With the almost-certain passage of tax reform next week, Congress will deliver President Donald Trump's first major legislative victory. It is noteworthy, of course, that the GOP - in charge of both chambers of Congress - has taken so long to achieve a substantive win.
Can you name the Balkan leader who has been in high office longer than Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus? If not, I'll do it for you. In Montenegro, Milo Djukanovic has held power and just about every high-level post there is over the past quarter century. Now he's considering running for the presidency. There is usually only one reason for a politician to not want to give up the reins of power — the risk of being prosecuted for corruption. Sometimes the rabbit hole is just too deep.
On Tuesday night, supporters of Roy Moore headed into the RSA center in downtown Montgomery, Alabama. They were excited and had good reason to be. Polls showed Mr. Moore ahead. President Trump had carried Alabama by 28 points.
Ford Motor Co. had its Edsel, Samsung had its Galaxy Note 7, and Pershing Square hedge fund manager William Ackman has his $1 billion short bet against Herbalife Nutrition. Mr. Ackman should take a lesson from the Prodigal Son and ask forgiveness.
As the Mueller investigation drags on, it is becoming apparent day by day that the entire Russia collusion narrative is false and that the Mueller investigation is corrupt.
For half a century after the Second World War, the ever-present realization was that should the U.S.-Soviet rivalry ever get out of hand, a nuclear war would likely mean the end of both countries and, possibly, the end of human life itself.
The peak of Mount Bental in Israel's Golan Heights overlooks Syria, where five years of civil war produced levels of brutal death and destruction reporters refer to as "hell on earth."
By all reasonable accounts, President Trump has had a good first year in office. While he has not gotten many parts of his legislative agenda through, he has had some amazing victories in other areas.
What can car buyers expect from the Toyota Prius Prime that the base Prius just doesn't offer? To begin there is a larger battery and that means more electric-range mileage.
This is that special time of the year we enjoy making and eating those delicious homemade cookies, cakes and breads. And while "just a taste" of a yummy recipe batter may be tempting, think twice.
The doping scandal unfolding in front of our eyes, with the International Olympic Committee this week banning Russia from participating as a nation in the 2018 Winter Games in South Korea, is instructive for those trying to chart Russia's future.
When I was a kid on Sundays my dad would always have the "60 Minutes" television program on. My brothers and I had an open invitation to watch.
If the oral arguments in Oil States Energy Services v. Greene's Energy Group are any indication, the most ardent defender of property rights on the Supreme Court now may well be its newest member, Justice Neil Gorsuch.
Americans are the most generous people in the world.
2017 is the year of the left-wing sexual predator or at least the year of their demise. These guys are dropping so fast, it is hard to keep up with them.
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Now that U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly has ruled in favor of President Trump's right to appoint OMB Director Mick Mulvaney as the acting director of the Consumer Protection Financial Board, CFPB deputy-but-not-acting director Leandra English has ensured herself a minor footnote in history - and, if justice and constitutional government reign, a firing at the hands of her new supervisor.
According to the 10th annual The Knot 2016 Real Weddings Study, the average wedding now costs $35,329. The average venue cost has gone to more than $16,000 and the average cost of a dance band is close to $5,000.
President Donald Trump, acting through Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke and scorning the Republican-controlled Congress, is expected to unilaterally diminish national monument designations of his predecessor issued under the Antiquities Act of 1906. He seems to be targeting Utah's Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante.
In addition to massive increases in military spending over the last decades, modernization plans to have 70% of the Russian armed forces fitted with modern equipment by 2020, huge snap drills which readily exercise the Russian military, Russian President Vladimir Putin is putting civilians and private companies on notice that they too must be prepared for war.
For those of you with memories of the station wagon who might still be longing for just such a vehicle, the 2018 Volvo V90 is going to make you very happy.
