JERUSALEM — Soon after the body of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an American Israeli held hostage by Hamas in Gaza, was identified on Aug. 31, along with the remains of five other Israeli hostages, Vice President Kamala Harris offered condolences to his parents, Rachel Goldberg and Jon Polin. Hersh’s parents, who 10 days earlier pleaded for the […]
After an all-out fight against inflation over the past two years, the Federal Reserve recently voted to lower interest rates by a half percentage point. The Sept. 18 move by the central bank was bolder than many investors expected. The Fed’s first rate cut since the world collapsed in March 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic […]
A border congressman is preparing legislation to crack down on criminal rings responsible for large-scale oil and gasoline theft across the Permian Basin in West Texas. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) plans to introduce a bill in the next few days that is one step in a long-term effort to go after the organized crime networks […]
The mayoralty of New York City is well known for being a dead-end job. No mayor has ever gone on to higher office, though many of them have tried, in over 100 years. The last one, Ardolph Loges Kline, was briefly acting mayor in 1913, after the death of Mayor William Jay Gaynor, and went […]
Twenty-five years ago, Aaron Sorkin and a cast and writers room of true-believing Clinton-era Democrats set out to create a technocratic fairy tale in which progressive values win the day by sheer virtue of their irresistibility. What happened next is enough to defy belief. Despite themselves, they made a masterpiece. Whatever its ratings success, there […]
Michael Jackson’s premature death in 2009 at the age of 50 shocked the world. Beloved by millions and maybe even billions of fans, Jackson had first risen to fame as part of the Jackson 5, the late ‘60s-early ‘70s pop group that captured ears and hearts across the country and whose story was told in […]
A weirdly common conspiracy theory on the Left holds that Republicans secretly believe massive government spending is great for the economy and that Republicans only resist Democratic overspending because they want to sabotage the economy. Like most conspiracy theories, there is a fact pattern that makes this one convincing to those who want to believe: […]
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — It’s not about the cats and dogs. Nearly everyone in this Ohio town agrees the crisis circling it existed long before former President Donald Trump amplified rumors that Haitian immigrants were eating pets, generating national headlines. The locals also almost universally believe the migrants are not the villains of this story. I […]
Speaker Emerita Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) believes Vice President Kamala Harris won an open primary to be the Democratic nominee in the 2024 presidential election. Pelosi made the comments earlier this week during an interview for a “Principals Live” event hosted by Semafor’s Kadia Goba. “You had reportedly said that you wanted sort of an […]
A litany of Hollywood celebrities and Democrats came out to an Oprah Winfrey-led campaign event in support of Vice President Kamala Harris, who repeated routine campaign lines on the economy, immigration, and other issues. The rally, named “Unite for America,” took place in Farmington Hills, Michigan, and several celebrities, such as actors Meryl Streep, Bryan […]
