This essay is a part of The Right Way Forward, Restoring America’s new think tank debate series in which leading conservative institutions argue the defining questions of the post-Trump era. Read about the series here. Americans know all too well the taxes they pay: federal taxes, state taxes, local taxes, sales taxes, and even property […]

American families don’t need abstract economic theory — they are living the reality every day. Groceries cost more, rent stretches paychecks thinner, and wages, while rising on paper, often fail to keep pace with the true cost of living. The recent Iran conflict spiked gas prices to above $4 a gallon. Beyond inflation and gas […]

The FBI is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist accused of spying for Iran, who defected to the country nearly a decade ago. Monica Witt was indicted in February 2019 by a Washington, D.C., federal grand jury on espionage charges, stemming...

A veterans advocacy group is suing the Trump administration over its ban on abortion care and counseling at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).  The Minority Veterans of America said it brought the lawsuit on behalf of all its members harmed by the ban, including one pregnant member who has chronic medical conditions and a long...

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday shut down Gov. Greg Abbott's (R) effort to penalize the dozens of Democratic legislators who fled the state last summer in an attempt to block a rare mid-decade redistricting effort.  Abbott asked the all-Republican court in an emergency petition last August to find that the Texas House's Democratic leader,...

Republican lawmakers on Friday grilled Army leaders over the Pentagon’s seemingly last-minute decision to cancel the temporary deployment of 4,000 troops to Poland, with House Armed Services Committee Chair Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) saying the panel is “not happy.” “We don’t know what’s going on here, but I just tell you we’re not happy with what’s...

America is heavily reliant on imported minerals, but its own resources remain undeveloped due to complex and lengthy permitting processes, making the country vulnerable to global shocks and price increases.

Hispanic entrepreneurs are focused on growing their businesses, hiring workers, and creating opportunity in their communities, and Republicans have acted to protect them from tax increases and strengthen policies that help them succeed.

Texas Children's Hospital will create the nation’s first “detransition clinic,” fire five physicians and pay the state $10 million under an unusual settlement announced Friday by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R).  The clinic would focus on providing medical care to patients who had undergone gender-affirming healthcare and work toward reversing its effects, Paxton said. For the first five...

President Trump in an interview that aired Friday said he wants China and Taiwan to “cool down,” while saying Taiwan should feel neither more nor less secure following his visit to China. Trump suggested nothing fundamental has changed in the U.S. relationship with Taiwan or with its security in the interview with Fox News's Bret...