Filling in for President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris flew to the Middle East to tackle a pair of challenges that have flummoxed White Houses for decades: climate change and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Each carries the risk of political blowback going into next year's presidential elections.
Regardless of one's political allegiances, people in the United States should be able to objectively criticize our leaders without first considering political affiliation.
Last week’s televised debate between Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) was a rare event of political intellect displayed on television. It was one of the few times in the nation’s history that a political debate was scheduled for prime time between two people not (officially) running for the same office.
Regrettably for the people of Gaza, it was always a matter of when, not if, the war would resume. On Friday, that time arrived as Israeli aircraft continued bombing operations against Hamas infrastructure in the enclave after talks to extend a weeklong humanitarian truce broke down over a dispute about additional prisoner exchanges. Secretary of State Antony Blinken blamed Hamas for the breakdown, arguing that the terrorist group started sending rockets into Israel even before the pause was scheduled to expire. After it ended, the Israel Defense Forces didn’t miss a beat, hitting 200 terrorist targets in Gaza. The Hamas-run Health Ministry reports that approximately 100 people have been killed thus far.
Progress on border talks has screeched to a halt as Democratic negotiators have come under intense pressure from progressives and immigration activists, further complicating potential passage of aid for Ukraine in the coming weeks. Negotiators returned from the Thanksgiving break on an optimistic note, indicating that they had made progress on changes to asylum and...
RemArms, formerly Remington Arms Company, informed union officials Thursday that it plans to close the gun manufacturing facility in Ilion, N.Y., this coming March, the Observer-Dispatch reported. “I am writing to inform you that RemArms, LLC (“the Company”) has decided to close its entire operations at 14 Hoefler Avenue, Ilion, NY 13357 (the “Ilion Facility”),”...
Expecting an easy win against Iran does not exist. Thus, one hopes that mutual deterrence continues to succeed and neither Washington nor Tehran decide to escalate.
Alaska Airlines will acquire Hawaiian Airlines, the company announced Sunday. The airline companies announced they have entered into a deal in which Alaska Airlines will buy Hawaiian Airlines for approximately $1.9 billion. “This combination is an exciting next step in our collective journey to provide a better travel experience for our guests and expand options...
An American warship and numerous commercial vessels came under fire in the Red Sea on Sunday, prompting the warship to open fire in self-defense. The Associated Press (AP) first reported news of the assault Sunday, saying that the attack was claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. This marks another incident of escalation in the Middle East connected to...
Against standards of decent human conduct, Kissinger can truly be found wanting. But against the standards of conduct of American foreign policy officials during and after the Cold War, Kissinger is more difficult to single out.