Amid the latest skirmish between the United States and Iran, President Donald Trump has threatened to seize Kharg Island. Located in the northern Persian Gulf, Kharg Island provides Iran’s key energy storage and embarkation station, enabling approximately 90% of its oil exports. American seizure of the Island would cripple the Iranian regime’s ability to generate […]
ALTOONA, Pennsylvania — In Virginia Lee Burton’s classic children’s book, Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel, Mulligan often boasted that his steam shovel, Mary Anne, “could dig as much in a day as a hundred men could dig in a week, but he had never been quite sure that was true.” By the end of […]
On Jan. 1, 2026, I was on the phone with my fiance when he was struck head-on by an under-the-influence driver going down the wrong side of the highway. Fortunately, my fiance survived the horrific incident — however, so many in this same situation do not live to tell the story. In 2023, a 17-year-old […]
Fourteen state legislatures have passed a resolution asking for something Congress could, in theory, hand them for free: term limits on its own members. They aren’t asking Congress to pass a law. They’re applying for an Article V convention, the slower path to a constitutional amendment, because the faster path doesn’t exist. Twenty more states […]
Electricity prices are rising — and President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are to blame. At a time when artificial intelligence, electrification of the economy, and increased domestic manufacturing are driving unprecedented growth in electricity demand, every move they make appears purposely designed to raise costs and block the production of the energy the nation […]
For more than a century, American manufacturers have led the world in refrigeration and air conditioning technology. They built the systems that keep food fresh, cool homes and offices, protect medicines, and support manufacturing. They also developed the next generation of refrigerants and equipment now in your grocery stores and local markets. That is why […]
For millions of Americans, credit cards provide critical access to funds that help families get by day after day. Recent policy proposals that intend to implement a federal cap on credit card interest rates would eliminate credit cards as a tool for American families to pay for groceries, utility bills, car repairs, or even rent. […]
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) has mobilized the entire South Carolina House delegation to push back against Sen. Roger Wicker’s (R-Miss.) opposition to the capital city of Charleston hosting a U.S.-European security conference in 2027, according to a letter shared exclusively with The Hill. Wilson and his state colleagues sent a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson...
David Axelrod warned on Friday of possible election interference in the midterms after President Trump fired the remaining Democratic members of the Election Assistance Commission on Thursday. “All the signals are flashing red, the latest being @POTUS's summary dismissal of the remaining Federal Election Assistance Commission members,” the Democratic strategist wrote in a social media...
The REPAIR Act is a bipartisan bill that would ensure independent dealers and repair shops have access to the same service information, diagnostics, software updates, parts, and specialized tools available to manufacturers and their authorized networks, which would help consumers save money on car repairs.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) on Thursday urged Democratic Maine Senate candidate Nirav Shah to end his newly launched campaign, reviving prior criticism of his handling of a deadly Legionnaires' disease outbreak while he led Illinois’ public health department. “Maine deserves better than someone who put his public image before the safety of our Veterans,” Duckworth...
Fox News host Brian Kilmeade on Thursday criticized the Trump administration’s lead negotiators in the ongoing peace talks with Tehran, suggesting they are not qualified to handle the complex discussions. President Trump tapped his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and special envoy Steve Witkoff to lead the negotiations. “I also don’t think that Witkoff and Kushner should...
