In my imagination, the opera is the last bastion of a certain kind of sumptuous formality. White gloves, taffeta gowns, black tie, gem-encrusted lorgnettes: This is what I believe a night at the opera means, and no amount of contact with reality is sufficient to disabuse me. Yet, late last year, perusing Opera Philadelphia’s website […]

Vice President Vance and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) are scheduled to speak Friday at the annual March for Life rally in Washington D.C. Vance and President Trump spoke to anti-abortion advocates at last year's event. It has been held every year since 1974. Watch Friday's remarks, scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. EST, in the...

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A decent president, if we had one, would stand up to blood-soaked tyrants like Putin rather than treating fellow Americans as enemies.   

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday praised his country, saying "the choice is up to us" when it comes to Canada's future, after President Trump said Canada "lives because of the U.S." "Canada and the United States have built a remarkable partnership, in the economy, in security, and in rich cultural exchange," Carney wrote...

President Trump said late Thursday he does not support his administration’s proposal to allow people to tap into their 401(k)s in order to secure down payments for homes.  "I'm not a huge fan of it. Other people like it. They're talking about taking money out to put a deposit down on a home. And one...

When tension is this high, the margin for error collapses. A single mistake can have consequences that no policy memo or talking point can undo.

[Watch Whole Hog Politics live: Join our live online audience on Jan. 30 and ask your questions to Chris Stirewalt and host Bill Sammon. Click here to join us!] Two seemingly disparate but very much related stories played out in politics this week. One, the whole world watched. The other happened quietly and mostly behind closed doors. Nobody missed President Trump’s Greenlandic opera, which took us from the...

President Trump warned late Thursday that the U.S. is sending an "armada" toward Iran amid nationwide demonstrations against the regime, but questioned whether the U.S. would actually take any action against Tehran.  “We have a big flotilla going in that direction,” Trump told reporters on AirForce One en route to Washington from Davos, Switzerland. “We...

President Trump on Friday revoked Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's invitation to join his Board of Peace, days after the prime minister said he opposed Trump's proposed tariffs on Europe for opposing his push to take control of Greenland. "Dear Prime Minister Carney," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Please let this Letter serve to represent...