Well, it looks like Donald Trump actually is running for president, after all. A lot of Republicans weren’t sure he was going to go through with it, given how he went underground after announcing last Nov. 16. For more than two months, Trump didn’t hold one campaign rally and never strayed farther from Mar-a-Lago than the nearest golf course. On Saturday, Trump finally came out of hibernation, holding campaign events in New Hampshire and South...

If Power really wants to reform foreign assistance (and I believe she does), she must get in the weeds.

The Biden administration has blocked a controversial proposed gold and copper mine in Alaska in order to protect the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) blocked construction for the Pebble Mine, citing its potential impact on Bristol Bay — a southwestern Alaska watershed that’s home to numerous animal species including the salmon. ...

Fewer Americans in a Gallup poll released on Tuesday said they are “very dissatisfied” with the state of the nation, following two years of relatively high levels of dissatisfaction. Forty-eight percent said they were "very dissatisfied" with the way things are going in the U.S., according to Gallup’s annual January Mood of the Nation poll, down from...

Two years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2014, in a televised ceremony honoring young geographers, Vladimir Putin quizzed a boy about where Russia’s borders end. “At the Bering Strait with the United States,” the 9-year-old ventured hesitantly. “The borders of Russia,” Putin declared, “never end.” (Thunderous applause.) “It was a joke,” Putin then added.  ...

A 22-year-old assistant coach allegedly impersonated a 13-year-old player on her team in a JV girls basketball game.

People in need don’t want a handout; they want a hand-up that will enable them to improve their circumstances and lead more productive, successful lives. The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is giving workers, students and families the hand-up they need to compete in the connected 21st century digital economy. Created in 2021 as part of...

Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas says Congress should reexamine the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, calling it "clearly weaponized."

A federal judge on Monday blocked more provisions of New Jersey's gun control law, which restricts where concealed-carry permit holders may take their firearms.

Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee slammed the Biden admininistration's lack of transparency regarding classified documents at President Biden's home.