Steel country Democrats lament the party’s leftward tack on economics, gender, and sexuality

September 16, 2025

Steel country Democrats lament the party’s leftward tack on economics, gender, and sexuality

CLAIRTON, Pennsylvania — “We got too progressive, I believe,” said JoJo Burgess, the black Democratic mayor of Washington, Pennsylvania, a small city in steel country. He’s also a steelworker trying to claw back some of the steel country for Democrats. Burgess argued that the Democrats’ problems are Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and identity politics, including […]

Lawmakers investigate China-backed NGOs

Congressional Republicans have urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate nonprofit organizations linked to the Chinese Communist Party. After months of inaction, they have resorted to taking them up on their own. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) “is demanding records from The People’s Forum, a New York-based 501(c)(3) organization following mounting […]

Vigils, not violence. Charlie Kirk supporters didn’t riot while grieving

Conservative Republican Charlie Kirk was murdered in cold blood by an assassin’s bullet on Sep. 10 while answering at an event on the campus of Utah Valley University. Like he did so many times before, Kirk sat in a tent on a college campus, ready and raring to answer questions, listen to insults, and engage […]

Yes, celebrating murder is grounds for social exile

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. In the aftermath of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the […]

It’s time to end the ‘Gaza genocide’ canard

Each new day brings with it the same old accusation, no less poisonous for all the repetition: Israel is committing “genocide” in Gaza. Hostility to Israel expresses itself, now, without apology or any attempt to hide the antisemitism that fuels it. The Irish broadcaster RTÉ declares that it will boycott the Eurovision 2026 song contest […]

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Trump fights to reverse China’s infiltration of higher education

After years of inaction by President Joe Biden‘s administration, the Chinese Communist Party made significant advancements to influence the integrity of American higher education. Under new leadership, however, those days are over. As stated by America First Policy Institute, Biden allowed China to use donations as a bargaining tool to steal America’s intellectual property, train […]

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