Geopolitical tensions have heightened greatly in the past few years, and the U.S. has been involved in all of the major theaters, doling out conspicuous amounts of aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. Now, Congress is considering providing these countries with even more aid in a $95 billion bill that includes assistance for each of […]

This week in Beijing, the Chinese Communist Party-controlled National People’s Congress, a rubber-stamp legislature, set out President Xi Jinping’s policy goals for 2024. Premier Li Qiang announced that China would set a GDP growth target of around 5%. China wants technological supremacy over the United States and other nations and proposes to increase research and development spending […]

The U.S. added 275,000 jobs in February as the unemployment rate rose to 3.9 percent, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department. The February jobs report defied the expectations of economists, who projected a gain of 200,000 jobs with the jobless rate staying even at 3.7 percent, according to consensus estimates. The February...

Plastic pollution is everywhere. We eat it. We drink it. We breathe it. It is on the summit of Mount Everest and at the bottom of the oceans. Not only is it in human breast milk, but, according to one study, the average person now ingests as much as a credit card’s worth of plastic (5...

Trump’s disdain opens the door for Democrats to be unabashed patriots and speak of America with pride, optimism and affection.

The Equal Rights Amendment is supported by 85 percent of Americans at a moment when division and polarization are at an all-time high. It has cleared each of the deliberately high bars set for it by the framers. It must now be recognized for what it is: the 28th Amendment to the Constitution.  

Biden’s crusade against fossil fuels is perhaps the number one driver of persistent inflation.

It’s time for Congress and the Biden administration to start helping South Africa’s people hold their corrupt leaders accountable.

President Biden tried to reassure Democrats and confronted Republican foes and former President Trump during a Thursday night speech filled with sharp partisan rebukes attached to gossamer calls for “unity” and “vision.”  Biden made his opening pitch for a second term by taking Trump on during his State of the Union address without naming him...

Health care workers — and particularly female health care workers — are burning out at alarming rates. A recent survey from nursing marketplace platform ShiftKey shared with The Hill found that 86 percent of women in the field — including nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and technicians — reported experiencing burnout, with 64 percent saying...