Category: Politics

By Charlie McCarthy | Sunday, December 14, 2025 4:08 PM EST A new report in Nature reveals China has leapfrogged the United States in nearly 90% of critical technologies that “significantly enhance or pose risks to a country’s national interests,” according to an updated tracker by the Australian Strategic Policy…

A recent poll reveals voters prioritize which party claims credit for legislation over policy substance. The findings underscore how deeply partisan cues shape voting decisions and present both opportunities and risks for President Donald Trump ahead of the midterms. The survey tested reactions to hypothetical policy proposals labeled as either…

In a Friday interview with The Wall Street Journal conducted in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump signaled he is leaning toward former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh or National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett to lead the central bank next year as he pushes for sharply lower interest rates…

Colorado Democratic Governor Jared Polis has dismissed President Donald Trump’s pardon of Tina Peters as irrelevant, stressing that presidential clemency does not apply to state convictions. Polis stated Thursday night that Peters, the former Mesa County clerk who remains incarcerated at La Vista Correctional Facility pending appeal, was convicted by…

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer of Minnesota said on Friday that a sprawling fraud scandal in Minnesota might extend to the highest levels of state government, raising questions about the roles of Gov. Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison, and Rep. Ilhan Omar. During an interview, Emmer stated ongoing investigations…

On Friday, December 12, 2025, Rep. Rich McCormick warned that Democrats are pressing to extend the Affordable Care Act subsidies not to fix healthcare but to gain a political edge ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. In an interview, the Georgia Republican said the push on Capitol Hill amounts to…

On Friday, Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) accused Democrats of lying about healthcare policy, stating they have “absolutely zero appetite for actually helping families” but instead seek subsidies as a political tool. McClain stated that government healthcare subsidies reveal systemic failure, noting: “These COVID-era extension subsidies… do you know who they…

The White House has withdrawn its nominee for deputy director of the National Security Agency, deepening concerns about a growing leadership vacuum at one of the nation’s most critical intelligence agencies. Republican Representative Don Bacon of Nebraska revealed on social media that the administration has pulled Joe Francescon from consideration…

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has hailed the Trump administration’s newly released U.S. National Security Strategy as validation of his longstanding critique of the European Union, asserting that Washington now shares his diagnosis of a “civilisational-scale” European decline. In a social media post Thursday, Orban called the strategy “the most…

By Jim Mishler | Friday, 12 December 2025 05:18 PM EST Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed legislation on Friday that permits physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients, marking the state as the 12th in the nation to enact such a law. The measure, officially titled the End of Life Options…