Pittsburgh Mayor Loses Primary Race

Pittsburgh Mayor Loses Primary Race

by Hudson Crozier   Democratic Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey lost Tuesday’s mayoral primary election to the comparatively moderate Democratic Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor, dealing a blow to the Democratic Party’s left flank. Gainey, who took office in...
Hegseth Orders Review of U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Hegseth Orders Review of U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan

by Natalia Mittelstadt   Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday ordered a review to be conducted of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, which occurred under the Biden administration. The final troop withdrawal in 2021 led to the death of 13 U.S. soldiers....
Commentary: Trump’s Polling Better than Media Thinks

Commentary: Trump’s Polling Better than Media Thinks

by J.T. Young   The dispersed shot-pattern of President Trump’s approval ratings proves he’s still confounding pollsters. For weeks, and especially since Trump’s announcement of sweeping tariffs on what he dubbed Liberation Day, the establishment media’s...
Commentary: Wasting Away in Wind-and-Solarville

Commentary: Wasting Away in Wind-and-Solarville

by James Varney   While green advocates commonly use the terms renewable, sustainable, and net zero to describe their efforts, the dirty little secret is that much of the waste from solar panels and wind turbines is ending up in landfills. The current amounts of...