North Korea recently launched two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan. The tyrant Kim Jong-Un has initiated 17 such launches so far this year. Almost the entire Western world has condemned his nuclear program. But in Nicaragua, in the backyard of the United States, the dictatorship of Daniel Ortega has defended North Korea's initiatives,...
More Republicans in a new poll released on Tuesday said that former President Trump has committed “serious” federal crimes, as he faces down another potential indictment in the Justice Department’s Jan. 6 probe. The New York Times/Siena College poll found that 13 percent of Republicans said they believe the former president has committed serious crimes, up from...
While studying at the American Academy in Rome in April, I learned a lot about the history of Rome: what’s true and what’s not true. And chief among what not’s true is this: Nero did not fiddle while Rome burned. In fact, he wasn’t even in Rome when the fire broke out. He was in Antium, some 35 miles away. And Nero didn’t play the fiddle, because the fiddle didn’t even exist at that time. ...
The Lose Cruz PAC, a super PAC dedicated to defeating Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) as he runs for reelection, rolled out its first attack ad against the senator on Tuesday. The spot, titled “Find Your Beach,” hits Cruz over a trip he took to Cancun, Mexico in 2021 as an extreme winter storm battered the...
President Biden and former President Trump are deadlocked in a hypothetical 2024 match-up, according to a new poll released on Tuesday. The New York Times/Siena College poll found that 43 percent of registered voters said they would support Biden in a 2024 rematch, while another 43 percent said they would back Trump in such a...
For those who want the Republican Party to move in a different direction, Sunday’s New York Times poll was pretty depressing. Donald Trump is winning the GOP primary and it seems unlikely that anybody is going to beat him. Here is how the Times itself summed up its poll: “Mr. Trump held decisive advantages across almost...
In an era of sensationalism and clickbait headlines, the media's portrayal of all hot weather as a sign of end times adopts an unwarranted apocalyptic tone.
Editor’s note: The Hill’s Morning Report is our daily newsletter that dives deep into Washington’s agenda. To subscribe, click here or fill out the box below. Former President Trump said Monday he’s prepared with his legal team to soon be indicted by the Justice Department for actions tied to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, intent on claiming in...
Cape and Islands District Attorney Robert Galibois called on the Department of Justice to open a federal probe into Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' migrant flights.