Commentary The amazing thing about the 2020 election is that, from my perspective, it’s already over. Whether it will be President Donald Trump versus Joe Biden, or Trump versus Elizabeth Warren, or even the best possible matchup for the current president—Trump versus Bernie Sanders—I believe none of these candidates can defeat Trump in the general […]

BOGOTA, Colombia—Colombia hopes this year to eradicate 130,000 hectares (321,237 acres) of coca, the base ingredient in cocaine, Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo said Feb. 10. A wide variety of methods will be made available to remove the coca plants, the minister said, including the possible re-introduction of aerial spraying of the herbicide glyphosate. The […]

Commentary With the two “i”-fiascos (impeachment and Iowa caucuses) out of the way, the 2020 presidential race should be the dominant political story until November. What is the state of the Republican and Democratic parties at this juncture? Let’s start with the Republicans. The Republicans The GOP seems more united than it has been in […]

Commentary House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s ripping-up of the president’s State of the Union message as he left the podium is the perfect encapsulation of the rout of the Democrats. On adjoining days, we had the fiasco of the caucuses in Iowa, where the count of a few thousand Democratic votes—which could have been done by […]

Commentary Who is the whistleblower, the man or woman who launched a thousand Schiffs? Okay, bad joke. In any case, anyone with the slightest interest already knows who he or she is, although some pretend they don’t, such as Chief Justice John Roberts and Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.). Nevertheless, his (let’s be at least that […]

Republican David Richter, has switched districts and joined the race for Congress in the district represented by Rep. Andy Kim (D–N.J.). He was the top Republican opponent of Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.) before Van Drew left the Democratic party over House Democrats impeaching President Donald Trump. “I have endorsed Jeff Van Drew and will support his […]

Commentary With all media eyes on the Trump impeachment farce currently wending its way to an inevitable conclusion of exoneration, it’s crucial to remember where this whole charade started, not where it’s headed. From the moment that Donald Trump outraged Democratic sentiment in 2016 by having the effrontery to defeat Hillary Clinton in the presidential […]

Singer-songwriter Joy Villa arrived at the 62nd Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 26 wearing a gown in support of President Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign. The 28-year-old award-winning recording artist and political activist attended the red carpet event in a red, white, and blue latex fitted dress adorned with the words “Trump 2020” in white crystal lettering running down […]

Former Vice President Joe Biden, a leading Democratic presidential contender, said he doesn’t want to be part of any deals made between Democrat and Republican lawmakers that would see each side get one or more witnesses in the Senate impeachment trial. “The reason why I would not make the deal, and the bottom line is, […]

Commentary The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump is set to begin in the Senate. And perhaps the Democratic Party leadership doesn’t know it yet, but Trump has lured them into an ambush. Here’s how Trump’s ambush unfolded over the past week: On Jan. 15, the Democratic Party set the impeachment trial in motion by […]

Commentary Although Canada’s Constitution defends the right to life, Canadian courts keep mandating more death. The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) definitively ruled in 1993 that a ban on euthanasia protected vulnerable people in a constitutionally justified way. In 2015, the court changed its mind and forced the legalization of euthanasia. Last September, a Quebec […]

Commentary Last year, Israel’s Ministry of Education released data that reveals how school accommodation for students with mental disabilities has become a farce. According to a July report in Arutz Sheva Israel National News, the ministry’s figures indicate that in one Israeli community, 83 percent of grade 12 students received extra time on their exams […]

Commentary I was going to write how the impeachment is a farce, as in Marx’s “History repeats itself, the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce.” (Actually, it would be the third time. Clinton’s impeachment was also a farce.) But the situation is far too grave and ugly for laughter, even though the […]

NEW YORK—The sin of pride leads to more than a few comeuppances in Dion Boucicault’s 19th-century farce “London Assurance.” This chestnut of a show is currently being revived by the Irish Repertory Theatre. In 1841 London, the wealthy and widowed Sir Harcourt Courtly (Colin McPhillamy) is a poster boy for denial. With thinning hair, being […]

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) confirmed that the House will vote to send two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate on Jan. 15. Her statement prompted Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to announce that he expects the Senate trial to start next week. In a statement, Pelosi wrote that Americans […]

