After months of delay, the Supreme Court on Thursday heard former President Donald Trump's claim that he is immune from prosecution for crimes committed as he tried to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Although the Republican or Democratic Parties didn't exist during the times of George Washington and James Madison, bitter partisanship and gamesmanship did.
Americans whose ancestors came from the MENA region don't need a new government-designed race to validate their ethnicities, cultures, or ancestry any more than they need a special religious category in a government survey to validate their Islamic, Christian, Jewish, Yazidi, or other religious beliefs.
Of course, a criminal trial does not help Trump. And anyone who tries to sell you otherwise should have their head examined. It is simply an absurd and asinine argument.
The United States of America is an empire of might and of influence. There has never been anything like it for scale and global impact, even if history has yet to render its verdict on America's endurance.
Is America's downturn merely another dip in a long arc of non-linear, yet essentially upward, progress? Or is it, rather, the first phase of steep and irreversible national decline?
If we should be outraged or wringing our hands over anything, it should be over the warmongering, genocidal actions of the Israeli government, and the role the United States government has played in destabilizing the Middle East.
It is a simple and indisputable fact that President Joe Biden has done more than any other president in history to increase safe renewable energy, address the climate crisis, and protect the environment.
Three years ago—in the wake of wildfires tearing through 5,000 acres of Western America—President Joe Biden's "Climate Day" heralded a seismic shift towards an eco-friendly America.
In the wake of Iran's brazen and unprecedented drone and missile attacks, Israel finds itself at a critical juncture where its response could shape Middle East dynamics and complicate world affairs for years to come.
If ever there was a red line, Iran crossed it Saturday, launching more than 300 drones, ballistic, and cruise missiles into Israel from its own territory.
On April 25, the Supreme Court will hear arguments for and against Donald J. Trump motion that he has absolute immunity from prosecution in the indictment brought by Jack Smith.
In 1788, James Iredell urged his fellow delegates in North Carolina to ratify the U.S. Constitution. He assured them that the country's top executive could be held criminally accountable for his actions.
Most Americans want to see our fellow citizens who identify as trans treated with dignity and respect; but also don't want that to come at women's expense.
Since the Supreme Court's 2022 Dobbs decision, Democrats have overperformed expectations and have come out on top every time the question of reproductive rights has been put directly before the voters.
The Founding Fathers, who laid the groundwork for a nation built on principles of freedom and inclusivity, would advocate for a reasoned and humane approach to immigration that aligns with the nation's core values and legal framework.
Some states are returning to "tough-on-crime" approaches despite all the evidence showing the failures of our overreliance on imprisonment in the United States.
The Left's selective war on the First Amendment guarantee of free speech was previewed decades ago with the argument that pro-choice men should be free to push for their agenda, but pro-life men should have no such right.
The irregularities of the cases against Trump leave significant doubt as to whether any of them will be decided before the November presidential election.
At a time when abortion rights are one of the biggest driving issues of politics at the national and state levels, Republicans keep losing—even in "deep-red" areas.
There's no evidence Republicans want to ban birth control. On the contrary, the GOP has led on efforts to make it easier to get birth control over the counter.
Netanyahu has pushed Biden, a lifelong self-proclaimed and proven Zionist, to the point where he has been forced, and I do mean forced, to clarify that supporting Israel's prime minister is no longer the same thing as supporting Israel.
A Rubicon has just been crossed. For the first time since the barbaric Hamas atrocities of Oct. 7, a resolution has passed the UN Security Council calling for an immediate ceasefire during the remainder of the month of Ramadan.
