When campus officials at Michigan State University began tweeting “Run, Hide, Fight” as guidance to students for how to handle a gunman actively shooting on campus earlier this week, they were essentially saying: Sorry, we…

With the United States on the verge of yet another debt limit crisis, numerous paths to avoid default are being floated, including a trillion-dollar coin, steep cuts to Social Security and Medicare, and challenging the…

In 1957, during the frosty years of the Cold War, Ike and Canadian Prime Minister John Diefenbaker established the North American Air Defense Command in anticipation of defending the continent from Soviet long-range bombers —…

Since 2017, GoodRx has helped millions of people find deals on prescription drugs via an app and website. But what its customers may not have known is that the Santa Monica-based health company had also…

Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech really highlighted more about the state of the Republican Congress, and that state is decidedly raucous. As Biden delivered his spiel, he sparred verbally with (dis)honorable hecklers, who…

President Joe Biden focused mostly on domestic issues in his State of the Union address Tuesday, but when he did turn to foreign policy he had strong words of support for Ukraine. He assured Ukraine’s…

In defending the perceived threat to election ballot boxes in Kansas, House Elections Committee chairman Rep. Pat Proctor, R-Leavenworth, likened the dangers of them being vandalized to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.  “I bet…

Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley doesn’t agree with President Joe Biden very often. When it happens, we take notice.  Well, it happened Tuesday night at the State of the Union address.  Amid all the tiresome, partisan…

President Joe Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address was a mixed bag for congressional Republicans. On the one hand, he wasn’t shy about challenging them (nor were they reluctant to push back at him.)…

The next time someone moans that Congress needs term limits, remember Bristol Bay. Sometimes it takes a long time to accomplish important goals in Washington, D.C. U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell fought for more than a…