If a tree stands in the forest, and there’s no economist around to tabulate its benefits to humans, do those benefits still exist?   For government agencies, the answer has long been, “No.”

GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on Saturday called President Biden’s upcoming trip to visit striking auto workers in Michigan a “smokescreen to deflect reality.”  "Biden’s trip to 'protest' in Michigan is a smokescreen to deflect reality & the UAW strike is just a symptom of the deeper problem: a trifecta of rising prices + rising...

Ukraine launched a second missile attack on the Crimean city of Sevastopol early Saturday amid the country’s counteroffensive against Russian occupation in the region. Two missile strikes were intercepted in the air and debris damaged a pier and a park in the city, Gov. Mikhail Razvozhayev said on Telegram. The attack comes a day after...

The woman selected to lead the regulation of cannabis in Minnesota announced Friday that she will step down after allegations arose that she sold illegal products at her cannabis store. The decision comes just one after Gov. Tim Walz (D) appointed Erin DuPree as Minnesota's first director of the Office of Cannabis Management. Reports allege...

Poland Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to never “insult Poles again” after he suggested its neighboring country was putting on “political theater” over grain export disputes.  Zelensky made blanketed statements at the United Nations General Assembly earlier this week, claiming “some of our friends in Europe” have “made a thriller from...

An identical message was spread across social media, equating the indictment of Sen. Bob Menendez on bribery charges to alleged ethics violations by Justice Clarence Thomas.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto says that Hungary is hoping that its relationship with the U.S. will improve to the "mutual respect" that was seen under President Trump.

Texas Democratic officials are blasting the mayor of Dallas, Texas, after he announced on Friday he is leaving the party and joining the GOP

The wife of Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., filed for divorce Friday evening, alleging the congressman engaged in at least one affair during the couple's 35-year marriage.

Critics are punching back after a report criticized Justice Thomas for unreported speaking engagements with a Koch philanthropy group, saying negative claims are 'false.'