President Donald Trump signaled his openness to declaring a national emergency ahead of November's midterms, suggesting he could embrace MAGA media figures' pitch of a federal takeover of elections.
Buck Buckhorn
The path from democracy is much shorter than the path to it. And we are sprinting down it.
Mars Vega-Kaplan
President Trump has nominated Dennis Kirk, a co-author of the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 manifesto, to serve as inspector general of the Interior Department, the office tasked with investigating the…
Dr. Sebastian Thorne-Whitfield
The President's administration spent $15 million on a no-bid contract to paint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool a special 'American flag blue.' The liner started peeling almost immediately. So naturally,…
Tammy-Jo Pritchett
Cornyn and Tillis got their statements. Blanche got his confirmation. Trump got expanded privilege and a slush fund that was never actually killed. The only party that got nothing was…
Dr. Sebastian Thorne-Whitfield
Violent crime has fallen across America's largest cities, defying the political narratives that have long claimed Democratic governance produces urban carnage. The data reveals a systemic decline that remains indifferent…
Dr. Sebastian Thorne-Whitfield
Four human rights organizations filed suit in federal court Tuesday challenging Trump's executive order slapping sanctions on the International Criminal Court. The American Friends Service Committee, the Center for Constitutional…
Buck Buckhorn
President Donald Trump launched a war against Iran on February 28 because, he said, 50 years of sanctions had failed. Five months and countless bombs later, he is betting that…
Mars Vega-Kaplan
The Democratic establishment's panic over Francesca Hong's deleted tweet is not a scandal but a symptom of their own intellectual bankruptcy. When policy arguments fail, they resort to enforcing a…
Dr. Sebastian Thorne-Whitfield
One hand locks the door, the other gags the witness, and nobody in the press briefing room bothers to mention both are happening at the same time.
Buck Buckhorn
