The leftist architects of these lawsuits openly admit what’s going on: A key legal strategist has said that the goal is to impose a de facto “carbon tax” through...
It is a historical constant that as a man’s age increases, so too does his list of those for whom he mourns. By the law of averages, someone at age 50 is missing lost grandparents, parents, and old friends. A 60-year-old has lost more people. When I enlisted in the Army National Guard, I accepted […]
America’s drone production is in a sorry state. To rectify what has become a chronic and dangerous shortage, the Trump administration is working to dramatically boost production. There’s no time to waste. On June 2, Russia launched a massive drone and missile strike on the Ukrainian cities of Dnipro, Kharkiv, and Kyiv. Ukrainian officials said […]
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on Wednesday urged Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to push back against what he called “misguided decisions” to ease regulations on flavored vaping products. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the sale of the first fruit-flavored e-cigarettes in the U.S. earlier this month and issued...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that 15 people were charged in connection to an alleged $90 million healthcare scheme in Minnesota following a joint investigation with the FBI. “The defendants defrauded Minnesota public healthcare resources for tens of millions, targeting programs such as Housing Stabilization Services, Child Care, Medicaid programs, Individualized Home Supports...
President Trump said on Thursday that the U.S. is sending 5,000 additional troops to Poland, a week after the Pentagon cancelled the long-planned deployment of 4,000 service members to the Central European country. Lawmakers have expressed deep frustration and concern over the move to halt the planned rotation, accusing the administration of making a last-minute...
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Wednesday said he will not vote for a war powers resolution to withdraw U.S. armed forces deployed against Iran. Tillis ruled out joining four Republican senators who said they will back a motion to discharge a vote on a war powers resolution. "They're messaging votes," Tillis told Spectrum News about...
Democrats' post-mortem report on the party's 2024 losses was riddled with annotations and apparent errors when the Democratic National Committee (DNC) bowed to pressure and released it to the public on Thursday. DNC Chair Ken Martin had made an initial commitment to release the so-called autopsy on the 2024 cycle, when former Vice President Kamala...
Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) said Wednesday that Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-Ky.) primary loss shows that there is “no room for ideological diversity” in the GOP under President Trump. “There’s no room for ideological diversity or independence in the Republican Party right now,” Crow told The Hill on the Capitol steps. “That’s been very clear, which...
Republican Sen. Tim Scott (S.C.) on Wednesday voiced his opposition to Democratic candidate Graham Platner’s bid for Maine Sen. Susan Collins’s (R) seat. “How in the world does this guy want to put together a working-class coalition?” Scott told Fox News. “It’s impossible, impossible for us to let him win. Thank God President Trump fights...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) established a nearly $2 billion “anti-weaponization fund” on Monday through the settlement of a $10 billion lawsuit from President Trump against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The $1.776 billion fund is set to give payouts and issue “formal apologies” to those who seek compensation because they think the government wronged them. During...
Nearly 9 in 10 Americans are worried that prices for everyday items will increase over the next three months, according to a new JD Power survey. The data analytics firm’s monthly consumer sentiment report, conducted in April, found that 46 percent of 4,000 respondents said they were “somewhat” worried that the prices of essentials will...
President Trump is nominating Jules “Jay” Hurst III to become the full-time Pentagon comptroller, according to a Wednesday notification to Congress. Hurst has been the acting Pentagon comptroller since August last year, supervising the Pentagon’s mammoth $1.5 trillion defense budget request, which includes $350 billion in a reconciliation package. Hurst, a former Army officer, would become the administration’s...
Meta has settled a federal lawsuit over social media addiction just weeks before the bellwether trial was slated to start in June, joining three other technology firms that settled earlier this month. Meta and attorneys for the Breahitt County, K.Y., Board of Education, confirmed the settlement to The Hill Thursday, resolving claims that the Facebook...
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday doubled down on his defense of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) new "anti-weaponization" fund. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have criticized the controversial $1.776 billion fund, which was created to help those who believe they were wrongfully targeted by the government to settle their claims. Democrats...
