I’ll never forget the dentist appointment I had when I was 18. It was supposed to be a routine cleaning, the kind of thing you do every six months without a second thought. After my teeth were polished, the dental assistant took me to get X-rays. As I sat in the chair, I couldn’t help […]
American businesses are reporting fewer challenges due to weather and climate events. Rather than celebrate the good news, on June 30, the Wall Street Journal presented a conspiracy theory that businesses are hiding the truth — against their own financial interests. The Wall Street Journal analyzed more than 200,000 securities filings in the first half […]
As we celebrate Independence Day, we’ll be reminded of our inherent right to life, liberty, and one of our country’s most defining ideals: the American dream. Each of us has a picture of what the American dream looks like, but a common theme throughout is the ability to achieve what we want through hard work. […]
In June, the Israeli military launched a preemptive strike on key strategic and nuclear targets in Iran. In response, Iran launched hundreds of ballistic missile attacks against Israel. The United States then carried out a B-2 bombing mission, which did significant damage to Iran’s most hardened and important nuclear facilities. But as hostilities between Israel […]
On July 4, 1776, the United States was born not just as a nation, but as an idea. It was the first country truly born of liberalism: a political philosophy rooted in individual rights, limited government, and the rule of law. Today, it is often said that America faces a “democracy crisis,” yet our electoral […]
Nebraska Republican Rep. Don Bacon will not be running for re-election and will retire in 2026, multiple outlets reported on Friday. His district, which includes Omaha, was won by former Vice President Harris in the 2024 election and presents an opportunity for Democrats to pick up the "blue dot" district Bacon has held since 2016....
Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) is selling his Montana mansion on Flathead Lake for $10.25 million. According to the listing agent Connery & Co., the property has 7 acres with 2,400 feet of protected shoreline. It’s also comprised of the holy trinity for hosting — a main house, a guest house and a guest cabin. The...
Former President Biden visited the Minnesota Capitol to pay his respects to former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, who were killed in their homes during a “politically motivated” attack earlier this month. Biden, a devout Catholic, made the sign of the cross and knelt to honor the victims of the attack....
Iran “showed the world that the Israeli regime had NO Choice but to RUN to 'Daddy' to avoid being flattened out by our missiles," wrote Seyeb Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s Foreign Minister, on X. This comes amid a back and forth between Iran and the U.S. after the supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei spoke for the first...
The Senate blocked an effort Friday to prevent President Trump from taking future military action against Iran without authorization from Congress, less than a week after he directed strikes aimed at the country's nuclear capabilities. Senators voted 47-53 largely along party lines against the war powers resolution. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) was the lone GOP...
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Friday criticized the Supreme Court ruling that sided with parents who seek to opt out their children from reading LGBTQ books in school, calling its implications "breathtaking." "If you can opt out of mandatory classroom readings because it offends your religious objections, you can do it because it offends your...
The Super Bowl performer detained after waving a flag reading “Sudan" and "Gaza” during Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show in February was arrested Thursday. Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, a 41-year-old man from New Orleans, surrendered himself to the Louisiana state police on charges of resisting an officer and disturbing the peace by interruption of a lawful assembly,...
The top diplomats from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda urged President Trump to stay committed to enforcing a peace agreement between the two countries signed Friday in Washington. Trump called the peace agreement, which aims to halt three decades of war, a “tremendous breakthrough,” as the foreign ministers from Congo and Rwanda were...
A group of five House Republicans says it will vote against the GOP's tax and spending bill over provisions in the Senate version that would mandate the sale of land owned by the federal government. “We support the OB3 passed by the House and generally accept changes to the bill that may be made by...
The White House on Friday released a video with testimonials from workers about the benefits of President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” as it seeks to ramp up pressure on Republicans ahead of planned Senate votes this weekend. In a video first shared with The Hill, eight people who attended Trump’s event at the White House...
