American confidence in the nation’s most influential institutions has fallen to some of the lowest levels ever recorded, according to a new Gallup survey, underscoring a growing crisis of trust that stretches from government and media to medicine and education. The poll, conducted during the first half of June, found that confidence in most of […]
Good morning. Congress is taking another swing at ending the twice-yearly ritual of changing the clocks, Meta is betting billions on artificial intelligence with a massive new data center north of the border, and a new Gallup poll suggests Americans are losing confidence in nearly every major institution. House Advances Bill to Make Daylight Saving […]
According to Reuters, Mexico has begun filing criminal complaints with state prosecutors in the United States over the deaths of Mexican citizens during Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations and while in federal detention. The government has also sent cease-and-desist letters to detention facilities where Mexican nationals have died. Speaking this week, Sheinbaum defended the […]
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller delivered an emotional tribute Monday to the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, describing the South Carolina Republican as both a close friend and one of President Donald Trump’s most effective allies in Congress. Speaking the day after Graham’s sudden death was made public, Miller praised the senator’s unmatched […]
Good morning. The Trump administration is dramatically escalating its confrontation with Iran by reinstating a naval blockade and announcing new fees on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a federal judge has thrown out a controversial settlement tied to President Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS, and South Carolina has a new interim senator following the […]
The Trump administration is extending its immigration crackdown into the nation’s financial system, unveiling new banking guidance that instructs lenders to consider whether illegal immigrants present heightened repayment risks when applying for mortgages, auto loans, credit cards and other forms of credit. The guidance, announced Monday by three of the nation’s top banking regulators, represents […]
Anti-ICE protesters swarmed Sen. Susan Collins’ district office in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday, hours after a federal immigration officer fatally shot a Colombian man during an immigration enforcement operation in the same city. Video from the scene showed a crowd forcing their way into the Republican senator’s office while others gathered outside holding signs reading […]
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has appointed Darline Graham Nordone, the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, to serve the remainder of her brother’s Senate term following the longtime Republican lawmaker’s sudden death over the weekend. McMaster announced the appointment hours after President Donald Trump publicly urged him to select Nordone, calling the move […]
Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico is drawing criticism from constitutional law attorney and Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley after claiming the Second Amendment’s reference to a “well regulated” militia shows that broad gun restrictions are compatible with the Constitution. In a resurfaced video from a 2020 online event, Talarico argued that politicians who oppose […]
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB): U.S. launches new wave of strikes against Iran as Tehran says diplomacy has proven ‘futile.’ American and Iranian forces exchange heavy missile and drone attacks over control of Strait of Hormuz, increasing pressure on truce. Trump failed to secure Strait of Hormuz in his Iran deal. Iran said gave it control of […]
Counterterrorism police have taken control of the investigation into the killing of former British lawmaker Ann Widdecombe after authorities uncovered new evidence that prompted them to examine whether the attack was motivated by terrorism. Widdecombe, 78, was found dead with serious injuries at her home in Haytor, Devon, on Thursday. Police believe she was attacked […]
Britain Is Running The Experiment So America Doesn’t Have To: Climate Policy As National Suicide
There is a simple test for whether a nation’s climate policy is serious. Ask what it does for the citizen standing in a 104°F apartment. Britain fails this test, and it fails it in a way that should terrify anyone watching Sacramento or Albany, because the failure is not an accident of implementation. It is […]