Politics

Shannon Taylor, now the Democratic nominee in the race for Virginia’s First Congressional district, once endorsed progressive prosecutorial blueprints, advocating for less incarceration and more diversity as a Henrico County commonwealth attorney — some of the same "Democratic values" that ended in tragedy in other parts of Virginia.Shortly after coming into the role in 2012, Taylor fired seven prosecutors under her."I stated publicly that the office needs to have more […]

Former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, once praised data center expansion, records show, even as he now runs on a platform opposing their development in a bid to return to the Senate.In 2015, Brown put out a press release celebrating the construction of a third data center in Central Ohio"This new data center is great news for New Albany and central Ohio. Amazon’s growth in central Ohio signals that this […]

Pro-Israel college students who have watched socialism and anti-Israel activism gain ground on campus say the same political currents are now colliding with the Democratic Party — and the backlash is pushing some young Jewish voters to the right."Even before the craziness of the post-October 7 campus climate, it was already an underlying sense of, 'America is bad and we're gonna learn about that,'" University of Michigan rising senior Addison […]

The U.S. Army is opening up military test ranges to private defense companies and promising "concierge" access aimed at dramatically cutting the time it takes companies to test new weapons and technologies.Army Secretary Dan Driscoll told reporters in a call on Friday that companies will be able to secure testing opportunities within 30 days of submitting a request, compared with a typical wait of roughly 18 months."We just had to […]

The socialist Democrat poised to represent most of Philadelphia in Congress questioned the premise of "illegal immigrants" and claimed "99%" of police work does not involve pursuing criminals.Pennsylvania State Rep. Chris Rabb, D-West Oak Lane, made a name for himself in Harrisburg by championing progressive proposals such as abolishing the death penalty and transitioning Pennsylvania to 100% renewable energy by 2050. In 2019, Rabb introduced a "carbon pricing" bill to […]

After a panel of federal judges ordered a halt to construction on the White House ballroom, President Donald Trump said he will immediately appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.In a Truth Social post Friday, Trump decried the 2-1 decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit as "horrendous, politically motivated, and unlawful.""The Circuit Court’s decision, which is totally wrong on the vital subject of STANDING, […]

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, is splitting from the majority of Republicans on the GOP's pushback against the Smithsonian Institution's teaching of American history.The moderate Republican senator sent a letter to the Trump administration alongside Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., asking for more information on President Donald Trump's directive to install "temporary signage" outside the National Museum of American History, after he accused the museum of teaching historical accounts with an inaccurate […]

The latest tranche of materials on unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) released by the U.S. government includes video of what appears to be an object traversing the skies last year over the Middle East."The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 1 minute and 39 seconds of video footage from an electro-optical and infrared sensor aboard a […]

It may be summer. But fall is consuming the United States Senate.Bipartisan lawmakers are trying to avoid a government shutdown."The fiscal year begins October 1st each year," said Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa. "This resolution keeps the government open for business."The House approved an interim spending bill in July to keep the government funded through December 4. But bipartisan senators are trying to duck yet another protracted government shutdown odyssey, like […]