As the keynote speaker at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast this year, Monsignor James Shea spoke on the theme of hope. A central example of the speech was children present a particularly pure source of hope. Yet, society consistently misdirects its hope. This point was the flip side of Shea’s example: We do so toward […]
As budget talks continue in the Senate, there is talk of a possible government shutdown. Senate Republicans need at least seven Democrats to vote for the bill to get a 60-vote majority. Senate Republicans won’t support a bill with Democrat provisions designed to slow President Donald Trump’s agenda. “The bigger issue is the Democrats’ insistence […]
America faces an unparalleled threat from China. Elbridge Colby is the man we need at the Pentagon to counter this threat, back up Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and implement President Donald Trump’s America First policy agenda. I’ve known Colby, or Bridge, for years. He’s one of the premier defense and foreign policy minds of our […]
After years of treatment, former Rep. Mia Love (R-Utah) is no longer responding to treatment for a form of brain cancer, according to her family. In a statement posted to Love's social media account over the weekend, Love’s daughter shared that her mother’s cancer is progressing. “We have shifted our focus from treatment to enjoying our remaining...
House Republicans are being encouraged to avoid in-person town halls in favor of phone and live-streamed versions, advice that comes after constituents and activists rocked recent GOP events by expressing outrage about the Trump administration’s dramatic moves to reshape the federal government. National Republican Congressional Committee Chair Richard Hudson (R-N.C.) told House Republicans at a...
Vice President Vance pushed back at a question Tuesday that suggested the U.S. wasn't putting pressure on Russia to end the war with Ukraine, days after he and President Trump sharply criticized Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky in a stunning Oval Office meeting. As the vice president took questions from reporters at a Senate office building...
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) rules for the city of San Francisco under the Clean Water Act are overly vague, siding with the city after it appealed a lower court’s decision. San Francisco appealed the case to the Supreme Court after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...
The Social Security Administration (SSA) said in a release that it has identified more than $800 million in savings or “cost avoidance” for fiscal 2025 among information technology, grants, property and payroll. The SSA stated that it froze hiring and “drastically” cut back on overtime, saving about $550 million. The government agency that administers the...