After Senate Democrats used the maximum 30 hours of debate, Russell Vought is set for a Senate floor vote Thursday night that would confirm him to lead the Office of Management and Budget. Democrats have stalled on several of President Donald Trump’s appointments, but they have been especially opposed to Vought. In Vought’s confirmation hearing […]
President Donald Trump has repudiated efforts by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to row back his foolish comments on Gaza. At a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, Trump said he wanted to see Palestinians “permanently” relocated out of Gaza and the United States […]
Former President Joe Biden’s foreign policy team entered office promising the adults were back in charge. What transpired was cringe-worthy incompetence symbolized by the deadly chaos at Kabul International Airport. Biden’s administration was relatively short, but it coincided with Iranian enrichment to near bomb-grade levels, normalization of Hamas as a legitimate entity with which to […]
President Donald Trump is calling for an investigation into California’s high-speed rail project. Right on cue, the project has announced yet another delay. The inspector general for the project announced that the goal of finishing the Merced-to-Bakersfield portion of the line by the year 2030 is unrealistic, and that the secondary deadline of 2033 was […]
MAKING SENSE OF THE WAR OVER DOGE. Twice this week, President Donald Trump has publicly noted that he will impose constraints on Elon Musk, a special government employee and the world’s richest man, as Musk works to cut federal spending. Arriving Sunday evening in Washington, Trump told reporters on the tarmac that, “I think Elon’s doing […]
Daniel Penny has landed a job in New York, and diversity, equity, and inclusion advocates cannot fathom how. In fact, it seems that they still do not understand what DEI entails. Penny, a 26-year-old former marine, will now work for venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. The young man was spared conviction following a lengthy case […]
The precise cause of the deadly midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter in Washington last week will not be determined until the National Transportation Safety Board completes its full investigation which could take a year or longer. However, the NTSB will likely release a preliminary report within 30 days. […]
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) voted to confirm Pam Bondi as attorney general on Wednesday, becoming the only Democrat to do so. Fetterman has voted to confirm several of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees. Some of his “yes” votes include closer confirmations, such as Bondi and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner, for whom […]
The new Trump administration is delivering huge changes in the way the federal government operates. One expected result is for the conduct of science programs to reflect realism rather than idealism or political beliefs. This expectation needs to be fulfilled quickly to improve the public’s perception of, confidence in, and acceptance of government policies that […]
In January 2024, Tesla CEO Elon Musk offered blunt advice to business leaders. “Never incorporate your company in the state of Delaware,” he wrote on X. Musk’s acrimony stemmed from a decision by Delaware Chancery Court Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick, who voided his $56 billion compensation package, saying that Tesla had failed to prove the contract […]
Thursday marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. Many people may be surprised to know that this is even a practice, but it is. It’s a custom in too many parts of the world, where women generally suffer from mistreatment, and sadly the practice has been imported into the West, including […]
Diversity, equity, and inclusion is on the ropes. The Trump administration has banned DEI in all federal agencies and organizations that receive federal funding, including universities. This public erasure of DEI complements a litany of private companies that have done the same, including Walmart, Toyota, McDonald’s and even Microsoft. This is all good news. But […]
