In 1816, John Keats wrote in his poem “On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer” that when he encountered George Chapman’s translation of Homer’s Odyssey, it filled him with limitless excitement. As he put it, “Then felt I like some watcher of the skies/When a new planet swims into his ken.” It is, unfortunately, more likely […]
Some men wield pens like six-shooters, firing words that echo through history long after the smoke clears. Anthony R. Dolan, who died last month at 76, was one such gunslinger: a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist-turned-Ronald Reagan speechwriter whose prose didn’t just shape a presidency but helped topple an empire. With a folk singer’s soul, a cowboy’s […]
Nineteen Democratic attorneys general filed a lawsuit alleging President Donald Trump’s recent executive order concerning election reforms and expanding voter ID requirements was unconstitutional. The lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in Massachusetts on Thursday, claimed that “neither the Constitution nor Congress has authorized the President to impose documentary proof of citizenship requirements or […]
Senate Republicans took the first step toward approving a blueprint that unlocks President Donald Trump’s agenda on Thursday evening with a test vote that cleared the upper chamber with near-universal GOP support. All but one Republican, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), voted to start debate on the budget resolution, which green-lights Trump’s tax, border, and energy […]
Dean John Sauer, the newly confirmed solicitor general who defended President Donald Trump in several of his criminal cases last year, is stepping into the nation’s top courtroom role just as the Justice Department braces for a series of high-stakes Supreme Court battles that could define the reach of executive power. The Senate on Thursday […]
Washington Examiner Senior Writer David Harsanyi expressed skepticism over the direction of President Donald Trump‘s tariffs, questioning whether they would give the United States a more fair playing field on the global market. Trump’s tariffs were announced Wednesday, which the administration deemed “Liberation Day,” with the president attempting to frame the tariffs as “reciprocal” to […]
President Donald Trump endorsed Rep. Anna Paulina Luna‘s (R-FL) new parent proxy voting bill on Thursday in a blow to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), who has been working hard to kill the legislation he believes is “unconstitutional.” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One Thursday that he doesn’t understand why the legislation, which provides 12 […]
The Senate overwhelmingly rejected two resolutions of disapproval Thursday from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who revived a failed endeavor to halt the sales of $8.8 billion in U.S. bombs and other munitions to Israel. The outcome was expected but underscored the persistent rift in the Democratic Caucus over the United States’s role in the contentious […]
Judge James Boasberg indicated during a hearing on Thursday that he was leaning toward beginning contempt proceedings against Trump administration officials after they failed to follow his verbal order last month to return alleged Venezuelan gang members who were deported under the Alien Enemies Act. Boasberg said he believed that the Trump administration “acted in […]
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is running as an independent in the mayoral race, and while it gives him a shot at avoiding the crowded Democratic primary, it doesn’t look like it’ll rattle frontrunner former Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s standing. Adams announced Thursday that he’ll be running as an independent for this year’s New […]
