Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it would roll back the Biden administration’s greenhouse gas emissions standards on power plants. That’s great news for consumers, who will suffer from widespread blackouts and billions of dollars in costs if the rules are not repealed. The Biden administration’s rules, finalized in May 2024, would subject millions […]
Elite American colleges are under scrutiny for promoting ideological conformity and cynicism, with half of their graduates entering fields such as consulting and finance, rather than careers in teaching, social work, or public service.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, says he will introduce legislation to curb what he says is a “dramatic abuse of judicial authority” by courts that have issued injunctions against President Trump’s agenda, including the deportation of alleged criminal gang members. “District Court judges have issued RECORD numbers of national...
Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) was loudly booed for defending the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) work at a Wyoming town hall, standing behind the advisory board's work while touting the current administration's agenda. Hageman, who is Wyoming's at-large congressional representative, backed the action President Trump’s administration has taken so far and brought up her vote...
The Justice Department (DOJ) plans to create a process for those with criminal convictions to restore their gun rights, sparking alarm it will return firearms to those convicted of violent crimes. The interim rule, posted in the Federal Register Thursday, follows a February executive order from President Trump directing a review of the country’s gun restrictions...
A group of 400 Jewish professors and students have written a letter condemning the cancelation of some $400 million in federal funding to Columbia University, a move the Trump administration says is in response to the school's handling of antisemitism. “We are Jewish faculty, scholars, and students at U.S. universities — representative of the community that...
House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is planning hearings on judges who block Trump administration actions and eyeing legislation to place limits on judicial power as calls to impeach those judges ramp up. Those actions, Jordan suggested in a CNN interview on Wednesday, could be “another legislative remedy” to address the matter. Impeachments that President Trump,...
Pollen counts will likely exceed historical averages in 39 states this year as warmer weather starts to blanket much of the U.S., meteorologists are warning. Experts are urging those who suffer from seasonal allergies to take heed and prepare for an intense allergy season that could last longer and linger into the fall months. "About...
Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.), the ranking member on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, says President Trump’s plan to dismantle the Department of Education would put students at risk across the country. In a statement, Scott highlighted Trump’s plan to sign an executive order Thursday that would seek to disband the Education Department...