Politics & Policy
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More than six times as many Republicans admire Trump over Abraham Lincoln: Poll
Donald Trump is the president 53% of Republicans most admire, according to the poll. That's followed by Ronald Reagan, at 18%, and Lincoln, at 8%.
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Homeland Security warns of Chinese parts in election machines, will require paper ballot audits
The Department of Homeland Security is mandating random paper ballot audits for upcoming elections, citing significant security risks posed by Chinese-manufactured components in widely-used voting machines.
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Trump honors the fallen on 5th anniversary of Abbey Gate bombing
The incident saw 13 Americans killed by a lone ISIS-K terrorist.
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Gretchen Whitmer's bureaucrats sued for requiring 'implicit bias' training to keep medical license
Michigan's Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs "lacks any statutory authority to impose these sweeping, one-size-fits-all mandates," dentist's suit says. Federal appeals court hears challenge to California law.
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Service members may lose jobs after religious exemptions for flu vax denied, fought COVID mandate
“It’s ironic that one of the individuals instrumental” in the COVID vaccine mandate fight is “now, a couple of years later, facing elimination from the Marines over the flu vaccine,” attorney R. Davis Younts said.
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System Failure: Just 30% of Illinois 4th graders read at proficiency standards
Researchers identify third and fourth grades as being a critical period in a student’s overall academic development,
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You Vote: With the White House change on its website, what do you think started the COVID pandemic?
The White House on Friday unveiled a new website that appears to officially endorse the theory that the COVID-19 pandemic was caused by a lab leak in Wuhan, China.
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Activists use AI to identify climate 'deniers' and pressure social media companies to censor them
"Hot Air" created a database of online content the researchers call climate "misinformation." They are asking social media companies to moderate the content. Critics say they're disguising a campaign for censorship against climate skeptics as a concern for the spread of false information.
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Texas breaks jobs records again, but oil-gas sector outlier indicates volatility
Texas employers reported the largest labor force in state history again with a new record of 15,778,500, marking 57 of 59 months of growth. Over the year, Texas’ civilian labor force added 301,400 workers, more than any other state.
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Trump faces self-imposed deadline to make scores of trade deals
The president plans to sign off on each deal personally.
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Oil and gas drilling activity continues to slide in Louisiana and nationwide
In February 2025, the average number of drilling rigs operating in the United States stood at 590 — down 32 rigs from the same month in 2024, a 5.1% year-over-year decrease. The number of rigs targeting crude oil fell by 14, while those targeting natural gas dropped by 19. Natural
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Proposed class-action suit claims Tesla sped up odometers on vehicles
"Tesla Inc. knowingly overstates the distances traveled in Tesla Vehicles, or at minimum tolerates substantial inaccuracy in distances traveled in Tesla Inc.’s favor, such that the 'odometers' in Tesla Vehicles indicate greater distances than what they actually travel," reads the lawsuit.
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Line 5 Wisconsin hearings set; Michigan pipeline permits fast-tracked
The pipeline currently sits on the shoreline in that area. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy approved Enbridge’s proposal three years ago while the Michigan Public Service Commission sanctioned it in late 2023.