PoliticsNews
In 2006, These Democrats Still in Office Voted to Build a Wall
Editor’s note: During an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday, Sen. Chuck Schumer declared, “We’re not going to help [Trump] build his wall.” Schumer… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Recommitting to Fight for Afghanistan
Shortly after the Trump administration takes office in January 2017, it will need to consider its strategy in Afghanistan, the country from which al-Qaeda launched… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
3 Things Congress Must Do to Prepare for a Trump Administration
Earlier this month, voters all across the country shocked the political and media establishments. America’s message was simple: We are tired of corrupt insider dealing… Read More
Why Jeff Sessions, ‘an Advocate for the Constitution,’ Has Conservatives So Excited
As attorney general, Jeff Sessions could go a long way toward reversing the politicization of the Justice Department that occurred under the Obama administration, Republican… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
PoliticsCommentary
Religious Liberty Protections Stripped From NDAA
Congress may have just removed an important religious liberty provision from a major bill. Reports have surfaced that House and Senate members of the conference… Read More
SocietyNews
Conservative Lawmakers Say Current Welfare System Is ‘Anti-Family’
With a new Republican administration in tow, conservative lawmakers are renewing their call for welfare reform that incentivizes families rather than punishing them. “When we… Read More
Health CareNews
Obamacare ‘Insurer Bailouts’ Become Less Likely Under President Trump
Insurance companies hoping for relief in the form of changes to two Obamacare programs may end up disappointed now that President-elect Donald Trump is preparing… Read More
EducationCommentary
How Infantilized Campuses Threaten Our Nation’s Future
What are we to make of higher education when students and institutions respond to the recent presidential election with cry-ins, canceled exams, therapy dogs, Play-Doh,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Central America Should Not Worry About Trump’s Election
Recently, the governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras agreed as a bloc to seek support from Mexico in response to the election of President-elect… Read More
EconomyNews
President of National Teachers’ Union Cites Holocaust in Comments on Trump
The president of one of the nation’s largest teachers’ union cited the Holocaust in comments she made about President-elect Donald Trump while speaking at an… Read More
EducationCommentary
I Voted for Trump. Here’s the Diversity I Want to See at My Alma Mater.
Editor’s Note: This piece was originally published as a letter to the editor at The Cornell Daily Sun. You can discern a lot about a… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Trump’s Refusal to Take Presidential Salary Rare, but Not Unprecedented
Republican President-elect Donald Trump announced on “60 Minutes” Sunday that he would refuse his $400,000 annual presidential salary, and would take just $1 instead. The… Read More
SecurityNews
7 Things to Know About Trump’s Pick to Lead CIA
President-elect Donald Trump has selected a conservative congressman, Rep. Mike Pompeo, R-Kan., as his Central Intelligence Agency director. Pompeo, elected to Congress in the tea… Read More
LawNews
What You Need to Know About Attorney General Nominee Jeff Sessions
Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., has been tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to be the next U.S. attorney general. He previously served in that role for… Read More
PoliticsNews
Trump Picks Ex-General for National Security Adviser. Who Is Mike Flynn?
President-elect Donald Trump chose Michael Flynn, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general, to fill the role of assistant to the president for national security affairs…. Read More
PoliticsCommentary
How to Make the Case for Holding Congress Accountable Until Inauguration Day
The election happened, and now the establishment would like you to forget about it. Focus on 2017, they say. Focus on the inauguration, they say…. Read More
Health CareNews
Electing to ‘Opt Out’ of Obamacare
Steven Lopez has gone without health insurance for 15 years, and the Affordable Care Act hasn’t changed his mind. Once again, this year he will… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Dismantling Dodd-Frank: How Congress Can Begin to Restore Financial Security
President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on the promise of dismantling Dodd-Frank, and now Senate Democrats are pretty much the only thing that can derail that promise…. Read More
PoliticsNews
Trump Cabinet Timing in Line With Past Presidents
An article in Time called President-elect Donald Trump’s transition “chaotic,” while The New York Times asserted that Trump’s transition team is plagued by “discord” and… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Remembering Defense Secretary Melvin Laird’s Contribution to America
Melvin Laird, secretary of defense under President Richard Nixon and nine-term Wisconsin congressman, died Wednesday in a Florida hospital. Before his election to the Wisconsin state… Read More
PoliticsNews
Conservatives Hopeful Pence Will Play Big Role in New Administration
Vice President-elect Mike Pence, the governor of Indiana, asked nearly two dozen fellow GOP governors gathered in Orlando to directly reach out to him on… Read More
EconomyNews
House Passes Bill Blocking Sale of Aircraft to Iran
House Republicans voted Thursday to block the sale of aircraft to Iran, a move GOP lawmakers and some Democrats said would protect taxpayer dollars from… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Pathway Out of Paris
As climate negotiators work out the details of the Paris Agreement on global warming in Marrakech, Morocco, the question on everyone’s minds is: What will… Read More
EnergyCommentary
The Facts About the Dakota Access Pipeline That Protesters Don’t Want You to Know
For more than three months, thousands of protesters, most of them from out of state, have illegally camped on federal land in Morton County, North… Read More
InternationalNews
The Top Foreign Conflicts Trump Will Inherit
When Donald Trump becomes president in January he will inherit challenges beyond America’s borders. Trump ran a campaign opposing the internationalism promoted by predecessors from… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Union Lets Workers’ Pensions Erode, Keeps Money for Its Own Employees
The United Mine Workers of America—a roughly 100,000-member coal mining union—is lobbying hard for a taxpayer bailout of its underfunded pension plan before the end… Read More
LawCommentary
California Regulations Threaten Single Mom Over Homemade Food
Should a single mom be facing jail time for selling homemade food? California investigators recently completed an undercover sting operation into a community group using… Read More
PoliticsNews
Meet the Next Chairman of the Republican Study Committee
Rep. Mark Walker, R-N.C., was voted Thursday to be the next chairman of the Republican Study Committee, a caucus of 178 Republican lawmakers in the… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
After Royally Screwing Up the Election, the Media Want Control Over Your Facebook News
The modern American media may have just had their worst year yet, and for their efforts, they have announced they’d like to reward themselves more power than they have held in decades…. Read More
