#Decision time in Ukraine — will Biden make the right choice?

#Decision time in Ukraine — will Biden make the right choice?

Contrary to recent arguments presented by John Mearsheimer and retired U.S. Army Col. Douglas Macgregor, Ukraine’s counteroffensive has not failed. But it has reached a transition point, and decisions must be made. We are now 20 months into a war that then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley told us would last three days. Russian planners estimated 10 days.  A Ukrainian military…

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#5 predictions for Election Day 2023

#5 predictions for Election Day 2023

States across the country are holding pivotal elections Tuesday for governor, state legislature and more, offering a gauge of the national mood heading into 2024.  Virginia and New Jersey are among the states where voters will determine partisan control of their state’s legislature, while Kentucky and Mississippi are holding gubernatorial races.  Ohio, meanwhile, is the…

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#Let’s make the farm bill a people bill

#Let’s make the farm bill a people bill

It’s that time again: every five years Congress reauthorizes the Farm Bill, a critical piece of legislation that establishes rules and incentives that shape our food system and its impacts on the environment and on the workers who plant, harvest, process and transport our food. With intersecting climate, health and economic crises looming, this year’s…

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#Scalise grateful for his health this Thanksgiving

#Scalise grateful for his health this Thanksgiving

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) says he’s grateful for his health this Thanksgiving, three months after announcing that he had been diagnosed with multiple myeloma. “I’m thankful for my health, and just the love and support from family and friends,” Scalise said Monday on SiriusXM’s “The Julie Mason Show.” “I’m feeling great. I’m in the last…

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#Boy killed, 5 wounded in Cincinnati mass shooting

#Boy killed, 5 wounded in Cincinnati mass shooting

A shooter fired 22 shots into a crowd in Cincinnati, Ohio on Friday, killing an 11-year-old boy and wounding four other children and an adult, according to local authorities. The Cincinnati Police Department on Sunday said the occupant of a sedan car fired 22 rounds in “quick succession” shortly before 9:30 p.m. Friday in Cincinnati’s…

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