President Trump announced former deputy surgeon general Dr. Erica Schwartz as his nominee for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director.
In an era when content creators say increasingly outrageous things to stand out from the crowd and politicians must reach potential voters wherever they are, how far is too far? This past October, Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts ignited a wave of resignations at the storied conservative think tank after posting a video defending Tucker […]
“Exposure to infants in the social environment,” economists Sebastian Galiani and Raul Sosa write in a recent paper, “activates neurobiological mechanisms that increase the desire for parenthood.” That is, babies are contagious. We’ve long known that. As a culture of rational sophisticates, we try to laugh off “baby fever” as an old wives’ tale. As […]
The United Nations General Assembly, led by Ghana, recently passed a resolution by a 123-3 vote declaring that the “transatlantic” slave trade was the “gravest crime” ever committed against humanity. The resolution demands “reparatory justice” for “Africans and people of African descent” due to its “scale, duration, systemic nature, and brutality.” Why focus just on the transatlantic […]
Many American progressives of different faiths, or no faith, celebrated the message delivered by Pope Leo XIV at St. Peter’s Basilica for the April 11 Prayer Vigil for Peace that, in other circumstances, they might have balked at. “Thoughts and prayers,” is shorthand for a kind of consolation after gun-related tragedies in the United States […]
First lady Melania Trump will participate in a roundtable before the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday afternoon as part of the Trump administration's effort to reform the foster care system. Trump's "Fostering the Future" initiative focuses on securing educational opportunities and scholarships for children in foster care. The Ways and Means Committee has...
GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert (Colo.) urged Congress to revoke the pensions of two ex-lawmakers who recently resigned after facing separate allegations of sexual misconduct. Former Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) and Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) both formally exited their roles on Tuesday. “I think they should’ve been expelled and not resigned,” Boebert told CNN’s Manu Raju outside...
Iran's embassy in Tajikistan on Tuesday posted an AI-generated video of Jesus Christ punching President Trump in the face. The embassy posted the video on its account on the social platform X. Christ is seen emerging from the skies seen above Trump in an image the president initially posted on his own Truth Social account....
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to head to Capitol Hill next week to meet with top House and Senate lawmakers and hash out the Pentagon’s proposed $1.5 trillion budget. Hegseth will meet Monday with the so-called “big eight,” the top Republicans and Democrats on the Armed Services and Defense Appropriations committees, Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) told the Hill...
It's a busy day on Capitol Hill. The House is set to start floor debate on the renewal of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Section 702, which expires Monday. But even passage of the rule, the first procedural hurdle, is in question. The House Budget Committee is questioning Office of Management and Budget Chair Russ...
The strength of America lies in its Constitution, which has protected the rights of the people for over 250 years, and it is the responsibility of all Americans to defend it and the balance of power it provides.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief reporters Wednesday afternoon on the "historic" tax cuts included in the GOP's One Big Beautiful Bill Act, just hours before the Internal Revenue Service's filing deadline. "It’s Tax Day!" Leavitt wrote in a post on social media platform X, announcing she will be joined at the briefing...
House GOP leaders on Wednesday punted a key procedural vote on reauthorizing the U.S.'s foreign spy powers as they scramble to woo privacy-focused Republicans angling for a last-minute amendment. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) had aimed to get enough Republican support to push through on Wednesday afternoon a procedural rule vote to tee up debate on...
The Cleveland Federal Reserve President on Wednesday predicted that interest rates may stay where they’re at for a “good while” as economists debate the best response to the impact of tariffs and the war in Iran. “My baseline is that we’re going to remain on hold for a good while, but I do think that...
Former "Summer House" star Luke Gulbranson says he's leaving behind the antics of reality TV and aiming to go where the "real drama" is in Washington. "Yeah, I've been on reality TV," the 42-year-old model and actor said in an ad released Wednesday announcing the launch of his campaign for Minnesota's 8th Congressional District. The seat is currently...
House Democrats will force a vote this week on legislation designed to end the Iran War, despite lingering questions about whether it has enough backing to pass. The vote was expected, although party leaders had vowed to stage it only after they had secured the support to pass. That plan has changed, according to Rep....
When one political philosophy dominates without opposition, businesses depart, those with options leave and those without options absorb the consequences.
