President Trump headlined the second and final night of the Republican's midterm convention, but Vice President J.D. Vance debuted as the party's political future. Mr. Vance, 42, delivered the penultimate speech at a convention dedicated to getting Republicans elected in the 2026 midterms.
Vice President J.D. Vance on Thursday pushed back against Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate in Michigan, who suggested that Mr. Vance's grandfather was a racist who would not have approved of Usha Vance because she is of Indian descent.
The Supreme Court granted certiorari and agreed to hear the case of Chevron USA, Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, concerning land erosion on the state’s coast. At issue is whether Chevron and other energy producers may remove Plaquemines Parish’s lawsuit from state court to federal court, and whether the federal government’s ordering the energy producers […]
Zohran Mamdani’s lead in first choices in New York City’s ranked choice mayoral primary, and his inevitable victory when second, third, fourth and fifth choices of trailing candidates are allocated to candidates voters ranked lower, mean that he’ll be the Democratic nominee for mayor of the nation’s largest city and the likely winner of the […]
One provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that has received little attention but has a significant public health impact is the Hearing Protection Act, which removes suppressors from being regulated under the National Firearms Act. This change reduces regulatory and financial hurdles for eligible people to purchase, possess, and use these devices. This […]
President Donald Trump swept into office this spring with a vision that stood in stark contrast with the prior administration’s tax-and-spend regime: rein in federal government, restore local control, and empower ordinary people to create upward mobility for themselves, their families, and their communities. Congress has been working for months to craft a budget to […]
The Internal Revenue Service is in desperate need of reform. With former Rep. Billy Long confirmed as its new leader, there’s a glimmer of hope that real change might finally be coming. In his Senate Finance Committee hearing, Long pledged to run an IRS that “prioritizes customer service, identifies critical technology infrastructure needs, and ensures […]
In an age when a person’s digital footprint often precedes his or her physical one, the best way to get to know someone is to check social media. That’s why President Donald Trump’s administration wisely ordered U.S. consular officers to conduct a “comprehensive and thorough vetting” of all student and exchange visitor applications, including a […]
