Washington, D.C., is used to power plays, but not the kind on display from lawmakers and lobbyists at the 2026 Congressional Hockey Challenge on Thursday night. At the MedStar Capitals Iceplex, a bipartisan team of officials and staff took the ice to face off against some of the districts’ finest lobbyists in their annual hockey…
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A Diplomatic Gesture or Something Else: Examining the Temporary Lull in Chinese Military Activity Around Taiwan
In recent years, China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has kept a near constant presence around Taiwan. However, from Feb. 28 to March 6 there were no PLAAF sorties near the island for seven days. This was the first time there has been over four consecutive days…
University of South Carolina Sponsors Drag Show Using Tax Dollars
My brother is being forced to pay for a drag queen performance. At the University of South Carolina Beaufort campus, my brother (Jesse speaking here), freshman Joshua Castrinos, was leaving his Rhetoric and Composition class when he noticed a flyer on the bulletin board for a Drag Queen…
EXCLUSIVE: Why the Long TSA Lines? New Mobile Billboards at These Airports Aim to Explain
Mobile billboards are being deployed Tuesday morning at the three Washington, D.C.-area airports amid the Department of Homeland Security shutdown that has led to long security lines at airports across the nation. “You’re waiting in line because millions skipped it. Tell Chuck Schumer: Fund DHS,” the billboard reads,…
A Shrinking Fleet and Slower Shipyards are Forcing Unsustainable Deployments for the U.S. Navy
Since the end of the Cold War, for 30 years the U.S. Navy has sustained a third of its fleet deployed on the backs of sailors and sometimes taking shortcuts at the shipyard—this approach is breaking down according to Government Accountability Office and the Congressional Budget Office. But…
Is the US Operation in Iran a Gift to Putin?
MIAMI—Operation Epic Fury bears significant consequences for Russia, according to European leaders. Russia is financially benefiting from the joint U.S.-Israel operation in Iran, but the conflict’s long-term implications are more complex. Russian oil sales significantly increased following the launch of the operation in Iran. With the Iranian regime…
SAVE America Act Will Make Absentee Ballots Great Again
Most discussion of the SAVE America ACT has focused on how it would require proof of citizenship for voter registration and photo ID to cast ballots in federal elections. Lying Democrats claim that citizenship-confirming birth certificates are beyond the reach of mere mortals. Never mind that private and government websites help Americans order them online for home delivery. Also, racist Democrats…
‘You Guys Need to Close Down’: Abortion Pill Survivor Has a Message for Planned Parenthood
A team of doctors entered Shanyce Thomas’s hospital room to explain what had happened and why she could no longer have children. She never imagined her trip to Planned Parenthood would lead to multiple surgeries and a medically induced coma. Looking back nearly six years later, Thomas says…
Religious Liberty Commission Hears Testimony on Faith Conflicts in Health Care, Social Services
The Religious Liberty Commission held a hearing at the Museum of the Bible on March 16 to examine religious liberty issues in health care and social services. Across multiple panels, witnesses described professional and legal consequences they said followed decisions to practice their faith. Testimony came from parents, physicians, counselors, and…
EXCLUSIVE: DHS Calls on Fairfax County to Honor ICE Detainer Following Allegations an Illegal Alien Groped Female Students
Multiple parents in Fairfax County, Virginia, say a man groped their daughters in crowded school hallways. Now, the Department of Homeland Security is asking “Virginia sanctuary politicians” to not allow the alleged perpetrator, who is an illegal alien, back into the community. Israel Christopher Flores-Ortiz is from El…