The Madness of Hate: The shooter in the Buffalo market massacre had previously scouted the location and had two other targets as well, authorities say.    The avowed racist Payton Gendron, who is accused of killing 10 people, had written online in advance …

The Shooting Gallery: Another day, another mass shooting.    One person was killed and five critically wounded in a shooting yesterday during a lunch reception hosted by a Taiwanese congregation at a church in Laguna Woods, California. The suspect is an Asian man in his …

The War Room: In an example of how the Russian invaders are fumbling, Ukraine has released aerial pictures of as many as two-dozen destroyed Russian tanks and armored vehicles in the area of the Siverskiy Donets River. At least eight of the …

Truth and Politics: The House committee investigating the January 6th insurrection has issued subpoenas to Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other Republican members of Congress who have previously refused to appear. It’s a rare move for a House investigating committee and …

Econ 101:  The Consumer Price Index  rose by 8.3 percent in April, according to the government, a rapid rise but slightly less than the 8.5 percent in March.   Core inflation, which does not include the cost of groceries and gas, ticked up …

The War Room: As the war wears on, Russia attacked Ukraine’s southern port city of Odessa with cruise missiles, destroying two hotels, a shopping center, and a warehouse. One person was killed and five wounded.   The NY Times notes that while Russia has pounded …

The War Room: Today is Victory Day in Russia, the anniversary of the day Russia defeated Hitler’s Wehrmacht, and Vladimir Putin’s military continues to slaughter Ukrainian civilians the way the Nazis massacred Russians.   As many as 60 people died yesterday when …

The War Room: Ukrainian forces today mounted a counter-offensive against the Russian invaders in the northeast, attempting to drive them back from two key cities and break the brutal stalemate of combat. There’s fighting all along a 300-mile front.   “There are …

The War Room: Russian forces are conducting nearly nonstop shelling of the Azovstal steel complex in Mariupol and are reported to have breached the perimeter in bloody fighting on the ground. The plant where civilians are still taking shelter is the …

Abortion Uproar: The leaked draft of a Supreme Court decision that would end abortion rights established in the Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade case immediately set off howls of celebration and execration on both side of the abortion debate. A crowd …