Elon Musk is right about USAID
The organization may not be long for this world
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Monday
Friday
Plane crash tragedy exposes other close calls
Plus: What the coming tariffs might mean for Americans
Media partisans weaponize plane crash tragedy
Desperate media partisans were forced to delete tweets suggesting President Trump’s actions could be to blame
Thursday
Menendez sentenced to eleven years in prison
The sentence followed a nine-week jury trial
DoGE hasn’t been the success supporters initially believed
At the core of DOGE’s problem is its mission
Tulsi Gabbard avoids the landmines
If Democrats or intel-friendly Republicans were hoping to trip her up, they failed today
Wednesday
DoGE issues return-to-office order
Plus: Why Kamala missed out on Rogan
Tuesday
Get ready for Trump’s ‘FAFO’ foreign policy
In forcing Colombia’s president to take illegal immigrants, Trump is presenting a revamped approach to foreign affairs
The magical remaking of Melania Trump
In less than a week, the first lady has managed to reinvent herself with remarkable ease and efficiency
Tulsi Gabbard will bring sunlight to a rotten system
She’s my friend. And a patriot
Monday
Colombia yields to Trump’s tariff threats
Plus: Comer’s crime against publishing
Friday
Is it worth it for Trump to buy Greenland?
There’s no disputing the potential to find everything from gold to rare earth elements. But the operating difficulties are truly formidable
Trump makes good on deportation promise
Plus: Behind Trump’s first presidential phone calls
When government officials are threatened, they deserve protection
That includes former officials, even if they are the president’s political opponents
Trump’s attitude on Executive Orders is nothing new
By the late 1990s and onwards, White House advisers and presidents openly declared their love of executive orders
Thursday
Hegseth one step closer to heading the Pentagon
He advances after a 51-49 Senate vote
DEI going to DIE in federal government
Plus: Cabinet confirmations continue
Wednesday
Trump is not fooling this time
The country is in the grip of the Trump common-sense vortex
Tuesday
What Trump’s executive orders will do
The border, federal government hiring, TikTok — he covered a lot
Trump’s inauguration ball was a night to remember
None of the performers mattered when all attendees wanted was their president
Trump’s speech was one of the most rousing and substantive in American history
Also — what exactly constitutes a pardon?
Live from the Presidential Inaugural Ceremony
Plus: The Biden pardon parade marches on
Sunday
Heading to DC to celebrate two zero hours
The mists will begin to clear and sanity will start to return tomorrow at 12:01 on the clock
Friday
Is time up on TikTok?
Plus: Kristi Noem takes center stage
Husted and Moody to replace Vance and Rubio in the Senate
Governors Mike DeWine and Ron DeSantis each leaned on trusted allies with proven track records
Biden opens the jailhouse door
The president’s ability to issue mass pardons is essentially a royal prerogative to change the law and court decisions
Thursday
Bessent, Burgum, Turner and Zeldin face confirmation hearings
HUD nominee Scott Turner said he would focus on building lots of homes and easing regulations
Biden bids an ominous farewell to a falling America
‘Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence’
Wednesday
The royals coming after American free speech
Harry, Meghan and others are at the forefront of pushing for the US to adopt more UK-style approaches to internet regulation
Is Biden working to sabotage Trump’s transition?
Plus: More Senate confirmation hearings
Tuesday
Hegseth in the hornet’s nest
The Democrats were shockingly disorganized and spastic
Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing is just the first episode
The confirmation hearings of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel have still not been scheduled
Trump show starts in earnest with cabinet picks
Plus: a ceasefire is in sight
Monday
The slow death of the California dream
The Romans built aqueducts stretching hundreds of miles in less time than it takes to permit an outbuilding in California — and their aqueducts actually held water
