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A file image of coal miner Jaden Fredrickson, of Cheat Lake, W.Va., on April 13, 2017. Justin Merriman/Getty Images The United States has ample critical mineral deposits, and its mining industry is spearheading innovative technologies designed to decouple the nation from dependence on China for the processed metals and materials domestic manufacturers need. But, without

A large group of protesters stand on the East steps of the Capitol Building in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Jon Cherry/Getty Images Two people who were prosecuted for actions related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach and later pardoned by President Donald Trump are eligible to receive full refunds of restitution payments and

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a meeting with Ukrainian officials in Hallandale Beach, Fla., on Nov. 30, 2025. AP Photo/Terry Renna The United States will restrict access to American visas for Nigerians taking part in ongoing atrocities against Christians, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Wednesday evening. “The United States is taking

The name of U.S. President Donald Trump is displayed after being recently added to the sign for the United States Institute of Peace in Washington on Dec. 3, 2025. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters The State Department has renamed the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) after President Donald Trump, with the new signage now installed on its building

Democrats are expected to get a Senate vote next week on their plan to extend the expiring enhanced subsidies for Obamacare, but the larger question of reducing the rising cost of health care may have to wait. Both parties agree that the U.S. health care system is unreasonably expensive, but they are far from agreement