Editorials

Easy money is a boon for borrowers, but eventually the bill comes due with interest. See luxury retailer Saks Global, which is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy after splurging on debt. Saks has been…

So, about this flap involving the local judge, ICE, and the hilarious inquiry into Manhattan as a “sanctuary city” for illegal immigrants. As you probably know, a federal prosecutor sent a letter to city officials…

The shooting of a 37-year-old woman by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis is a tragedy, no matter what narrative emerges as more information becomes available. It’s important to ascertain all the facts about the deadly encounter and not…

In another striking show of force, the U.S. military on Wednesday seized two sanctioned oil tankers on the open sea. This followed President Trump’s declaration late Tuesday that the U.S. would sell sanctioned Venezuelan oil.…

You would think Congressional Republicans would take offense from being kept out of the loop of last Saturday’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Heck, even the U.S. oil industry had been alerted to the…

Americans are trying to figure out President Trump’s goals in Venezuela, but spare a thought this week for Greenland. The President has good strategic instincts about the world’s largest island, so it’s regrettable that his…

As Sunday dawned in Caracas and Washington, a new reality was also apparent a day after the U.S. snatched dictator Nicolás Maduro in a daring raid.  To wit, the dictator’s cronies are still running Venezuela,…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fashions himself a tough guy, but on Monday he played the role of human-resources administrator, thundering that he would be adding a letter to Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly’s “personnel file.” Kelly,…

Though President Donald Trump may not admit it, Saturday’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro means the United States is once again in the business of regime change. At least that’s the usual outcome when…

One of the striking contradictions of President Trump’s tariffs is the way his chorus claims their rousing success even as he carves out hundreds of exceptions. Rarely has a President worked so hard to cover…