1999—The Montana supreme court rules (in Armstrong v. State) that a state law that allows only licensed physicians to perform abortions violates the state...
While war and rumors of war are escalating under the Biden-Harris administration, America’s active-duty recruitment rates are the lowest we have seen in decades. Recovering from this shortage will be a challenge, but the next administration has a clear opportunity to rebuild America’s military dominance by focusing on not only recruitment but also retaining military families. Recruitment is down due to a […]
Iran responded early Saturday to Israel's overnight precision strikes, asserting its "inherent right of self-defense." The Iranian foreign ministry, in a statement, condemned the attack "in the strongest terms," claiming the retaliatory strikes were a “blatant violation of international law and the United Nations Charter." The ministry pointed to the ongoing war in Gaza between...
For decades, the U.S. government observed an “open investment” policy: neutrality concerning foreign investments into, and acquisitions of, U.S. companies. But the handling of the Nippon-U.S. Steel deal, according to some observers, signals a serious weakening of this beneficial policy.
Democrats are sounding the alarm that former President Trump’s harsh rhetoric in the home stretch of a tight presidential race could portend a repeat of the mass political violence that broke out among his supporters in January 2021. But national security experts say there’s reason to believe a repeat of the Jan. 6 insurrection is...