Air Force National Guard Space Force plan flies in the face of precedent
The Air Force is promoting a policy shift that effectively goes against more than a hundred years of precedent, and is facing significant opposition to it. The crux of the policy change is that the relevant Air National Guard units would be folded into the U.S. Space Force, but governors are the heads of their […]
Republican state lawmakers ramp up fight to keep gender ideology out of sex education
Republican lawmakers in multiple states are pushing new bills aimed at keeping gender ideology out of sex education and emphasizing parental rights to make decisions on the information their child receives. The bills come as Republicans have stepped up efforts to reform public school instruction since the pandemic, during which remote learning allowed parents to […]
New Taiwanese president promises to seek stability, despite China threat
TAIPEI, Taiwan — New Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te promised to provide stability for Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific during his inaugural address, despite China‘s desire to unify the island with the mainland. “Democracy and freedom are Taiwan’s unwavering commitment,” Lai said, through a translator, during his inaugural address on Monday. “Peace is the only option. And […]
‘No sign of life’ at crash site of helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi: State media
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is believed to be dead after a helicopter he was on crashed in the Islamic Republic’s East Azerbaijan province. Iranian state media reported Monday morning local time that there was “no sign of life” at the crash site. Raisi, 63, had been serving as Iran’s president since August 2021 and was […]
Trump implies he could serve a third term during speech to NRA supporters
Presidential candidate Donald Trump was speaking to the National Rifle Association when he made the suggestion he could serve a third term in office. Trump rallied the Dallas, Texas, crowd by asking them what they thought of a third term. “You know, FDR 16 years, almost 16 years, he was four-term. I don’t know, are […]
JD Vance claims Biden’s focus on green energy hurts the ‘industrial heartland’ states central to November
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) criticized the Biden administration’s focus on green energy, arguing that this attention is coming at the cost of the United States’s “industrial heartland.” The administration announced last week that it would place tariffs on $18 billion of imports from China in an effort to protect American workers and businesses. Vance, who […]
Biden credits Georgia as ‘the reason I won’ during fundraiser
President Joe Biden was in Georgia over the weekend thanking supporters for voting for him in 2020 because the state was “the reason I’m president right now.” The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation held a fundraiser for Biden on Saturday ahead of his speech at the Morehouse College commencement Sunday. Biden made several stops around […]
Elise Stefanik denounces Biden holding up Israel aid in speech to Israeli lawmakers
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) took aim at President Joe Biden while she spoke to Israeli lawmakers in the Jewish state on Sunday. Stefanik, a close ally of former President Donald Trump, took aim at Biden’s policies, specifically his decision to withhold offensive weaponry from Israel over its looming major offensive in Rafah. I have been […]
Burgum suggests RFK Jr. attend debates to ‘expose’ him as the ‘Democrat that he is’
Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND) suggested that independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. be able to attend the presidential debates, as it would provide an opportunity to “expose” the candidate’s position on several topics facing voters. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, the presumptive nominee for the Republican Party, have both agreed to […]
Tim Scott says Trump’s vice presidential pick will be about issues voters face
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) stated that whoever former President Donald Trump picks for his vice president will be based on the topics that voters face every day. Trump, the presumptive presidential nominee of the Republican Party, has yet to announce who he will pick to join his 2024 ticket, though he has suggested in interviews […]