The president of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, died in a helicopter crash on Sunday. Several others, including Tehran’s foreign minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, were also on board and perished in the rugged northern Iranian wilderness. Raisi’s death has greater implications for the future than the present. Raisi, 63, had served as president since 2021. A longtime regime apparatchik, he […]
America ratified the Constitution with the understanding that the federal government would be one of limited, enumerated powers. That understanding was quickly upended. Within a few decades, the commerce clause had been expanded to reach nearly every commercial activity, the necessary and proper clause had been transformed into the “elastic clause,” and the spending and […]
The White House on Monday offered its condolences over the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, while simultaneously criticizing his human rights record and rejecting the suggestion that U.S. sanctions on Iran played a role in the crash. The State Department expressed its “official condolences” for the death of Raisi, Iranian...
Seven in 10 voters in a new poll want to see third-party and independent candidates in presidential debates this cycle, as President Biden and former President Trump prepare to go head-to-head. The latest Harvard CAPS/Harris poll found 79 percent of voters want Biden and Trump to debate, while 71 percent think those debates should include...
The Air Force, instead of wasting resources to get their pound of flesh, should discharge Airman Teiexeira forthwith to DOJ’s waiting arms — to escort him to federal prison.
Inflation is “far and away” the biggest issue for Americans heading into the 2024 election, but economic outlooks and President Biden’s approval rating vary by race and ethnicity, according to a new Harvard CAPS/Harris poll. As he faces off against former President Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, Biden has been battling negative perceptions of his...
NEW YORK — Former President Trump’s lead defense attorney landed another punch on Michael Cohen on Monday, getting him to admit he stole from the Trump Organization as the ex-fixer was allegedly being repaid for the hush money payment at the center of Trump’s criminal case. “You stole from the Trump Organization?” Trump attorney Todd...
Anthony Scaramucci argued Monday that prosecutors in former President Trump’s criminal hush money trial had “proved the case,” saying it is likely the former president could be found guilty. The prosecution wound down its arguments Monday with redirect examination of former Trump personal attorney Michael Cohen. The prosecution is expected to rest after Cohen’s testimony...
Republican lawmakers on Monday renewed calls for the United States to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) after the international body issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. After reports surfaced earlier this month that the ICC was planning to issue the arrest warrants, House Republican...
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) will be establishing the first federal research center focused on bolstering community resilience to local heat impacts, the institution announced Monday. The Center of Excellence for Heat Resilient Communities, housed at the university’s Luskin Center for Innovation, is receiving a $2.25 million grant from the National Oceanic and...