Democratic politicians and activists want to leave former Vice President Kamala Harris in the party’s past. Given the party that they have cultivated, they aren’t going to get rid of her very easily. The Democratic group Third Way held a conference last week where “few elected officials, strategists or activists volunteered her name when discussing 2028.” Among […]
The Virginia General Assembly recently sent a bill for Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s (D-VA) signature that would ban new sales of “assault firearms” and “high-capacity magazines,” two nonsense phrases concocted by the Left to scare non-gun owners. Virginia would become the 10th state to enact these bans. Sooner or later, the Supreme Court is going to […]
After decades of finger-pointing and failed negotiations over the rights and distribution of the Colorado River, the future of the West stands at a crossroads. The stalemate over water scarcity among seven western states threatens America’s economy and national security. It’s the kind of stalemate that only a grand deal and a major investment can […]
The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George Washington, the Continental Congress, and the men and women whose bravery and sacrifice led up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. March 11, 1776 George Washington prepares for movement. The army […]
The U.S. Supreme Court very recently granted certiorari in Suncor Energy v. Boulder on the question of whether federal law preempts Boulder’s state-law tort claims for alleged injuries from purported interstate/international greenhouse gas emissions. Before the court hears the case, however, let’s examine the outsize yet mostly unknown influence fomenting this litigation that the Environmental Law […]
Last year, the U.S. Agency for International Development was absorbed into the Department of State. We assume this isn’t news to any readers. As USAID’s former administrator under the first Trump administration and a former member of the House Appropriations Committee, we understand the importance of these programs and are often asked: Is America really […]
The war with Iran is testing the Gulf States’ long-standing strategy to maintain their delicate balance between Washington and Tehran. For years, the Gulf States have largely maintained a strategy of “strategic ambiguity” when it comes to Iran. While these states rely heavily on the American security umbrella and share concerns about Iran’s regional ambitions, […]
Iran is once again attacking its neighbors. In recent days, Tehran has launched drones and missile attacks at Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, and Qatar, just as it did in the war’s opening days. And for the second time, NATO intercepted an Iranian missile over Turkish airspace. Some have found the […]
President Trump told reporters on Wednesday that he was not aware of a military investigation that found the U.S. responsible for a deadly Tomahawk missile strike on an all-girls Iranian elementary school on the first day of the war. “I don’t know about that,” Trump said when asked about the investigation’s findings that came out...