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Trump has an opportunity to adopt a realistic clean energy strategy

It can clean up many of the excesses that culminated in the Biden era and realign U.S. strategy in the right direction. 

The flu season feels worse than normal this year. Is it?

It feels like everyone is sick right now. And while that is a slight exaggeration, the real situation isn't too sunny either.

Dems, GOP spar on schools as Education Department hangs in the balance

The House Education and the Workforce Committee's first hearing of the year saw Democrats take on the “elephant in the room” as President Trump and Republicans seek to move toward abolishing the Education Department, though GOP lawmakers largely declined to address the issue. “The State of American Education” hearing Wednesday hit on a number of...

White House won’t rule out Trump attendance at correspondents’ dinner

The White House is not ruling out the possibility of President Trump attending this spring's White House Correspondents' Association dinner. "I have the president's invitation on my desk. I have the invitation for myself on my desk as well. Haven't talked to the president about it," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters when...

Meeks says he will greenlight arms sale to Israel ‘when I get my questions answered’

Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) said he will greenlight President Trump’s request for a $1 billion arms sale to Israel when he is comfortable with answers the administration provides to his questions. Meeks, the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, did not detail his concerns over the arms sale in a brief conversation with...

White House defends Trump’s Gaza takeover, resettlement proposal

The White House on Wednesday defended President Trump’s proposal for the United States to take control of the Gaza Strip amid blowback from Arab leaders and some Republicans. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt was peppered with questions at a briefing with reporters about Trump’s comments a day earlier in which he suggested Palestinians should permanently relocate out of...

DOJ says FBI agents on Jan. 6 cases won’t be fired if they acted ‘in an ethical manner’

The Department of Justice (DOJ) said it would not target FBI employees who “simply followed orders and carried out their duties in an ethical manner” as it reviews the role of all agents involved in investigating the more than 1,500 rioters at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. An email to all agents at the FBI...

Fetterman: Trump Gaza idea ‘provocative’ but ‘part of the conversation’

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said President Trump’s idea to take over the Gaza Strip is “provocative” but it’s “part of the conversation.” Fetterman, who has been a staunch ally of Israel in its war against the Palestinian militant group Hamas, appeared to be open to considering the plan when speaking with Jewish Insider. “It’s a...

Medical costs, access top health concerns: Survey

A survey released this week found that improving the affordability and access to health care is a top priority for Americans, with participants across party lines saying they see the federal government as having a key role in this issue. The survey was conducted by Gallup and Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health, and...

GOP rebels push for $2.5 trillion cuts in Trump budget bill during tense closed-door meeting

House Republicans are still wading through several disagreements on reconciliation before they can meet their first key hurdle.

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