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Trump 2.0 so far gives reasons for gratitude and reasons for alarm

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here. Conservatives have a lot to be thankful for as we […]

The White House’s jobs-data blackout and the erosion of economic transparency 

The White House's decision to withhold October's employment and inflation data is a policy rupture with profound implications, as it moves from transparency to tactical informational control and risks eroding trust in the country's economic data.

House Democrat knocks ‘mealy-mouthed’ Johnson response to Trump sedition post

Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) on Friday slammed House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for not condemning President Trump’s recent post suggesting six Democratic lawmakers should be put to “death” for urging military members to defy what they classified as “illegal orders." “The words that the president chose are not the ones that I would use. Okay?...

Alabama library board votes to pull books that discuss being transgender from children’s sections

The Alabama Public Library Service Board of Directors voted Thursday to remove books about transgender individuals or that state there are more than two genders from the children’s section of public libraries.  The new rule says books about “transgender procedures, gender ideology or the concept of more than two biological genders” have to be placed...

Swalwell on Greene: ‘I can put the crazy aside and bring her under the tent’

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) said Thursday Democrats need to be "more open" to people like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) — after she broke with President Trump on a number of issues. Greene's criticism of House Republican leaders during the record-long government shutdown and her public rift with Trump has captured headlines in recent weeks....

Canada and the EU are quietly reinforcing NATO’s northern flank

Canada is not turning away from the United States but is reinforcing the northern shield that protects both continents. 

Trump: Thanksgiving deadline for Ukraine to commit to peace plan ‘appropriate’

President Trump indicated he was giving Ukraine until next Thursday to agree to a peace proposal from the U.S. to end the war with Russia. Trump was asked during an appearance on the "Brian Kilmeade Show" on Fox News Radio about reports that the administration was giving Ukraine a deadline to sign off on the...

DHS: Charlotte immigration operation ‘not ending anytime soon’

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Thursday that its operations in Charlotte, N.C., will not be ending “anytime soon,“ conflicting with reports from local law enforcement who said immigration officials have left the city.  “Operation Charlotte’s Web isn’t ending anytime soon,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin wrote in a statement on social platform X....

What’s in Trump plan to end war in Ukraine?

After weeks of stalled talks over Russia’s war on Ukraine, Axios reported this week that Washington and Moscow had quietly hammered out a 28-point proposal to end the war.  U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll visited Kyiv on Thursday to discuss the plan with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who said he expected a call with President...

RI judge intervenes after ICE wrongfully detains high school Superior Court intern

A teenager was nearly taken into federal immigration custody in Providence Thursday afternoon before a Superior Court judge intervened, according to the Rhode Island Judiciary.

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