Our military is encountering a budget problem at a time when we need to be at our best and continue to show our strength to hostile forces across the world. Thanks to the unexpected explosion of conflicts in the Middle East due to the war between Israel and Hamas, the United States Department of Defense […]
It’s a popular talking point from the Left. They argue that former President Donald Trump’s economy was terrible because tons of people were out of work in 2020. It’s also the unstated premise every time President Joe Biden or his proxies claim he created tons of jobs. See, for instance, a Center for American Progress […]
Gov. Mike DeWine’s (R-OH) cowardice in the face of transgender activists and liberal media pressure is a characteristic of a weak Republican Party of the past that must be left behind. DeWine’s decision to veto a bill that would prevent irreversible sex change procedures for children and prevent boys from playing in girls’ sports was […]
Former President Trump’s push to kill the border deal in order to deny President Biden a legislative win is upsetting members on both sides of the aisle as negotiators hope to wrap up work on an agreement within days. Trump had been the sleeping giant in the background of talks, but his wins in Iowa...
A draft resolution before the Republican National Committee (RNC) would, if approved, label former President Trump as the party’s presumptive nominee for 2024. The Dispatch first reported that David Bossie, an RNC committee member from Maryland, submitted a resolution that aims to declare Trump “as our presumptive 2024 nominee for the office of President of...
A senior aide to House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) told a group of Senate Republican chiefs of staff Thursday that a border security deal that is being put together with Democrats in the Senate has no chance of passing the House, underscoring what is becoming more and more apparent to GOP senators. Scalise’s chief...
A rule published by the Trump administration removed protections for 21 percent of streams and 25 percent of wetlands that otherwise could have received federal protection, new research has found. The protections removed under the 2020 rule amounted to a deregulation of 690,000 stream miles and 35 million wetland acres, according to a paper published in...
The IRS is expecting several hundred thousand taxpayers to use its new online tax filing portal when it launches to the public in March, but officials aren’t putting a limit on the number of people who can use it. The new digital tax filing system known as Direct File was initially characterized by the agency...
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley threw her support behind Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in his fight with the federal government over border authority, stating the Biden administration's position is "absolutely ridiculous." "Governor Abbott is right: the state of Texas has every right to defend itself and its borders," Haley wrote in a post on X,...
The House Ethics Committee announced Thursday that it has ended its investigation into Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) for pulling a fire alarm in the Capitol complex during a contentious debate over government funding last fall. The panel determined that, because Bowman had already accepted legal responsibility for the episode — and because the House had...