Sen. Chris Murphy's comment calling ships bypassing the U.S. blockade in the Strait of Hormuz "awesome" earned him the beratement of Senate Republicans and the White House, even though the Connecticut Democrat said he was being sarcastic.

Sen. Thom Tillis said Tuesday that he fully supports Kevin Warsh's nomination to be the next Federal Reserve chair, but will continue to block confirmation until the Justice Department drops its investigation into current Chairman Jerome Powell.

Senate Republicans on Tuesday unveiled a budget blueprint that will let them craft a filibuster-proof bill to provide immigration enforcement agencies with up to $70 billion to spend through the remainder of President Trump's term.

The Federal Trade Commission has rescinded its investigation of Media Matters, a left-wing group that monitors the news, marking the second retreat in less than a week for the FTC.

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) got himself into a bit of trouble responding to a social media post that claimed “26 ships in Iran’s shadow fleet have made it past the US blockade in the Gulf of Oman” with a one-word response: “awesome.” The senator now contends that his response was merely sarcasm and that “Trump’s […]

Every day, millions of Americans rely on harm-reduction products to kick the deadly habit of cigarette smoking. The Food and Drug Administration has been anything but helpful in facilitating that process. Fortunately, the Trump administration is pushing back against prohibition.  According to a recent report in The Wall Street Journal, “The White House is pushing […]

In the aftermath of Angola’s devastating civil war, in 2006, one of Africa’s most essential economic lifelines, the Benguela Railway, lay in ruins. For nearly a century, it had transported vast mineral reserves to global markets through the Port of Lobito on Angola’s Atlantic coast. But it was suddenly inoperable. Without it, the country’s resources […]