Consumer prices moved little last month as inflation flattened out in October, according to data released Tuesday by the Department of Labor. The consumer price index (CPI), a closely watched gauge of inflation, stayed even with its September level last month. Prices were up 3.2 percent over the past year, far lower than September's annual...
The House Freedom Caucus took an official position against House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) plan to avert a government shutdown, which he will aim to pass with support from Democrats on Tuesday. “The House Freedom Caucus opposes the proposed ‘clean’ Continuing Resolution as it contains no spending reductions, no border security, and not a single...
One of the advantages of being a politician or a political commentator is that you can change your mind on an issue and nobody holds it against you. It may even earn you praise for keeping an open mind and learning from newly-discovered facts. For example, after admitting he had changed his mind about banning...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a suite of new laws on Monday including a pair that provide state funds to protect Jewish schools and increase sanctions on companies that deal with interests in Iran. The bills allocate $45 million for security at Jewish schools and other institutions that could be the target of hate...
Just about every aspect of Congress’s capacity is behind the times, from its work processes to its technology to its internal organization and staffing.
No third-party candidate has ever won a presidential election, though a few have almost certainly changed the outcomes. Third-party presidential candidates have occasionally won states, and those states’ Electoral College votes. If there were a credible third-party presidential candidate in the 2024 election, he or she might actually win a few swing states, possibly denying any...
Michael Cohen, previously a personal attorney of former President Trump, argued it could be “dangerous” to put his former boss behind bars, advocating instead for a prison-like house arrest. “He needs to be held accountable," Cohen said in an interview on CNN Monday, when asked if the former president deserved jail time in any of...
Israel must prosecute individual Hamas terrorists and their leaders in a trial in Jerusalem, just as Israel famously tried Adolf Eichmann, and just as the victorious Allies tried Nazis for their crimes against humanity.