I’d love to know who or what is in charge of imposing some degree of self-awareness upon California Gov. Gavin Newsom and how he expresses himself on social media. Days after the fantastically wealthy Newsom — whose 2028 presidential campaign is all but officially announced — tried to invent a “poorigin story” in which the […]

Top O’ the Briefing Happy Monday, dear Kruiser Morning Briefing friends. Estorzon often felt as if he were a jug of backwoods moonshine bobbing along in a sea of pear Schnapps.  In these most bitterly divided political times here in the United States, it’s rare to be surprised by […]

        In just a few days, a Karl Marx-quoting communist who has struggled to disavow Hamas is likely to be elected the next mayor of the nation’s financial and cultural epicenter. Thirty-three-year-old New York state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani has surged to the front of the race. He leads by double digits […]

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., openly criticized his own party‘s refusal to reopen the government on CNN’s “State of the Union,” stating that Democrats “really need to own the shutdown.“ “Fundamentally, I’m deeply distressing that 42 million Americans are going to lose their SNAP benefits. And now that’s one of the big reasons why I refuse […]

The Heritage Foundation sought to contain the damage after its president precipitated a crisis on the right by defending Tucker Carlson’s friendly interview with a young far-right influencer known for his inflammatory takes on Israel, race and women. The conservative foundation denied reports that the Heritage Board of Trustees called an emergency meeting after President […]