Category: Republicans

Trump Proclaims End to ‘12-Day War’ Between Israel and Iran  

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President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran on Monday.   “Congratulations to everyone,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a complete and total ceasefire (in approximately 6 hours from now, when Israel and Iran have wound down and completed their in progress, final missions!), for 12 hours, at which point the war will be considered ended!”   The news comes after Israel launched targeted strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, military bases, and top leaders…

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Arrested Milwaukee County Judge’s Trial Delayed

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THE CENTER SQUARE—Judge Hannah Dugan will not go on trial in her immigration collusion case next month after the federal judge handling the case delayed the trial Wednesday. Judge Lynn Adleman told the court he wants to make sure the case is “done right.” Dugan is facing two federal charges, one of them a felony, after prosecutors say she helped sneak an illegal Mexican immigrant out of the side door of her courtroom in May. Video shows Dugan leave the bench to speak with ICE agents outside of her courtroom.…

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The Smithsonian Institution Audit Is Only the Start

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The Smithsonian Institution’s Board of Regents may have to get used to meetings where accountability is expected. At this week’s much-anticipated one, members yielded to President Donald Trump’s demand for an audit of politicized content. Alas, they also circled the wagons around Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie Bunch. The Wall Street Journal reports that, according to a document that summarized the secretive meeting held Monday, the board acceded to demands by Vice President JD Vance and Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., to hold a thorough review of content at the complex’s 21 museums. The board…

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New Jersey GOP Gubernatorial Nominee Eyes Judicial Openings and Targets Sanctuary Laws

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HOLMDEL, New Jersey—Just a few minutes after telling an enthused crowed of supporters that he is committed to the goal of a “safer, more prosperous, and affordable New Jersey,” Jack Ciattarelli told The Daily Signal that he very mindful of the openings on the state supreme court. “We have two new appointments,” the Republican gubernatorial nominee said while making his way through a crowd of voters who figured into a decisive primary victory. Ciattarelli, a 63-year-old businessman a former Republican assemblyman, nearly unseated Gov. Phil Murphy, the incumbent Democratic governor, in the…

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The New Politics of Metropole vs. Heartland

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You see the same pattern over much of the world. In three consecutive presidential elections in the United States. In the latest polls in Britain, where the 2016 Brexit referendum was the first notable outbreak. In France’s most recent national election and in Germany’s. In Canada’’ election last month. And maybe in Poland and South Korea last weekend. The pattern can be summarized in a simple formula. M+M versus H. Or, increasingly and to the discomfort of established politicians and press personnel, M+(1-x)M<H+xM. The first M stands for “metropole,” the…

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House Budget Hawks Cheer DOGE Package

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The White House’s delivery to the House of Representatives of a package that would codify some of the Department of Government Efficiency’s cuts into law was greeted with enthusiasm by the fiscally hawkish House Freedom Caucus on Tuesday. The rescissions package, delivered by the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to Republican House leadership, would codify $ 9 billion in cuts to USAID, as well as funds to National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Rescissions packages can be passed with a simple majority in…

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