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Vice President Kamala Harris lacks the minimum skills necessary to serve as president. That conclusion also means she lacks the skills to be Commander-in-Chief of the nation’s military. The absolute whiff that was her sit-down with CNN’s Dana Bash demonstrated Harris’s skills deficit. The upcoming debate—unless the moderators wholly avoid asking her even a moderately difficult question—will confirm this conclusion. …

“Hellscape” is a dramatic word. It is the description of what awaits the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of the People’s Republic of China if it is ordered to invade Taiwan by Xi Jinping, the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party. We know this because Admiral Samuel Paparo, USN, is the big boss of the Pentagon’s “Pacific Command,” and …

A Delaware jury just convicted Hunter Biden of three felonies: lying to a federally licensed firearms dealer, lying on a federal background check and possessing a firearm while “an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance.” Republicans will cheer the result for holding a Biden family member accountable, while Democrats will complain about selective prosecution brought under political …

Forthelast three decades, I have been imploring Republican presidential candidatestotaketheir message directlytoAmerica’s inner cities.Directlytotheepicenters of “blueness.” As someone who grew up in abject poverty in some of those inner cities, I knew that most of those residents strongly believe intherule of law, are faith-based and do supportthepolice.But, forthelast number of decades,they have also felt disrespected and abandoned bytheGOP and Republican …

Last year, California Gov. Gavin Newsom was astride the national political stage as people wondered whether he would be running for president.Now, Newsom is nowhere to be found outside California.The reasons are simple and they include the failing state of California. In 2023, Gavin Newsom positioned himself well among Democrats.Many thought he was running for president. He took the fight …

Religiousfreedom is a cornerstone of our American republic. It is our responsibility to protect this integral aspect of our country because, without it, we would stray from our core values of liberty and freedom. This sacred freedom has been under attack, especially in public education. Fortoo long,teachers have been told to leave theirbeliefsat the schoolhouse gate,forcing them to choose between …

The Founding Fathers feared a system of government where the executive branch is able to wield the power of the federal bureaucracy to interfere with elections. Unfortunately, President Biden has directed every federal agency to do just that. As chairman of the Committee on Small Business, we have been investigating the electioneering efforts undertaken by the Small Business Administration (SBA), …

Weareall feeling the effects of stubbornand persistent inflation.When the currentadministration tells us inflation is coming down, we must remind ourselves that only meansalready high pricesare going up slower. Whenafew large pizzas, some salads,and garlic knots cost you $100, you begin to realize just how expensive life is getting forAmericans. So, is thereany chance that prices will ever come down? The …

Finding a crime to charge an individual is a form of political persecution and it deeply troubles me to witness this politicization of our criminal justice system at a time when crime is exploding in cities all over America, including the South Side of Chicago where I pastor. If this sounds backward to you, it is. Along with most of …

This is the age of climate consciousness, with every corporation flaunting its eco-friendly endeavors like badges of honor. But therecent unveilingof guidelines by theBidenadministrationto bolster the credibility of the voluntarycarbonmarket unveils a troubling reality:carbonoffsets, the purported saviors of our planet, are not the panacea they claim to be.At first glance, the concept seems noble. Companies purchasecarboncredits, each allegedly representing the …