In the midst of another contentious presidential election, partisans on either side predict doom if the opposing candidate wins. Elections are important, but transitions in presidential power don’t usually cause the dramatic changes to national character or day-to-day life that voters may fear. This is thanks to our system of federalism, a principle to which voters and leaders […]
Washington Examiner Commentary Editor Conn Carroll joins Investigations Editor Sarah Bedford to discuss the growing challenge of squatters, how Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is making things more problematic, and why President Joe Biden is doing nothing to stop it.
An Israeli delegation's planned visit to Washington would have sent the "wrong message" to Hamas if it proceeded as planned, a spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told NewsNation Friday. Netanyahu cancelled the visit after the U.S. abstained from a vote on a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in...
Former National Security Advisor John Bolton said in an interview that his former boss, former President Trump “doesn’t have the brains” to be a dictator, as questions arise about what a second Trump term would look like. Conservative French outlet Le Figaro asked Bolton if Trump had dictatorial tendencies in an interview published Thursday. “He...
A coalition of 22 state attorneys general is calling on Congress to address “the glaring vagueness” that has led to legal cannabis products being sold over the counter across the country — including sometimes from vending machines or online. A letter dated March 20 addresses the consequences of Republican lawmakers' choice to legalize hemp production in the 2018 omnibus Farm Bill...
Former President Trump became the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee earlier this month, making him one of only a handful of people to have been a major party’s White House nominee three times. Here are the five people in U.S. history who previously earned that distinction: Thomas Jefferson As political divisions grew throughout George Washington’s presidency,...
Teenagers are increasingly using social media to self-diagnose their mental health issues, alarming parents and advocates who say actual care should be easier to access. A poll by EdWeek Research Center released this week found 55 percent of students use social media to self-diagnose, and 65 percent of teachers say they've seen the phenomenon...
The crisis in Haiti over gangs who have overrun the country and outmatched security forces is fueled in part by a major, illegal flow of U.S. guns to the Caribbean nation, a longstanding problem that has only grown worse despite efforts from the Biden administration to tackle it. The gangs running amok on the island...