Hugh "Sonny" Carter Jr., who helped organize the "Peanut Brigade" that helped elect his cousin Jimmy to the White House and later enforced the president's frugal ways in the West Wing, has died. He was 80.

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang has been removed from his post and replaced by Central Foreign Affairs Commission chief Wang Yi. After Chinese President Xi Jinping, Wang now holds China's two senior most foreign policy positions. He will represent both the Chinese nation and the Chinese Communist Party.

Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) has reintroduced the Providing for Life Act, which would not only raise the federal child tax credit, but extend it to unborn children. From conception to a child’s fifth birthday, parents would be eligible for up to a $3,500 break.

Sending delegations to North Korea this week, China and Russia are making a show of their support for Kim Jong Un's regime. Both nations want their visits to serve as a rebuke of the United States.

Nothing quite defines the present state of California more than a debate about whether keeping the lights on for residents is worth the money.

Researchers from Oregon State University were appalled at students’ responses to their recent survey about transgender experiences in engineering and computer science. In what the researchers termed “malicious responses,” 15% of the participants humorously rejected the survey. It is doubtful that their meme references and jokes were made out of hatred, but rather to send a message: far-left ideologies have no place in STEM fields, and the notion of standardizing them is ludicrous.

The U.S. Mint has announced five new women who will be circulated on quarters in 2024 as part of the third year of the American Women Quarters Program.  The circulation is part of a larger effort to raise awareness about the Smithsonian National Women’s History Museum, which was approved by Congress alongside the National Museum...

Three U.S. Marines were found dead on Sunday inside a car at a gas station in North Carolina, police and military officials say. The Marines were found at the Speedway gas station in the town of Hampstead in Pender County. The Pender County Sheriff’s Office said officers responded to a missing persons call at the...

Nearly half of those who became ill required hospitalization.

The whitest-ever paint aims to boost the cooling of buildings and tackle climate change.