Both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have been busy funding and promoting their campaigns. For the first time, Trump reported fundraising that tops Biden, but a controversial campaign ad posted to Trump’s Truth Social account has his campaign doing damage control. Although Trump’s campaign and the Republican Party out-fundraised Biden in the…

The sudden death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has left the nation grappling with questions about its future. The impact of Raisi’s passing is reverberating across Iran and throughout the rest of the world. Iran’s hierarchy of power Unlike the United States, where the president holds significant authority, the Islamic Republic has Supreme Leader Ayatollah…

President Joe Biden has eight months remaining on his presidential first term. However, he has only weeks to safeguard his key policies and regulations from a potential Donald Trump victory in November. “The Biden administration is right now trying to rush out in final form all of the regulations that he’s been working on for…

A House Oversight Committee hearing on Thursday, May 16, became degenerate when lawmakers resorted to name calling and insults. The hearing was hosted by Republicans as they seek to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress.  The behavior lasted for more than half an hour as lawmakers argued over Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s,…

When the founders of the early American republic designed the Constitution, they envisioned a powerful judiciary separated from the influences of the legislative and executive branches. To try to reach that goal, the United States offers lifetime appointments to its federal Supreme Court justices. In recent decades, however, Americans have raised a variety of arguments…

The first shipment of humanitarian aid made its way across the United States’ newly built pier in Gaza, and at least four people are killed after severe storms hit the Houston area. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Friday, May 17, 2024. Humanitarian aid begins entering Gaza via US-built pier Humanitarian aid…

The United States Senate has a utopian view of what artificial intelligence can bring, as long as it is properly regulated by the government. Senators said the possibilities include a cure for cancer in years instead of decades, treatments for Alzheimer’s, every child having individualized tutors and the elimination of traffic. To ensure that the…

On March 26, the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed in Baltimore, killing six people after a ship hit the bridge. Nearly two months later, the men aboard the ship are still stuck on board the Dali. In total, 21 men remain trapped aboard the vessel. Of those men, 20 are from India while one is…

House Republicans are moving to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for failing to turn over the audio recordings of President Joe Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur. The move came after the president asserted executive privilege over the recordings. Counselor to the president Edward Siskel informed the House Judiciary and Oversight…

U.S. college protests over the Israel-Hamas war have divided college campuses, often pitting university officials and executives against their own students and faculty. And yet, as Straight Arrow News contributor Timothy Carney points out, many of today’s university officials are actually the anti-Vietnam War protesters of a previous era’s student protest movement. Today, those same…