President Trump seems to be moving toward a new realism about Ukraine and Russia, and the mineral deal he signed Wednesday with Kyiv is a welcome step. The deal appears to serve the national interests…

No doubt the Beltway press would love to knock Pete Hegseth out as Defense secretary, but that doesn’t come close to explaining the mess at the Pentagon. The staff infighting, dismissals, and leaks over Signal…

President Trump on Wednesday unleashed another broadside against Ukraine, and his dislike for President Volodymyr Zelensky isn’t news. But what matters to U.S. interests — and Mr. Trump’s Presidency — are the terms of a…

Last week, Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, visited the notorious CECOT prison in El Salvador on a Congressional junket. On the government’s dime, Estes and six other Republican members of Congress participated in the trip. Despite…

Those wondering how to get smartphones out of schools now have an example in Virginia. This month the state’s Democratic-led General Assembly passed legislation mandating cellphone-free education in K-12 public schools. Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin…

“Active shooter on campus.” Those chilling words again. This time, the attack happened on the Florida State University campus in Tallahassee, just miles from the state Capitol where lawmakers are in meetings for their annual…

The dollar is meant to be a source of safety. Lately, however, it has been a cause of fear.  Since its peak in mid-January the greenback has fallen by over 9% against a basket of…

Congratulations to Harvard University for fighting back against the Trump administration’s unseemly efforts to use federal dollars to try to exert unwarranted control over higher education.  The oldest and richest college in America wasn’t the…

The landslide victory of the Kansas City Public Schools’ bond issue has prompted lots of local head-scratching.  How did the campaign pull off such a lopsided victory?  There are a few explanations: a smart campaign,…

Oompa Loompa doompadee-do, we’ve got a tariff puzzle for you: President Trump seems to think border taxes are a Willy Wonka golden ticket for the U.S. economy. But what does it do to America’s artisan…