Taking advantage of the U.S. Navy’s overstretched resources, China is operating an aircraft carrier and escort warships in a rather interesting area of the Philippine Sea. Japan reported that the Shandong carrier and its escorts, including one of China’s excellent Type-055 air defense cruisers, were operating 261 miles south of Miyako-jima island on Monday. As […]
Even if the political branches of the federal government are dysfunctional or counterproductive on most big, public issues, Congress actually is making bipartisan progress on a surprising array of less-prominent subjects. Where the media spotlight is low enough, the incentives for partisan grandstanding are lessened. With less partisan grandstanding, members of Congress show that the […]
Former President Donald Trump returned Monday night to X, the platform that has provided us with the philosophical contributions future generations will remember as “Trumpisms,” including my personal favorite, “I have never seen a thin person drinking Diet Coke.” Such nuggets of genius seem out of place, given Trump’s modern preference for ALL CAPS on […]
The Biden administration filed an emergency appeal Tuesday at the Supreme Court urging the justices to reinstate the president’s latest student loan relief plan. The appeal asks to temporarily lift a lower court ruling that currently prevents President Biden from implementing his Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan, which would lower student loan payments for...
White House climate adviser John Podesta raised concerns about some elements of a bipartisan bill aimed at speeding up the nation’s energy projects Tuesday — and declined to say whether President Biden would sign it. “There are a couple things in that bill we think are problematic, and we’ll discuss that with the relevant parties...
Former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) said Tuesday he would put his "differences aside" to vote for former President Trump and Senate candidate Kari Lake (R) in November, despite previous tensions with both individuals. "Much is on the line this election year & I’m encouraging all eligible Arizonans to vote & prioritize the issues that...
UPSIDE Foods, a company that produces meat cultivated in a lab, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging Florida’s new ban on the production, distribution and sale of lab-grown meat. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, argues the ban unconstitutionally favors in-state businesses at the expense of out-of-state...