Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves won a second term Tuesday in the conservative state where his party dominates.

Wednesday morning’s House Judiciary hearing on free speech on college campuses began with about five minutes of disruptive protests in support of Palestinians amid Israel’s war on Hamas.   Holding signs, shouting, and raising red-painted hands “Gaza” written on their palms, the protestors were part of ongoing protests against Israel’s invasion of Gaza City and...

Seven in 10 respondents in a new Gallup survey said they support the legalization of marijuana in the U.S., the first time Gallup has registered support that high. The new poll, published Wednesday, found that 70 percent of respondents believe that the recreational drug should be legalized in the country, while 29 percent of those...

The Group of Seven (G7) nations added their weight Wednesday to calls for “humanitarian pauses” in the war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas. “We stress the need for urgent action to address the deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Gaza,” a statement by the group read. “All parties must allow unimpeded humanitarian support for civilians,...

This year is “virtually certain” to be the warmest ever recorded, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. Copernicus made its statement Wednesday following new data indicating last month was the warmest October ever recorded. The month saw an average surface air temperature of 15.3 degrees Celsius, surpassing the past three decades’ average by 0.85...

More Palestinians are fleeing south in Gaza as food and water are running out in the north amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, according to a United Nations agency. The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said about 15,000 people fled from the north of Gaza on...

If the U.S. government wants to drive change in prices and standards, the airline industry overall needs a more level playing field for competition.

House Republicans elected Rep. Blake Moore (R-Utah) to be vice chair of the House Republican Conference on Wednesday, after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) catapulted up from the position to grasp the gavel. Moore is a second-term lawmaker who sits on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, as well as the House Budget Committee. He...

The FHFA made a smart move when it changed the requirement for a tri-merge credit report to a bi-merge report, and we should applaud the FHFA, not criticize it.

Texas voters on Tuesday decided to put billions of dollars into natural gas power plants as part of an effort aimed at increasing the reliability of the state’s electric grid. The creation of the Texas Energy Fund was approved in a 65-35 vote with more than 95 percent of the votes having been counted. The...