The Cruelest Month
T.S. Eliot famously called April the cruelest month. He clearly never lived through January 2026.
President Donald Trump started the year desperate to shake off the "lame duck" curse. His answer was simple. He went further than ever to implement what aide Stephen...
The Immigration Double-Edged Sword
President Donald Trump rode a wave of immigration promises straight back to the Oval Office. Now, those same promises are threatening to bury his second term.
After months of aggressive enforcement designed to show strength, the White House is hitting the brakes....
The Countdown to Conflict?
Anxiety is hitting a fever pitch in the Middle East.
Despite frantic efforts by Gulf nations to cool the temperature, officials fear President Donald Trump is driving the United States inexorably toward another attack on Iran.
According to insiders familiar with the high-stakes...
The Curveball Pick
President Donald Trump just threw Wall Street a curveball.
In selecting Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve, the President is betting on a candidate who defies the usual labels. Warsh is a former Fed governor and a Wall Street banker. He built...
The Capital Is Getting Fast and Loud
Start your engines, Washington. The streets of the capital are about to turn into a high-speed battleground.
President Donald Trump announced on Friday that his administration is bringing a massive auto race to downtown D.C. this summer. Dubbed the...
The ‘Cable News’ Rebuke
A federal judge just lost his patience.
On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge David Novak tore into Lindsey Halligan, President Donald Trump’s hand-picked choice for the top prosecutor spot in the Eastern District of Virginia. The judge did not mince words. He blasted...
Slugfest on the South Lawn
President Donald Trump is fighting for Greenland with the brutality of a UFC cage fighter.
Appropriately enough, he has invited actual fighters to the White House to mark America’s 250th birthday. But the real brawl is happening diplomatically. America’s NATO allies...
Day One, Action One
Mikie Sherrill didn't waste a second.
Minutes after becoming New Jersey’s 57th governor on Tuesday, she signed executive orders with a clear target. Her goal? Skyrocketing utility costs. Sherrill promised to position the Garden State as a fortress against policies coming out...
The View from the Pasture
Shanen Ebersole is busy. Calving season is right around the corner at her farm in Kellerton, Iowa. Election season will just have to wait.
"We’ll walk them the mile and a half home in a month or so," she says, watching...
