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Senate advances bill to ban penny production

The Senate on Monday approved a bill that would put into law President Trump's policy to stop minting pennies, each of which costs 3.69 cents to produce.

Ex-special counsel Smith tells senators he won’t ‘be silenced’ by Trump’s threats of prosecution

Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith, who brought two federal indictments against President Donald Trump, told lawmakers on Tuesday that he "will not be silenced by continued threats of prosecution" from the Trump administration and that he believes the rule of law is being threatened like never before.

Fauda Season 5 brings the horrors of Oct. 7 to Netflix

The hit Israeli thriller Fauda — from creators Lior Raz, who also plays its endearing and reckless Rambo lead, Doron, and Avi Issacharoff — has long endeavored to depict Israel’s perennial conflict with its Palestinian neighbors with both accuracy and Hollywood grip. Earlier seasons indulged a more nuanced narrative, proffering glimpses into the deluge of […]

Congress pushed a $1.8 trillion spending fight past Election Day. That’s the point

On Sept. 1, the House voted 370 to 48 to fund the federal government through Dec. 11, a stopgap the Senate had already cleared 90 to 6 three weeks earlier. Twenty-nine Democrats and 19 Republicans voted no. Everyone else called it done. Nobody called it a budget, because it isn’t one. A continuing resolution locks […]

They had a room full of pioneering black female surgeons — but chose Ketanji Brown Jackson instead

The American College of Surgeons, self-titled “The House of Surgery,” invited Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to give the Olga M. Jonasson Memorial Lecture this past weekend at the annual ACS Clinical Congress.  The ACS is the largest and oldest professional society representing the practice of surgery, and fellowship in the ACS is an […]

I spent 24 years on the ballot. Here is my direct warning about 2026

For the first time in nearly a quarter of a century, I am experiencing a deeply unfamiliar sensation. An election cycle is reaching its peak, but my name is not on the ballot. As a longtime resident of Maryland, I spent 24 straight years down in the political arena. My name was a fixture on […]

The best accountability tool in education is giving parents a choice

In education, accountability is usually measured by what governments require schools to do: administer tests, file reports, meet compliance standards, and undergo periodic reviews and audits. Those tools have a place, but they all share one limitation. They take years to reveal that a child is in the wrong educational environment. Parents whose child is […]

Office of Personnel Management uncovers $500M in fraud and waste in federal health benefits programs

The Trump administration's Office of Personnel Management uncovered $510 million in fraud and waste across federal employee health benefits programs.

Soros nephew divulges how family’s power helped bankroll El-Sayed’s education during secretive fundraiser

Jeffrey Soros revealed his role in launching Abdul El-Sayed's career at a secretive Hollywood fundraiser where attendees were asked not to record.

ICE confusion ignites MAGA backlash: ‘I would have called for impeachment’

Verbal guidance telling some ICE offices to stop arresting illegal immigrants without criminal histories was rescinded within hours amid fierce backlash.

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