Morgan Murphy 
This week the House of Representatives slammed the door on bigger defense budgets without more accountability. The fissure opened at the end of the 118th Congress among Republicans voting on funding for the U.S. military. After much wrangling, the Senate and House agreed to set the Pentagon’s budget in fiscal 2025 to $884 billion. But that’s not … Read more
As the war in Ukraine rages onward, President-elect Donald Trump brings a glimmer of hope for peace in Europe this Christmas season. An end to the fighting hinges on three key points: (1) Crimea (2) the Donbas region east of the Dnieper River and (3) NATO membership for Ukraine. Many more issues lurk, but without … Read more
This month Kamala Harris emerged from her vice-presidential hidey hole to speak to the media. Her blitz included interviews on The View, CBS’s 60 Minutes, and Howard Stern, as well as the sex podcast, “Call Her Daddy.” (Yes, really.) For Republicans tuning in, the vice president’s performances didn’t surprise. She bumbled. She pursed her lips. She avoided specifics, … Read more