Imagine discovering, halfway through your child’s college education, that you’re suddenly expected to pay thousands of dollars more in tuition, despite no change in your financial standing or increase in your student’s tuition.   Parents around the country will experience precisely this sticker shock unless Congress acts quickly to undo the mess it created with the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Jerusalem’s leaders and most neighboring Arab rulers grasp this reality. Sadly, however, the threat has not fully registered throughout the West.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has promised to crack down on hate crimes. That pledge could run headlong into her other promises to address “racial disparities.” “Building on the Governor’s continued efforts to combat hate crimes, Governor Hochul will propose legislation to expand the list of offenses eligible for prosecution as hate crimes,” her office stated on […]

For a few decades now, the feminist movement has claimed women deserve equality in the workplace. But not because women are women, because they’re just as talented and hardworking, if not more so, than men. So when the city of St. Paul, Minnesota, elected its first-ever all-female city council on Thursday, why was it such […]

The one question bystanders often ask of disruptive left-wing protests is: “Why?” Who is persuaded by vandalism and traffic interruptions? How does insulting, inconveniencing, and even endangering passersby further the cause of the demonstrators? These are the wrong questions to ask, as they assume the protesters are in the business of changing hearts and minds. […]

Every time you think news out of the Vatican can’t get any weirder as we approach the end of the Francis papacy, another high-ranking, well-connected cleric asks for his beer to be held.  This week, Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez, the prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, came under fire over the […]

With days to go before a Friday government funding deadline, disputes among House Republicans over a top-line spending deal and opposing strategies about how to approach any stopgap bill are threatening to plunge Washington into a partial shutdown. Such a prospect would mark a significant setback for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who is juggling warring...

Education is going to be a hot topic in the 2024 state legislative sessions that are kicking off across the country. The year is expected to bring fresh conversations on how artificial intelligence (AI) use in the classroom should be legislated, as well as debate on matters such as school choice and how to...

Hunter Biden's trip to Capitol Hill this week is shining a bright light on how Hunter Biden’s approach to the GOP investigations into his business dealings is independent of the White House. President Biden’s son has made two surprise visits to Capitol Hill in the last month, showing that he wants to defend himself — in...

Rep. John James, R-Mich., who represents a swing district, came out in favor of impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in a key win for House GOP leadership.