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There are lingering questions about the war President Donald Trump ignited in Iran. But as things stand today, Iran鈥檚 brutal regime can celebrate a victory.
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As the nation鈥檚 250th celebration approaches, many Americans don鈥檛 feel much like celebrating.
Kevin Warsh faces a truly daunting task. The new chairman of the Federal Reserve must avoid provoking a president he had to charm to get the j…
Republican attorneys general from 14 states 鈥 led by Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway 鈥 sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Pro…
If the deal the U.S. has struck with Iran to end hostilities in the Persian Gulf is welcome, it鈥檚 far from a victory. Any hopes of achieving m…
The on-again, off-again peace deal with Iran is on again. President Donald Trump is taking a leap of faith that the pact will normalize relati…
The First Amendment needs all the help it can get these days. Many progressives want restrictions on 鈥渉ate speech,鈥 while Democrats weren鈥檛 sh…
The Democratic Party just shot cancel culture in the foot. Its weapon of choice: Graham Platner.
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Maybe you鈥檝e heard this cynical old workplace joke: If it ain鈥檛 broke, we鈥檒l keep fixing it until it is.
Former Vice President Mike Pence is not merely promoting a new book. He is making a final argument for a vision of conservatism that he believ…
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For all the consternation surrounding the choice of Bill Pulte to oversee U.S. intelligence agencies, it鈥檚 hardly the first time the White Hou…
CBS News correspondent Scott Pelley probably knew that what he was about to say to his bosses would get him fired from its marquee broadcast, …
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Being a teacher or an administrator has never been easy, but after the turbulence of the past two decades or so, it鈥檚 a wonder that anyone sti…
Opinion: In standing up for human dignity over AI, Pope Leo sets the example for other world leaders
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Continuing President Donald Trump鈥檚 abuse of government power against his perceived enemies, his hatchet men in the Justice Department have re…
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The immigrants held at Delaney Hall in Newark, N.J., are sadly emblematic of President Donald Trump鈥檚 mass deportation efforts.
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Last Monday鈥檚 act of terrorism against a San Diego mosque, in which two teenagers are accused of killing three people, should deeply disturb e…
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