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Tim Scott on Trump’s Nikki Haley attacks: ‘He does what he does’

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) appeared to downplay former President Trump's attacks on GOP primary rival Nikki Haley following his win in Tuesday's New Hampshire primary, arguing Trump "does what he does." Scott appeared alongside Trump during the former president's victory speech Tuesday, when Trump levied a series of attacks against Haley, the former governor of...

Expanding the child tax credit won’t actually help poor children

Making the expansion permanent would reduce the incentive for parents to work and marry, all without any positive effect on intergenerational economic mobility.

GOP governors back Abbott in border standoff

Republican governors are backing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in his standoff against the federal government over border authority. On Tuesday, the Texas National Guard appeared to ignore a Supreme Court decision and continued building razor wire barriers on the U.S.-Mexico border, preventing the federal Border Patrol from doing their jobs. In a statement Wednesday,...

House lawmakers make first post-election visit to Taiwan

Senior House lawmakers met Taiwan’s president-elect in Taipei on Thursday, marking the first congressional delegation to the island after elections earlier this month, in a show of American support amid an intimidation campaign from Beijing. Taiwan president-elect Lai Ching-te said he welcomed deepening ties with the U.S. alongside Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) and Ami Bera...

South Korean politician attacked, in second assault this month

South Korean Rep. Bae Hyun-jin, of the ruling People Power Party, on Thursday became the second politician to be attacked this month, raising concerns about heightened political violence in the Asian nation. Bae, 40, was approached by a young pedestrian who asked, “Are you the lawmaker Bae Hyun-jin?” before he struck the lawmaker in the...

Speaker Johnson backs Abbott’s border ‘invasion’ decree

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) sided with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in his feud with the federal government over razor wire along the U.S.-Mexico border, saying Thursday that he would “back him up.” “I stand with Governor Abbott. The House will do everything in its power to back him up,” Johnson wrote on X, formerly...

Death by ESG: In today’s political climate, corporations advance social agenda at their peril  

CEOs have been chastened by the 20th century adage to "put your money where your mouth is." Many are choosing to prudentially invest in silence. 

House committee presses UPenn for documents on discipline for antisemitism

Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., has requested documents from the University of Pennsylvania about how it addressed antisemitism on its campus.

Sen. Cotton wants to crack down on cybersecurity threats to US agriculture

Sen. Tom Cotton introduces Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act to bolster defenses against cyberattacks on vital food sectors.

Wild Oklahoma dashcam video shows trooper thrown from side of highway crash

Oklahoma Highway Patrol video shows Trooper Jesse Gregory being thrown during a collision along I-40 when a vehicle crashed into another during a traffic stop.

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