Congress looks poised to avoid a futile government shutdown and more political melodrama, which is no small miracle in narrowly divided Washington. House Speaker Mike Johnson deserves credit for cutting a deal to fund the…

American women are thought to have more abortions today than they did before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade in 2022.  The main reason is probably abortion pills. Safe and effective, cheap and convenient,…

For decades, the biggest fears about oil centered on its supply. The lesson was first learned half a century ago, when the Arab members of OPEC banned exports to America and other supporters of Israel…

Apparently Alexei Navalny continues to haunt Vladimir Putin from the grave, because now the someone is going after the late opposition leader’s allies abroad. On Tuesday Navalny associate Leonid Volkov was assaulted outside his home…

West Virginia lawmakers recently approved dropping the state’s immunization standards for students attending private or parochial schools or in virtual formats. The decision affects about 40,000 children who are either home-schooled or attend private school,…

In a political stampede Wednesday, the House overwhelmingly approved a bill that would force the social media app TikTok to be divested from China-based owner ByteDance, or face banning. The Senate should have more sense…

Boy, do we miss Nikki Haley. Although she never had a chance, Haley helped maintain decorum in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Now, the gloves are off. It’s MAGA nation full throttle. If…

We know firsthand that the Crossroads site where The Star used to be located, and where the Kansas City Royals want to build a new stadium, is a great spot. 1601 McGee would be a…

No, there is no one weird trick to keep former president Donald Trump off the ballot and out of the White House. That is the unanimous opinion of the Supreme Court, which ruled Monday that…

The Supreme Court announced on Wednesday that it will consider Donald Trump’s claim that as a former president he enjoys immunity from prosecution for alleged crimes connected to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.…