Construction crews are getting to work on a lithium processing plant here at an open pit mine in northern Nevada that mine owners say will -- finally -- soon produce vital material for electric vehicle batteries, a key part of the Biden administration climate change agenda.

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed a co-founder of Moms for Liberty, a "parental rights" group that has sought to take over school boards in multiple states, to the Florida Commission on Ethics on Wednesday.

It seems as though Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is one of the only senators in the country seeking to hold the Biden administration responsible for its many blunders. From his valiant stance to challenge the administration’s misinformation campaign during the pandemic to holding Dr. Anthony Fauci accountable for his misinformation during congressional testimony, Paul has always prioritized following the principles of the Constitution.

Thanks to U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan's decision to begin Donald Trump's federal election interference case on the day before Super Tuesday, the likely Republican presidential nominee will spend the bulk of the 2024 election cycle in the middle of one, if not many, criminal trials.

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-K.Y.) criticized Special Counsel David Weiss after the prosecutor said he would seek to indict Hunter Biden on a gun charge by the end of September, saying the charge is the “least of all the crimes” that Biden has committed.  During an appearance on WABC 770 AM's "Cats &...

Jason Miller, a longtime adviser to former President Trump, said Wednesday the former president does not need to debate until his GOP rivals “show they belong even on the same stage.” “[Trump is] up by a lot, I don’t think he needs to [debate] right now. I think he’s in the driver’s seat,” Miller said...

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Former congressional staffer Celeste Maloy is projected to win the Republican nomination to succeed her former boss representing Utah’s 2nd Congressional District. The Associated Press called the race shortly before 8 p.m. Wednesday. Maloy previously worked as the chief legal counsel for Rep. Chris Stewart (R), who is resigning from his seat later this month because of his wife’s health issues. A special general election is scheduled...

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to speak at a White House event for an international arts award next week.  Clinton will speak at the celebration of the 2023 Praemium Imperiale Laureates Sept. 12, the White House said in a press release Wednesday. First lady Jill Biden will also speak at the event. ...

Senators on the Foreign Relations Committee raised concerns that the U.S. fell short of its nuclear submarine target during a Wednesday morning hearing on a trilateral security partnership. Australia, the United Kingdom and the U.S. struck the defense deal AUKUS in September 2021 and announced an arrangement for Australia to acquire "conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered" submarine capability...