Two of the Supreme Court’s Republican appointees have become pivotal for President Trump’s agenda, which lower court judges have hamstrung by issuing nationwide injunctions against his policies. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Amy Coney Barrett have shown a willingness to join the court’s liberal wing in recent weeks to block parts of the administration’s initiatives…… Read more
House Republicans coalesced and adopted the Senate’s budget rewrite on Thursday after spending the week bashing the upper chamber’s offering as an unserious attempt at cutting spending. Closed-door meetings and assurances that Senate Republicans are serious about steep spending cuts, in line with the House’s budget blueprint, helped sway frustrated House fiscal hawks…… Read more
Two recent studies show that K-12 teachers’ nagging ignorance of fundamentals has contributed to historic declines in U.S. math performance. The National Council on Teacher Quality Tuesday that just 13% of the 838 elementary teacher training programs it examined nationwide devoted enough time to “fundamental math content topics”…… Read more
Left-wing “assassination culture” is on the rise. A recent survey found that about half of liberal-leaning U.S. residents could justify the murder of President Trump and his government efficiency adviser, Elon Musk. More than half of liberals say it’s acceptable to destroy Tesla dealerships and they also support Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson…… Read more
President Trump on Wednesday said he’s pausing his reciprocal tariffs on nations that didn’t retaliate against the U.S. for 90 days, a notable concession as his trade plan threatened to broil the trade war. Mr. Trump said the tariffs on those nations would drop to 10%, placing them in line with his blanket tariff level on all imports…… Read more
President Trump suggested a trade deal could be made with South Korea while its “top team” travels to the U.S. In a Truth Social post Tuesday morning, Mr. Trump said he had a “great call” with Han Duck-soo, acting president of South Korea…… Read more
American diplomacy based out of Washington often falls tone deaf to the roars of China at their doorstep. With the dozens of languages, hundreds of islands, and millions of blue ocean miles in East Asia, how should a new administration prioritize diplomacy in East Asia? How should America counterbalance a behemoth that…… Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday agreed to send a team of Israeli officials to Washington to discuss with Biden administration officials a prospective Rafah operation as each side is looking to make “clear to the other its perspective,” White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said…… Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s GOP-controlled state Legislature voted Saturday to allow some students who don’t attend traditional public schools to be exempt from state vaccination requirements that have long been held up as among the most strict in the country. The bill was approved despite the objections of Republican Senate Health and Human…… Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State of the Union speech is one of the biggest pieces of political theater every year. It’s rooted in a simple requirement in the U.S. Constitution that directs the president to “give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he…… Read more
Two of the Supreme Court’s Republican appointees have become pivotal for President Trump’s agenda, which lower court judges have hamstrung by issuing nationwide injunctions against his policies. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Amy Coney Barrett have shown a willingness to join the court’s liberal wing in recent weeks to block parts of the administration’s initiatives…… Continue Reading
House Republicans coalesced and adopted the Senate’s budget rewrite on Thursday after spending the week bashing the upper chamber’s offering as an unserious attempt at cutting spending. Closed-door meetings and assurances that Senate Republicans are serious about steep spending cuts, in line with the House’s budget blueprint, helped sway frustrated House fiscal hawks…… Continue Reading
Two recent studies show that K-12 teachers’ nagging ignorance of fundamentals has contributed to historic declines in U.S. math performance. The National Council on Teacher Quality Tuesday that just 13% of the 838 elementary teacher training programs it examined nationwide devoted enough time to “fundamental math content topics”…… Continue Reading
Left-wing “assassination culture” is on the rise. A recent survey found that about half of liberal-leaning U.S. residents could justify the murder of President Trump and his government efficiency adviser, Elon Musk. More than half of liberals say it’s acceptable to destroy Tesla dealerships and they also support Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson…… Continue Reading
President Trump on Wednesday said he’s pausing his reciprocal tariffs on nations that didn’t retaliate against the U.S. for 90 days, a notable concession as his trade plan threatened to broil the trade war. Mr. Trump said the tariffs on those nations would drop to 10%, placing them in line with his blanket tariff level on all imports…… Continue Reading
President Trump suggested a trade deal could be made with South Korea while its “top team” travels to the U.S. In a Truth Social post Tuesday morning, Mr. Trump said he had a “great call” with Han Duck-soo, acting president of South Korea…… Continue Reading
American diplomacy based out of Washington often falls tone deaf to the roars of China at their doorstep. With the dozens of languages, hundreds of islands, and millions of blue ocean miles in East Asia, how should a new administration prioritize diplomacy in East Asia? How should America counterbalance a behemoth that…… Continue Reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday agreed to send a team of Israeli officials to Washington to discuss with Biden administration officials a prospective Rafah operation as each side is looking to make “clear to the other its perspective,” White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said…… Continue Reading
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s GOP-controlled state Legislature voted Saturday to allow some students who don’t attend traditional public schools to be exempt from state vaccination requirements that have long been held up as among the most strict in the country. The bill was approved despite the objections of Republican Senate Health and Human…… Continue Reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State of the Union speech is one of the biggest pieces of political theater every year. It’s rooted in a simple requirement in the U.S. Constitution that directs the president to “give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he…… Continue Reading