Florida, Arizona, Indiana, Ohio and North Carolina have topped an annual ranking of states by how much freedom they give parents to select the best school for their children. The conservative Center for Education Reform’s “Parent Power! Index” reported this week that recent school choice laws have also improved the standing of other states…… Read more
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is seizing on the anti-deportation clash with President Trump to position himself as the poster boy for the Democratic “resistance” and de facto leader of his rudderless Democratic Party. A Tuesday night TV address had the feel of a campaign speech…… Read more
The debate over the Big, Beautiful Bill went next-level last week when Elon Musk sent out a series of rage posts on X targeting President Trump that were more personal than substantive. But for all the wailing and gnashing of teeth about the bill from the likes of Elon, Rand Paul, Thomas Massie – even Andy Biggs, who felt the need to commiserate with Rocket Boy about voting for it – there really is no debate…… Read more
U.S. negotiators said Wednesday they reached a “handshake” agreement to loosen China’s restrictions on rare earth minerals, but they must get President Trump’s approval before implementing the terms. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told reporters in London that the framework was built on May negotiations in Geneva and a recent phone call…… Read more
A federal appeals court said Tuesday that President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs can remain in effect while the legal battle over them rages, delivering an important victory to the White House that says the tariffs are needed to force better terms with America’s trading partners…… Read more
A dangerous biological pathogen — one that can cause disease in wheat, barley, maize and rice, wiping out crops and leading to vomiting, liver damage and birth defects if ingested — was smuggled into the U.S. by two Chinese nationals, the U.S. attorney’s office for the Eastern District of Michigan announced Tuesday…… Read more
President Trump said Monday that it is “not easy” to conduct trade negotiations with Beijing but he’s getting “good reports” from his team in London, which will meet with Chinese counterparts for a second day on Tuesday. The U.S. delegation is looking to ease tensions…… Read more
Artificial intelligence is the nuclear fission of the 21st century. It can at once benefit humanity and destroy it. Pope Leo XIV made it clear in the first days of his reign that he understood the threat. Since the advent of the Atomic Age, the world has lived in fear of the bomb, but we quickly and necessarily learned how to harness the destructive power of nuclear fission for the benefit…… Read more
National Guard troops poured into Los Angeles on Sunday, called out by President Trump to restore calm after a weekend of violent protests against the administration’s attempt to increase deportations by targeting the country’s largest pool of illegal immigrants…… Read more
President Trump says Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to restart the flow of rare earth minerals that are a critical piece of trade negotiations between the world’s largest economies. Mr. Trump confirmed the resumption of exports when asked if Mr. Xi had committed ahead of high-level talks in London…… Read more
Florida, Arizona, Indiana, Ohio and North Carolina have topped an annual ranking of states by how much freedom they give parents to select the best school for their children. The conservative Center for Education Reform’s “Parent Power! Index” reported this week that recent school choice laws have also improved the standing of other states…… Continue Reading
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is seizing on the anti-deportation clash with President Trump to position himself as the poster boy for the Democratic “resistance” and de facto leader of his rudderless Democratic Party. A Tuesday night TV address had the feel of a campaign speech…… Continue Reading
The debate over the Big, Beautiful Bill went next-level last week when Elon Musk sent out a series of rage posts on X targeting President Trump that were more personal than substantive. But for all the wailing and gnashing of teeth about the bill from the likes of Elon, Rand Paul, Thomas Massie – even Andy Biggs, who felt the need to commiserate with Rocket Boy about voting for it – there really is no debate…… Continue Reading
U.S. negotiators said Wednesday they reached a “handshake” agreement to loosen China’s restrictions on rare earth minerals, but they must get President Trump’s approval before implementing the terms. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told reporters in London that the framework was built on May negotiations in Geneva and a recent phone call…… Continue Reading
A federal appeals court said Tuesday that President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs can remain in effect while the legal battle over them rages, delivering an important victory to the White House that says the tariffs are needed to force better terms with America’s trading partners…… Continue Reading
A dangerous biological pathogen — one that can cause disease in wheat, barley, maize and rice, wiping out crops and leading to vomiting, liver damage and birth defects if ingested — was smuggled into the U.S. by two Chinese nationals, the U.S. attorney’s office for the Eastern District of Michigan announced Tuesday…… Continue Reading
President Trump said Monday that it is “not easy” to conduct trade negotiations with Beijing but he’s getting “good reports” from his team in London, which will meet with Chinese counterparts for a second day on Tuesday. The U.S. delegation is looking to ease tensions…… Continue Reading
Artificial intelligence is the nuclear fission of the 21st century. It can at once benefit humanity and destroy it. Pope Leo XIV made it clear in the first days of his reign that he understood the threat. Since the advent of the Atomic Age, the world has lived in fear of the bomb, but we quickly and necessarily learned how to harness the destructive power of nuclear fission for the benefit…… Continue Reading
National Guard troops poured into Los Angeles on Sunday, called out by President Trump to restore calm after a weekend of violent protests against the administration’s attempt to increase deportations by targeting the country’s largest pool of illegal immigrants…… Continue Reading
President Trump says Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to restart the flow of rare earth minerals that are a critical piece of trade negotiations between the world’s largest economies. Mr. Trump confirmed the resumption of exports when asked if Mr. Xi had committed ahead of high-level talks in London…… Continue Reading