The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George Washington, the Continental Congress, and the men and women whose bravery and sacrifice led up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Feb. 6, 1776 The story of Maj. Gen. Charles Lee […]

Rep. Mark Amodei (R-Nev.) announced Friday he will retire at the end of his term, becoming the 30th House Republican to not seek reelection in an indication of what will be a difficult midterm year for the GOP. "Serving the people of Nevada has been the honor of my lifetime. Nobody is prouder of our...

President Trump has struck a new deal increasing beef imports from Argentina despite facing push back from Republicans and allies in the agricultural sector. Argentina’s foreign ministry said in a statement that the agreement was signed on Thursday, and grants “an unprecedented expansion of preferential access for Argentine beef to its market by 100,000 tons.”...

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Missouri's attorney general challenging Starbucks’ diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. John A. Ross, the U.S. district judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, an Obama appointee, dismissed the lawsuit because Missouri failed to provide specific evidence that Starbucks’ DEI practices did “actual, concrete, and particularized injuries” to...

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) blasted the direct-to-consumer (DTC) TrumpRx platform launched by the administration Thursday, denouncing it as a "glorified coupon book." The Trump administration launched its DTC discount drug portal TrumpRx.gov Thursday evening. The website allows patients who are not on government health plans to print or download coupons for a few dozen drugs...

Martin Luther King III, the son of civil rights advocate the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., accused the National Park Service on Thursday of “sanitizing history” amid reported changes at a Mississippi house museum commemorating civil rights activist Medgar Evers. Evers, the Magnolia State’s first NAACP field secretary, was assassinated at the age of 37...

Tom Barrack has been working to stabilize Syria under the leadership of Ahmed al-Sharaa, while President Trump has supported the reintegration of the Syrian state and the Syrian Democratic Forces, in order to create a more stable and prosperous region.

“It was somewhere on that street. It was a white van, full-sized, with no printing on the sides. It was parked on the street,” Brett McIntire said.

The importance of updating the VA’s dated record system with precision cannot be overstated.

North Carolina is no longer a moonshot, or the cherry on top of a good cycle — it’s a necessity.