Presidents

In the early days of any administration, there is a tendency for new presidents to blame their predecessors for problems they claim to have inherited — and there is a window during which the public is willing to accept such arguments. But for President Biden, the window on blaming Donald Trump has now closed. As Americans process the tragic news of double-digit deaths of U.S. service members in twin terrorist attacks in the midst of a botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, it will be hard for Biden to dodge responsibility.

U.S. Capitol Police Lt. Michael Leroy Byrd opened fire on Babbitt as she climbed through a broken windowpane inside the Capitol.

"It's one thing for somebody say that and keep pounding that in the head of your five granddaughters as well, but to, guess what, until they see it until they watch, it becomes real then."

This weekend the US experienced another “Saigon moment,” this time in Afghanistan.

The American people are normally a pretty flexible bunch. We have grown a pretty high tolerance level for things the government does that we don’t like – some would argue we are far too tolerant.

Thanks to the vote of a single Democratic senator, a federal law prohibiting taxpayer funding of abortion may survive.

This comes after the US Department of Justice earlier this month revealed that the US Treasury had to provide a congressional panel with ex-President Trump’s tax returns.

We who have lived in communist countries recognize the signs: American freedom of speech and thought are hanging on by a thread.

It is time to recalibrate the government.

House Democrats introduced a bill that would prevent any future president from lowering the cap for refugee admissions below 125,000.