Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) may claim President Donald Trump’s tariffs are to blame for the state’s budget woes, but a quick look back shows spending has exploded under Newsom’s watch, and the state has very little to show for it. “California is under assault,” Newsom claimed at a press conference Wednesday, “because we have a […]
The “Make America Great Again” movement says it’s all about stopping corruption and “draining the swamp.” But some Republican governors are pursuing their own “swampy” crony capitalism — just MAGA-branded, this time. They’re shamelessly setting aside all that pesky past rhetoric about free-market capitalism and limited government to pass sweeping state-level bans on lab-grown meat […]
During World War II, Nazi Reichskommissar Eric Koch famously said: “If I meet a Ukrainian worthy of being seated at my table, I must have him shot.” As the world celebrated the 80th anniversary of the Allied victory in Europe in World War II, it is important not to forget the brutality, rape, torture, and […]
India is the world’s most populous country and its largest democracy. From President George W. Bush to President Joe Biden, bilateral ties strengthened with every administration so that the United States and India appeared poised to become the partnership that would strategically define the 21st century. India was also primed to become a multibillion-dollar American defense […]
Deputy Brandon Sikes of Columbia County, Georgia, was tragically shot and killed last month in the line of duty. Another deputy was critically wounded. They were doing what thousands of law enforcement officers do every day: stepping into unpredictable situations to protect the rest of us. Sikes’ death is a heartbreaking reminder that there is […]
The Trump administration’s border policies are saving and rescuing the lives of unaccompanied migrant children. Contrary to media-driven narratives, President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem are prioritizing safety, security, and humanity for vulnerable minors. The Biden administration’s failed and negligent border policies led to tragic outcomes for migrant children. During former President […]
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.), a leading advocate for American leadership in the field of artificial intelligence, is slamming President Trump’s support for deals to sell advanced U.S. chip technology to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Schumer says that Trump would “green-light the sale of the most sensitive U.S. chip technology in...
The condemnation of the AfD has raised a fundamental dilemma of democracy: How does an open, free, pluralistic society tolerate the intolerant without sacrificing its own principles?
Wholesale prices took their largest month-to-month dive in April since the height of the coronavirus pandemic amid Trump’s ongoing trade war. The producer price index (PPI), a measure of wholesale inflation, declined 0.5 percent from March to April, the largest monthly drop since April 2020 immediately following the onset of the pandemic when the global...
Former Democratic Party presidential nominee Hillary Clinton criticized President Trump over his decision to accept a luxury jet from Qatar that is slated to eventually replace Air Force One. “No one gives someone a $400 million dollar jet for free without expecting anything in return," Clinton, a former secretary of State, said in a Wednesday...