There is no denying that he has made more progress than any other head of state in working out a solution to the Gaza war. By embracing Israel while listening to Arab leaders, Mr. Trump has given diplomacy a much-needed boost.
Publication: Wall Street Journal
The Anti-ICE Shooting in Dallas
The Dallas shooting is another reminder to politicians and the press of the need to lower the rhetorical temperature. Americans want vigorous debate on the issues, but opponents of President Trump’s deportation policies and ICE raids can criticize them without portraying federal agents as fascist members of a Gestapo.
The FCC, Disney and Jimmy Kimmel
Maybe now our progressive friends understand why these columns oppose government control of business and fought liberal cancel culture. Regulatory power in the hands of a willful President can too easily become a weapon against political opponents, including the media.
Kirk’s Assassination Feels Like a Hinge Point
By Peggy Noonan: The assassination of Charlie Kirk feels different as an event, like a hinge point, like something that is going to reverberate in new dark ways. It isn’t just another dreadful thing. It carries the ominous sense that we’re at the beginning of something bad.
The Murder of Charlie Kirk
The MAGA movement leader was known for inviting debate with opponents.
The Simple Solution to Violent Crime Is More Cops
The connection between poverty and lawlessness is complicated, but Trump gets a basic point right.
Why the FDA Doesn’t Support Covid Boosters Forever
The emergency is over, and the U.S. is joining other nations in shifting to a risk-tiered approach on vaccines.
Trump Triples Down on Lawfare
Politics has skills like any other trade, ones its craftsmen seek to develop and refine. It was Democrats who introduced the noxious art of lawfare, though master retaliator, Donald Trump, is perfecting its use. Send your thanks to the apprentices—James Comey, Fani Willis and Jack Smith.
Letitia James Gets Trumped on Appeal
A court throws out her fraud fine on Trump of half a billion dollars.
Donald Trump, DC Police Commissioner
Cleaning up the city is a worthy task, and local control is dysfunctional.
Make Cars Beautiful Again
Congress quietly axed the fuel-economy standards that help drive the ugliness.
The Media and a Mob in Cincinnati
Today’s media seems to conflagrate over violence only when the perpetrator is white and the victim is black. Then the cameras roll, protests erupt, and hashtags fly. But when the races are reversed, the mainstream media buries the incident or ignores it entirely.
Andrew Cuomo Can Still Save NYC
The former governor is vastly preferable to Mamdani and more popular than Adams.
Trump’s Trade Deal Triumphs
His disruptive, hard-power style has allies making concessions and sharing burdens.
We Won’t Miss Government Media
At NPR and PBS, bias has long been the biggest problem. Let 1,000 podcasts bloom.
How to End the Epstein Follies
Perhaps Ms. Bondi and Mr. Patel could call a news conference, provide context on the mentions of Mr. Trump, and explain why releasing raw files could do more harm than good. Bring FBI deputy director Dan Bongino, if he’ll show up.
The U.S. Dumps UNESCO Again
A prudent American nationalism chooses which international outfits to join and finance based on how well they serve U.S. values and interests. Unesco long ago stopped doing so, and it can now do its work with someone else’s taxpayer dollars.
Was Joe Biden Really the President?
The country needs to know if a ‘politburo’ of advisers was running the White House.
MAGA’s Epstein Fault Line
By Peggy Noonan: Some Trump supporters look at the refusal to release the files and see a failure to drain the swamp.
No Special Counsel for the Epstein Files
Trump is right to be skeptical. It would feed this frenzy for months.
The Pragmatic “60 Minutes” Settlement
By settling the Trump lawsuit, Paramount didn’t cave in. It’s helping CBS News focus on its mission.
We’ll All Pay for New York’s Mamdani Folly
The state will lose wealthy taxpayers, and the federal government will have to cough up more aid.
Green Elites, Trumped
The big beautiful bill ends the corrupt embarrassment known as “climate policy.”
The Lure of Comrade Mamdani
He says he respects differences. His radical utterances indicate otherwise.