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Deep red state makes major announcement about income tax: ‘We plant our flag’

Mississippi taxpayers will get significant relief with the incremental elimination of the state's income tax, which will drop from 4.7% to nothing in a few years.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Stefanik’s withdrawal as UN Ambassador nominee

President Trump pulled the nomination of Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., as UN Ambassador on Thursday – and the reasoning behind it is purely a numbers game.

Judge orders Trump team to preserve pre-attack Signal chat; feds say they were already doing it

The first round in the legal battle over leaked Signal chat messages about the U.S. attack on Houthi rebels fizzled Thursday as a judge ordered the government to do what it said it's already trying to do: preserve the records in accordance with the law.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna digs in for a fight with Speaker Johnson over proxy voting

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna won't give up her quest to allow new parents in the House to vote from afar, despite pushback from Republican leaders and fellow members of the House Freedom Caucus.

ICE lost track of tens of thousands of migrant kids, inspector general says

The government's deportation agency lost track of tens of thousands of illegal immigrant children who were released into communities and disappeared, the agency's inspector general reported Thursday.

Trump pulls Stefanik’s nomination for U.N. post to keep her in House, buttress GOP majority

President Trump on Thursday asked Rep. Elise Stefanik to stay in the House instead of moving forward with her nomination as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

CBO says refusing to reform Social Security means a 24% benefit cut in 9 years

As recently as last year, Social Security trustees bragged that Social Security wouldn’t reach insolvency until 2034 and that the following year, benefits would only have to be cut by 17%. In its dire and devastating long-term budget outlook for the next 30 years, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office put that lie to bed. In […]

Tillis faces a challenging reelection bid

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) has begun raising funds for his 2026 reelection campaign, a seat that will be a top target for Democrats to flip. Tillis first won his seat in the Republican-friendly 2014 midterm election and was reelected in 2020. Tillis won both elections by slightly more than one point after trailing in the […]

FBI Director Kash Patel is off to a strong start

Though highly controversial when nominated for his role by President Donald Trump and only confirmed by 51-49 votes, FBI Director Kash Patel has impressed in his first five weeks on the job. Members of Congress from both parties have been heartened by Patel’s energetic response to their requests for FBI records. Patel has also appeared […]

California’s high-speed rail will never be completed

All we ever hear about California’s high-speed rail project is that it needs more funding, has been delayed, or both. It is time for California to face the reality that it will probably never be finished. The latest update comes courtesy of the California Legislative Analyst’s Office at a transportation-focused budget hearing in Sacramento. Legislators […]

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