Some young people see Trump as an answer to their economic woes
Thin with a boyish face and earrings in both ears, 23-year-old Isayah Turner does not look like a stereotypical Trump supporter, who tend to be middle aged or older.
The House passes billions in aid for Ukraine and Israel after months of struggle
The House swiftly approved $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies in a rare Saturday session as Democrats and Republicans banded together after months of political turmoil over support for repelling Russia's invasion.
Media Willfully Violates Own Journalistic Ethics
A highly respected editor for National Public Radio (NPR) Uri Berliner wrote a blistering account of willful and deliberate political bias at the media outlet. Berliner writes that with the election of Donald Trump as president in 2016, NPR like many mainstream media affiliates became not journalists adhering to their own ethical code but are now advocates for the Democratic Party.
Joe Biden’s Dangerous World
In the past three years, the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, Russia invaded Ukraine, Hamas invaded Israel, China increased its pressure on Taiwan, the China-Russian partnership solidified, Houthi terrorists wreaked havoc on Red Sea shipping, Iran moved closer to obtaining a nuclear weapon, North Korea enhanced its intercontinental missile capacity, China and Russia modernized their nuclear forces, and illegal immigrants flooded the U.S. southern border.
US national debt interest exceeds defense spending: CBO
The latest budget update from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found that the federal government has spent more on paying interest on the national debt than on the military in fiscal year 2024.
Disorder on the Border Remains a Problem for Biden Democrats
What were they thinking? Did President Joe Biden and the folks who put together his immigration policy imagine that the voting public would celebrate policies that resulted in a record-high number of migration encounters — more than three-quarters of a million — in the usually low-immigration months of October, November, and December 2023?
303,000 Jobs Created in March
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 303,000 jobs were created in the month of March with unemployment remaining at 3.8%
Six months into Gaza war, Biden confronts the limits of U.S. leverage
At home, in what is already a contentious election year, Biden is stuck between a Republican Party demanding support for Israel at all costs, and increasing numbers of Democrats demanding he stop the steady stream of weapons sent to Jerusalem. His campaign stops are frequently disrupted by pro-Palestinian protests.