If there is anything of note to come from the row on Capitol Hill over the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, it is that cynicism toward politicians is justified. For Republicans, this saga was a self-inflicted wound. For years, a faction of the GOP had demanded the release of the files, cheered on by […]

Congress rarely uses the Congressional Review Act to disapprove of federal agency rules. When it does, reporters call the CRA “obscure” and argue Congress is “pushing the bounds of a little-known statute.” That’s wrong. The CRA isn’t a loophole. It’s a democratic tool. It requires both chambers of Congress and the president to agree that […]

Next year, the average American family will keep $2,100 more of what they earn, courtesy of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that Congress just passed. The alternative, endorsed without hesitation by every Democrat, was a $4 trillion tax increase.  Having lost that vote, the Democrats are already trying to distort the legislation as dangerous […]

President Donald Trump celebrates the signing of the Armenia–Azerbaijan peace deal, the latest notch in his quest for a Nobel Peace Prize. “For more than 35 years, Armenia and Azerbaijan have fought a bitter conflict that resulted in tremendous suffering for both nations.… Many tried to find a resolution … and they were unsuccessful. With […]

Federal law enforcement agents in Washington were heckled Wednesday as tensions rise in the nation's capital over President Trump's moves to take over the local police force. A group of protestors near the 14th St. NW corridor, where the agents established a vehicle checkpoint, shouted out or held up signs with phrases such as "Go...

It’s a calculated, exploitative playbook: Cut resources that keep people safe, let the fractures deepen, then point to the damage as proof the city is “out of control.”

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) on Wednesday expressed his fear of being carjacked in the nation's capital, as the Trump administration ramps up its federal takeover of local law enforcement. “And by the way, I'm not joking when I say this, I drive around in Washington, D.C., in my Jeep, and yes, I do drive myself,...