A medic prepares to transfer a patient on a stretcher to an ambulance at the Life Care Center of Kirkland, the long-term care facility linked to the two of three confirmed coronavirus cases in the state, in Kirkland, Wash. March 1, 2020. (David Ryder/Reuters) Officials in Washington State have confirmed four new deaths from Wuhan

Dan Driscoll (Campaign ad image via YouTube) A young veteran makes his case in an eleven-way primary. With all eyes on the Democratic presidential race, it’s difficult for candidates running in down-ballot primaries on Super Tuesday to get much attention. It’s even more challenging when there are eleven candidates running for their party’s nomination in

Presidential biographer Jon Meachem and Richard Haass of the Council on Foreign Relations joined Morning Joe last Thursday to discuss the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus. Joe Scarborough lamented the president’s appointment of Mike Pence as leader of the administration’s coronavirus task force; Pence, he said, has no particularly competency in “science,” and will

President Donald Trump speaks on the coronavirus outbreak during a news conference at the White House, February 29, 2020. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters) Maybe we dodge a bullet on coronavirus. Maybe we don’t. But we are not likely to dodge every bullet. If it isn’t coronavirus, it is going to be something else. Are we going to

Michael Bloomberg speaks during a news conference at City Hall in New York, September 18, 2013. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters) Previously undisclosed emails show how the Sackler family, which founded and owns a controlling stake in Purdue Pharma, reached out to former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg about handling the public relations fallout prompted by the

Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters) In a startling series of edicts, government bureaucrats have announced that Guns Down America must provide all its staff members with firearms containing high-capacity magazines, the American Atheists must give a free Koran or Bible to each of its workers, and orders of Catholic nuns and the

(Jonathan Bachman/Reuters) His new book takes a gloomy view of America’s present and future state. Pollsters often ask the American public their opinion on which way the country is going. In his latest book, Ross Douthat takes a step back from that inquiry and ponders whether America — and the West as a whole —

A general view of the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., April 18, 2019. (Amr Alfiky/Reuters) A federal appeals court rejected an unfair competition lawsuit against President Trump’s Washington, D.C. luxury hotel on Friday. The suit, brought in 2017 by the nearby Cork Wine Bar, claimed that local businesses were losing business to the Trump

Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne (Bradlyons/CC BY-SA 4.0/Wikimedia) The Wyoming state legislature last week passed a measure banning the University of Wyoming from covering elective abortions under its student health insurance plans. Republican state representative Chuck Gray led the push to ban taxpayer-funded coverage of elective abortions at the university in the form of a budget amendment

Mick Mulvaney addresses reporters during a news briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 17, 2019. (Leah Millis/Reuters) Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on Friday downplayed the threat of the Wuhan coronavirus, implying the illness would not be as destructive as other epidemics seen in the past few decades. Mulvaney,

The Virginia State Capitol building in Richmond (Jay Paul/Reuters) Virginia lawmakers on Thursday sent a bill to the governor’s desk that would roll back several abortion restrictions, including the requirement that an abortion be provided by a physician. In a 53-to-45 vote, the Democrat-controlled House passed the Reproductive Health Protection Act, which scraps the 24-hour mandatory

Rep. Donna Shalala (D-Fla.) speaks during a House Rules Committee hearing on the impeachment of President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill, December 17, 2019. (Patrick Semansky/Pool via Reuters) Two Democratic congresswomen from Florida who called out Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders earlier this week over his comments praising aspects of late Cuban Communist leader Fidel

Students raise hands when Bernie Sanders asks them how many have student debt at a campaign rally at Santa Barbara City College in Santa Barbara, Calif., May 28, 2016. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters) There are many good reasons not to normalize socialism here. A number of pundits have recently argued that younger voters, especially those under 30,

( David Pereiras Villagrá/Dreamstime) I’ve caught some of the headlines about the Philadelphia foster-care case that is going before the Supreme Court. It is obviously a fact, and an important one, that it is a religious-freedom case. That the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty is involved certainly makes that clear. But I think that we

Police and emergency officials work at an active-shooter scene at the Molson Coors headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisc., February 26, 2020. (Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/USA TODAY Network via Reuters) Seven people are reportedly dead after a gunman opened fire at the Molson Coors Beverage Company corporate headquarters in Milwaukee. The seven fatalities include the shooter, according to

