The Trump administration is offering a $10 million reward for information on Iranian leaders amid the U.S. conflict in the country. The State Department, via its Rewards for Justice division, says it is putting up a reward stretching up to $10 million “for information on the key leaders of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)...
(The Associated Press) -- Jet fuel prices are rising as the war in the Middle East disrupts global oil supplies, putting cost pressure on airlines as the busy summer travel season approaches. Experts say it’s not a question of if airfares will go up, but when, for how long and by how much. The impact may be felt...
Universities exist to pursue ideas wherever they may lead. That mission cannot survive if professors must fear, as many now do, that a lecture, research project or public statement that someone in power deems objectionable, divisive or “un-American” might cost them their careers.
The Roman Republic fell roughly 2,000 years ago — the culmination of a series of events including Julius Caesar's assassination 2,069 years ago today. Yet the republic's ruin still influences how we engage in politics today. As a student who has spent the past five years studying Latin and Roman history, I was surprised by...
President Trump said on Saturday that Iran is ready to make a deal with the U.S., but that he was not ready to come to an agreement and negotiate a ceasefire. “Iran wants to make a deal, and I don’t want to make it because the terms aren’t good enough yet,” Trump told NBC Newss’...
As a growing number of lawmakers head for the exits, two former House members are gambling Tuesday that voters will reward experience over novelty as the Democratic Party wrestles with generational change. Former Reps. Jesse Jackson Jr. and Melissa Bean are running for their old House seats, south and west of Chicago. Yet, their reelection bids are no sure bet,...
Texas and Florida are facing criticism and potential legal challenges over moves to exclude Islamic schools from their school voucher programs. Both states have tried to designate the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest U.S. Muslim advocacy group, as a foreign terrorist organization, despite it lacking a criminal conviction or any similar federal categorization. And now,...
House Republicans have spent months scrambling to unite around a midterm strategy that will keep them in the majority following November’s elections. In just the last two weeks, President Trump has made their task much tougher. On the messaging front, the president’s attacks on Iran have muddled his “America First” mantra and caused the price...
The War Department confirmed the identifies of the six U.S. airmen who were killed when a KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq during a mission.
Former Sen. Joe Manchin accused John Cornyn of abandoning his long-standing support for the filibuster for political convenience, calling the reversal "deeply disappointing."
A wave of female Republican candidates is working to turn the tables on Democrats' claim to be the party of women and secure strategic victories to help the GOP retain its majority.
People are frustrated by Congress’s inability or unwillingness to pass legislation supported by the vast majority of people. Polls show overwhelming bipartisan support for banning congressional stock trading — around 76% of voters favor it. Similarly, the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections, enjoys broad support from voters of both […]
The United States and Israeli military campaign against the Islamic Republic of Iran has entered its third week. President Donald Trump has said that the “war is going great” and that the U.S. is “way ahead of the timetable.” The war is going well. For this reason, among others, the U.S. should keep going. Trump […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom presides over a broad set of self-inflicted challenges –– each one a monument to bad policy, grandiose ego, and questionable priorities...
