Bessent, Burgum, Turner and Zeldin face confirmation hearings
HUD nominee Scott Turner said he would focus on building lots of homes and easing regulations
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Thursday
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
Trump show starts in earnest this week with cabinet picks
Plus: Ceasefire in sight?
When is a fire an earthquake?
When it opens a gaping hole under failed politicians and their policies
Friday
The last breath of Trump lawfare
What were once touted as a dream of the left to bring down a king will at best be reduced to obscure footnotes in the annals of history
Trump will not be punished for ‘hush-money’ case
Plus: Venezuela on the brink
Thursday
The weird and wonderful presidential interactions at the Carter funeral
Make new friends, while keeping old…
Venezuela prepares for clashing inaugurations
Will Edmundo González Urrutia return to Caracas?
The astounding absence and silence of the LA mayor as her city burns
Karen Bass was thousands of miles away as the California wildfires devastated Los Angeles
Wednesday
Was the left right about Emperor Trump?
Plus: Biden givens his final presidential interview
Monday
Spectator story debunking Elon Musk ‘alt account’ theory banned on X
Jacqueline Sweet has also been restricted from posting for thirty days due to a supposed ‘violation’ of the ‘X Rules’
Sunday
What is DoGE’s hardest task?
Can it roll back the regulatory state and accelerate growth?
Friday
Mike Johnson reelected as speaker after weeks of drama
He got enough votes after a series of initial ‘present’ votes from members of the House Freedom Caucus
Will the media carry its snobbery problem into the next Trump era?
Pundits still have a stunning unwillingness to think beyond their Beltway bubble
Monday
The legacy of Jimmy Carter
An honorable man who failed as president and succeeded in later years
The best tech of 2024
Your guide to headphones, phones, cameras, coffee makers and more
Saturday
The Zuck that stole Christmas
How Meta ruined its VR headsets through a botched update
Monday
Trump floats taking back Panama Canal
Plus: House releases Gaetz report & Biden issues commutations for killers
The winners and losers in the fight to keep the government open
They cut the pork but signaled problems for the Trump administration
Friday
Why we must not forget Hong Kong
Jimmy Lai has scant hope, barring a Trump intervention, of regaining his freedom
Congress hits spending stalemate
Plus: Biden missing in action & Luigi’s perp walk
Thursday
The tragedy of Christopher Wray
He could have moved the FBI on from the Mueller/Comey era
Trump is already tiring of Mike Johnson
The bungled Continuing Resolution has left Republican House leadership scrambling
The ever-Continuing Resolution
It operates by subverting legislative responsibility for the sake of pork, on the one hand, and partisan interdiction, on the other
Wednesday
Hunter Biden rehabbed at White House Christmas
Plus: Trump stacks roster of ambassadors & Pelosi flexes muscles on Oversight
Tuesday
Democrats are about to get a do-over for their 2017 mistakes
Working with Trump instead of engaging in knee-jerk opposition might get them more
Monday
Trump wins big in ABC defamation settlement
Plus: What we know about the mysterious drones
Sunday
What’s flying over New Jersey?
Look, up in the sky. It’s a bird, it’s a plane….
