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Trump-Kim Jong-un summit set for Singapore on 12 June

Trump-Kim Jong-un summit set for Singapore on 12 June

US President Donald Trump will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore on 12 June, he has said  Read more

Thank you, Mr. President for freeing three Americans from North Korea

Thank you, Mr. President for freeing three Americans from North Korea

Kudos to President Trump and his administration for the breakthrough: Three Americans are free from the prison that is North Korea, a meaningful achievement on its own terms that just might suggest better things to come from Kim Jong Un  Read more

How Conservatives Can Win Back Young Americans

How Conservatives Can Win Back Young Americans

There's not a lot for young conservatives to get excited about these days  Read more

Trump's CIA Nominee Gina Haspel Says the Agency Learned 'Tough Lessons' From Torture Program

Trump's CIA Nominee Gina Haspel Says the Agency Learned 'Tough Lessons' From Torture Program

President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next CIA director said Wednesday the spy agency learned “tough lessons” from its use of harsh detention and interrogation tactics on terror suspects after 9/11 and that if confirmed, she would not permit the CIA to restart such a program  Read more

Europeans scramble to save Iran deal after Trump reneges

Europeans scramble to save Iran deal after Trump reneges

Dismayed European allies sought to salvage the international nuclear pact with Iran on Wednesday after President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the landmark accord, while Tehran poured scorn on the U.S. leader  Read more

N. Korea releases 3 Americans held captive; men returning with Pompeo

N. Korea releases 3 Americans held captive; men returning with Pompeo

North Korea on Wednesday released three U.S. citizens who had been held captive, another sign of goodwill ahead of a planned summit with President Trump  Read more

Trump’s Iran Sanctions to Shake Up Global Oil Supply Lines

Trump’s Iran Sanctions to Shake Up Global Oil Supply Lines

Companies that buy Iranian crude will likely need to find new supplies  Read more

Morrisey Wins as GOP Gets Its Wish in W.Va., Ind., Ohio

Morrisey Wins as GOP Gets Its Wish in W.Va., Ind., Ohio

Republicans breathed a collective sigh of relief Tuesday night as primary contests for the U.S. Senate produced a trio of candidates they consider effective challengers to Democratic incumbents in states President Trump won in 2016  Read more

Trump winning over Democrats with his handling of key issues, CNN poll finds

Trump winning over Democrats with his handling of key issues, CNN poll finds

President Trump’s popularity isn’t all about the base  Read more

Is John Kerry a lawbreaker?

Is John Kerry a lawbreaker?

Credit cards and drug prescriptions must periodically be renewed or they expire. The same policy ought to apply to laws and regulations  Read more

Trump tries to woo conservatives with bid to cut spending

Trump tries to woo conservatives with bid to cut spending

The White House initially floated as much as $60 billion in cuts, including an unprecedented attempt to cancel money from this year’s omnibus spending bill  Read more

The Hypocrisy of Eric Schneiderman

The Hypocrisy of Eric Schneiderman

The well-known Trump antagonist positioned himself as a leading defender of women. On Monday night, he resigned amid allegations of physical abuse  Read more

'We Knew Exactly Who He Was When We Voted for Him'

'We Knew Exactly Who He Was When We Voted for Him'

Unlike the 5,644 Democrats in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, who changed their party registration to Republican in 2016, presumably so they could vote in the closed 2016 Republican primary, Ed Harry did not  Read more

Amid Nationwide Calls For Gun Control, A Defiant NRA Readies Its Base For Battle

Amid Nationwide Calls For Gun Control, A Defiant NRA Readies Its Base For Battle

John Lott, the National Rifle Association’s favorite academic and gun researcher, had a question for the mostly older, white, male crowd seated in front of him  Read more

Trump to demand Congress cut $15B in spending ‘rescission’ package

Trump to demand Congress cut $15B in spending ‘rescission’ package

The government had its best budget month in history in April, the Congressional Budget Office said Monday, as a soaring economy put more money into people’s paychecks — and thus more to pay to Uncle Sam  Read more

Trump is putting the US back on top

Trump is putting the US back on top

During a recent dinner, a liberal friend gave me a shock. “I didn’t vote for Trump,” she said, “but I have to admit I like that our country is on top again  Read more

Trump’s legal team aiming to decide if Trump will interview with Mueller by May 17

Trump’s legal team aiming to decide if Trump will interview with Mueller by May 17

President Trump’s legal team is hoping to reach a decision on whether Trump will sit down with special counsel Robert Mueller by May 17, a new report says  Read more

Party Primaries Are a Problem for the GOP

Party Primaries Are a Problem for the GOP

Ideologically motivated primary voters keep nominating dud candidates who can’t win general elections  Read more