Gov. Bob Ferguson (D-WA) signed E2SHB 2034 on April 1, and the date suited the occasion. The law terminates the Law Enforcement Officers’ and Firefighters’ Retirement System Plan 1, creates a successor plan on paper, then sweeps nearly $3.9 billion in surplus out of a plan that was 160% funded, including $569 million directly to […]
If you live in the United States and think America has no culture, you aren’t paying attention. On July 4, 2026, the 250th anniversary of the birth of the U.S., millions of families gathered across the country dressed in red, white, and blue to watch fireworks, barbecue, and reflect on the liberties we uniquely have […]
On July 1, 1776, Edward Rutledge of South Carolina, a delegate who had argued against the Lee Resolution — the motion to declare the American colonies free and independent states — called for the Continental Congress to postpone the vote until the next day. With a little rest, he believed, Congress could achieve unanimity. Fatigued […]
As President Donald Trump arrives in Ankara for the NATO summit, Turkey is once again presenting itself as an indispensable ally deserving of Washington’s trust. The timing is no accident. Reports that the administration may ease sanctions, reopen defense cooperation, and explore a path for Turkey’s return to advanced U.S. weapons programs have created new […]
Egypt just inaugurated its new State Strategic Command Headquarters — the Octagon — in the New Administrative Capital. The complex covers 22,000 acres and packs more than 50 million square feet of operational space across 13 integrated zones. This infrastructure now brings command, intelligence, cyber, and crisis management under one roof. By footprint alone, the […]
Begin with what is not in dispute. In November 2024, federal prosecutors in New York unsealed charges alleging that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had tasked an operative named Farhad Shakeri with surveilling and assassinating President Donald Trump. The tasking, according to the complaint, came on Oct. 7, 2024 — the first anniversary of the […]
Americans who bought homes since 2022 now collectively pay an estimated $65 billion annually in avoidable mortgage costs. That figure, published in new Bankrate research based on 3.2 million mortgage originations tracked in federal housing data and highlighted on the front page of the Wall Street Journal online, represents money homebuyers are losing for one […]
The White House has launched 25 “Freedom Fuel” gas stations in an attempt to provide Americans a cheaper option at the pump. “The FIRST Freedom Fuel Network gas station has LANDED in Philadelphia, lowering the price at the pump to $3.47 for our 47th President,” the White House wrote on the social platform X on...
A vast majority of Americans cast a negative view of living costs in the U.S. in a new poll released on Wednesday. The survey, which was conducted by Harris Poll for The Guardian, found that 95 percent of U.S. adults believe the country is facing an affordability crisis. This report was conducted before the U.S....
President Trump on Wednesday committed to removing Syria from the state sponsor of terrorism list, one of the last hurdles blocking the country from rejoining the international community. Trump was meeting with Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, and praised him for rehabilitating his country following...
California's high gas prices are due to years of taxes, regulations, and restrictions imposed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, rather than the actions of President Trump, Iran, or Chevron.
An Idaho mother who allegedly claimed her twins died after receiving three vaccines has been charged with murder in their deaths, officials said last week.
