The Supreme Court on Monday refused to revive former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page’s lawsuit against former FBI Director James Comey and several other former FBI officials, effectively ending one of the last major legal challenges stemming from the bureau’s controversial Russia investigation. The justices declined to hear Page’s appeal after lower federal courts dismissed […]
Senior officials in President Donald Trump’s administration are reportedly growing increasingly concerned that journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan may have obtained unauthorized access to highly sensitive discussions in the White House Situation Room. The concern stems from excerpts released ahead of the June 23 publication of “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald […]
President Donald Trump’s efforts to tighten restrictions on foreign commercial truck drivers are facing a wave of legal challenges from labor unions, immigrant advocacy organizations and industry groups, even as federal courts have largely affirmed the administration’s policies. At the center of the dispute are new federal rules limiting commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) for non-domiciled […]
Germany is undertaking the most dramatic military transformation in its modern history, pledging to build what Chancellor Friedrich Merz has repeatedly described as “the strongest conventional army in Europe” as NATO allies move to shoulder a larger share of the continent’s defense burden. The effort represents a decisive break from Germany’s decades-long postwar culture of […]
The fragile U.S.-Iran peace effort appeared to advance Monday, but major disputes remain unresolved as Israel signaled it will not withdraw forces from southern Lebanon while Iran indicated it expects access to frozen funds before final negotiations are completed. According to multiple reports, U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached a tentative framework agreement that would […]
President Donald Trump has warned France that it could face a fresh trade battle with the United States unless it abandons its digital services tax on major American technology companies. In an interview with the New York Post, Trump said he personally delivered the message to French President Emmanuel Macron, making clear that continued taxation […]
Good morning. President Trump is declaring a major diplomatic victory after announcing a finalized agreement with Iran that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and formally end military operations. Trump has also thrown his weight behind Rep. Mike Collins in Georgia’s closely watched Senate runoff, and Sen. Mitch McConnell is back in the hospital amid […]
President Donald Trump marked his 80th birthday Sunday with a blunt and unusually public rebuke of one of America’s closest allies, directing profanity-laced criticism at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over military strikes that Trump says nearly derailed a pending peace agreement with Iran. According to comments Trump made to Axios, the president was furious […]
Sen. Mitch McConnell was admitted to a Washington-area hospital Sunday morning, according to his office, which said the longtime Kentucky Republican is “receiving excellent care.” Officials have not disclosed the reason for the hospitalization or provided details about his condition. “Senator McConnell was admitted to the hospital this morning. He is receiving excellent care,” spokesman […]
A deadly Memorial Day shooting outside a Missouri grocery store is offering another reminder to carry every day. Police are often minutes away, and armed citizens may be the only people close enough to stop the killing. by AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson for Ammoland Allen Prince, 27, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, has been charged with first-degree […]
A motorist believed to be driving while under the influence was attacked by an alligator after he leapt into the swamp below Interstate 310 in St. Charles Parish to avoid arrest, according to the Louisiana State Police. By Michelle Hunter for Officer.com Victor Rivas, 40, of Montz, was eventually taken into custody after sustaining injuries to […]
The Centuries-Old Pattern Behind Spencer Pratt’s Loss
Consider what an election actually is. Beneath the rallies and the slogans, a free election is a measuring instrument. It takes the scattered preferences of millions of citizens and resolves them into a single public number, and like any instrument its worth depends entirely on its accuracy. A thermometer that can be nudged tells you […]