The international order that has prevailed since World War II is over. The abandonment of Ukraine is just one manifestation, and not the most dramatic. More striking is the readiness of the United States to make aggressive claims on foreign territory without bothering to snatch up even a legalistic figleaf. FULL LIST OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS, […]

Hamas paraded three Israeli hostages before cameras prior to turning them over to the Red Cross on Feb. 8. The three were emaciated like concentration camp survivors. They may have been the lucky ones. Hamas meanwhile delays the release of a dual Russian-Israeli citizen due to his health. The hostages did not learn about the […]

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) delivered Senate floor speeches yesterday and today, where he coined a new term to describe the current economic situation. “Welcome to the age of Trumpflation,” Schumer said. “Inflation is the No. 1 issue on people’s minds. It was the biggest issue during the election, and Donald Trump is breaking […]

President Donald Trump warned Hamas on Monday that “all hell is going to break loose” if all remaining Israeli hostages aren’t released by Saturday at noon. When asked by reporters what he meant, Trump replied simply, “You’ll find out, and they’ll find out, too. Hamas will find out what I mean.” The Trump doctrine could […]

Fourteen states sued Elon Musk, his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and President Trump on Thursday, arguing that the tech billionaire’s sweeping efforts to cut government spending are unconstitutional. The coalition of states, led by New Mexico, alleges that Musk's expansive role as the head of DOGE violates the Appointments Clause of the Constitution given...

Middle schoolers at a U.S. military school in Germany on Tuesday protested against policies eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in the Department of Defense by walking out of class during Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's visit to the nation. A letter to families from Alexis Small, Patch Middle School’s assistant principal, obtained by The Washington...

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said she will file a resolution to censure Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) over his comment to “bring actual weapons to this bar fight” while talking about a House Delivering on Government Efficiency Subcommittee hearing. Garcia’s comment came in a CNN interview Wednesday after host Brianna Keilar asked Garcia about his decision...

A fourth federal judge blocked President Trump’s executive order to restrict birthright citizenship in the U.S., yet another blow to the president’s controversial idea. In a pair of lawsuits, U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin agreed that a group of 19 states and the District of Columbia as well as nonprofit organizations were "exceedingly likely" to...

Senate Republicans introduced a pair of bills on Wednesday aiming to strip the country of its electric vehicle (EV) tax credits and instead replace it with an obligatory $1,000 tax payment to be used for repairing roads.  “The hard-earned money of taxpaying Americans should not cover the cost for the luxuries of the nation’s elite....

Office of Personnel Management (OPM) officials met with agency leaders across government Thursday and directed them to begin firing employees still in their probationary period a year or more after being hired. Federal employees remain on probation anywhere from one to two years after being hired, depending on their agency, a status that still comes...