President Donald Trump wants to boost domestic manufacturing, but one sector has already massively increased output — of bogus news stories by hostile and biased media. High productivity of superficial, misleading, and hostile “news” has always characterized Trump’s 10 years in politics. But it’s worth examining afresh because the 2024 election briefly encouraged hope that […]

Over the weekend, I had the honor of traveling to Romania, at the invitation of their Permanent Electoral Authority, to observe the first round of its presidential election held on May 4. I witnessed firsthand an electoral process that not only met, but in many ways exceeded, international democratic standards. As a member of the Federal […]

President Trump on Friday said GOP lawmakers “should probably not” raise taxes on the rich — but said he would be okay if it ultimately happened — as Republicans on Capitol Hill deliberate over the final details of the party’s bill full of Trump’s legislative priorities. The suggestion came one day after reports surfaced that the...

It was a strong performance. Vance came across as intelligent, articulate and polished.

President Trump on Friday signaled the U.S. could lessen the tariff pressure on China — dropping the import tax rate from 145 percent to 80 percent. “80% Tariff on China seems right! Up to Scott B,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social, giving a nod to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The proposed new...

Everyone can see that Grandpa Trump has become a menace, but no one is doing anything to limit the damage, much less to take his car keys away. Sooner, rather than later, there’s going to be a terrible accident. 

On the menu: Trust fall; Mule mail; Greene at the gills; Beshear not bashful; The _____ Nate Moore America’s obsession — or at least the American media’s obsession — with the election process that gave the world Pope Leo XIV has been intense. It’s been great #content. I mean, Cardinal Pizzaballa? How could they resist?...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first mass in the Sistine Chapel on Friday morning, just a day after being elected to replace the late Pope Francis as the leader of the Catholic Church. The new pope, born Robert Francis Prevost in Dolton, Ill., spoke in Spanish, Italian and English during the homily. “You have called...

The U.S. may avoid a recession this year, but the risk of one increases the longer the trade war lasts.

Medicare recipients suffering from obesity must pay out of pocket for weight loss drugs like Wecovy and Zepbound.