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Coalition of 19 states, D.C. asks federal judge to reverse deep cuts to Health and Human Services

Attorneys general in 19 states and Washington, D.C., are challenging cuts to the U.S. Health and Human Services agency, saying the Trump administration's massive restructuring has destroyed life-saving programs and left states to pick up the bill for mounting health crises.

Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage to run for Congress in Trump-friendly district held by Democrat Golden

Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage, an early supporter of President Donald Trump's first successful White House bid and a polarizing figure in state politics, said Monday he is running for Congress in a competitive district.

America’s long history of ‘checks and balances’ is being tested by Trump like rarely before

It's what one historian calls an "elaborate, clunky machine," one that's been fundamental to American democracy for more than two centuries.

A GOP congressman is peppered with questions about Trump during raucous town hall

Voters in U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler's suburban New York swing district heaped criticism on the Republican during a raucous town hall Sunday night, peppering him with questions around President Donald Trump's aggressive agenda before devolving into a chaotic chorus of boos as attendees were removed by law enforcement.

Fairfax County drops charges against migrant accused of child kidnapping

ICE has swooped in to take custody of a migrant accused of trying to kidnap and rape a 4-year-old after Fairfax County prosecutors dropped the case against him.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett says Trump is ‘terrified’ of intelligent Black women

Rep. Jasmine Crockett has slammed President Trump for being afraid of "smart, bold Black women" after he said in an interview that she wasn't intelligent.

Assimilation isn’t a dirty word

In 2013, I boarded a plane at London’s Heathrow Airport, ready for the 11-hour journey to San Francisco to begin a career in software engineering. This moment was the culmination of a yearslong goal to move to the United States. Why? Because I wanted to live in the U.S., contribute to the U.S., and be […]

A stronger border starts with stronger trade policy

Under President Donald Trump’s leadership, America is done trading strength for dependency. For too long, we’ve relied on foreign markets for critical goods, watched our economy bleed from staggering trade deficits, and left ourselves vulnerable to the whims of global competitors. The result: a weaker America with less leverage, mounting debt, and growing national security threats. We […]

Immigration helped shape America, but on her own terms

America started attracting immigrants long before it became a country. Already in the late 1600s and early 1700s, there were newcomers from Germany, Ulster, France, etc. What made them immigrants? They willingly moved to a place, in this case colonies, that had been established and settled by others. To succeed, they roughly assimilated to the […]

Independent contracting is another 80-20 issue

Flexible work is highly valued by Americans today, and it motivates people. This Small Business Week, an encouraging new poll revealed the electorate‘s views of independent work and why it’s important to preserve self-employment in America. Policymakers would be wise to stand with the self-employed, freelancers, and gig workers, not against them. In a newly released poll, wide margins […]

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