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Jim Jordan Fans Leadership Bid Speculation at Texas Convention

DALLAS — The speculation over Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and whether he will make another run for House GOP leader kicked into overdrive as Republicans gathered for their midterm convention in Texas.

The Left made Charlie Kirk’s assassination inevitable

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Trump extends war timeline

TRUMP EXTENDS WAR TIMELINE. If you had told Republican leaders on Feb. 28, the day President Donald Trump began the war in Iran, that the war would not be over by Memorial Day; that it would not be over by the 4th of July; that it would not be over by Labor Day; and that it would not be over by Election Day — those Republican leaders would likely have been horrified at the prospect of facing midterm voters amid an unresolved war that the president originally said would last just a few weeks.

James Talarico Lies About His 'New' Position on Transgenderism

James Talarico knows he is in a competitive Senate race in a red state, which means he now has to lie to voters about positions he has held for years to try to get elected.

Marco Rubio isn’t at the GOP’s midterm convention. Attendees love him anyway

DALLAS — Secretary of State Marco Rubio, one of President Donald Trump’s top deputies, isn’t in Dallas this week during the Republicans‘ high-stakes midterm convention.

Want to get rich in America? Steal $110 million from Medicare and do 24 months

A federal judge recently sentenced a corporate executive who owned multiple telemedicine firms to two years in prison. His crime involved running a business brokerage that flooded the Medicare system with more than $110 million in fraudulent claims for unnecessary medical gear. Walking away from an eight-year conspiracy with a 24-month sentence has generated notable public cynicism. Following the announcement, online commentators frequently noted that a two-year sentence is a small price to pay for a nine-figure payout.

Vance makes direct pitch to voters disaffected by Trump policies

DALLAS — Vice President JD Vance leaned on his family and the memory of Charlie Kirk to shore up support among young men and independents, the very voters Republicans need to win over before November’s 2026 midterm elections.

CIA director would make a much better Ukraine peace negotiator

Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner deserve praise for attempting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine. Still, President Donald Trump would be wise to replace them with CIA Director John Ratcliffe in that effort. Ratcliffe’s position gives him far greater insight into the nature and calculations of both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. That insight will be crucial if peace talks are to progress.

Fox News tops cable ratings during Trump's opening-night midterm speech

Fox News beat two of its cable news competitors in overall views during President Donald Trump’s speech on the Republican midterm convention‘s opening night on Wednesday.

Former chief of staff rips John Fetterman over midterm convention cameo

Sen. John Fetterman’s (D-PA) former chief of staff said he wasn’t surprised by the senator’s bombshell cameo at the Republican National Committee’s first-ever midterm convention, characterizing his former boss as attention-seeking.

Einstein on the Atomic Bomb

The release of atomic energy has not created a new problem. It has merely made more urgent the necessity of solving an existing one. One could say that it has affected us quantitatively, not qualitatively. As long as there are sovereign nations possessing great power, war is inevitable. That statement is not an attempt to say when war will come, but only that it is sure to come. That fact was true before the atomic bomb was made. What has been changed is the destructiveness of war.

Lucas Debargue: Gershwin Variations album review

(Sony) Alongside supple and distinctive accounts of Rhapsody in Blue and the Piano Concerto and Preludes, the French pianist showcases his jazz chops in reinterpretations of Gershwin’s timeless songs