JERUSALEM—President Joe Biden and his senior aides have described the ceasefire they brokered in Lebanon in historic terms. But Israeli leaders are counting down the days until Biden leaves office. In the Rose Garden on Tuesday, Biden announced that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to the 60-day truce, which went into effect early Wednesday. Biden
As far back as last July and as recently as last month, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said President Joe Biden wouldn’t pardon his son. On Sunday, Biden did just that. On July 27, 2023, one day after the plea deal in Hunter Biden’s tax case fell apart, Jean-Pierre said there was “no” possibility
Pardon covers crimes Hunter Biden has committed and ‘may have committed or taken part in’ between 2014 and 2024 (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) He said he wouldn’t do it. The White House press secretary got snippy with reporters when she was pressed on the matter. “It is a no. It will be a no. It is
REVIEW: ‘The Troublemaker: How Jimmy Lai Became a Billionaire, Hong Kong’s Greatest Dissident, and China’s Most Feared Critic’ by Mark L. Clifford Jimmy Lai arrives at a 2020 hearing in Hong Kong. (Anthony Kwan/Getty Images) The fate of Lai Chee-ying, “Jimmy” Lai, the Hong Kong business mogul who founded the retailer Giordano, the media company
Several times in my early 20s I remember almost dying. One instance occurred while driving down a highway covered in ice, semi-trucks behind me. Another included a drunk man who drew a switchblade on me late at night in North Carolina. But in both these circumstances, I had not placed myself in harm’s way on
Every president deserves an attorney general as learned, prudent, and loyal as Ed Meese proved to be to Ronald Reagan. As such, I urge Pam Bondi, President-elect Trump’s nominee for AG, Trump’s Deputy Attorney-designate Todd Blanche, and every other new appointee to the Department of Justice to read The Meese Revolution by Professors Steven Gow
Just before Thanksgiving, Admiral Samuel Paparo unveiled a massive turkey: America’s defense posture in Asia. Paparo became the head of America’s Indo-Pacific Command in May after commanding the Pacific Fleet for three years, and he came to Washington to deliver some bad news. The United States is not keeping pace with the threats facing his