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President Trump has done what he can using the power of the presidency to deliver admirably on his promise to stop America's scourge of illegal immigration.

We have a titanic hero in Southwest Florida. He is Bob Hilliard, who turns 101 on June 25.

Shortly after 9 p.m. on July Fourth, a fireworks extravaganza hailed as "a landmark moment in fireworks history" will light up the skies above the National Mall in Washington.

As the fifth anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and the final U.S. military withdrawal approaches, that country has largely disappeared from American political consciousness.

We can fully expect the Democratic Party and mainstream media elite to condemn any President Trump-led Iran deal as a 'complete capitulation.'

If the 1.5 million or so Chinese people with birthright citizenship in the U.S. can vote at 18, will America praise the judges who allowed it?

"What does it mean to be human?"

In Will and Ariel Durant's 11-volume "History of Civilization," the authors describe how civilization began in the cities of ancient Mesopotamia. It will probably end in the cities of modern America.

Just in time for Father's Day and the traditional month of weddings, the New York State Legislature passed a bill to get rid of the terms "father" and "mother" in family court proceedings.

Every five years, to celebrate their reign, Roman emperors sponsored a festival, usually consisting of gladiatorial fights, combat against ferocious animals, chariot races, boxing and theater.