Energy Secretary Chris Wright expressed optimism that electricity prices will eventually come down. “Very soon, you'll see a stop of the rise of electricity prices. And with the continuation of [the Trump administration’s] policies of energy addition, you will see declines in electricity prices later this term,” Wright told host Jacqui Heinrich on “Fox News...
White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, who’s on the shortlist to chair the Federal Reserve, said President Trump would not get a say in interest rate decisions at the Fed if he were selected to lead the independent agency. In an interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” the president’s top economic adviser...
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Sunday that nationwide redistricting might result in “more violence in this country” amid a redistricting battle that has roiled multiple states. “Do you support Republicans trying to redraw maps mid-decade?” NBC News’s Kristen Welker asked Paul on “Meet the Press.” “You know, it's this escalation on both sides. You know,...
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) is unsure about what President Trump’s endgame is in Venezuela, but he certainly does not want troops on the ground. “I do not know what this president's goal vis-a-vis Venezuela is,” Warner told host Martha Raddatz on ABC News’s “This Week.” Warner, a member of the Gang of Eight — comprising...
Alex Ryvchin, the co-CEO of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, called the mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday a “logical conclusion” to the rising antisemitism in his country. “Look, in a way, this was the logical conclusion to what's been simmering in this country for two years,” Ryvchin...
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) predicted in a recent interview that the United States will have its first female president “within this next generation.” “Democrats have nominated two women for president, and they both lost to Donald Trump. What's the lesson of that experience? And do you think a woman will be elected president...
SBA unveils new initiative targeting Biden-era regulations that imposed $6 trillion in compliance costs on American families and small firms nationwide.
Charlie Kirk was assassinated in September, but a new book by the late conservative commentator and activist has just been released. This excerpt from...
Sen. Raphael Warnock said that Saturday's deadly shooting at Brown University is yet another reminder that America's leaders need to do more to stop gun violence.
Sen. Jim Banks warned Sunday that Indiana Republicans who thwarted President Trump's push for a new redistricting map will pay for it in the spring GOP primary.