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Gun Control Bills Before Senate Are Wolves in Sheep's Clothing, Critics Say
With Congress back at work this week, much of the focus is likely to be on President Joe Biden's sprawling $2.7 trillion infrastructure plans - but after a pair of March mass shootings and high-profile but low-impact executive actions...
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Myanmar Coup Spreads West as US Struggles to Make Impact
Myanmar's brutal takeover by an uncompromising military junta had managed to remain at the fringes of awareness for a Western world weary from decades of foreign entanglements and understandably preoccupied...
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China's Digital Yuan Poses Growing Threat to US Dollar
China is forging ahead with a plan to launch a digital-version of their currency, the yuan, a high-tech gamble that some economists warn could pay off, threatening the U.S. dollar and expanding China's global dominance...
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Republicans Push for Foreign Worker Visa Ban Extension
Amid high unemployment and an unprecedented surge of illegal immigrants pouring across the border, President Joe Biden allowed a pandemic-prompted visa ban for certain foreign workers to expire - causing concern the move...
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North Korea's Missile Launches Likely to Escalate
North Korea's recent "self-defensive" missile tests prove the rogue nation not only has no intent of abandoning its nuclear weapons program but has actually advanced its rocket tech - likely thanks to help from China and Russia...
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Biden 'Playing Identity Politics' With Diverse, Progressive Court Picks, Experts say
President Joe Biden may not be afforded the chance to appoint three justices to the country's highest court like his predecessor, President Donald Trump, but he's already jockeying to make his mark at the federal level. Biden made at least...
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Axis of Autocracies: Iran-China's 25-year Agreement a Reason to Worry, Experts Say
Iran and China forged a new partnership through a freshly inked 25-year strategic agreement that foreign relations experts warn signals the strengthening of an axis of autocracies and poses a growing threat to a U.S.-aligned coalition...
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365 Days and Counting to 'Flatten the Curve': Have Lockdowns Been as Effective as Claimed?
The U.S. has now passed the 1-year anniversary of "15 days to flatten the curve" and there's a trio of effective vaccines working their way through the blood streams of many Americans - yet some states have continued to impose business lockdowns...
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Companies' Moratorium on PAC Donations Could Hurt GOP in Midterms
Amid the fallout after the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol breach and the move by some Republican lawmakers to vote against the certification of Joe Biden's presidential election win, several deep-pocketed companies announced an end to donations...
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'Sneaky' Carbon Tax Could Help Fund Democrats' Progressive Agenda
A carbon tax could be one of the next items on Democrats' agenda as they work to boost green initiatives as part of any forthcoming climate change legislation. But while such a tax would help fund some big-ticket items...
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The State, Local Deduction Is Coming Back, Top Democrats Say
Top Democrats say the SALT deduction cap will soon be history, providing some measure of relief to many blue state taxpayers. Sources tell Newsmax that a return to the original form of the SALT deduction, which allows taxpayers to deduct local tax...
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US Could Face War as China's Taiwan Threat Increases After 2022
Top U.S. military leaders are warning the long-feared Chinese invasion of Taiwan could soon be reality, as the Communist country grows increasingly brazen in its military posture and aggressive rhetoric regarding the island nation...
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Illegal Immigrant Crisis Could Thwart Citizenship Push for 'Dreamers,' Laborers
Democrats have long prioritized establishing a "pathway to citizenship" for the more than 11 million illegal immigrants estimated to be living in the U.S.,...
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Democrats May Push Progressive Agenda With Budget Reconciliation
Though President Joe Biden talked up his bipartisan bona fides on the campaign trail, and vowed to work toward "bringing America together" in his inaugural address, ...
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Big Tech Tries to Dodge Change as Both Parties Seek Reforms
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to appear before Congress on Thursday and ask lawmakers to regulate his business even more. At the heart of Zuckerberg's proposal is the controversial Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act...
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Politicians Seduced by Instant Gratification of Executive Orders
Given the first few months of Joe Biden's presidency have already been marked by a record number of executive orders, it was little surprise Tuesday when White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Biden could again pick up his pen...
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Biden Errs by Removing Houthi Rebels' Terror Listing, Experts Say
Yemen's Houthi rebels ratcheted up their attacks on civilians in Saudi Arabia just days after the Biden administration removed the group from a terrorism blacklist, prompting Middle East experts to call the delisting a colossal mistake...
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China-Russia Joint Moon Base Plan Could Spark New Space Race
The United States' increasingly tense rivalries with Russia and China may be getting too big to contain on Earth. The two major American adversaries announced earlier this month they were joining forces to build a moon base ...
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Cancel Culture Spirals Out of Control
When Alexi McCammond resigned as Teen Vogue's editor on Thursday – six days before she was set to start the job, and due to a handful of controversial, decade-old tweets – the 27-year-old ex-politics reporter wound up as the most recent casualty of "cancel culture."...
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Where Christians Are Most Persecuted
Christian persecution has been on the rise worldwide in recent years. In fact, despite the religious freedoms and protections guaranteed under the First Amendment, the practice has even taken a foothold here in the United States...
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PRO Act Boosts Unions, Not Workers
Democrats tout the union-backed Protecting the Right to Organize or PRO Act as a bill that will protect employees and hold employers accountable if workers' rights are violated. But labor experts warn that the proposal strips away state's "right to work" laws...
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Democrats' Sweeping Police Reform Bill Poses Blow to Officer Recruitment
A sweeping police reform bill passed by House Democrats along party lines could put police officers in dangerous situations, and have a negative impact on recruiting efforts, leaving communities that are riddled with crime even more vulnerable...
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Biden's Immigration Plan Does Nothing to Curb Illegals
Since President Joe Biden took office, the country's borders are wide open and migrants know it, say immigration and law enforcement experts. Biden has reversed many of the Trump administration's rules that tightened the country's borders...
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These Are the Most Important Races for GOP in 2022
The 2022 elections are crucial for the Republican party as it seeks to thwart the progressive agenda the Democrats are pushing under President Joe Biden. With the Senate deadlocked at 50-50, ...
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The Case for Western Companies to Leave China
There's a growing call for firms that do business in China to pull out, primarily because of its human rights violations against the Uighur population in China's Xinjiang province. American Enterprise Institute fellow Elisabeth Braw argued in Foreign Policy last month that...