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GOP governor endorses candidate challenging Trump-backed congressman in Republican US House primary

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee endorsed former state Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher, who is challenging U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles in a GOP U.S. House primary.

Look at the data, doom-and-gloomers — food costs aren’t what you think

Critics on the left and the right alike claim "unaffordable" food prices are the...

Democrats mock Trump’s alarm bells — but the DSA’s communist coup is real

Trump’s rhetoric has been over-the-top, but he's correct: The most important movement within the...

Ceuta and weapons of mass migration

“Almost all” of the more than 60,000 migrants who invaded the North African Spanish territory of Ceuta last week have been returned to Morocco, we are told, and a “reasonable normality” has been restored to the city of just 80,000. But this does not mean Spain’s border crisis is over. Far from it. Ceuta is […]

Ceuta was the warning shot. America is next unless Congress acts

Last week, over 60,000 migrants — mostly military-age men — surged into Ceuta, a Spanish city of just 84,000. They swam around sea barriers, climbed fences, and charged the land border in a chaotic rush that briefly swelled the enclave’s population by more than half. Dozens died by drowning or in the crush. Local authorities […]

Two Things That Will Struggle to Coexist in the AI Era

The market is apt to notice what the midterms might lead to: a crackdown on the very engines of AI growth that are sustaining...

Hiking Taxes on Capital and Corporations Is the Wrong Response to AI

If more revenue is needed, policymakers should tax consumption, not capital or corporate income.

GOP Rep. Max Miller feels the heat to quit race amid family-abuse claims

Ohio Republican Rep. Max Miller is dismissing pressure on him to drop out of his reelection campaign over allegations of domestic abuse.

Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez fends off EU criticism over Ceuta migration crisis

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's migration policies faced fierce criticism as leaders from across the European Union met Tuesday following last week's rush of migrants to the Spanish territory of Ceuta in North Africa.

Embattled GOP rep takes dramatic step to ‘clear my name’ as abuse allegations engulf House race

Rep. Max Miller filed for an ethics investigation into himself to clear his name as Sen. Bernie Moreno calls him a "danger" to his own family.

Is this Trump’s last ‘last chance’? Ceaseless string of broken ceasefires fuels doubt over Iran deal

Trump calls diplomacy Iran's "last chance" after halting what he described as the biggest planned U.S. attack since World War II amid disputed talks.

Reporter’s Notebook: Inside the Senate showdown over Trump’s push to scrap August recess

Trump wants the Senate to skip August recess until it passes the SAVE America Act requiring proof of citizenship to vote, but John Thune says no.

Pete Buttigieg, Constitutional Arsonist

Don’t let the bland management-consultant affect fool you.

Bye-Bye, BP

The pioneer in offshore oil production has decided to sell its North Sea assets.

The Semi-Retired President and the GOP Congress

The president might believe that his work is done, but major national and international problems remain.

On the Republican Deal to Save Blanche’s AG Nomination

Blanche’s eleventh-hour orders are illusory, but holdout senators have agreed to play along.

No, Pro-Life Laws Are Not Increasing Suicides Among Teenage Girls

To the contrary, there is a body of research that shows that pro-life laws improve teens’ health outcomes.

Still Here?

I’m old enough to remember when Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s hard-left prime minister, was described by overexcited Gutmenschen as Europe’s ‘real’ leader.

The Roots of the Ceuta Crisis

People respond to incentives, whether real or imagined. Some sort of migrant surge was foreseeable.

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