Three years ago, Washington had written off a generation. Too soft, too unfit, too disconnected to serve. In 2023, the Army, Navy and Air Force all missed their recruiting goals. People in this town started asking out loud whether the…
As the past is often prologue, much of the GOP is thinking today about the pounding the party took in 2006, the last time a Republican president led his party into the midterms for the second time. Older Republicans try…
Like most Americans, I’ve been following the election, and Tuesday, Nov. 3, is the last day we can vote. I have to admit that from the South Side of Chicago, I’ve been watching the state near me, Michigan, with a…
It’s Election Day in America, with voters heading to the polls to determine control of the U.S. House and Senate for the next two years. Republicans are defending their slim congressional majorities, but President Donald Trump predicts the GOP will…
The former chief of the FBI’s Chicago Field Office said he was forced out of his job after he said he was wrongly blamed for the failed prosecution of six people who protested against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in…
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a Democrat, threatened to sue the Trump administration over Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) reported use of city-owned parking lots to stage immigration enforcement operations without the city’s authorization. In a letter addressed to…
Don’t let the standings fool you: the Chicago Bears are the darling of the loaded NFC North, and they proved why on “Monday Night Football” against the Seattle Seahawks. Lumen Field and the “12s” never make it easy for a…
President Donald Trump sought to reassure voters the day before the midterm elections that Iran is not a “forever war,” but a “soft war” that the United States could end at any time. “We’re not fighting a war … When…
A child in New York state’s Lewis County died in the first known measles-associated death in the state in more than 30 years amid an ongoing measles outbreak, officials announced on Monday. Gov. Kathy Hochul said she was “heartbroken” to…
The Milwaukee Brewers’ celebration continues, and it likely won’t be stopping for quite a while. After all, the organization and its fan base have never celebrated a World Series title, and the entire state, let alone the city itself, is…