A federal appeals court in Jacksonville will soon revisit a question that has long plagued Southern public life: the fate of Confederate monuments. Attorney Eric Johnson Jr., whose father was the attorney of Martin Luther King Jr., argues that the display of Confederate monuments on public property violates the Constitution and the Civil Rights Act […]
“How’m I doin’?” the late New York Mayor Ed Koch used to ask constituents on his travels through the city. President Donald Trump, in the opinion of most Americans, is doin’ pretty well. His job approval, which jutted downward after he announced his “liberation day” tariffs on April 2, has recovered and hovers just below […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is in a tough spot. He wants to be the next presidential nominee for the Democratic Party, which means he cannot be seen as supporting President Donald Trump’s efforts to deport illegal immigrants. But at the same time, if he allows his fellow Democrats and their allied open borders activists to […]
The incompetence of Los Angeles and California Democrats in handling violent riots and other criminal activity is embarrassing. It may even embarrass the United States on the world stage as Los Angeles prepares to host the World Cup and the Summer Olympics in the coming years. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said Tuesday that community leaders must come together to clean […]
A federal appeals court on Wednesday denied former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.)'s last-ditch bid to avoid reporting to prison while he appeals his corruption conviction. In a terse order that offered no reasoning, a three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled 2-1 against Menendez. Judge Alison Nathan, an appointee...
Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked a Democratic push to combat the White House’s potential acceptance of a luxury Qatari jet to become the next Air Force One aircraft. The vote on a resolution disapproving of a Trump administration arms deal with Qatar worth $1.9 billion was triggered by Democrats in response to the news about...
A district judge ruled Wednesday that Mahmoud Khalil, a green card holder and former Columbia pro-Palestinian activist, can no longer be detained by the federal government over claims he is compromising foreign policy. District Judge Michael Farbiarz ruled for Khalil to be released by Friday morning, unless the federal government wins an appeal or...
President Trump, Vice President Vance and their spouses will attend opening night of "Les Misérables" at the Kennedy Center. It's the first performance Trump will attend since sacking the center's board this spring. Seats come with a big price tag, and protests are expected. On Wednesday on Capitol Hill, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced tough...
Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) knocked President Trump on Wednesday after his Treasury secretary suggested that the 90-day pause on “reciprocal” tariffs could be extended even further for countries willing to negotiate with the U.S. “Does it smell like TACOs in here to anyone else?” Beyer posted on X, using an acronym for “Trump Always Chickens...