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The United States government shutdown drags on, marking a pivotal moment in America’s fiscal and constitutional history. President Donald Trump, the negotiator-in-chief, isn’t blinking. He’s swinging the axe at bloated, Democrat-run bureaucracies that have taken trillions from hardworking Americans for decades. While Nancy Pelosi and her party claim “chaos” and …

The guns have fallen silent in Gaza. All 20 living hostages are home — at last. After months of war and suffering, Israelis and Palestinians can finally look toward a horizon of calm. Hearing the news, I felt the same emotion I had at the announcement of the Abraham Accords, …

President Trump continues to be hailed as a global peacemaker for freeing the Hamas hostages and brokering a ceasefire between Israel and the terrorist group. By assembling a coalition of countries to stop the two-year-old war, the president melded threats and diplomacy to end – at least for now – …

It burns to write this, but: It’s time for Curtis Sliwa to face reality, and admit that the city’s best hope to avoid the disaster of a Zohran Mamdani mayoralty is for him to drop out of the race. – Sliwa is absolutely right that it’s not his fault that …

Iwarned in May that America’s farm economy was under attack — that tariffs, Agriculture Department program cuts and political posturing in Washington were hammering farmers from the farm gate to the dinner plate. Four months later, that picture has only grown worse. Across the Midwest, combines sit idle and bins …

“The hostages are back.” This simple declaration, delivered by President Donald Trump in his Oct. 13speech in Jerusalem, is more than a mere statement of fact. It is a historic — and much-needed — reprieve from the war that has been tearing the Middle East apart for more than two …

It burns to write this, but: It’s time for Curtis Sliwa to face reality, and admit that the city’s best hope to avoid the disaster of a Zohran Mamdani mayoralty is for him to drop out of the race. – Sliwa is absolutely right that it’s not his fault that …

The debate over how to address violent crime continues, as President Donald Trump authorizes the use of the National Guard in cities such as Washington, D.C., Portland, Memphis and Chicago to protect federal officers and buildings, and assist state and local police in their law enforcement duties.The White House arguesthe …

Much like comedian Rodney Dangerfield, West Virginia don’t get no respect. But that may be starting to change, as this week S&P upgraded the Mountain State’s outlook to positive from stable and affirmed the AA- rating on West Virginia’s general obligation debt. According to the rating agency, “Our view of …

In 1992, Steven Patrick Morrissey, who had been the lead singer of the cutting-edge ’80s Brit band The Smiths, wrote a song called “We’ll Let You Know.” More than 30 years later, its sentiment has the singer blacklisted and its message catching fire. Last month, Morrissey had two concerts canceled …