The House passed legislation Thursday that would aid Ukraine and sanction key segments of the Russian economy, overriding objections from Republican leaders who warned the bill would undermine negotiations designed to achieve a comparable but stronger result.
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) late Thursday passed the annual Defense policy bill, sending the mammoth, nearly $1.15 trillion measure to the full House after debating a chunk of some 900 offered amendments for 14 hours. The measure, known as the fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), passed the panel by a 44...
Republican and Democratic senators say that Thursday’s vote-a-rama — a marathon series of votes on amendments to the budget reconciliation package — is dragging on because Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) is trying to perfect language to drive a stake through President Trump’s proposed $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund. Cassidy has spoken to Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough...
In a saner world, the political weaponization of the DOJ under President Joe Biden would be a bipartisan scandal, but today's "moderate" Democrats won't...
A nation’s not obliged to “wait for the enemy to attack” before “commencing morally legitimate military action,” observes Fr. Gerald Murray at the Free...
Nearly two dozen New York clean-energy projects are likely to get scrapped because the financial math doesn’t add up — though the state powers-that-be...
The United States and Indonesia have announced a major defense cooperation partnership. The partnership promises to be a boon to both countries and ends America’s long history of overlooking Indonesia’s strategic potential. On Monday, War Secretary Pete Hegseth and Indonesian Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin said the MDCP is “intended to serve as a guiding framework […]
Gov. Mike Braun (R-IN) recently announced that he was suspending the state’s 7% sales tax on gasoline sales for 30 days. A few days earlier, Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) declared a similar two-month pause in the state’s 33-cent gasoline tax and 37-cent diesel tax. What do these two leaders have in common? Braun and Kemp […]
Virginia has become the latest state to sign onto the scam that is the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, the Democratic Party’s attempt to undercut our electoral system and rig the system in their favor. Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) signed into law Virginia’s commitment to this national popular vote promise, where states pledge to give […]
What’s the big deal about Hungary? It’s a central European country with 9.5 million people — slightly less in population and area than the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. But it’s been the subject of more care, attention, and debate in America than any other country in Europe or the Western Hemisphere. Vice President JD Vance […]
The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George Washington, the Continental Congress, and the men and women whose bravery and sacrifice led up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. April 15, 1776 New York proves to be an early […]
Generation Z is entering the workforce with different investment options and market dynamics than previous generations. In a rapidly changing economy shaped by technology, private markets, and new financial products, traditional portfolios built on the S&P 500 and government bonds no longer reflect how wealth is created. That’s why a quiet shift in retirement policy […]
Artificial intelligence is no longer a future policy debate. It is already compressing years of drug discovery into months, helping doctors detect cancer earlier through advanced diagnostic imaging, improving aviation and traffic systems that make travel safer, and giving small businesses access to capabilities that once required entire back-office teams. Across the economy, it is […]
According to a lawsuit filed by the National Museum of Americans in Wartime, the Cecil and Irene Hylton Foundation has reneged on a pledged donation of 67 acres in Prince William County, Virginia, that was to be the home site for the long-proposed museum project honoring U.S. veterans. Museum attorneys also claim the foundation used […]
