Success breeds failure. Policies and practices well-suited to society at one juncture in history are often poorly suited to the world they have beneficially transformed. If you carry a good thing too far, it can turn out not to be a good thing anymore. Case in point, one of the most successful public policies in […]

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is trying to set himself up for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination, embracing every left-wing activist issue he thinks will play well. That includes climate change, no matter how contradictory or pointless his climate grandstanding really is. Newsom jetted down to Brazil for a climate conference that is more than 5,000 […]

Billionaire and noted climate activist Bill Gates made headlines last month when he released a piece seemingly rejecting his prior stances on global warming. In the memo, which was titled “Three tough truths about climate,” Gates declared that climate change “will not lead to humanity’s demise” and that “the doomsday outlook is causing much of the […]

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Watchdog group Open The Books reveals taxpayers spend $1B daily on federal salaries, raising new questions about Washington’s spending priorities amid the ongoing government shutdown.

A House Democrat filed a privileged resolution condemning Rep. Jesus García for allegedly orchestrating a chief of staff's campaign entry before his withdrawal.

The House of Representatives advanced a bill to end the government shutdown through a key test vote on Wednesday and will weigh the measure itself later this evening.