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Trump defends immigration crackdown at State of Union as approval ratings plummet

February 25, 2026 · World News

WASHINGTON — To defend an increasingly unpopular immigration crackdown during his State of the Union speech, President Trump highlighted the victims of crimes perpetuated by undocumented immigrants. But as Democrats…

The Grumpy Economy

February 14, 2024 · Politics

What was the worst moment for the American economy in the past half century? You might think it was the last wheezing months of the 1970s, when oil…

A World Without Chuck Grassley in the Senate?

October 31, 2022 · Politics

The long-serving Senator Chuck Grassley is, for lack of a comparison closer to home, Iowa’s Queen Elizabeth II. This is partly a matter of sheer longevity. At 89,…