Analysis · Politics
Hegseth Is the Dems’ First Scalp
The war secretary is an obvious target because he represents the Democrats’ deepest insecurities.
Douglas AndrewsContributor
11 / 10 / 26 · 5 min read
Features— 9 stories
ImmigrationNate Jackson
Amnesty? Who Said Amnesty?
President Trump never used the word in his CBS interview, but everyone is talking about it now.
PoliticsEmmy Griffin
Pugilist Stephen Miller Succeeds Susie Wiles
After a dismal midterm result for the Republican Party, a high-profile firing was in order. But is Miller really the panacea?
Re: The LeftThomas Gallatin
A Coming Civil War Among Democrats?
With the success of the radical leftist DSA candidates, are they really in a position to take over the Democrat Party?
ElectionsMichael Swartz
Gerrymandering Didn’t Turn Out So Well for the GOP
In their rush to enact widespread redistricting, Republicans spread their voters too thin, giving Democrats an opening.
PoliticsHudson Baldwin
90% of Voters in Exit Polls Cited ‘Corruption’ — Why?
More voters pointed to corruption than any other factor at the polling site. Are President Trump’s business dealings that shady?
CultureSamantha Koch
The Ridiculous Double Standards of Modern Gym Girls
Is a woman dressing to attract attention, or looking for an opportunity to turn an innocent comment into rage bait for clicks?
MailbagThe Editors
Reader Comments
“Yes, the GOP got spanked last Tuesday, but we can still lose the battle and win the war.”
Armed Forces Tribute
Marine Corps Birthday
From the halls of Montezuma, to the shores of Tripoli, our Marines remain the Few and the Proud.
PoliticsNate Jackson
Trump’s ’60 Minutes’ of Election Evaluation
Ross Douthat interviewed the president, who had much to say about many things related to the GOP’s midterm disaster.
The Executive News Summary— from the editors
- SCOTUS gives OK to border wallOn Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court lifted a lower court’s block against the Trump administration’s border wall construction in the Big Bend region of…
- Migrant caravan heads for borderUnsurprisingly, following the Democrats’ big midterm wins, a caravan of migrants has formed in Central America with the goal of traveling to and…
- Robinson trial set for 2028Fourteen months after the brutal public assassination of Charlie Kirk, the trial date for Tyler Robinson, the alleged assassin, has been set for June…
- Vote finally comes in, California rejects Prop 40Most Californians vote by mail, so after nearly a week, the Associated Press finally called Proposition 40 on Monday evening with 83% of the vote…
Short Cuts— in their own words
- From the Loony Left“We don’t engage in retribution and revenge. We uphold and defend the rule of law.” —Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin“We have the mandate ... to tax the rich, to abolish ICE.” —New York Representative-elect Claire Valdez“One week ago today in the United States, people made climate change and…
- From the Reasonable Right“I don’t believe Jensen Huang got caught by a honeypot. His sympathy towards China has always been super suspect. This scandal is most likely CCP spy on spy action.” —Katie Pavlich“For every story of a Chinese honeypot (spy) sleeping with a Congressman, CEO, or other high profile target —…
- Belly Laugh of the Day“Following the news that Chinese agents had been engaging in widespread ‘honeypot’ operations across the United States for years, former Congressman Eric Swalwell was reportedly heartbroken to learn that Chinese intelligence had been seeing other people.” —The Babylon Bee
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