Congress Passes Resolution to Overturn California’s Strict Pollution Rules for Cars

California has for many years received waivers to set stricter emissions standards for vehicles. WASHINGTON—A Senate vote on Thursday means that both houses of Congress have now passed a resolution that would deny California a federal waiver to set stricter environmental standards for cars, a move that could upend the U.S. auto industry. The levels

Trump touts high military recruitment, but it was rising before his reelection

Ahead of Memorial Day, President Trump has repeatedly taken credit for an upswing in military recruitment, claiming almost no one wanted to join the military before news of his reelection. “After years of military recruiting shortfalls, enlistments in the U.S. armed forces are now the highest in 30 years because there is such an incredible

Teen Junior ROTC cadet killed in Parkland shooting honored as West Point 2025 grad

Washington — The cadets graduating Saturday from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point spent four years studying strategy, ethics and the art of leadership. They march past statues of battlefield giants, memorize the lessons of Antietam and Afghanistan and are steeped in stories of courage drawn from the long arc of American military history.