There may be renewed talk of a ceasefire in Gaza, but the culture war against all things Israeli in the West continues to escalate. After Eurovision, football is now the latest front line. There are growing calls to suspend Israel’s national team from international competition. The Times of London reports that UEFA, the body that […]

A last-ditch effort to pass a short-term federal funding measure failed in the Senate last night. At the center of the standoff: deep cuts in Medicaid and safeguards on the president’s power to cut future spending.  The ongoing push to prevent the government shutdown fell short in the Senate after the House had approved a […]

House Speaker Mike Johnson warned that Democrats would move to impeach President Donald Trump again if they retake the House of Representatives in 2026. Johnson made the prediction Tuesday night on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle.” The interview came hours before the federal government was set to shut down on Wednesday. House Republicans had passed […]

Perhaps these spending spats are more hype than horror. There is quite an extensive list of indicators that our federal government is dysfunctional, but perhaps the most obvious of them all is the annual or semi-annual partisan battle to avoid a partial government shutdown. This happens because Congress is not doing its job. And while […]

Secretary of War invites his combat commanders for a little sit-down. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth called a meeting of approximately 800 of the War Department’s flag officers and command senior enlisted advisers at Marine Corps Base, Quantico, VA, on Sept. 29. It was an opportunity for Commander-in-Chief Donald Trump and Hegseth to level-set expectations […]