Democrats finally caved. After weeks of posturing, sound bites, and hashtags, Senate Democrats folded like a cheap lawn chair. The government will reopen after a handful of Democrats finally agreed to vote with Republicans to end the shutdown—without giving Chuck Schumer and his caucus anything close to a win. […]

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer could be in hot water with his party after Sunday’s bipartisan deal that is expected to end the government shutdown this week.  Mr. Schumer, New York Democrat, is voting against the deal, but his failure to prevent others in his caucus from surrendering on Democrats’ health-care demands is leading some party […]

A group of Christian leaders will provide a letter to President Trump on Monday morning calling on him and leaders in Congress to act on behalf of the Christians being persecuted in Syria. The letter, spearheaded by Dede Laugesen of Save the Persecuted Christians, will be delivered before Mr. Trump meets with Syrian President Ahmad […]

What did Senate Democrats get out of the 40-day Schumer Shutdown? Nothing more than what they would have had with the clean continuing resolution.  Chuck Schumer’s caucus threw in the towel last night, with at least ten Democrats plegding to vote to end the filibuster on the CR. The Senate will replace that CR […]

The Baseball Hall of Fame’s Contemporary Baseball Era Committee has a chance to correct years of neglect by honoring Dale Murphy, Carlos Delgado, Jeff Kent, and Don Mattingly.  If the Hall keeps hiding behind selective morality while celebrating other flawed legends, it will confirm what fans already suspect about […]