A growing chorus of interest groups is calling for a pause in offshore wind activities to allow further assessment of the sector’s impacts on the marine ecosystem. Congressman Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey, a Republican, introduced a congressional resolution on March 21 to halt work on east-coast offshore wind... Read more

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis won the state’s 2018 Republican gubernatorial primary and then edged a heavily favored Democrat candidate in the general election because of Donald Trump’s endorsement, the former president proclaimed at his March 25 campaign rally in Waco, Texas. During a week where he has faced a possible... Read more

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has been released home after completing inpatient physical therapy at a rehabilitation facility, following a concussion he suffered earlier this month. The 81-year-old senator had a fall at a private dinner for the Senate Leadership Fund, a Republican super PAC, on March 8 at the Waldorf Astoria in... Read more

Former President Donald Trump on March 25 predicted that Russian President Vladimir Putin would end up conquering all of Ukraine. Trump made the comments during the first rally of his 2024 presidential campaign in Waco, Texas. When the Russo-Ukrainian conflict escalated in February 2022, Trump said, Putin “wanted to get... Read more

President Donald Trump opened the first rally of his 2024 campaign with a recording of imprisoned Jan. 6 defendants singing the national anthem. The song played after Trump walked on stage in Waco, Texas, The announcer asked the people in the crowd to stand and place their hands over their... Read more

House Republicans sent another letter to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Saturday, requesting the latter to provide more information about the potential indictment against former president Donald Trump. “We reiterate the request in our March 20 letter and ask that you comply in full as soon as possible but... Read more

The House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), warned against quick regulatory fixes for the banking crisis. The congressman from North Carolina told the American Bankers Association Washington Summit on March 22, we “cannot legislate confidence” when it comes to the banking sector. He stated that it was too early... Read more

China’s state-sanctioned practice of forced organ harvesting also came under scrutiny Two prison camp survivors recounted how Uyghur women were subjected to sterilization, sexual abuse, electric shocks, and brainwashing in China’s “re-education” camps during a hearing held by House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on March 23.... Read more

President Joe Biden said Friday that the United States doesn’t seek conflict with Iran but is prepared to act forcefully to protect American lives after he authorized a strike targeting Iranian-affiliated assets in Syria in retaliation for an Iranian drone attack. During a press conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin... Read more

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear on Friday vetoed a bill that the state GOP said would have “protected our children by preventing minors from accessing life-altering sex change surgery and drugs.” The Republican-backed measure “allows too much government interference in personal health care issues and rips away the freedom of parents... Read more

Former defense officials joined members of Congress to express concern that the United States is lagging in its missile defense capabilities, leaving the nation vulnerable to attacks from countries such as Russia, China, and North Korea. Speaking at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on Friday, officials argued... Read more

South Dakota outlawed Ranked Choice Voting (RCV), which purportedly favors the left and works against conservative candidates. Conservatives in the state legislature scored a major win on March 22 by becoming the first state this year to ban ranked choice voting in elections, with Idaho potentially following suit, reported The... Read more