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What triumph would Trump arch celebrate?

If completed as planned, Donald Trump's triumphal arch outside Arlington National Cemetery will tower over the graceful Memorial Bridge, obstruct the view of the Lincoln Memorial from the cemetery (and vice versa) and offend anyone whose taste is north of Liberace. But there's another aspect ...

Darline Graham to run for full term in brother’s Senate seat

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Sen. Darline Graham said Monday she's running for a full term to replace her late brother Lindsey Graham's Senate seat. “I've made a decision," Darline Graham told Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity, according to a clip released of an interview set to air later ...

Can Trump sue himself?

The question recently asked by a federal judge in Miami — can the president sue an entity in the executive branch of the federal government and benefit from the resolution of that lawsuit? — seems to beg the question. How could anyone sue an entity he controls and derive a benefit from ...

DOJ activates untested court for ‘alien terrorist’ deportations

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has filed a first-ever petition to a secretive and dormant court created 30 years ago to consider government requests to deport so-called “alien terrorists” from the United States. The Alien Terrorist Removal Court was established in 1996 but ...

Almanac for July 20, 2026

Today is Monday, July 20, the 201st day of 2026. There are 164 days left in the year. Today in History: In 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon after reaching its surface in their Apollo 11 lunar module. Also on this date: In 1917, America’s World War I draft lottery began as Secretary of War Newton Baker, wearing a blindfold, reached into a glass bowl and pulled out a capsule containing the number 258 during a ceremony in the Senate office building. In 1944, an attempt by a group of German officials to assassinate ...

Three reasons not to visit Europe

For some reason, many Americans seem convinced they have to tour Europe this summer — despite the heat, oppressive crowds and high prices all descending on the continent. And if anyone needs a fourth reason, it's to recognize the growing resentment among many Europeans as the tourist hordes ...