In July of last year, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office triggered panic when it warned that projected payments on interest on the national debt would outpace defense spending, as well as nondefense discretionary spending. And that interest payment would outpace Medicare spending by 2046. Just 14 months later, the cost of interest on our $35 […]
This election cycle, a sprawling network of anti-Israel groups connected to left-wing megadonors has worked overtime to boost Democrats while amassing tens of millions of dollars in war chests, federal records show. The sizable funding illustrates the scope of progressive-led efforts to back Vice President Kamala Harris and lawmakers who the left-wing activist groups are […]
The Israel Defense Forces and the country’s internal security service, the Shin Bet, announced that Mohammad Abu Itiwi was killed during an Israeli military operation on Wednesday. Itiwi was commander of the Nukhba force, an elite unit of Hamas that was fighting in Gaza, multiple reports confirmed. He had also participated in the Oct. 7 […]
When I was 9 years old, long before I read Great Expectations, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, or anything at all by Louisa May Alcott, my favorite author was Stephen King. How and why I first latched on to King remains something of a mystery to me, but I suspect that I had been exposed […]
Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) is a rare figure in Congress. Not because he’s a California Republican — though that does make him an outlier because only 12 of the 52 members in the Golden State’s House delegation. What makes Valadao an interesting character is that he has boldly and repeatedly distanced himself from former President Donald […]
Republicans have begun to unleash tens of thousands of poll watchers for the election, an operation that comes after months of recruitment efforts and some controversy and legal disputes. The Republican National Committee has started deploying its poll watchers to stand hawk-eyed around voting and ballot-counting centers and report problems to hotlines. While long a […]
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — Three things stand out within a few minutes of talking to Beverly Aikins: Her grandchildren are her everything, she is deeply grateful she has earned her nursing license back, and the mother of Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), the Republican vice presidential nominee, has found redemption and peace through helping others struggling with addiction. […]
Montana has been reliably red since 1952. The Big Sky State regained its second congressional District, which they lost in 1990, following the 2020 Census, giving them more Electoral College votes. When Donald Trump beat President Joe Biden by 16 points in 2020, he only took home 3 electoral votes, but in the 2024 election, […]
Since the earliest days of the republic, termed-out or defeated American presidents headed out of the White House issue pardons to a chosen few (or, on occasion, a hefty stack) of accused or convicted applicants hoping to breathe free. The executive branch’s “get out of jail free” cards come out of the fading president’s deck […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin played coy about whether troops from North Korea were in Russia during a question and answer session after the conclusion of the BRICS Summit on Thursday. During the closing session of the summit, Putin was asked about the recent reports and satellite photographs of North Korean troops on ships in Vladivostok, […]
