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. June 10, 1776 At his headquarters in New York, Gen. […]

Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner (D) addressed the string of controversies about his past behavior on Wednesday, following his recent win in the state’s Democratic primary election.  “There’s nothing out there that’s actually concerning,” Platner, who is looking to unseat incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), said on MS NOW’s on “Morning Joe.”  “People will make...

The American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (ACOG) released a recommended maternal vaccine schedule Wednesday that for the first time diverges with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ACOG recommended four vaccines be administered during pregnancy: a flu shot, a COVID-19 shot, tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (Tdap), and one to protect against respiratory syncytial virus in the developing fetus It also provides recommendations...

In case your credit card statement hadn't already made it clear, new federal data confirmed it on Wednesday: Inflation is back.

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said Wednesday that she will return to the private sector once her term in Congress ends in January 2027, after she failed to advance to a runoff in the GOP gubernatorial primary in South Carolina.  “Headed back to the private sector at the end of this term, as the Founders intended,”...

The U.S. military disabled an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Tuesday after it said the vessel violated the ongoing U.S. naval blockade, the U.S. Central Command announced on Wednesday, but the kinetic action has drawn pushback from India, which said three Indian crew members are now missing.  A U.S. aircraft fired precision...

The Trump administration proposed new rules Wednesday for regulating prediction markets, seeking to clarify what types of events can be listed for trading on the platforms. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) proposal aims to specify what events the agency considers to be “contrary to the public interest” and would not be eligible for listing...

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) slammed President Trump over the economy and inflation on Wednesday, saying the U.S. was “IN DECLINE.” “Unbelievable!! Here is exactly what Trump’s war on Iran, costing billions everyday, is doing to Americans. MAGA used to call this Biden inflation and scream from the rooftops over this garbage,” Greene wrote...

Those aren't isolated headlines anymore. They show a pattern.  

A key foreign intelligence authority is set to expire this Friday unless it is renewed by Congress. The nomination of Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) director Bill Pulte to serve as the nation’s next top intelligence officer has placed the renewal of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) in peril.  Senate Democrats...