Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) is handily leading Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) in a primary race for his seat in the upper chamber, according to a new poll. In the Emerson College Polling poll, 60.4 percent of respondents that are likely to vote in the Democratic primary or have already voted said that they would back...
Freedom Fuel gas stations, which the Trump administration promoted last month, sold fuel that its supplier never paid for, according to a lawsuit filed earlier this month. The suit, which attorneys for Mansfield Oil Company filed in U.S. District Court in Eastern Pennsylvania on Aug. 19, alleges that KRSM, a foreign corporation, obtained in excess...
The House is back in session this week after a monthlong August recess, with lawmakers aiming to avert a government shutdown before funding expires Sept. 30 amid the 2026 election season. The biggest item on the agenda will be a Senate-passed stopgap measure, also known as a continuing resolution (CR), that would keep the government...
The Republican National Committee’s (RNC) first-of-its-kind midterm convention has been cloaked in mystery until a few weeks ago. Details are finally emerging about what’s expected to be a two-day pep rally to bolster hype and encourage Republicans to get out the vote in November amid President Trump’s shrinking approval rate. But some Republicans are quietly...
It took “decades to conclude that Marxist economics was more Groucho than Karl,” cracks The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board. “Perhaps Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s...
What do you do when your expertise is in American politics and our culture but your hobby — better yet, your calling — is mentoring and you want to take all three of your skills and use them in a purposeful way? Well, if you’re Dana Perino, you push yourself to pen your first novel, […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom undoubtedly recognizes that the headlines coming out of his state can harm his eventual 2028 presidential campaign. So, he is trying to distance himself from the bloated bureaucracy he has helped create and every authoritarian decision those bureaucrats make. The California Coastal Commission has set out to end Long Beach’s “Big […]
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 20, 1776 One year after Lexington and Concord, and […]
A national security crisis is unfolding before our eyes and we can’t even see it. A failure by the federal government to enforce the law is allowing hidden Chinese companies to use opacity loopholes and vacuum up American companies, technology, and secrets. An anonymous Bermuda shell company bought an insurance provider for the CIA and […]
The likely result: a broad drag on economic growth, with higher prices for consumers, slower innovation and weaker competitiveness for American firms internationally.
New York’s city comptrollers are supposed to safeguard taxpayer dollars, but many have treated the city pension funds they oversee as their own play...
When a member of Congress announces “resignation effective immediately,” Americans should hear the quiet click of an escape hatch locking behind them. That is exactly what Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) and Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) did this week. Gonzales first framed his exit as a dignified “retirement,” but facing mounting pressure, he reversed course in […]
While Americans fill their gas tanks for around $4.10 a gallon and $5.60 for diesel, Irish drivers and other Europeans are paying $8.55 for gas and nearly $9.60 for diesel. That is not a market accident. It is the direct result of Europe’s aggressive carbon taxes, excise duties, and net-zero ideology. In Ireland alone, the […]
