Russian President Vladimir Putin’s post-inauguration cabinet reshuffle and military purge has raised speculation that he’s looking to consolidate power as he prepares for a much longer war in Ukraine. Putin named economist Andrei Belousov as Moscow’s defense chief, replacing long-serving Sergei Shoigu. Shoigu, in turn, was made secretary of Russia’s security council, replacing ousted security...
President Biden is entering a critical phase of his presidency and his campaign. House Republicans want to make it more difficult. Conservatives in the House on Thursday used a bill that will go nowhere in the Senate to showcase uncomfortable divisions among Democrats over Biden’s confusing weapons policy with U.S. ally Israel. The House voted...
Discussions of the revival of blue slips, which allow home state senators to block controversial judicial nominees, could begin as the next presidential election winner remains unpredictable.
Conservatives have long held that the family, not the government, is the fundamental unit of society. Strong families are the cornerstone of strong communities, and strong communities sustain a great nation. This view is grounded in the Bible and in reason. So long as we prioritize the family as an institution established by God, we […]
Voters care most about inflation. President Joe Biden seems deaf to that reality. In March, Gallup conducted its annual survey of voter attitudes. Inflation was at the top of voters’ concerns. Concerns about crime came second among voter attitudes. And the most unprompted issue was immigration. It is no surprise, then, that the most recent opinion […]
In October 2023, the Hawaii Supreme Court allowed the city and county of Honolulu to proceed with state law-based claims against fossil fuel companies. This case has now reached the threshold of the U.S. Supreme Court, with defendants asking the high court to review whether state or federal law applies to these claims. One amicus […]
As Americans across the country grapple with economic challenges, such as finding affordable housing, dealing with rising costs from inflation, and managing increased debt from credit cards and medical debt, federal bureaucrats in Washington, D.C., continue to propose misguided solutions to these very real problems. One agency in particular, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, seems […]
For its observers, the Supreme Court’s schedule involves a lot of waiting. Cases the justices accept usually take months to get to oral arguments. After those arguments, more months pass before the release of a decision. Thus, a term that begins in October tends to not see big opinions handed down until June — the […]
Throughout the American experiment in democracy, good, old-fashioned plain-speaking has always been the coin of the realm. Even when they were delivering difficult messages or advancing controversial ideas, the best political leaders strove to communicate clearly, speak frankly, and use simple language likely to be understood by the widest swath of people possible. From “Honest […]