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Signs point to mild gas prices in preelection summer

U.S. gas prices started the summer driving season lower than usual, with experts pointing to mild demand and cheaper oil as factors contributing to the moderate costs. Though confounding variables, such as the hurricane season and downstream effects of extreme heat, could still shake things up, prices are expected to continue declining in the coming...

Kamala Harris is Biden’s secret weapon in North Carolina

Vice President Harris has become the Biden campaign’s secret weapon in North Carolina, a battleground state they say they can win in November.  Harris this week made her fifth trip this year to the state, where she has spent much of her time speaking directly to Black communities — particularly Black men, a demographic Biden...

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other...

Gun rights groups call law used to convict Hunter Biden unconstitutional

Second Amendment groups say the law used to convict Hunter Biden on federal gun charges is unconstitutionally broad, and one has offered to assist with a challenge.

Secret Service to brief Congress on clash between agents protecting VP Harris

Secret Service officials will brief Congress on training and recruiting issues after an agent on Vice President Kamala Harris’s protective detail attacked her supervisor.

House to vote on defense bill authorizing military pay raises, DEI crackdown

The House is ready to vote on this year's annual defense policy bill that includes a massive overhaul for the quality of life for U.S. troops.

John Trumbull’s revolutionary art

Before the advent of photography, motion pictures, and TV, it was artists and illustrators who provided a visual perspective of the world. Artistic renditions were the only means of seeing countries fight on land and sea. They depicted scenes of victorious generals and fallen heroes on the battlefield. They provided propaganda to promote historical achievement, […]

Protecting the environment to death

On paper, the National Environmental Policy Act sounds like a good idea. Passed in 1970, the same year Earth Day was created, NEPA requires all federal agencies to conduct an “Environmental Impact Statement” for every action taken that might affect the environment. So if the Department of Transportation wants to build a highway, it has […]

NATO must bolster front lines: Summit comes at critical time for allies like Estonia

Next month, NATO’s most senior officials and prominent practitioners will convene in Washington, D.C. The timing is critical. The alliance has been around for 75 years, and the threats to it have gone through major changes. During the last three years, especially, Russia and China have been increasingly aggressive in their efforts to undermine U.S. […]

Greg Abbott’s school choice opening: A big opportunity lies ahead for Texas

For years, Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) has vowed to bring school choice to Texas families. Thanks to a runoff election that went in his favor this year, he’s now claiming he’s certain he’ll be able to make good on that promise. Will Texans have education options in the next year or could there still be […]

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