Last week, the Federal Reserve did the right thing by leaving well enough alone, keeping the benchmark interest rate at about 5.4%. With the acute pressure that the board and Chair Jay Powell in particular…

There is increasingly urgent talk of a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas, as people all over the world understandably recoil at the loss of civilian life from Israeli airstrikes, such as those…

As a general, Dwight D. Eisenhower led Allied troops to victory over Adolf Hitler’s racist and genocidal regime. As president, he enforced the Supreme Court’s order to desegregate U.S. schools by ordering troops to Arkansas…

Kansas legislators studying laws on suspending a driver’s license would do well to offer a way for people who lose a license to drive for necessary cause, including work, school and medical care. Kansas laws…

The ink had barely dried before Tuesday’s news of the closure of Fort Scott’s emergency room was spun into political fodder. Gov. Laura Kelly used it as another example that Kansas should expand Medicaid eligibility,…

Just to be clear, the Lewiston, Maine, police arrived at the scene within 90 seconds of receiving a call for help. At 6:56 p.m. Wednesday, the initial 911 call was placed from Just-In-Time Recreation. At…

Alsu Kurmasheva, who works for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and holds dual Russian and U.S. citizenship, went to Russia in May to deal with a family emergency. Today she sits in prison, another victim of…

After three weeks of pointless but embarrassing intrigue, House Republicans finally hit on a consensus nominee for Speaker. Congratulations to 51-year-old Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson, who with a 220-209 vote Wednesday won the unenviable job…

Ask any parent about the time their kids spend on mobile devices, and you’ll likely hear the same refrain: It’s too much. Excessive use of smartphones and social media is linked to rising rates of…

“What would happen if we walked away?” President Biden asked in an Oval Office address Thursday night. At one time, such a question would be merely rhetorical, with wide agreement that the United States is,…