Senator John Kennedy (Brendan McDermid/Reuters) Senator John Kennedy on Tuesday demanded answers from acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf regarding the likely extent of the domestic coronavirus outbreak, saying the American people deserve “straight answers” about the deadly virus. During a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Kennedy asked Wolf how many

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) questions U.S. Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz (not pictured) during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 11, 2019. (Erin Scott/Reuters) Senator Josh Hawley (R., Mo.) announced on Tuesday that he will introduce a bill that would diversify the U.S. medical supply chain in order

Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger attends the European premiere of The Lion King in London, July 14, 2019. (Henry Nicholls/Reuters) Bob Iger on Tuesday stepped down as CEO of the Walt Disney Company, effectively immediately. “With the successful launch of Disney’s direct-to-consumer businesses and the integration of Twenty-First Century Fox well underway, I believe this

Miami, Florida, U.S., June 21, 2019 (Carlo Allegri/Reuters) The city of Miami will sponsor an “Anti-Communist Concert” in April after Senator Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) offered praise for Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. “Sadly, even now, we see individuals defend and even promote communism and socialism,” Mayor Francis Suarez, a Republican, said at a Monday press

Xi Jinping, head of the Chinese Communist Party, at a party meeting on October 18, 2017 (China Daily via Reuters) The collapse of the Qing Dynasty and the decades of pain and humiliation that followed for the Middle Kingdom continue to shape Xi Jinping’s governance. Americans are accustomed to looking to our history for guidance

Film producer Harvey Weinstein arrives at the New York Criminal Court during his sexual-assault trial in Manhattan, February 24, 2020. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters) The former Hollywood power-player is likely to face a long prison sentence despite being acquitted of the most serious charges he faced. Though a New York State jury convicted Harvey Weinstein on two

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson chairs a cabinet meeting at the National Glass Centre at the University of Sunderland in Sunderland, England, January 31, 2020. (Paul Ellis/Pool via Reuters) Will the U.S. cede its lead or start competing in earnest? U.K. prime minister Boris Johnson recently announced that his government will be overhauling the country’s

Shelby Houlihan wins the women’s 1,500m in 4:06.41 during the USATF Indoor Championships. Feb 15, 2020; Albuquerque, New Mexico. (Kirby Lee/ USA TODAY Sports via Reuters) Transgender sports policies make a mockery of women’s competition. Just look at the state of Connecticut. At the 2018 state open for women’s track and field, two young men

State Senator Jim Banks of Indiana speaking at the 2014 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland. (Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia ) The CEO of California’s public pension fund said Representative Jim Banks (R., Ind.) had made “baseless accusations” about the fund’s chief investment officer being involved in Chinese espionage — but did not deny

Demonstrators march during a protest in New York June 17, 2012. (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters) The truth is less clear-cut than critics or defenders admit. Although Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg has expressed regret for the stop-and-frisk policy he initiated while mayor of New York City, his apology hasn’t been accepted, at least not by the Left.

Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg speaks during the Democratic primary debate in Las Vegas, Nev., February 19, 2020. (Mike Blake/Reuters) A man who would lie or delude himself about the nature of the Chinese regime to protect his business interests is unfit for the White House. Michael Bloomberg has a China problem, and

Katie Hill gives her farewell speech on the House floor. (Screenshot via CSPAN) The FBI has arrested a man who gave $500 to the campaign of former representative Katie Hill (D., Calif.) in connection with a spree of hacks against Hill’s opponents in the 2018 election. Arthur Dam, the suspect in question, “was found to

Early on, political consultant Mike Murphy labeled the debate “a six way tornado of long-repressed rage, fear and desperation.” For Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, and maybe even Joe Biden, the end is near. A lot of these candidates, who would be allies under different circumstances, now can … Read More

Rep. Doug Collins speaks to the media in Washington. January 27, 2020. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters) Representative Doug Collins (R., Ga.) on Thursday said he would not accept the post of director of national intelligence if it was offered to him by President Trump, and added that he plans to remain in the Georgia Senate race. “This

Here is what Democratic candidate for president Michael Bloomberg said in 2016 at Oxford, in what he apparently offered up as an ad hoc history of labor, agriculture, and industry, leading up to his own sophisticated era, as reported in the New York Post: “I could teach anybody, even people in this room, no …