The Department of Transportation announced Friday that all commercial truck and bus drivers will be required to take their commercial driver’s license (CDL) exams in English, reinforcing existing federal English proficiency standards and ending the practice in some states of offering CDL knowledge tests in other languages. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the policy is […]
Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is facing criticism following her appearance at the Munich Security Conference, where she struggled to answer several foreign policy questions despite months of preparation. According to The New York Times, Ocasio-Cortez paused for approximately 20 seconds when asked whether the United States should deploy troops to defend Taiwan in […]
President Donald Trump said Friday that he is “considering” authorizing a limited U.S. military strike on Iran as part of an effort to pressure its leaders into reaching a deal over the country’s nuclear program. “I guess I can say, I am considering that,” Trump said during a breakfast with governors at the White House. […]
On January 3, 2026, Vladimir Putin condemned President Trump’s arrest of Nicolás Maduro as a “violation of international law.” The complaint sounds grave. It also sounds familiar. For nearly four years, the same phrase has been repeated about Russia’s invasion and occupation of Ukraine. Most of the world says Russia violated international law. Putin says […]
“Slow-motion regime change” should be the goal, and “Raulito” should listen and “make a deal,” as President Trump has said. While these talks may not produce the wholesale, immediate regime change many of us have always wanted, it may be the best way toward a transition to democracy and free markets in Cuba, without chaos, violence, […]
A 6-3 ruling limits emergency powers on trade The Supreme Court on Friday struck down most of President Donald Trump’s second-term tariffs, ruling 6-3 that the White House overstepped its authority by using a decades-old emergency law to impose sweeping trade levies. The decision invalidates roughly 70% of the tariffs Trump put in place in […]
Dr. Shawn DeRemer, the husband of U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer, has been barred from entering the U.S. Department of Labor’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., after at least two female staff members accused him of sexually assaulting them inside the building. The incidents are alleged to have occurred at the Labor Department’s main headquarters, […]
Bill Gates withdrew from a scheduled keynote appearance at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on Thursday, following renewed scrutiny over his prior association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Hours before Gates was set to deliver his address, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation released a statement announcing that he would no […]
Today’s briefing moves from American farm fields to Buckingham Palace to the machinery of online political fundraising. At stake in each: how power is protected — through federal authority, royal tradition, or election law — and who gets to challenge it. Trump Invokes Defense Production Act for Farm Chemicals President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed […]
There is a familiar rhythm in public debate. First comes the report. Then comes the denial. Finally comes the euphemism. The controversy over Islamic no-go zones in the West follows precisely this pattern. The phrase itself is contested. The underlying phenomenon is not. We should begin with clarity. What is meant by a no-go zone? […]
After His Latest Defeat, What’s Left For Former Prince Andrew?
What does it mean? What about his place in the line of succession? Long regarded as the late Queen’s “favorite” child, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, the younger brother of King Charles, has seen a dramatic fall from grace because of his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The unprecedented case raises major questions […]