Republicans are on the swift ascent, and what they will do with renewed power is a jump ball, with intrigue galore behind the scenes. WEST HOLLYWOOD—To read about it, quite a show was put on back in Washington.“Trump Conservatives” had slapped together an “emergency meeting,” reported my old boss, Jacob Heilbrunn, in Politico. Stripped of…Continue Reading

Progressives have imposed their agenda through the banking system.The ideological fight over America’s banks, simmering since 2020, when Alaska threatened to retaliate over the financial boycott of arctic drilling, has heated up with the recent passage of a West Virginia law that penalizes banks for discriminating against fossil-fuel companies.Progressives, with the assistance of the Biden…Continue Reading

Sign Up For Our Daily Newsletters Front Page Podcast Commentary Question of the Day A new poll found that two-thirds of the American public supports Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation. Do you agree? Former President Barack Obama speaks at an early vote rally at Weequahic Park, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, in Newark, N.J.…Continue Reading

Demands from world leaders that Russia be held accountable for atrocities and human rights abuses that its military carried out in Ukraine mounted Sunday, as photos of dozens of dead civilians and a mass grave on the outskirts of Kyiv circled the globe. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Moscow of carrying out a genocide, claiming…Continue Reading