Michelle Malkin, The longest-serving Republican senator in U.S. history announced this week that he will finally, finally, finally, finally, finally, finally, finally retire. That’s seven “finallys” — one for each of the consecutive six-year terms Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, served. He begin his occupancy in 1976, when all phones were dumb, the 5.25-inch floppy disk
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ISIS: The Caliphate Dream Is Over: But the killing isn’t
Robert Spencer, The caliphate is dead. Last Saturday, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced that the Islamic State (ISIS) had been driven out of Iraq: Today, our troops were able to purge islands of Nineveh and Anbar in full, and they (the forces) are now fully controlling the Iraqi-Syrian borders. These victories are not only
In a Political World Gone Topsy-Turvy, Mike Pence Is the Party Leader
Salena Zito, NEW YORK — When President Donald Trump shook the political world, the epicenter was Pennsylvania, the one swing state Republicans had tried and failed to carry in each of the last six presidential elections. The flamboyant businessman targeted Pennsylvania from the start and addressed the Pennsylvania Republican Party’s signature fundraising event in Manhattan
Trump’s Win America’s Win, ObamaCare repealed by the House
Newt Gingrich, What happened Thursday in the House of Representatives was an extraordinary victory for President Donald J. Trump. The Art of the Deal has clearly come to Washington. The effort to repeal ObamaCare seemed to have foundered on a handful of votes. The enthusiasm that it could be passed easily collapsed when different members
With Unexpected Snap, Theresa May Becomes Theresa Will
Suzanne Fields, British Prime Minister Theresa May is giving herself a new identity. Suddenly, she’s no longer Theresa Maybe; she’s showing her mettle by moving toward Margaret Thatcher’s politics of the bold and unexpected. She still has a way to go to transform that mettle into the steel of the Iron Lady, but she may
Health care is personal. That’s why Congress has to get it right
Newt Gingrich, Republicans are struggling with the repeal and replacement of ObamaCare. They should be. Health is a matter of life and death. People pay very personal attention to it. In the end, regular people skip past the macro policies that shape the nation and ask, “what about me?” In our immediate network of family
Double threat? ISIS and Al Qaeda are in talks to join forces, Iraq’s VP says
David Lee Miller, Iraq’s vice president said rival terror groups ISIS and Al Qaeda are exchanging ideas on ways to join forces. Vice President Ayad Allawi told Reuters he got the information from contacts in Iraq and the region. He did not reveal more specific details about the source of his information. Allawi said the
Kim Jong Un: A timeline of belligerence
Georeen Tanner, Described by some news outlets as a “rash young leader” and a “boy despot,” Kim Jong Un’s unpredictable behavior has the world on edge. As supreme leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or more commonly, North Korea, Kim is blazing a trail unlike that of his father. He is accused of
Judge Jeanine Challenges GOP: ‘Put Your Big Boy Pants On,’ Get Behind Trump
In her Opening Statement on Saturday, Judge Jeanine Pirro praised President Trump for conducting a targeted airstrike in Syria, and urged Republicans to show courage similar to their party’s leader. “This is what we voted for,” she said. Pirro demanded that Congressional Republicans “put on their big boy pants” and have the political courage Trump
Allen West: The Challenge of Governing, the Responsibility of Leading
Allen West, There has been much analysis of the failed House GOP healthcare plan. Let me start by making it perfectly clear, I am a Constitutional Conservative, and the possibility of the Democratic Party, progressive socialists, ever having control of our federal government is unacceptable. We can blame and assail the GOP all we want,
Trump to sign order on Tuesday easing energy regulations
President Donald Trump will sign an order on Tuesday aimed at making it easier for companies to produce energy in the United States, administration officials said on Sunday. Under Trump, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is aiming to aggressively roll back Obama-era environmental regulations. Trump plans to sign the executive order at the EPA to
Princeton Theological Seminary Writes Its Own Epitaph
Michael Brown, Although Princeton Theological Seminary departed from biblical Orthodoxy many decades ago, this once venerable institution has crossed a new, shameful line, thereby writing its own epitaph. It may still have brilliant scholars on its faculty and some truly Christian students in its midst, and it may continue to function for years to come.