ABCNEWS - Most Americans disapprove of Trump; don't trust Dems in Congress more: Poll
A record high say he "lacks good enough physical health" to be president.
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Steven Tucker) - The Real Reason Leftists Hate Hungary’s Courts
Budapest prosecutes “antifascist” violent criminals. No, that doesn’t make it fascist. The post The Real Reason Leftists Hate Hungary’s Courts appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs The Real Reason Leftists Hate Hungary’s Courts Budapest prosecutes “antifascist” violent criminals. No, that doesn’t make it fascist. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, risking his life and liberty, visited Hungary this week, a sinister land from which travelers are lucky to ever return, rather than being thrown away to rot inside a neo-Nazi prison cell. This, of course, is a total myth based on left-wing slurs. Having a properly functioning border system, Hungary finds it far easier just to keep all the criminal aliens out in the first place. That’s easier than arresting them after they’ve…Open
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Ted Galen Carpenter) - On Taiwan and Japan, Chinese Belligerence Backfires
Beijing should turn down the temperature, for its own sake. The post On Taiwan and Japan, Chinese Belligerence Backfires appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs On Taiwan and Japan, Chinese Belligerence Backfires Beijing should turn down the temperature, for its own sake. When conservative Sanae Takaichi became the new leader of Japan’s governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the country’s prime minister in October 2025, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) clearly was unhappy about that development. Chinese officials became even more annoyed when Takaichi voiced strong support for preserving the de facto independence of Taiwan, which Beijing considers a renegade province. During a parliamentary debate in November, she was asked repeatedly about how…Open
NYTIMES (Javier C. Hernández and Kiuko Notoya) - The A.I. Evangelists on a Mission to Shake Up Japan
Team Mirai, a political party founded by software engineers, won 11 seats in Japan’s legislature by promising chatbots, self-driving buses and high-tech jobs.
NYTIMES (Lynsey Chutel and Louise Krüger) - Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo Leads Norway to Record Olympic Medal Haul
Norway, led by the cross-country skiing sensation Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, topped the medal table for the fourth straight Winter Games.
NYTIMES (Michael Schwirtz and Adam Goldman) - The Ex-Taxi Driver at the Center of Russia’s Shadow War
The Kremlin’s sabotage campaign against European allies of Ukraine has been escalating. It needs people like Aleksei Kolosovsky, 42, to carry it out.
NYTIMES (Chris Buckley) - Trump Looks Ahead to Summit With China’s Xi, but Tariffs and Taiwan Loom
President Trump said his planned meeting with President Xi Jinping would be a grand display, but tensions over trade and defense could dampen the mood.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Sophie Brams) - DHS suspending 2 travel programs amid shutdown
TSA PreCheck and Global Entry programs were expected to temporarily cease starting at 6 a.m. ET Sunday.
WASHINGTONPOST (Dan Balz, Scott Clement) - 60% disapprove of Trump ahead of State of the Union, Post-ABC poll finds
Democrats have made little headway in persuading Americans that they have better ideas or policies to offer.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Michael Ramsey) - Nancy Guthrie case: Sheriff says DNA from home is 'mixed'
Investigators are expected to have a more difficult time running the DNA through national databases to identify suspects.