As Americans prepare their taxes, we are all taking a closer look at where our money goes, For millions of families, one expense stands out: healthcare. And too often, we have little control over how those dollars are spent. For decades, a growing share of every paycheck has been routed into a healthcare system built […]
The Trump administration has announced a series of sweeping changes to the Foreign Service. These are much-needed and past due. They promise to ensure that our nation’s top diplomats will be better prepared to advocate for America’s national interests abroad. On April 1, the State Department announced “modernization reforms” to one of the country’s oldest […]
Most Americans say the Trump administration has not done enough to “Make America Healthy Again" (MAHA), according to a Monday poll. In the Politico poll, 52 percent of respondents said the administration “has not done enough to Make America Healthy Again,” while 26 percent said the opposite. Twenty-two percent of respondents said they were unsure...
Oil prices have jumped up again as the war in Iran rages on and President Trump threatens escalations. On Monday morning, international benchmark Brent crude was trading at about $114 per barrel, up significantly from last week, when prices were floating closer to $100 or $105 per barrel. Prices have been elevated since the war began...
President Trump threatened Iran’s energy infrastructure on Monday in spite of what he said was “great progress” in talks with officials in Tehran. “The United States of America is in serious discussions with A NEW, AND MORE REASONABLE, REGIME to end our Military Operations in Iran,” Trump said in a Monday morning post on Truth...
President Trump on Sunday acknowledged that Tulsi Gabbard has a “softer” stance than he does on Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon, adding that he still has confidence in his director of national intelligence. “I would say that I am very strong on the fact that I don’t want Iran to have a nuclear weapon because if...
An American invasion of Iran would be a strategic catastrophe, a moral failure and a self-inflicted wound from which the United States might never fully recover.
President Trump said late Sunday that the U.S. military is “building a massive complex” under his controversial new White House ballroom. “Now, the military is building a big complex under the ballroom, which has come out recently because of a stupid lawsuit that was filed,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One. “But the military...
If Iran is truly prevented from obtaining nuclear weapons for the foreseeable future — then this preventive military action will have been a crucially important success, even if the regime survives.
TSA agents to get paid despite DHS shutdown, Iran war passes one-month mark with no progress, Graham faces GOP criticism. House Republicans set retirement record.
The battle to renew the nation’s warrantless spy powers is spawning reversals on both sides of the aisle, as President Trump’s support has pushed both the law’s critics and supporters to flip their previous positions. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) allows the government to spy on foreigners located abroad. Skeptics have...
The buildup of U.S. troops in the Middle East has raised speculation of a possible ground attack on Iranian soil, with eyes on the vital oil depot on Kharg Island. President Trump has railed against Tehran for closing the Strait of Hormuz — a vital shipping lane through which one-fifth of the world’s crude oil...
President Trump on Sunday argued the U.S. has already forced regime change in Iran, pointing to the death of multiple Iranian leaders since joint U.S.-Israeli forces launched attacks a month ago. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said he wasn't sure if the U.S. would reach a deal with the current Iranian leadership to...
