Justice Amy Coney Barrett has been the object of the online right’s rage ever since she ruled against the Trump administration last week in its bid to freeze foreign aid payments. But the person who played a pivotal role in bringing her to the court tells The Gavel the criticism is unwarranted. “I wouldn't characterize...
Education Secretary Linda McMahon affirmed late Tuesday that mass layoffs are the first step toward shuttering the Education Department — a long-time goal of President Trump's since his time on the campaign trail. “Actually, it is, because that was the president's mandate," McMahon told Fox News's Laura Ingraham on Tuesday. "His directive to me, clearly,...
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has done significant work in exposing wasteful government programs, but this has created a difficult situation for the Trump administration as they attempt to pass a continuing resolution to fund the government for the remainder of the fiscal year.
In the 80 years since the U.S. attacks on Japan, no other country has used a nuclear weapon in war. That remarkable record could soon be broken and all progress lost.
The United States and the rest of the world need cheap and abundant energy to spur economic growth, improve standards of living, and, more generally, improve people’s overall well-being. Abundant energy is critical for businesses to remain competitive in today’s global markets. That is particularly true for the technology, manufacturing, and transportation sectors of the U.S. […]