Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D) won Illinois’s marquee Senate primary on Tuesday, defeating two House lawmakers and all but assuring she’ll succeed Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) in the upper chamber. Voters in Illinois headed to the polls to weigh in on primary races that underscored Democratic divides, drew significant outside spending, advanced one former lawmaker’s comeback bid and, in Statton’s race, posed a key test...
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., defended his controversial social media post comparing New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who is Muslim, to the 9/11 terror attacks.
The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George Washington, the Continental Congress, and the men and women whose bravery and sacrifice led up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Feb. 3, 1776 In his daily General Orders, Gen. George […]
Nothing could more perfectly represent the incompetence and wastefulness of California Democrats than spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on a study to justify imposing even higher taxes on the state’s residents. California has the highest gas tax in the nation, which has become a problem given that Democrats in the state plan to force everyone to buy […]
Let’s stop pretending that the crusade to unmask Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers is anything other than a nefarious attempt to cause them violence and harm. For months now, Democrats have had an obsession with demanding that ICE officers remove masks during their operations. Multiple Democrats, including Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Gov. […]
Illegal immigrants arrested in high-profile Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in Minneapolis and elsewhere, criminals or not, have no right to be here and no grounds for complaint. Responsibility for the violence in Minnesota is widely shared. First, former President Joe Biden’s administration, which lawlessly let in 8 million to 10 million illegal immigrants, who […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio does not mince words, especially on Latin America. When asked by Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) whether he’d rule out regime change in Cuba during a recent Foreign Relations Committee hearing, Rubio did not hesitate. “I think we would love to see that regime there change,” he said. While Schatz and […]
When asked to account for the skyrocketing cost of health coverage before two House committees last Thursday, the chief executives of five of America’s largest health insurance companies pointed fingers. Don’t look at us, they said. Look at hospitals and drugmakers. It was a plainly self-serving argument, of course. But there’s a kernel of truth in it. […]
At the 68th Grammy Awards, a day before Groundhog Day, singer Billie Eilish spied her shadow in a spotlight beam and predicted endless Hollywood posturing on illegal immigration. “No one is illegal on stolen land,” Eilish said, offering a neat epigrammatic falsehood about the United States that is catching on. But it’s a boneheaded analysis, […]
The United States is preparing to commemorate her semiquincentennial on July 4. For those challenged by history, this date will be 250 years since the Declaration of Independence was proclaimed. Fireworks will burst, speeches will be delivered, and messaging will tell Americans that the nation sprang fully formed from Philadelphia in the summer of 1776. […]
American culture still produces great things. The Music Center at Strathmore, a gorgeous concert and arts venue just outside of Washington, is preparing for a premier performance by its new in-house, 17-piece Strathmore Jazz Orchestra. The band, led by conductor and composer Daniel Jamieson, will make its debut on Friday, Feb. 13, performing with Grammy-winning vocalist Kurt Elling. […]
Disgraced former-CNN anchor Don Lemon said he “will not be silenced” after a Minnesota grand jury indicted him for violating the First Amendment rights of worshipers in St. Paul last week. Naturally, no one is trying to silence the man, as much as any reasonable person would love it if he shut up. What the […]
