Another “election post-mortem” attempts to write the autopsy of 2024. Evidently, Democrats have yet to solve the mysterious case of Kamala Harris losing to President Donald J. Trump. The question on every leftist’s lips is whether there could have been a way for Harris to shatter the glass ceiling. Was it too late in the…
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Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s right-wing National Rally (NR) party, was, on Monday, March 31, convicted of embezzlement and barred from running for office for the next five years. While headlines across Europe and the United States were written with barely constrained joy at her political demise, Le Pen’s story is far from over….
In a little over two months, President Donald Trump has accomplished quite a few of his campaign promises: DOGE trimmed some government fat; physical, biological genders have been defined; and big-name talking heads on late-night shows are waking up. Heartlanders love it when a newborn critter opens its eyes and takes that tentative first step…
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If the Golden State were a country, it would have the fourth-largest economy in the world, rivaling that of Japan and Germany. Despite its $4 trillion gross state product, however, California is struggling. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), the all-but-declared 2028 presidential candidate, has presided over growing red ink, increasing homelessness, a fleeing population, and rising…
As the 2024 presidential campaign was unfolding, few people questioned the determination, fortitude, and energy Donald Trump would bring back to the Oval Office if he won a second term. No one on either side had much doubt he would follow through lickety-split on a range of audacious promises and attempt to upend the way…
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This aircraft may break the Pentagon tradition of over budget and behind schedule. The glory days of fighter aircraft dogfights are not gone — just different. On March 21, President Donald Trump announced from the Oval Office that the US Air Force had selected a winner in the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) sixth-generation jet…
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Are the days of electoral free-for-alls behind us? One of President Donald Trump’s main focuses since leaving the White House in 2021 has been election integrity. On March 25, he took perhaps a big step toward addressing that concern by signing an executive order that tightens just about all aspects of the electoral process. The…
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They are talking, but drones and missiles still fly. Nobody said it would be easy, as negotiations on a ceasefire in Ukraine have resumed between the United States and Russia in Saudi Arabia. The atmospherics surrounding the talks on Sunday and Monday (March 23-24) ebbed and flowed, with reports of progress followed by revelations of…
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Louisiana appeal reveals tension between fair voting rights and racial representation. Louisiana has found itself repeatedly in the gerrymandering hot seat. Gerrymandering refers to efforts to favor one political party in the drawing of voting district lines, but racial prejudices – or favoritism – also can influence such actions. Louisiana’s effort to carry out judicial…
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The editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, published a story Monday, March 24, that claimed he had been inadvertently added to a messaging group of core Trump administration officials. He explained that the “principals committee” revealed details of a forthcoming attack on Houthi rebels (that took place on March 15) and that the security breach…
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Could this mark the beginning of a new age for Second Amendment freedom? The House Judiciary Committee is preparing several bills for markup today, March 24, among which are two measures aimed at protecting and advancing gun rights. Both bills – the Firearm Due Process Protection Act and the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act –…
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Done licking her wounds, Harris says she’s “staying in this fight.” Does she, or doesn’t she? Only her hairdresser knows. Shirley Polykoff developed that slogan for Clairol’s hair color in 1956. If only she were here to help out Kamala Harris with her own campaigning – and perhaps let us know if the failed presidential…
