A House Oversight Committee hearing on crime in the District of Columbia was a largely partisan affair, with Democrats attacking President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of Washington and Republicans insisting the executive order brought down crime. Mayor Muriel Bowser, D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb, and former White House gun violence […]
Former President Barack Obama condemned the White House on Thursday over ABC’s decision to pull Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely after Kimmel’s comments about Charlie Kirk’s assassination. “After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless […]
In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here. The assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk sent […]
President Donald Trump predicted the public would experience an improved economy “probably in a year or so.” Trump made the prediction during an interview with Fox News on Thursday in London after promising on last year’s campaign trail that he would improve the economy on Day One of his second administration. When asked by the […]
Hyundai is moving forward with a planned $2.7 billion investment in its Bryan County, Georgia, megaplant, where a federal immigration raid occurred in early September. The $7.5 billion Hyundai plant was originally allotted the boost in August as part of Hyundai’s announced $26 billion additional investment in the United States following a White House meeting […]
The indefinite suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show has brought into focus the influence and power wielded by Nexstar and Sinclair, the nation’s two largest local TV operators. ABC moved to suspend Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday after criticism from Nexstar and Sinclair, which in turn were responding to remarks from Federal Communications Commission […]
Former Vice President Mike Pence urged the nation to lower the political temperature and not to put America “on trial” over the assassination of Charlie Kirk. The conservative activist’s death drew myriad reactions — both sides of the political spectrum mourned him, but sections of observers celebrated or suggested he deserved to die. Pence acknowledged […]
Saudi Arabia has inked a pact of mutual defense with Pakistan, establishing that an act of aggression against either nation will be seen as aggression against both. Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif signed the “Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement” in the capital city of Riyadh on Thursday. “This agreement reflects the […]
President Donald Trump is allowing former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to spearhead efforts to organize a peace plan and post-conflict governing authority in Gaza. Blair — who has spent his post-premiership career as an international policy spokesman with a special interest in the Middle East — has spent months working on a “day after” […]
The chairman of the New York State Democratic Party announced on Thursday that he will not endorse New York City mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani, publicly breaking with Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY), who backed Mamdani earlier this week. Jay Jacobs, who is Jewish, said he “strongly” disagrees with Mamdani’s views on Israel and other policy positions. […]
