It was a typical school day in December 1995. I was teaching fifth grade. The topic was the Constitutional Convention. Fifteen minutes into the lesson, it was clear that...
An armed assailant lunged at the Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, Amy Acton, on Sunday during a campaign stop at the Canfield Fair, injuring several people, campaign officials said.
President Trump on Sunday posted a map of New Mexico labeled "New America" following the spread of a since-debunked online hoax claiming he had signed an executive order renaming the state. The map Trump shared on Truth Social showed a large "X" over "Mexico" in the state's name, with the word "America" labeled below it....
At least five people are dead following an Amazon cargo plane crash at Miami International Airport (MIA), Miami-Dade County officials confirmed Sunday afternoon. The airplane overran the airport's runway at around 2 p.m., according to airport officials. The fatal crash initially caused a complete ground stop at MIA, though two of its four runways are...
President Trump on Sunday announced that the White House helipad — which was redone at his request last month — has been completed. Trump posted a photo on Truth Social of former President Eisenhower on the White House lawn before departing in an Air Force H-13J helicopter in July 1957, becoming the first U.S. president...
This “terrible and senseless murder” reveals “how divided the US is,” with opposing factions living in “separate realities” fed by different “news ecosystems.”
Charlie Kirk was only 31 years old and a college dropout, but in a little over a decade, he had transformed the nation’s university campuses. A conservative shepherd who managed to galvanize millions of aimless campus conservatives, Kirk’s nonprofit organization, Turning Point USA, transcended his generation. By the time he had helped Donald Trump clinch […]
It should not need to be said, but since Democrats at CNN are so outraged at the concept, it must be: Violent people with mental illnesses need to be locked up, in some form or fashion, because mental illness is not an excuse to allow crime. CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip, on which several liberals […]
The State Department has denied Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and his approximately 80-member delegation visas to attend the United Nations General Assembly later this month. Abbas, serving as president of the Palestinian National Authority for the 20th year after being elected for four, hoped to make a triumphant appearance in New York as […]
The Democratic-socialist has thus far himself said nothing, zero, nada, bupkis, in his campaign about the imminent anniversary of the single worst day in...
What a difference half a decade makes. This summer’s prevailing ethos, zeitgeist, vibe — call it any fancy name you want — was sharply different from the summer, just five years ago, of COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter. Such sudden changes in the moral atmosphere seem to occur every so often. The year 1776, the […]
SWANNANOA, North Carolina — When President Donald Trump made his first second-term trip outside of Washington, D.C., to this Buncombe County town, he brought Michael Whatley with him to tour the region devastated by Hurricane Helene. The plan was for Whatley, then chairman of the Republican National Committee, to travel with him to the next […]
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. It is as horrific as anything you’ll ever see happen to […]
France, like the United States, faces a mounting debt crisis. Public debt outstanding is now around 114% of France’s GDP. In the United States the ratio is about 100%. Curiously, sovereign borrowing costs for France are substantially lower than interest payments for the U.S. France is a member of the European Union, the EU. The rules of the EU state that […]
