the sport and its governing body confirmed on Saturday. Officials announced the decision in a statement ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai, noting it was made after “careful evaluations” and in...
The stunningly successful U.S. action to capture indicted drug trafficker Nicolas Maduro in the early hours of Jan. 3 was not just the start of a new year. It was also the opening act of the Trump administration’s new National Security Strategy, a framework for advancing the “Americas First” Trump doctrine. But beyond the raid itself, […]
For years, hostile regimes have tested the limits of American resolve, calculating that the United States would avoid confrontation even when its security interests were directly threatened. President Donald Trump has now upended that calculation. The recent U.S. operation to capture Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro, followed by tough diplomacy, combined with Trump’s clear warnings to […]
The streets of Kyiv, Ukraine, have gone dark. Ukrainians are sleeping in winter coats and sleeping bags, stockpiling candles, and cooking meals on small gas burners as the country’s energy system buckles under sustained Russian attacks. Ukraine is operating under a severe electricity deficit after months of missile and drone strikes targeting generation facilities and […]
Passage of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act will not save the Republican Party from losing the House of Representatives in 2026, as President Donald Trump claims. But it is a reasonable and desirable constitutional reform that would help restore faith in elections. It deserves a vote on the Senate floor. According to the best […]
TRUMP, ANOTHER HAIR-ON-FIRE UPROAR, AND THE MIDTERMS. On Friday, the political and media world experienced a nervous breakdown over President Donald Trump’s posting of a video that contained a racist image portraying former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes. The video contained a lot more — with a jungle theme, it […]
Despite some grumbling, there was never any doubt that Gov. Hochul, Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and Attorney General Letitia James would be on the fall...
“Imminent financial collapse,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres hysterically predicted in a Jan. 29 letter to all UN member states, saying his reputationally challenged...
Overly aggressive ICE enforcement, particularly in Minneapolis, has taken a heavy toll on President Donald Trump and his party, but they have a winning...
