Brooke Rollins spent three years working for President Donald Trump in high-profile White House roles at the Office of American Innovation and the Domestic Policy Council. Now, she leads a new group of Trump administration alumni to defend the former president’s policy accomplishments and prepare for the future. The mission of the America First Policy…
In the midst of the school choice movement’s most successful legislative season last year, The Hill asked: “School choice won big in states this year. Is the movement about to hit a wall?” If it did hit a wall, as the news outlet suggested, the school choice movement burst right through that wall. Sure, the…
Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper spoke honestly about Colorado’s decision to legalize marijuana, comments that could shake up the tight gubernatorial contest. “What the hell—I’ll say it was reckless,” he said on Monday during a debate against Republican challenger Bob Beauprez. Hickenlooper was referring to Amendment 64, which made Colorado the first state to legalize recreational…
House Republicans asked the departments of Education and Justice to clarify their transgender bathroom directive for public schools, but the Obama administration isn’t answering. Now, a congressman from North Carolina is rebuking the White House for pulling “a political stunt.” Seventy-three House Republicans, led by Rep. Mark Walker, R-N.C., signed a May 23 letter pushing…
Republican attorneys general in states across the country are criticizing U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland for inserting the federal government into protests against school boards that center on such issues as mask mandates and critical race theory. “In recent months, there has been a disturbing spike in harassment, intimidation, and threats of violence against school…
After the Civil War, Southern politicians fearful of losing their grip on power decried the influx of “carpetbaggers” from the North. Tennessee lawmakers today seem to have similar fears. On April 13, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, a Republican, returned SB 2616 to the legislature (meaning it became law despite his lack of signature). The bill…
Rep. Kevin McCarthy was elected as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives after a historic 15 rounds of voting over four days in January. His journey to the gavel was not an easy one. Twenty lawmakers, including Reps. Chip Roy of Texas, Eli Crane and Andy Biggs of Arizona, Anna Paulina Luna and Matt…
Right now, something in your home may be talking to your child about sex, self-harm, and suicide. That something isn’t a person—it’s an artificial intelligence companion chatbot. These AI chatbots can be indistinguishable from online human relationships. They retain past conversations, initiate personalized messages, share photos, and even make voice calls. They are designed to…
Charlottesville, Virginia, a city named after Britain’s first black queen, was the scene of a bloody riot Saturday, Aug. 12. The fray resulted in the death of one woman, who was mowed down by a car—plus, there were many other people injured. Have politicians and the news media told the correct and complete story about…
Once you burn your credibility, it’s hard to get back. Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger deceived voters and concealed her true leftist agenda to win the Governor’s Mansion last year. Now she and her fellow Democrats are lying to Virginians about a new gerrymandered congressional district map they placed on the ballot as a constitutional amendment…
The House passed a gun control bill Thursday that requires a universal background check for every purchase of a firearm. HR 8, titled the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021 and led by California Democratic Rep. Mike Thompson and Georgia Democratic Rep. Lucy McBath, passed 227 to 203 with eight Republicans voting in favor. If…
As negotiations on their tax and spending bill continue, Senate Democrats are working on a legislative proposal to have the government fix the prices of Medicare prescription medications. Though the details of the 190-page amendment differ in certain respects from earlier versions, the indisputable result would be the same: reduced patient access to prescription drugs. Like…
Last month, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that might prove to be one of the most significant actions ever taken by any administration to protect Americans’ Second Amendment rights. Among other things, the order instructs Attorney General Pam Bondi to thoroughly review all existing executive branch policies and regulations involving firearms to identify…
Senators and a witness at a Senate hearing Wednesday afternoon called out three left-leaning dark money groups for decrying the existence of conservative dark money groups. The term “dark money” generally applies to a political organization that doesn’t disclose its donors. Leaders of the liberal groups People for the American Way, the Center for Media…
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal (R) filed a lawsuit in federal court yesterday against the Obama Administration over its use of federal funding and waivers from No Child Left Behind (NCLB) to incentivize states to adopt Common Core national standards and tests. Jindal contends that these actions put states on “a path toward a national curriculum.”…
One wishes the media would stop using absurdly lazy phrases like “mandatory gun buybacks.” Unless the politician they’re talking about is in the business of selling firearms, it’s impossible for him to “buy back” anything. No government official — not Joe Biden, not Beto O’Rourke, not any of the candidates who now support “buyback” programs…
Many people misinterpreted President Donald Trump’s tweet Thursday morning about a possible delay in the Nov. 3 election as a threat by him to postpone the election. But that’s not what his tweet said—and in any event, no president has the power to delay Election Day. “The president is simply raising a question, whereas Democrats are proposing an entirely…
Maryland's new commission to "prevent and respond to hate crime activity" has met only once, but one member already has been suspended—for comparing Israel to Nazi Germany. This incident seems to echo a trend: Many of those on the Left who rush to police "hate" often spread their own kind of hate. Zainab Chaudry, director…
Earlier this year, Joe Biden’s campaign manager said, “We are running a campaign like the fate of our democracy depends on it.” That’s a heady statement, but an intentional one. The president himself uses the term “our democracy” frequently, as do most progressive politicians and pundits as they wring their hands about the coming election….
Former President Donald Trump announced three network debate dates that he agreed to, but said he’s still waiting for a response from Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump said at a Mar-a-Lago press conference Thursday that he’s agreed to debate Harris on Fox News on Sept. 4, on NBC on Sept. 10, and on ABC on…