President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of Pete Hegseth as defense secretary has rekindled a thorny debate over women's role in combat that Democrats sought to put to bed nearly a decade ago.
Seniors enrolled in Medicare will pay more in 2025, as premiums in Part B climb by 6% because of upticks in underlying prices and the use of health services.
The United Nations wants to butter up President-elect Donald Trump to protect the funding that flows into its corrupt bureaucracy. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and the rest of the Trump administration shouldn’t fall for it. Stefanik has been nominated by Trump as ambassador to the United Nations. Stefanik proved herself capable of the job when […]
In the Cabinet appointment that no one saw coming, President-elect Donald Trump has selected Fox and Friends co-host Pete Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense. The announcement that Trump had tapped Hegseth, a decorated veteran of the Army National Guard who served multiple tours in the Middle East, was met with shock and skepticism by […]
President-elect Donald Trump has made no secret of his interest in forging an improved relationship with Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin. On paper, there is nothing wrong with this. As Winston Churchill observed, “Meeting jaw to jaw is better than war.” The problem confronting Trump is the fundamental difference between how he perceives Putin’s interests and what Putin’s interests […]
President Joe Biden served the United States well Wednesday by welcoming President-elect Donald Trump to the White House. In doing so, he set a far better example for America’s democratic constitutional order than the example the former president set four years ago. Four years ago, Trump used sporadic or otherwise unsubstantiated reports of voter fraud […]
Believe it or not, Election Day was one week ago. Apparently, no one thought to tell California. California is still counting votes at a glacial pace, with fewer than 76% of statewide votes counted as of Monday night. According to the New York Times election results tracker, there are still nine House races in California […]
The 2024 election results suggest that the Trump majority may soon have cause for second thoughts, as the proposed tax cuts and tariffs could lead to increased inflation and worker shortages, leading to higher interest rates and a more expensive labor force.
Lawmakers, government officials and advocacy groups said Wednesday that veterans issues must continue down a nonpartisan track in January, when a new Washington emerges following the 2024 elections that delivered a Republican trifecta in federal government. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, told The Hill's Bob Cusack at the...
House Republicans are set to hold a press conference on Wednesday afternoon following President-elect Trump's visit to Capitol Hill. The GOP is likely to be taking a victory lap, as House Republicans swept races for the White House, House and Senate. During his remarks Wednesday, Trump jokingly said he wanted to nominate 15 Republican lawmakers...