Friday’s jobs report was a rout. Employers added 165,000 jobs in October, 100,000 more than economists expected, and the unemployment rate fell to 4.1%. Third-quarter GDP grew at a 3.4% annual rate in the first estimate. By any scoreboard, the economy is producing. Yet here in California, gas topped $6 a gallon in late September, […]

Ukraine has shared the identities of more than half a million Russian soldiers with its European partners. After almost a year, fewer than 1% of those names have been entered into the Schengen Information System, the database border guards across Europe check before letting travelers in, Euronews reported last week. Europe’s failure is at least […]

Iran is approaching a dangerous convergence of internal repression and external war. The crises that drove the January uprising remain unresolved. The regime has answered public anger with lethal force, mass arrests, and communications restrictions, while renewed American and Israeli military action threatens deeper suffering. In this setting, Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi again presents himself […]

President Donald Trump has more authority to fight state and local data center moratoria than another executive order promising faster permits. He can direct federal agencies to secure computing capacity for national security missions, invoke existing laws to protect essential infrastructure, and challenge states that interfere with authorized federal operations. Those powers offer a way […]

Imagine a punishing Super Bowl. At halftime, your team leads 42–3. The opponent is battered, the trophy seems practically engraved, and the crowd is celebrating before the game is over. Then the weather turns. The opposing coaches adjust their formations, exploit weaknesses, and discover they can survive without matching your firepower. Your head coach wants […]

Maryland Democratic Gov. Wes Moore's former Army supervisor in Afghanistan says his claims of leading paratroopers in combat are "not truthful."

Democrats flipped legislative chambers in Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona and other battleground states, creating trifectas that could reshape redistricting.

House Republicans uncovered alleged conflicts of interest involving federal prosecutors and failures by financial institutions that enabled Epstein's yearslong abuse.

Republican Rep. Ken Calvert defeated Rep. Young Kim in a rare GOP vs. GOP battle forced by California Gov. Gavin Newsom's redistricting in the midterms.

War Secretary Pete Hegseth, facing a House impeachment effort, delivers remarks at the first Pengton news conference since May, having focused on the Iran conflict and CENTCOM Strait of Hormuz blockade.