WEST SULPHUR SPRINGS, West Virginia — An ousted speaker. An expelled member. A growing number of lawmakers leaving office before their term expires. The House has undergone a tumultuous year under Republican control — but GOP leaders are still confident in their chances to grow their narrow majority. As House Republicans gathered for their annual […]
The Supreme Court will consider arguments about free speech in a case reviewing whether government agencies coerced Big Tech platforms such as Facebook and X into removing posts critical of vaccines and mask mandates, setting up a decision with major implications for social media. Oral arguments are scheduled on Monday for Murthy v. Missouri, a […]
President Joe Biden came out in opposition to the sale of U.S. Steel to a foreign competitor as he left one Midwestern battleground state and headed to another. “It is important that we maintain strong American steel companies powered by American steelworkers,” the president said. “I told our steelworkers I have their backs, and I […]
Aviation insiders were thrilled to see U.S. commercial air travel blast past historic travel levels in 2023 and revealed to techies at the SXSW Conference forthcoming transformations that will take the flight experience to new heights thanks to artificial technology. Air travel dipped to historic lows during the pandemic but the aviation industry doubled down […]
SAN FRANCISCO — On a sunny Saturday in March, more than 40,000 people filed through San Francisco’s Union Square to get a glimpse of the 80,000 yellow, orange, and red tulips on display. The flower garden officially opened at 1 p.m. but that didn’t stop people from getting in line hours earlier, shovels and bags in […]
Lawmakers are upping calls to sanction uranium imports from Russia, hoping to see the U.S. nuclear fleet advance without relying on the Kremlin. But one major question looming over the effort is how supply would be maintained if such a ban were put in place. Several members of Congress have introduced legislation on the matter. […]
President Joe Biden talks a lot about the importance of U.S. global leadership. Sadly, Biden’s 2025 defense budget request shows he’s unwilling to put his money where his mouth is. The president has rightly pledged to “defend every inch of NATO territory” in the event of a Russian attack on an alliance nation. Amid escalating […]
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) received a subpoena to give a deposition in a defamation lawsuit filed by a friend who claims he was harmed by a Department of Justice investigation into allegations that Gaetz had sex with a minor. Gaetz is neither a plaintiff nor a defendant in the lawsuit filed by former Florida state […]
A Virginia school board will soon be omitting the video display of the public speaking portion of its meetings, starting on April 9. The Loudoun County School Board voted 6-3 on Tuesday with the objections coming from board members Deana Griffiths, Kari LaBell, and Lauren Shernoff. When Griffiths brought forward a motion Tuesday night to […]
Former President Donald Trump endorsed Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) for Senate Republican whip on Thursday, touting him as a “fantastic senator” who has his “complete and total endorsement.” Barrasso announced last week that he would run for Senate GOP whip instead of continuing in a crowded race including Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and John Cornyn […]
