U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright visits the Idaho National Laboratory on Dec. 8, 2025. Idaho National Laboratory The U.S military is developing a small-scale pilot refinery in Idaho to domestically process a critical mineral needed for national security as efforts to break China’s hold on the critical minerals market expand. Plans for the test refinery
WASHINGTON—Robert Kiyosaki, coauthor of one of the bestselling finance books of all time, “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” has empowered millions of people to think like the rich and take control of their personal finances. Now he’s sounding the alarm on what he says are hidden communist methods that are capturing the nation’s financial systems and
ChatGPT app icon on a smartphone screen in Chicago on Aug. 4, 2025. AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File House Democratic leaders are forming a new commission to shape their approach to artificial intelligence (AI) and the broader innovation economy, saying Congress must both foster U.S. leadership in AI and guard against potential harms. House Democratic Leader
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks during the Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., on Dec. 6, 2025. Reuters/Jonathan Alcorn The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has temporarily halted a lower court’s decision to halt the Trump administration’s ban on troops with gender
The logo of Nvidia Corp. is seen during the annual Computex computer exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan May 30, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo Several Democratic senators on Dec. 9 opposed President Donald Trump’s approval of Nvidia H200 AI chips for Chinese customers in a joint statement, calling it a “national security failure.” “The H200s are vastly
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) at a hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington on March 25, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Republican senators introduced a pair of health care plans aimed at reducing federal spending and driving down the cost of health insurance. The Dec. 8 announcements were made three
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) at a hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington on March 25, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The Senate said on Dec. 9 that a vote will come later this week on a GOP health care proposal intended as an alternative to extending the enhanced Obamacare