America’s war with Iran is at an impasse. President Donald Trump’s unfulfilled threats to launch a “major strike” are partly to blame. By constantly promising to strike the Islamic Republic only to back off at the last moment, Trump has undercut America’s leverage and made Iran less, not more, likely to negotiate in good faith. […]
The Senate adjourned for a five-week recess early Saturday morning after passing a bill to fund the federal government until Dec. 11 and confirming Todd Blanche as attorney general. Senate Republicans also agreed to set aside — for the moment — President Trump’s demand to approve another budget resolution to pave the way for tens...
The Senate early Saturday morning confirmed Todd Blanche as the next attorney general, with the nominee narrowly securing sufficient GOP backing after making a number of promises about how he would handle his tenure as the country’s top law enforcement officer. The vote was 50-49. Though confirmed along a party-line vote when he was nominated...
The Senate voted early Saturday morning to fund the federal government until Dec. 11 with the aim of averting another government shutdown before the midterm election, sending the bill to the House before leaving for a five-week recess. The continuing resolution (CR) passed 90-6 after Republicans spent days haggling over a provision inserted by the White House...
As Gov. Kathy Hochul pushes to ban nefarious mask-wearing, a band of loony Senate and Assembly Democrats insist on protecting criminals, antisemites and Antifa...
THE REAL DOGE. It’s not an exaggeration to say that much of the media’s coverage of Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency effort has veered between contempt, ridicule, and sheer hatred. Coverage and commentary have villainized Musk, the maker of climate-friendly electric cars and pioneering space projects, as an evil tech bro bent on […]
The insular nature of the “abundance agenda” is revealed just two pages into Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s new book, Abundance, as the authors paint a picture of their idyllic future. “You open the refrigerator. In the fruit and vegetables drawer are apples, tomatoes, and an eggplant, shipped from the nearest farm, mere miles away. […]
President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered that “improper, divisive or anti-American ideology” be removed from the Smithsonian Institution, according to reports.
