Moderate Dems Roll Out Affordability Agenda Pitch Ahead of 2026 Midterms

Workers attach siding to a house at a construction site in Trappe, Md., on Oct. 28, 2022. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images A group of moderate Democrats this week released what it called an affordability agenda to “help make life more affordable” by focusing on five core areas: health care, housing, energy, family care, and

Trump says governors from both parties are invited to White House, except 2 Democrats

President Trump said Wednesday that nearly all governors are welcome at the White House for a formal meeting and dinner next week, though the Democratic governors of Maryland and Colorado are still being excluded. The White House was initially going to exclude Democratic governors from a formal, typically bipartisan business meeting on Feb. 20 during the

Trump Orders Military to Purchase Electricity From Coal-Fueled Power Plants

President Donald Trump (C) poses with “the Undisputed Champion of Beautiful Clean Coal” trophy handed to him by Jim Grech (L of center), CEO of Peabody Energy, at a “Champion of Coal” event at the White House on Feb. 11, 2026. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Feb.

Angsty Journalists Said the WaPo Sports Section Was Indispensable. The Evidence Suggests Otherwise.

Recent ‘sports’ coverage highlighted Colin Kaepernick, climate change, racial equity, and the NHL’s failure to adequately celebrate queer culture The Washington Post shuttered its so-called sports section last week amid sweeping layoffs intended to transform the once-revered paper into a product that makes money because people actually want to read it. Doing what comes naturally,

Trump Meets Netanyahu at White House to Discuss Iran Negotiations

President Donald Trump is meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House to discuss negotiations with Iran. A new jobs report indicates that U.S. hiring showed strength in January and unemployment unexpectedly fell. NTD has the latest numbers, plus a comment from the president. Attorney Genera… Original News Source Link – Epoch

NATO Launches ‘Arctic Sentry’ Military Effort Amid Growing Threats From China, Russia

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte addresses the Security and Defence Committee at the European Parliament in Brussels, on Jan. 26, 2026. Virginia Mayo/AP Photo NATO’s military command launched a wide-scale military exercise in the Arctic and High North regions on Feb. 11 as concerns grow over China and Russia’s threat to the area. “In the

Senate Committee Holds Hearing on ‘How Washington’s Rules Drove Physicians Out of Medicine’

The Senate Special Committee on Aging, with Chairman Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and ranking member Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) holds a hearing titled “How Washington’s Rules Drove Physicians Out of Medicine” at 3:30 p.m. ET on Feb. 11.   Witnesses: Alma Littles MD, dean and chief academic officer, Florida State University College of… Original News Source Link