Biden Apologizes to Native Americans for Abusive Boarding School System

The president has designated a new monument that will be located at the site of a former Indian boarding school in Pennsylvania. WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden on Dec. 9 designated a new national monument to memorialize the federal government’s oppression of thousands of native American children through the boarding school system founded in the late 19th

Pete Hegseth returns to Capitol Hill to build support

Washington — Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Defense Department, returned to Capitol Hill on Monday as he tries to solidify support among Senate Republicans as he faces allegations of sexual misconduct, financial mismanagement of veterans’ charities and excessive drinking.  Hegseth met with at least two Republican senators on Monday who had

Sen. Grassley Asks FBI Director Wray to Leave Office

The ‘failures are serious enough and their pattern widespread enough to have shattered my confidence in your leadership,’ the Iowa lawmaker wrote. WASHINGTON—Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on Dec. 9 wrote a letter to Federal Bureau of Investigations Director Christopher Wray asking him to step down. The 11-page letter accuses Wray and Deputy Director Paul Abbate

US Health Care Prices Up 143 Percent From 25 Years Ago

Experts say the increase in health care costs is due to a combination of hospital consolidations, growing prescription drug prices, and an aging population. Medical care in the monthly consumer price index (CPI) report has risen by 143 percent since January 2000, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Additionally, medical care commodities—prescription

US Health Care Costs Up 143 Percent From 25 Years Ago

Experts said the increase in health care costs is due to a combination of hospital consolidations, growing prescription drug prices, and an aging population. Medical care in the monthly consumer price index (CPI) report has risen by 143 percent since January 2000, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Medical care commodities—prescription drugs,

Yale Students Overwhelmingly Pass BDS Referendum

Move signals unprecedented rebuke of the Jewish state Anti-Israel protesters at Yale University (@NYSSofficial, X/Twitter) Yale students have overwhelmingly passed a referendum calling on the university to divest from weapons manufacturers arming Israel. While the school has said it will not do so, the results reveal widespread support for divestment at one of the top