Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) heads into the New Year facing a daunting legislative to-do list, a tiny window to get it passed and a warring GOP conference that will complicate his strategy at every turn. As the new Speaker approaches a pair of urgent deadlines to fund the government through the remainder of the fiscal...
Immediately after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, the most popular health- or politics-related word used in local newspaper stories about abortion...
Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will have to bring nine appropriations bills to the floor for a vote either separately or in an omnibus package before the Jan. 19 deadline.
Hamas and its Islamic Jihad allies this week rejected an Egyptian proposal for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. This was a ringing reminder that the conflict Hamas began with its slaughter of 1,200 innocents in Israel on Oct. 7 cannot end until Hamas has been destroyed. It is a renewed reminder, too, that despite constant claims from leftist protesters in the West, it is only Hamas that prevents an end to hostilities.
Three pro-life activists have reached a $10,000 settlement with the National Archives after security targeted their anti-abortion swag following the 2023 National March for Life.
Patient falls and infections spiked at hospitals that were taken over by private equity firms according to a new study. The study, published Tuesday in the Journal of American Medicine, used data from 100 percent Medicare Part A claims and found that three years after hospitals experienced private equity acquisition, there was a 25.4 percent...
A new year will bring more pay for millions of Americans, according to a new study from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). On New Years Day, 22 states will raise their minimum wage, giving nearly 9.9 million Americans a pay raise. In total, workers will receive $6.95 billion in additional wages from the increases. In...
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has stopped funding for all television ads less than one month before the Iowa caucus kicks off the GOP primary voting season, according to multiple media reports. “We are focused on bringing out the voters we’ve identified — best way to reach them is using addressable advertising, mail, text, live...
Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.) said Tuesday the Biden administration must “reverse course” on its Iran policy to help Israel after its war with Palestinian militant group Hamas is over. “Israel is just going to be mowing the grass in Gaza,” Waltz told Fox News anchor Bret Baier. “It's going to grow back, terrorism is going...