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Ten months into Donald Trump's second term in office, his approval ratings are significantly lower than when his term began. Such declines are not uncommon - even though presidential "honeymoon" periods aren't what they once were. Democrats have ...

Whatever else you want to say about him, President Donald Trump has what Alexander Hamilton in Federalist No. 70 called "energy in the executive." Announcing a peace plan for Israel and Hamas, ordering the dispatch of federal troops to protect ...

We just went through the longest government shutdown in history over contention regarding renewal of temporarily enacted government subsidies to Obamacare premiums. This battle is not over. Eight Democrats threw in the towel and agreed to postpone ...

Anyone old enough to have lived through the mayhem and economic decline of the 1970s probably will recall the tax cut heard round the world. That was the famous California ballot initiative Proposition 13, which slashed property taxes by more than 25 ...

Nearly 5.4 million toddlers, preschoolers, and pregnant and postpartum women could lose access to the fruits and vegetables provided through WIC under the 2027 agricultural appropriations bill. With a proposed cut of $141 million in benefits, the ...

President Donald Trump has shown Cuba's communist rulers two ways their reign over the island can end: the Maduro way or the Khamenei way. The Cuban regime is a mix of gerontocracy, nepotism and socialism. Its official face is President Miguel Diaz ...

Democrats are buzzing over the surprise victory of Taylor Rehmet in a Texas state senate race. Rehmet won by 14 points in a Fort Worth-area district Donald Trump carried by 17 points in 2024. That outcome inspired a piece by Republican strategist ...

Over 100 members of Congress have cosigned the Restore Trust in Congress Act, which would prohibit members of Congress and their immediate families from buying and selling individual stocks. Despite broad bipartisan support, congressional leadership ...

Lying in politics has changed. Politicians used to lie in hopes of getting away with it. Now they don't care. If you throw enough mud on the windshield, some of it will stick. Case in point: Sen. Dick Durbin's use on the Senate floor of an obviously ...

As the Minnesota protests drag on, Democrats claim they have the moral high ground and public opinion on their side. Citing liberal pollsters, the left is intent on ignoring federal law altogether. Ground Zero is the Midwest, including my home state ...