Welcome to Higher Ground, the faith-centric newsletter focused on the intersection of culture and politics from experienced journalists at The Washington Times.

The journalists around this weeks Washington Week with The Atlantic roundtable had great fun mocking president-elect Donald Trumps Cabinet picks. Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine and the regular moderator of the panel, set the table, keying on controversial Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) withdrawing his name from consideration as attorney general.Jeffrey Goldberg: Matt G...

On Sunday, Washington fell behind arch rival Dallas 20-9, then rallied furiously before falling 34-26 ("Disappointing but not surprisingly, the rookie has comes back down to earth," Web, Nov. 24).

Plus, Brookhaven Town Watch's craft fair, Folsom Fire Company's Santa breakfast and Christmas bazaar, Marple Township Community Days, Upper Chichester Library events and Ridley Township Public Library's prom dress collection.

Ankush Khardori: There has been speculation in Washington for months about whether Biden will pardon his son. The question raises a host of considerations legal, political, practical and historic […]

The Biden administration plans to reduce Intels preliminary $8.5 billion federal CHIPS grant, a move that follows the California-based companys investment delays and broader business struggles, the New York Times […]

As Hawaii coach Laura Beeman works through different combinations and lineups of players to start the season, she’s able to do it while also racking up wins.

The history of the presidential turkey pardon is often misremembered. Here are the fowl facts.

The body of President John F. Kennedy was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery after a funeral procession through Washington; an estimated 1 million people lined the procession route.

Crude oil prices started the week with a dip after booking a gain of 6% last week, fueled mostly by geopolitical factors as the war between Russia and Ukraine escalated. At the time of writing, Brent crude was trading at $74.58 per barrel, with WTI at $70.65 per barrel. At the same time, Iran changed its tune on enriched uranium in anticipation of tighter sanction enforcement by Washington after D...

The Israeli ambassador to Washington says that a cease-fire deal to end fighting between Israel and the Lebanon-based Hezbollah could be reached within days.Ambassador Mike Herzog told Israeli Army Radio on Monday that there remained points to finalize and that any deal required agreement from the government. But he said we are close to a deal and that it can hap...

From Washington to Trump, America has a rich history of moving forward via presidential pardons.The post Trumps Pardons Could Foster National Unity appeared first on The American Conservative.

Indian cinematographer Pankaj Kumar (“Tumbbad,” “Ship of Theseus”) is set to make his feature directorial debut with “Konyak,” a tribal action drama set in northeast India. The project, was selected for the NFDC Screenwriters Lab 2024, part of the Film Bazaar, will be produced through Kumar’s newly established Jiboom Studios. Written by Uddhav Ghosh, the [...

A Washington Commanders All-Pro reacted emotionally to KaVontae Turpin's kick return for the Dallas Cowboys.The post Commanders All-Pro Has Painful Reaction to KaVontae Turpin TD appeared first on Heavy.com.

MeiLani McBee made four 3-pointers to move into a tie for second place on UH’s career list and Lily Wahinekapu added nine points, eight rebounds and four assists to help Hawaii go undefeated in the Bank of Hawaii Classic with a 67-55 win over Eastern Washington today.