President Donald Trump has agreed to delay the imposition of sweeping tariffs on neighboring Mexico and Canada by one month after Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to send troops to protect their borders with the United States.

During a trip to El Salvador on Monday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters he has been named acting director of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), effectively subsuming the agency into the State Department. RUBIO: I’m the acting director of USAID. I’ve delegated that authority to someone, but I stay in touch with him. And again, our...

By: Rich Lowry – nationalreview.com – February 3, 2025 Yes, it’s been shamefully entangled with the cartels. The Mexicans don’t like President Trump’s currently delayed tariffs, but they really hate what he said about their government’s collusion with the drug cartels. The White House fact sheet announcing imminent tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China said, by way of justifying the action, that “the Mexican...

By: The Editorial Board – wsj.com – February 2, 2025 Canada and Mexico vow retaliation in response to Trump’s tariffs, amid new economic uncertainty. “WILL THERE BE SOME PAIN? YES, MAYBE (AND MAYBE NOT!). BUT WE WILL MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, AND IT WILL ALL BE WORTH THE PRICE THAT MUST BE PAID,” Mr. Trump posted on Truth Social on...

Mexican nationals, likely cartel members, recently crossed the border and shot and wounded an American hiker. Did they assume that Joe Biden was still president, and so it was still a veritable open season on Americans without consequences?

President Trump’s early moves display the right impulse and plenty of gumption while leaving many questions about how they will actually work.

By: The Editorial Board – wsj.com – January 29,2025 Trump’s pause on federal grants wasn’t illegal and didn’t even affect most spending. It’s well within Mr. Trump’s executive authority to pause disbursement of discretionary funds to ensure they comply with the law and his priorities. But the White House didn’t help itself with a lack of clarity on the details,...

Tulsi Gabbard appeared before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday as part of her confirmation process to serve as director of national intelligence.

President Trump’s executive order attempting to stop “birthright citizenship” faces an uphill battle in the courts, but Americans can agree that the practice of “birth touri…

The Ridiculous reason the “Reagan” movie could not even be nominated for Best Picture…