Voters across the nation last week dealt a decisive blow to the reckless movement to legalize and normalize drugs. In blue and red states, voters rejected these industry-backed proposals, favoring policies that prioritize public health and safety. The mandate is clear: To treat the drug crisis, we should invest in prevention and increase access to […]

In his first presidential administration, President-elect Donald Trump certainly faced immense national security challenges. But nothing compares with the scope or complexity of the situation he will inherit upon returning to the White House. While counterterrorism and border security remain essential missions, the United States has fully entered a new period of great power competition […]

Hundreds of books were removed from shelves at Florida schools, according to a list compiled by the state’s Department of Education for the 2023-2024 school year.  The list shows more than 700 books were “removed or discontinued,” an increase from the 400 last year.  The department said the books were removed due to an objection...

Special counsel Jack Smith plans to wrap up his work and resign from his post before President-elect Trump is sworn in. Trump has boasted that he plans to fire Smith “within two seconds” of taking office and has also made other threatening remarks about the special counsel, including that he should be arrested. The New...

Consumer prices rose 0.2 percent in October and 2.6 percent over the previous 12 months as inflation slowly but surely returns to pre-pandemic norms, according to new Labor Department data released Wednesday. Economists surveyed by the Wall Street Journal had expected the consumer price index (CPI) to rise 0.2 percent last month and 2.4 percent...

Can anything positive come out of this? Call me an optimist, but I’d argue that the answer is a cautious “yes.”

Conservative pundit George Conway downplayed President-elect Trump's proposed advisory group focused on cutting federal spending and reducing the size of the government Tuesday, calling it "nonexistent." When asked by MSNBC's Alex Wagner about Trump's announcement to have billionaire Elon Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy lead the group dubbed the "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE), Conway...

With all due respect, Dr. Lichtman, I think I found your missing key. 

Democrats are angered by the American public's decision to vote for Republicans, despite their claims that Trump and Republicans are a threat to democracy, and are instead focusing on the threat of fascism and authoritarian leadership.

Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) said he was "very disturbed" by President-elect Trump's announcement Tuesday that he is choosing Pete Hegseth, an Army veteran and Fox News host, to head the Defense Department. "I'm shocked, truly, and this is exactly what we worried about when we warned about Donald Trump, which is that he is going...