These Americans were not only dreamers. They were doers. They were people who expected hard things, accepted hard things and then did hard things anyway.
Our nation’s ability to project itself into the future is linked to its fertility rate, which is falling fast. This should not be surprising, because the federal government takes trillions of dollars every year from working-age, fertile people and gives the money to infertile seniors. Now Sens. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) want […]
The Department of Justice warned California it would file a lawsuit if it enforced the state's "Glock ban," arguing the law violates Second Amendment rights to bear arms.
A bipartisan group of senators led by Sens. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) pushed back on President Trump’s decision to loosen sanctions on Russian oil amid a global shortage of oil supplies by introducing legislation to restore congressional oversight of U.S. sanctions on Russia. Gallego and Grassley’s No Oil Profits for Enemies (NOPE)...
Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) says “the time is over for negotiations with Iran’s regime,” signaling growing pessimism among Senate Republicans about the likelihood of reaching a peace deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz without further U.S. military action. “The radical successors of Khamenei can never be trusted to keep any...
The Treasury Department on Friday announced new sanctions on a Chinese oil refinery and dozens of shipping firms and vessels, including those with ties to Hong Kong, in a bid to disrupt Iran’s oil exports. The sanctions take aim at a main revenue stream for Iran, ahead of high-stakes talks between the U.S. and Iran...
Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) introduced a resolution on Friday that would ban senators from participating in prediction markets amid concerns about potential insider trading on the platforms. The resolution would amend the Senate rules to include a provision stating that members may not enter into “an agreement, contract, or transaction that provides for any purchase,...
A union representing workers at Spirit Airlines said Friday that potential federal relief for the bankrupt carrier must protect its employees. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), the union representing the airline’s ramp service employees, said in a statement “that means no furloughs, no layoffs, and no shifting the burden onto the...
Tens of millions of Americans are one $6,000 debt away from financial ruin, as wages have failed to keep up with rising costs of living, leading to increased bankruptcy rates and a loss of trust in institutions.
The United Kingdom on Friday insisted on British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands after Reuters published a report stating that President Trump is mulling over reprisals toward NATO allies for not supporting the U.S. military offensive in Iran. An unnamed U.S. official told Reuters that an internal Pentagon email outlines options for the U.S. to...
Israel on Friday carried out air strikes in Lebanon amid their ceasefire and after President Trump announced that the ceasefire was extended by three weeks. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) accused Hezbollah of violating the ceasefire in a post on the social platform X. The IDF said it "struck Hezbollah military structures in the areas...
The U.S. military said on Friday that three aircraft carriers are operating in the Middle East, for the first time in over two decades, as the U.S. enforces its naval blockade against Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. The three aircraft carriers - USS Abraham Lincoln, USS Gerald R. Ford and USS George H.W. Bush...
Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) on Wednesday introduced legislation to make the Virginia cities of Arlington and Alexandria part of Washington, D.C., reversing an 1846 law that returned the regions to the Old Dominion. “The Make DC Square Again Act restores the original ten-mile-square District and ends the artificial advantage Virginia Democrats have recently gained from...
