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The bid to oust Bob Good was a massive waste

As of this writing, it appears that Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), the chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, will lose his primary to state Sen. John McGuire, who had the endorsement of former President Donald Trump. With very few outstanding votes, McGuire leads Good by a razor-thin margin of less than 350 votes out of […]

Government to spend more on interest than at any other time in history

The Congressional Budget Office has issued yet another warning about the federal government‘s head-first acceleration into impending fiscal crisis, not that anyone in either party seems to care much. Following the CBO’s announcement that net interest payments on the national debt are up a whopping 42% from this point in the last fiscal year, the […]

Funding errors haunt the Inflation Reduction Act

The Biden administration continually falls back on promises made to the public. While the White House has repeatedly boasted that “One Year In, President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act is Driving Historic Climate Action and Investing in America to Create Good Paying Jobs and Reduce Costs,” the administration quietly funneled $50 million in taxpayer funds earmarked […]

Harris set to blame Trump for fall of Roe to mark anniversary

Vice President Harris is set to place blame on former President Trump for the fall of Roe v. Wade on Monday, the anniversary of the historic Supreme Court decision that overturned the federal right to abortion access. Harris will travel to Maryland for a campaign event on the two-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's Dobbs...

Boeing crash victims’ families push DOJ to fine company $24 billion for ‘deadliest corporate crime in US history’

Families of the victims of the 2018 and 2019 Boeing 737 Max 8 crashes are urging federal prosecutors to aggressively prosecute the planemaker.

South-Central New Mexico engulfed in fearsome flames

Welcome to The Hill's Sustainability newsletter {beacon} Sustainability Sustainability   The Big Story South-Central New Mexico engulfed in fearsome flames Thousands of people have fled their homes in south-central New Mexico, where two raging wildfires have killed at least one and decimated about 1,400 structures. © Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP The 15,276-acre...

Michelle Obama issues Juneteenth voter registration message: ‘This is a critical moment for all of us’

Michelle Obama is delivering a get-out-the-vote message to mark Juneteenth, calling this year's election a "critical moment." "Juneteenth is all about celebrating our collective freedom and fighting to protect it," the former first lady said in a video posted Wednesday on social platform X. Juneteenth recognizes when enslaved people of African descent in Texas learned of their...

East Palestine derailment chemicals reached 16 states: Research

The chemical plume from the February 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, spread air pollutants to at least 16 states, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Research Letters. The cloud, created as part of a controlled burn of the spilled chemicals, reached as far north as New England and possibly as...

History tells us the danger the economy faces is recession, not inflation

Raising the cost of public and private borrowing increases the danger of recession. In 2024, this risk far outweighs the risk of renewed inflation.

Black leaders reflect on Juneteenth nearly 160 years after Galveston enslaved were freed

Black leaders around the nation are reflecting on the legacy of Juneteenth and the need for the holiday nearly 160 years after the last of enslaved Americans were emancipated.  “Juneteenth is a time to come together to celebrate freedom, liberty and the resilience that has defined the Black American story from our arrival on these...

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