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Trump-signed fentanyl law will end ‘cat and mouse’ with traffickers, state attorneys general say

Bipartisan HALT Fentanyl Act signed by Trump aims to end the "cat and mouse" game with drug traffickers by permanently scheduling all fentanyl analogues despite some criticism.

The US needs a new Yemen strategy

ADEN, YEMEN — Winston Churchill supposedly quibbled that Americans always do the right thing, but only after trying everything else first. Democrats were for Saudi airstrikes before they were against them. President Donald Trump preferred sanctions and designating the Houthis as terrorists, only to have President Joe Biden reverse course. In his second term, Trump tried bombing the Houthis and then […]

Iran’s next proxy theater is in north Africa

The shocking collapse of Hezbollah in its recent war with Israel echoed throughout Tehran. Yet Iran’s response to the collapse wasn’t defeat; it was redirection. For instance, deep in Algeria’s western desert, another proxy is on the rise: the Polisario Front, which is reportedly fortified by Iran via Hezbollah-trained instructors and drone systems, turning the […]

Postal Service needs reform, not another rate hike

This week is Postmaster General David Steiner’s first week on the job. He certainly has his work cut out for him. America’s mail carrier has lost more than $3 billion so far in fiscal 2025, $9.5 billion in fiscal 2024, and more than $100 billion over the past 15 years. Unfortunately, Steiner has already started […]

The Trump administration needs to get its story straight on mercury

This administration claims to care about child toxic exposures on the one hand, but it is working to actually increase toxic pollution on the other.

See inside Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home in Illinois

The Village of Dolton recently purchased the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV for $375,000, and is working to obtain landmark status for both the home and the abandoned St. Mary's of Assumption church and school, in an effort to bring tourism and economic growth to the area.

I was once an ICE prosecutor. What I see now in immigration courts is disturbing.

Courtrooms that once served as venues for justice are now used to intimidate and remove those who challenge policy.

Comedian Shane Gillis jabs Trump on Epstein at ESPYs

Comedian Shane Gillis on Wednesday evening poked fun at President Trump over his administration's handling of the files related to disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. While hosting the 2025 ESPYs, Gillis first knocked Trump for his role surrounding the Jan. 6. 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. “Donald Trump wants to stage...

Don’t get upset with Mamdani for trying to take advantage of DEI

The 17-year-old Mamdani responded rationally to a system that was openly perverse.

Vladimir Putin’s growing ‘red tide’ in eastern Ukraine

Russian ground advances across eastern Ukraine appear to be small at first glance — only 1.2 square kilometers on an average per day near the city of Kupiansk. Or, as the Institute for the Study of War notes, they have gained a grand total of 454 square kilometers since January 2024 when Moscow first attempted...

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