Federal debt takes the United States into the unknown, pushing the boundaries of how far financial markets are willing to lend to our government. And when lawmakers spend a trillion dollars more than they collect in revenue, it sounds like they are enthusiastic to find the limits of federal debt. The prudent course is to […]
Less than $600. That’s how much taxpayer money the Trump administration just spent to give American workers more of the transparency they deserve. On March 17, the Department of Labor rolled out an improved system — www.unionreports.gov — that lets workers quickly see how labor unions are spending their members’ dues. This information is essential […]
The Constitution “was framed upon the theory that the peoples of the several states must sink or swim together, and that in the long run prosperity and salvation are in union and not division.” States racing to block data center construction have forgotten that lesson. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and others echoing his idea to pause data […]
In a mad scramble for the midterm elections, Washington is proposing every scheme imaginable to lower the cost of prescription drugs. But how prices are lowered matters, especially when voters are not advised of the fine print. Misguided drug-pricing schemes can kill tomorrow’s cures. The drug pricing framework embedded in former President Joe Biden’s Inflation […]
After decades of stagnation in the U.S. refining sector, a significant shift may be underway. The newly announced oil refinery at the Port of Brownsville, Texas, could become one of the first major new U.S. refinery projects in almost five decades. More than just another industrial facility, the project represents renewed confidence that the country is willing to invest in the […]
The Chinese Communist Party is short on pilots. And it might be getting help from its main adversary, the United States. But on Capitol Hill, a senator is calling on the Transportation Security Administration to ban U.S. flight schools from enrolling our adversaries. The TSA should end this extraordinary and self-defeating practice without delay. China […]
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Friday urged President Trump to consider removing U.S. military bases from countries “who won’t let us fly from them,” again lashing out at European allies over their refusal to assist the U.S.-Israeli military operation in Iran. Graham reupped the suggestion after Trump told reporters earlier on Friday that the senator...
Children still account for the most deaths on the waitlist — an unnecessary result of complex guidelines that disadvantage the youngest candidates and a dearth of policy to regulate technological advances that can save more lives.
Joe Kent’s resignation from a key Trump administration intelligence post has put the spotlight on a small but vocal segment of right-wing figures who believe Israel has pulled President Trump into a war with Iran. Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center before his resignation this past week, asserted that Iran posed “no imminent...
DORAL, Fla. — Taiwan’s representative to the U.S. is trying to keep China front of mind in MAGA foreign policy, sounding warnings that Beijing's "threat is active" at the Heritage Foundation's Miami Security Forum this week. America’s intelligence agencies recently assessed that Beijing is not planning a military invasion in 2027. Ambassador Alexander Tah-Ray Yui...
Strikes on infrastructure amid the Iran conflict are worsening a global energy crisis. Energy supplies were already tight and prices were soaring due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping channel through which about a fifth of the world’s oil typically flows. But recent strikes on oil and gas infrastructure are...
A new Connecticut law forces recyclers cashing in more than 1,000 containers to show a copy of their driver's license, handing Republicans fresh ammunition in the voter ID fight.
