The findings are already raising difficult questions… A preliminary U.S. investigation has found that American forces were likely responsible for the missile strike that destroyed a girls’ elementary school in southern Iran, killing scores of children and teachers, according to officials familiar with the inquiry. The strike hit the Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school in the […]
The latest dramatic back-to-back shows of U.S. global might and power in Venezuela and Iran, likely has the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and People’s Liberation Army (PLA) questioning their strongly held conviction that as China was rising to global leadership, the United States was in permanent decline. In recent years, China’s leadership and public have […]
As the U.S. war with Iran moves into its second week, the number of American troops injured in the fighting is climbing. Administration officials and Pentagon sources say roughly 140 to 150 U.S. service members have been wounded so far. Most of the injuries are considered minor. Still, eight troops remain in critical condition. Injury […]
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff on Tuesday, according to a report citing an HHS spokesperson. Kennedy, 72, had the procedure at a hospital in the Washington area and is expected to return to work after a short recovery, the official said. The […]
A Georgia judge has denied Jose Ibarra’s request for a new trial in the high-profile killing of Laken Riley, upholding his murder conviction and life-without-parole sentence in a case that drew national attention and became central in immigration debates. H. Patrick Haggard of the Athens-Clarke County Superior Court rejected the defense’s motion, which argued that […]
Thom Tillis, the Republican senator from North Carolina, said Sunday that Donald Trump should remove longtime adviser Stephen Miller from the administration, calling him an “embarrassment” and a “big problem” for the White House. Tillis made the remarks during an appearance on State of the Union on CNN, where he spoke with host Jake Tapper […]
James Talarico, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate from Texas, drew attention during debate over a state law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms, arguing the policy harms the very religious traditions it claims to promote. The legislation, approved by the Texas legislature in 2025 and signed by Greg […]
Political observers often repeat a familiar claim that 𝕏 is not real life and therefore cannot be a reliable instrument for electoral analysis. The complaint is familiar. The platform is loud. It is national. It amplifies activists rather than voters. And it often produces dramatic narratives that collapse when ballots are counted. Those criticisms contain […]
A Fulton County, Georgia, judge ruled Monday that District Attorney Fani Willis cannot participate in a legal dispute over President Donald Trump and his co-defendants’ efforts to recover millions of dollars in legal fees from her failed racketeering case against them. In an order issued Monday, Judge Scott McAfee said that because Willis had already […]
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) received widespread praise this week after publicly apologizing and acknowledging that a U.S. strike may have mistakenly hit a girls’ elementary school in Iran, killing more than 160 people — most of them children. Speaking Monday evening with NBC News reporter Sahil Kapur, Kennedy addressed the strike with unusual candor. “It […]
If Thune Won’t Act, Johnson Should Help Trump Adjourn Congress
Just over 15 months ago, President Donald Trump won the presidential election and began his second term with a clear constitutional mandate. Article II vests the executive power in a single elected official, and that design is supposed to produce a simple line of responsibility: the president governs, and the public judges the results. But […]