Debra J. Saunders
WASHINGTON — “My uncle started USAID in 1961, for humanitarian purposes, to put our country on the side of the poor,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pronounced Thursday at the White House as he was sworn in as Health Secretary. “It…
WASHINGTON —Years ago, when I visited Pelican Bay State Prison on the northern coast of California, prison staff explained the rules. They gave me a stab vest and a handy piece of information: If I were taken hostage, prison officials…
WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission pulled a “60 Minutes” on “60 Minutes.” In a complaint filed against CBS, the FCC charged that “60 Minutes” and “Face the Nation” last year engaged in “news distortion” that involved “significant and substantial…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has a basic idea about everybody on the planet; he believes that people just want to live well in nice housing and safe communities. The world saw that in Singapore in 2018 when Trump met…
What did President Donald Trump learn during his four-year hiatus from the White House? For one thing, he seems to have learned how to listen. But also, to judge by the first week of his second term, Trump 2.0 seems…
WASHINGTON — Democrats are afraid, very afraid. This week, 12 Senate Democrats and 46 House Democrats joined Republicans in voting for the Laken Riley Act, which requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain unauthorized immigrants who have been arrested…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump got straight to the point when he delivered his inaugural address on Monday inside the Capitol. There are things he wants to do in the next four years. But of course, on this cold Monday,…
WASHINGTON — I remember when the networks called the 2020 election for President Joe Biden. It was a Saturday; that evening, as he addressed his gleeful supporters in Wilmington, Delaware, the new president-elect declared victory in “the battle to restore…
WASHINGTON — Big Tech has gone topsy-turvy in the wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s November victory. Four years ago, Facebook and Instagram banned Trump’s posts, and the ban lasted two years. This year, Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg not only…
WASHINGTON — Actress Sara Foster captured the rage of many Angelenos who have watched their city burn from the Palisades to Altadena in one social media post: “We pay the highest taxes in California. Our fire hydrants were empty. Our…
