Peter Gelb, the general manager of the Metropolitan Opera, said he is not going anywhere as he struggles with financial crises and opera’s place in a changing arts landscape.
Prosecutors in Spokane, Wash., are trying three activists who they say conspired to impede federal officers. Legal experts call it a stretch.
On this episode of "On Balance," Leland Vittert takes a closer look at President Trump’s economy coming off the heels of his China trip. It seems the U.S. is headed not for a golden age, but a gilded one. While his visit to China, joined by several U.S. billionaires, took the spotlight off the failing economy, he is now back home and in the hot seat. Dan Turrentine, a former Democratic adviser and co-host of "The Huddle," joins former Trump White House official Caroline Sunshine to analyze. Meanwhile, Trump's Department of Justice will indict Cuba's leader Raúl Castro. Could Cuba be the next Venezuela for President Trump? Adolfo Franco, a Republican strategist and former assistant administrator for USAID Cuba, explains. Also, the South…
At the Rededicate 250 prayer festival, Cardinal Timothy Dolan says, "You know as well as I do, in every chapter of the American story our faith in God has been the bedrock of our greatness, the source of our success."
President Donald Trump read from the Bible, 2 Chronicles Chapter 7, The Dedication of the Temple at Rededication 250.
Veterans of Bernie Sanders' two presidential campaigns are splitting their allegiances between a pair of Democrats vying to inherit his progressive movement: New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and California Rep. Ro Khanna . Why it matters: Ocasio-Cortez and Khanna are deploying contrasting strategies to build momentum toward possible White House runs in 2028 — a split that reflects some of the tensions between Sanders' 2016 and 2020 campaigns. - Khanna has taken a slightly more centrist view than Ocasio-Cortez on issues such as crime and immigration. He's hired key members of Sanders' 2016 campaign, which had a relatively moderate brand on immigration and guns — and didn't fear going negative on Hillary Clinton. - AOC,…
Travel blogger Jake Rosmarin, who is not sick with hantavirus, is on day seven of a 42-day quarantine in Nebraska.
State of the Union: Cassidy, who voted to convict President Trump after January 6, will not be advancing to the runoffs for his primary. The post Senator Bill Cassidy Loses Senate Primary in Louisiana appeared first on The American Conservative .
Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), one of the seven GOP senators who voted to remove President Donald Trump from office following the January 6 Capitol riot, lost his primary Saturday night. The Trump-endorsed candidate, Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA), will face State Treasurer John Fleming in a runoff on June 27 for the party’s nomination. “It’s nice to see that his political career is OVER,” the president posted on Truth Social last night. Senator Lindsay Graham (R-SC) reiterated on Meet the Press this morning, “If you try to destroy President Trump, you’re gonna lose, because this is the party of Donald Trump.” Last night’s primary results are the latest in a string of victories for Trump in GOP primaries, including the…Open
State of the Union: President Donald Trump and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke over the phone on Sunday about the possibility of renewing the war with Iran, per Israeli media. The post Ceasefire Day 40: Iran Says It Will Soon Unveil Formal Toll Booth appeared first on The American Conservative .
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Times of Israel that he spoke to President Donald Trump about the Iran War Sunday, the 40th day of the conflict’s ceasefire. Israeli media report that the two leaders spoke about Trump’s recent visit to China and the possibility of renewing the conflict with Iran. The head of Iran’s parliament committee on national security, Ebrahim Azizi, said Saturday that Tehran plans to impose a formal traffic management system in the Strait of Hormuz, restricting passage to commercial vessels and countries cooperating with Iran and charging fees for transit. “The necessary fees will be collected for the specialized services provided under this mechanism,” Azizi said on X. Iranian…Open