President Trump is the true heir to Ronald Reagan when it comes to championing the former president's policy of "peace through strength," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Saturday.
Several prominent congressional Democrats on Saturday slammed the Trump administration's national security strategy (NSS), claiming it favors President Trump's business interests and weakens U.S. influence abroad. "Donald Trump’s National Security Strategy puts his family’s and friends’ business interests with our adversaries, like Russia and China, over promises to our allies," Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), who...
The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts overhauled a program designed to provide more exposure to historically underutilized businesses in the state procurement process by removing female and minority-owned businesses from the eligibility standards.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday took the podium at the annual Reagan National Defense Forum to attack post-Cold War U.S. foreign policy, declaring a new military focus on the Western Hemisphere while lambasting the decisions of former administrations. Over roughly 40 minutes, Hegseth touched on a myriad of topics, including repeated demands that allies...
President Trump's nomination of Stuart Levenbach to lead the CFPB represents a necessary reset from the agency's decade-long regulatory experiment, but the states are already racing ahead to build their own "mini-CFPBs" which could be even more dangerous.
Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) announced Saturday that he will not seek reelection in next year's midterm elections but instead focus on his family. "After more than 30 years in law enforcement serving and protecting my community as a police officer, constable, Fort Bend County Sheriff, an Army veteran, and six years representing this district in Congress, I have...
The National Guard shooting in Washington earlier this week brought the Biden-era "Operation Allies Welcome" back into the spotlight as an Afghan national faces a first-degree murder charge following the incident. Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, was taken into custody Wednesday after shots rang out just blocks away from the White House. Injured in the shooting, the...
AI generated videos and images are being used to spread misinformation in political campaigns, but the problem is not AI itself, but the lying and deception that is used to manipulate voters.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is set to implement stricter vaccine approval guidelines after a memo claimed at least 10 children died "after and because of" receiving a COVID-19 shot. The guidelines, obtained by The New York Times, could also impact vaccinations for other illnesses and viruses, including the FDA's standards for annual flu...
Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) issued a statement Saturday vowing to conduct "vigorous oversight" on Caribbean strikes after a report surfaced that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the U.S. military to "kill everybody" aboard an alleged drug vessel. "The Committee is aware of recent news reports — and the Department of Defense's...
President Trump's approval rating reached its lowest point 10 months into his second term and the lowest since he left office in 2021, according to a new survey. The Gallup poll, released on Friday, shows Trump's approval rating sitting at 36 percent, with 60 percent disapproving of how he's handled the job since returning to...
President Trump on Saturday pressed the Supreme Court to rule in his favor on tariffs, doubling down on claims that steep import taxes have made the U.S. economy stronger. "Tariffs have made our Country Rich, Strong, Powerful, and Safe," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "They have been successfully used by other Countries against us for...
Worth. FIFA claims the national impact will exceed $17 billion in GDP.
While FIFA and host cities often tout massive returns to justify public funding, research consistently questions these optimistic projections — particularly for events like the World Cup.
