GOP senator’s gambit exposes false Dem claims about supporting voter ID
Sen. Jon Husted's standalone voter ID bill was blocked by Sen. Jeff Merkley via unanimous consent amid the Senate's battle over the SAVE America Act.
Trump Backs Changes to Health Savings Accounts–What to Know
Health Savings Accounts have been around since 2003, but only about 17 percent of Americans have access to one. Now some members of Congress think these tax-sheltered accounts could be a key to reducing the skyrocketing health care costs in the United States. We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use
In the Name of Civics, These Teens Took on the Impossible
Benjamin Caudal delivers a speech on democracy at a Veterans of Foreign Wars event in Texas in 2024. Courtesy of Benjamin Caudal All the reading Isabella Worsnop did on cross-country family road trips—and all the museums and historical sites she visited along the way—paid off. The 14-year-old high school freshman from Marshville, North Carolina, felt
Soros-backed Austin DA faces resignation calls over alleged ‘secret meetings’ in case against cop
Police groups are calling on DA Jose Garza to resign over alleged Brady violations and secret meetings tied to an APD officer's 2020 Austin riot case.
MAGA battle over Iran, Israel intensifies with Joe Kent resignation
Joe Kent’s resignation from a key Trump administration intelligence post has put the spotlight on a small but vocal segment of right-wing figures who believe Israel has pulled President Trump into a war with Iran. Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center before his resignation this past week, asserted that Iran posed “no imminent…
Insect-ifying Humanity: The Paul Ehrlich Legacy
Dr. Paul Ralph Ehrlich (1932-2026), who passed away last week at the age of 93, was perhaps the world’s most famous opinionator on the population question since Reverend T.R. Malthus himself. An unabashed apostle of population control and prophet of impending worldwide demographic catastrophe, he preached a secular gospel of “overpopulation” and eco-apocalypse from his
No Surprise: America Needs Our Allies More Than Ever
The world’s attention is fixed on the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s determination to cripple the global economy, and Donald Trump’s attempts to break the energy blockade. But, as Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi’s White House visit this week demonstrates, the wheel of history continues its relentless turn in other strategically vital parts of the world