Politics

Why is it a 'risk' for Democrats to condemn Islamic terrorism?

Democrats have oriented their party around the whims of terrorist sympathizing antisemites. That is most true in Michigan, where even condemning an Islamic terrorist trying to murder Jewish preschoolers is somehow a struggle.

Senate Social Security panel highlights looming benefits cuts

The Senate Budget Committee is set to host a panel on Social Security on Wednesday, turning fresh attention to the long-term outlook of a program that millions of people depend on for retirement and disability income.

US and Israeli officials insist Iran's speaker is negotiating despite denials

Officials in Israel and the United States claim Mohammad Qalibaf, the speaker of the Iranian Parliament, is participating in constructive talks with the U.S., but he says negotiations have not even begun.

Pritzker’s belated, disgraceful comments on Chicago’s latest sanctuary murder

Earlier in the week, we told you about the heartbreaking and enraging murder of 18-year-old college student Sheridan Gorman. Authorities say she was shot and killed by a Venezuelan illegal immigrant who was released into the United States by the Biden administration in the spring of 2023.

Taliban releases American Dennis Coyle after 14-month detention

The Taliban government of Afghanistan released American researcher Dennis Walter Coyle, 64, on Tuesday, ending a 14-month detention.

Sins of omission: The Kermit Gosnell defenses the press dared not mention

That was the heart of Gosnell’s defense. The attorney, John McMahon, built his closing arguments around those claims. It didn’t work. Gosnell, a late-term abortionist, was convicted of killing babies and causing the death of one mother. I will have more to say later this week about Gosnell, whose death was reported on Monday, but for now I want to point out something.