For years, America treated China’s dominance over critical minerals as a supply-chain problem. But it isn’t. It is strategic leverage — over our defense base, industrial capacity, and the technologies that will shape the next decade. That is why the Trump administration was justified in recently announcing a hard 180-day deadline to secure binding arrangements with U.S. trading […]
Seeking “more sophisticated” ties with Beijing this week, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer dismissed the idea that he must choose between the United States and China. But he is wrong. America’s allies must choose between the U.S. and its foremost enemy, and it shouldn’t be difficult. In an interview before his trip, Starmer complained, “I’m […]
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) criticized the response from state and local elected officials in Minnesota as the Trump administration faces mounting criticism over its immigration crackdown in the state. “These local governments gotta work with folks and with federal law enforcement officials,” Thune told reporters Friday. “You can’t just, you know, try and...
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) compared Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller to fictional villains on Friday, calling them both a "sycophant" as tensions rise over the administration's immigration enforcement efforts. “A sycophant is more than just a ‘yes-man,’” Tillis wrote in a lengthy post on social platform...
President Trump’s “massive armada” of warships and fighter planes near Iran mirrors the military buildup of assets in the Caribbean as the president weighs greenlighting strikes against the Islamic Republic. The military buildup, bolstered with the recent arrival of the USS Abraham Lincoln and its strike group in the U.S. Central Command (Centcom) area, has...
Republicans are trying to regain their footing on immigration and border enforcement as the deaths of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis put their most vulnerable members in an increasingly thorny position ahead of November. The issue, which got President Trump elected and the GOP dominated on for years, is now posing an acute threat to...
President Trump announced Friday his intention to nominate Kevin Warsh to chair the Federal Reserve Board, ending months of speculation about his plans for the bank. Warsh’s experience on the Fed board and Wall Street, close political ties to Republicans and reputation as an independent thinker make it likely he will be confirmed by the...
Tom Homan takes command of Minneapolis immigration operation after two fatal shootings spark protests, replacing Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino.
Republicans' razor-thin House majority shrinks further as Democrats set to win Texas special election, giving GOP leadership new headaches in Congress.