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White House urges Netanyahu to compromise on judicial plan as protests throw Israel into turmoil

The White House is urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to compromise on a plan to overhaul his nation's judicial system amid widespread protests.

State Dept. faces Monday deadline to turn over secret Afghan dissent cable as GOP readies subpoena

The State Department faces a close-of-business deadline Monday to turn over to Congress a secret dissent cable that Republicans say will shed new light on the chaotic U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan and reveal internal warnings from inside the Biden administration about the looming disaster.

To understand Turkey’s 2023 elections, think Iran 2009

"Turkey is the largest democracy between India and Germany and it election results will reverberate a across a vast region." So said the Washington Institute’s resident Turkey watcher Soner Cagaptay, looking forward to the country’s May 14 elections.

Trump’s Jan. 6 national anthem mashup

TRUMP'S JAN. 6 NATIONAL ANTHEM MASHUP. Former President Donald Trump does not usually play the national anthem when he appears at rallies around the country. Trump enters the arena to the strains of Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA." He walks around the stage, soaking up his fans' enthusiasm and support, and begins his remarks when the song finishes.

Will the White House dump Fed Chair Jerome Powell?

Powell is right to try to stomp out inflation, but he deserves blame for bringing us to the brink of recession.

Biden moves to prohibit government use of spyware that poses national security risk

President Biden on Monday issued an executive order to prohibit the use of commercial spyware across the U.S. federal government that poses a risk to national security or targets U.S. personnel. The order will apply to all departments and agencies and bans use of commercial spyware that a foreign government or foreign person used to...

White House threatens veto for Republican energy package

The White House on Monday threatened a veto of a House Republicans’ energy package, known as H.R. 1,  if it makes it to President Biden's desk.  “H.R. 1 would take us backward. Therefore, if presented to the President in its current form, he would veto it,” said a White House statement. The package, which seeks...

Majority of Americans don’t think banking crisis will personally impact them: poll

Most Americans aren’t too worried that the failure of Silicon Valley Bank earlier this month will personally impact them, though greater concerns remain over the potential for broader economic fallout, according to a new Harvard CAPS/Harris poll. Only 9 percent of respondents said they expect the bank failure to affect them a “great deal,” while...

Nashville officials report ‘multiple patients’ at reported school shooting

Emergency officials in Nashville, Tenn. said they were responding to an "active aggressor" at a school in the city with "multiple patients" amid reports of a shooting at the school. The Nashville Fire Department said on Twitter it was responding to the Covenant School, which is listed as a private Christian elementary school, according to...

The Medal of Honor: They did their part, now let’s do ours 

As a veteran of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, I have had the distinct honor and privilege to lead and serve alongside some of the most extraordinary, heroic, and selfless Americans our nation has ever produced. I’m inspired every day by their devotion to duty, country, and each other. As Americans, we should honor them and their...

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