The Biden administration has reached an agreement to provide up to $6.4 billion in direct funding for Samsung Electronics to develop a computer chip manufacturing and research cluster in Texas.
“Don’t,” President Joe Biden replied when asked for his message to Iran during a press conference Friday afternoon, followed by a lamentable “showdown” glare. It was the second time he’d used the word in an attempt at dramatic understatement in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel. Vice President Kamala Harris has also […]
In 1945, three years before Israel’s founding, the Arab League passed a boycott of Jewish businesses in Mandatory Palestine. It was a move that hearkened directly to German precedents of the decade before. In 1976, the U.S. Congress passed anti-boycott legislation that made American companies’ participation in such boycotts illegal, under threat of fines up […]
Earlier this month, the organizers of the Emerald City Hoedown in Seattle kicked out a women’s country line dance team because their American flag shirts made some audience members feel “triggered and unsafe.” The incident made me wonder if Fairfax County School Board member Melanie Meren was in the audience. In May 2023, Meren, now […]
Visiting Wisconsin last week, President Joe Biden announced his revised plan to cancel or reduce federal student debt for over 30 million borrowers. This “alternative path,” in Biden’s words, represents his administration’s renewed effort to cancel student debt. It follows his initial effort to cancel $20,000 in debt for 43 million borrowers — amounting to $400 […]
The Islamic Republic of Iran has launched an unprecedented attack on Israel. It is now up to Israel to strike back and restore deterrence. Having overseen the collapse of American credibility in the region, Washington must not stand in the way of Jerusalem’s response. On Saturday, the Islamic Republic fired hundreds of drones, rockets, and missiles at the […]
The FBI has opened a criminal investigation into the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge late last month, which left six roadwork crew members dead, The Associated Press reported, citing an anonymous source familiar with the matter. The AP reported that the investigation is focused on the circumstances leading up to the bridge’s collapse...
Former President Trump railed against the judge in his criminal hush money case early Monday, just hours before the first criminal trial against a former president is set to begin. Recalling complaints he has made for months, Trump argued that Judge Juan Merchan is corrupt, that the charges against him are political in nature and...
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is set to join the Hudson Institute think tank, the group announced Monday. The post will allow her to keep a notable profile as she mulls a second presidential bid for 2028. Haley, former President Trump’s most significant 2024 primary rival, is set to be the Walter P. Stern chair...