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Jan. 7 that Democrats will attempt to force holding votes to call witnesses at the start of the impeachment trial. “There will be votes at the beginning on whether to call the four witnesses we’ve proposed and subpoena the documents we’ve identified,” Schumer said on the Senate […]

Commentary After a two-week holiday, the American public seems to have forgotten that its president is supposedly fighting to hang onto his job until Election Day and avoid being the first person ever legally evicted from the U.S. presidency in mid-term. This indicates what a total failure this phony impeachment has been. House Speaker Nancy […]

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) suggested that if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) does not send articles of impeachment to the Senate in a timely fashion, she and her Democratic caucus would be carrying out “constitutional extortion.” He wrote on Twitter: “Constitutional crisis unfolding before our eyes. Senior Democratic leaders are openly contemplating […]

Commentary As the House-led impeachment inquiry nears the trial phase, some Democrats are accusing Republicans in the Senate of being partial. You know, the same House Democrats who bent over backward for their “friends” on the other side of the aisle to ensure transparency during their interminable and partisan impeachment inquiry. According to some of […]

Commentary So it’s been just over a week since Department of Justice Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz’s report was released. Both sides in the running debate over the Steele Dossier and whether Carter Page was a Russian agent, immediately declared vindication and began their victory laps. But it’s clear to any rational person who looks […]

Commentary Just over a year and a half since Department of Justice Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz began his review of serious questions regarding the FBI’s surveillance of the Trump presidential campaign during the 2016 election, his final report was publicly released on Dec. 9, and he appeared before Congress on Dec. 11 to discuss […]

Over the past week, Senate Republicans have signaled that there may be no witnesses during the Senate impeachment trial, contrary to suggestions of the Trump administration, in a move that drew blowback from some House Republicans. Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) told reporters on Friday that “I sure hope” the Republican-controlled Senate will “clean this mess […]

Republicans in the Judiciary Committee will not have a minority hearing day on impeachment, Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) ruled on Thursday morning. Lawmakers in the committee held their second day of debates on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump that were unveiled by top Democrats, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), earlier in the […]

President Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani promised “evidence” that former Vice President Joe Biden and other Obama administration officials “contributed to the increased level of corruption in Ukraine in 2014 and 2016.” Giuliani made the statement as he travels in Ukraine, meeting with lawmakers who have said that Biden’s son Hunter Biden obtained money stolen […]

Narration: Huawei has secured more than 60 5G contracts in the world, many of which are U.S. allies, despite American warnings over cybersecurity concerns. John Sitilides: China probably has its single most effective lobbying operation in Brussels, than anywhere else in the world. Simone Gao: The United States itself does not have 5g technology. Do […]

Fiona Hill, President Donald Trump’s former top Russia adviser on the National Security Council, and David Holmes, the counselor for political affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, testified on Thursday before Congress. Hill read a lengthy statement before the House Intelligence Committee, claiming that “U.S. support for Ukraine—which continues to face armed Russian aggression—has […]

Commentary Investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson delivered a much-needed civics lesson on Nov. 14. “Under the U.S. Constitution, it is the president of the United States who determines foreign policy. How can President Trump be ‘at odds with foreign policy’ when he’s the one who determines it?” she wrote. Good question. Short answer: He can’t be. The […]

The House Ethics Committee sent a memo to lawmakers and their staff reminding them about etiquette and protocols when accessing secure areas weeks after more than two dozen GOP members stormed a closed-door impeachment inquiry hearing. The memo (pdf) from Ethics Committee Chairman Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) and Ranking Member Kenny Marchant (R-Texas) reminded lawmakers that […]

Commentary Throughout the impeachment inquiry, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) has stymied Republican efforts to seek the truth relating to Ukraine. From its inception, Schiff has failed to follow congressional precedent, significantly limited the number of Republicans who were able to question witnesses, maintained all power and control throughout the public portion of the impeachment […]

Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch appeared Friday morning in the House’s second public impeachment hearing. The House Intelligence Committee hearing, led by Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and ranking member Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), starts at 9 a.m. The White House also released a transcript of Trump’s first phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, […]