Chinese leader Xi Jinping is slated to come to the United States in September to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House. Trump extended the invitation after meeting with Xi in Beijing: apparently, both leaders believe the previous meeting was successful enough to merit continued discussion. While media attention is often high during […]
If reports are correct that Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary resigned under pressure from the White House to approve flavored nicotine vaping products, the episode says a great deal about the state of American tobacco policy. Cigarettes remain legal, ubiquitous, and extraordinarily deadly. Yet smoke-free alternatives that may help adults move away from […]
For decades, the United States has been under the chokehold of an outdated immigration system, one that prioritizes everyone but average people. While illegal immigration is typically faulted, our legal immigration system is equally to blame. Under our system, immigrants are not chosen based on a universal set of criteria that advances the national interest. […]
Why are several Republican congressmen repeatedly bucking President Donald Trump? This question has gone unanswered for nearly a year. Seven Republican congressman have repeatedly stood in the way of the president’s priorities, while also bucking House leadership. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Mike Lawler (R-NY), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Rob Bresnahan (R-PA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Max Miller […]
Presidents have the constitutional right to set law enforcement priorities, including prosecutorial decisions by the Department of Justice. But the Constitution also gives Congress several leverage points to check that power, including the power to confirm nominees for attorney general. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has an established record, first as deputy attorney general and […]
The U.S. and Iran traded strikes for a second night, with President Trump saying the Americans launched 49 Tomahawk missiles at targets in the Islamic Republic. On Thursday morning, Trump vowed to hit Iran again "very hard tonight." "At some point in the not too distant future, we will be taking Kharg Island, and other...
A federal judge on Wednesday tossed a watchdog group’s lawsuit seeking to block the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) scrapped $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon denied the request for a temporary restraining order by the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. The group, which bills itself as nonpartisan, argued in its...
President Trump on Thursday morning vowed more attacks on Iran and threatened to seize Kharg Island, after the two countries exchanged fresh strikes this week. “The United States will be hitting Iran (Whose Navy, Air Force, Radar, Anti Aircraft, and all other forms of Defense, together with most of its offensive capability, are GONE!), VERY...
Republicans continued their dominance in the annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity on Wednesday night at Nationals Park, topping the Democrats 11-2 and extending the club’s winning streak to six consecutive seasons. See the gallery below.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a rare Democrat in an overwhelmingly red state, is making waves on the campaign trail as the party searches for a new leader in 2028. Considered the most popular Democratic governor in the country, Beshear ticked up to sixth place in the latest Emerson College Polling survey of a hypothetical Democratic presidential field — climbing 7 percentage...
The U.S. and Iranian militaries continued to exchange strikes early Thursday in the Middle East region, sidelining negotiations between the two nations. U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said it launched strikes on Iranian military surveillance capabilities, communication systems and air defense sites. The agency added that U.S. Marine Corps, Air Force and Navy assets “fired precision...
