House Ethics Panel Drops 4 Campaign Finance Probes

Four congressmen were investigated for allegedly converting campaign funds for personal use. The House Ethics Committee announced on Dec. 30 that it will close its investigations of four congressmen’s use of campaign funds. The Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) had referred Reps. Sanford Bishop (D-Ga.), Wesley Hunt (R-Texas), Ronny Jackson (R-Texas), and Alex Mooney (R-W.Va.)

Majority of Americans Predict Positive Changes in 2025 Despite Challenges: Gallup

A new Gallup poll found that 52 percent of respondents believe the United States will become more powerful in 2025, despite ongoing geopolitical challenges. A majority of Americans expect positive change in 2025 in a number of key areas—including employment prospects, inflation at reasonable levels, and the United States becoming more powerful—although optimism was tempered

‘Waging Peace’: A Look Back on Carter’s Post Presidency

The Carter Center has conducted peace and health-focused initiatives in more than 80 countries across five continents. When the late former President Jimmy Carter left the White House in 1981, his life as a diplomat and negotiator the world over was just beginning. Beginning with the founding of his nonprofit organization the Carter Center in

Former Trump National Security Adviser Backs Trump’s Remarks on Greenland, Panama Canal

The president-elect recently suggested that the United States buy Greenland and regain control of the Panama Canal. Robert O’Brien, national security adviser during the first Trump administration, said that the United States could buy Greenland and make it “become part Alaska,” if Denmark cannot defend the autonomous Danish territory. Describing Greenland as a “highway from