President Trump on Thursday said he’ll nominate Stephen Miran, a top White House economic adviser, for the vacant seat on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors as the president feuds with the central bank over its failure to lower interest rates. Mr. Miran is currently the chair of the Council of Economic Advisers…
A Confederate war memorial statue is returning to Arlington National Cemetery after it was taken down on Dec. 20, 2023. Confederate soldiers were at first barred from burial at Arlington National Cemetery, built on land seized from the wife of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee…
U.S. authorities arrested two Chinese accused of illegally transporting millions of dollars’ worth of microchips used in artificial intelligence applications to China. Chuan Geng and Shiwei Yang, both 28, were charged over the weekend for violating the Export Control Reform Act. According to a criminal complaint filed by the Justice Department, between October 2022 and last month, the suspects exported “sensitive technology”…
More young people are delaying marriage and childbirth as they prioritize achieving financial independence, according to a new Census Bureau study. The federal agency reported Tuesday that just 21% of Americans ages 25 to 34 in 2024 were working, married, had children and had moved out of their parents’ homes. That’s a sharp drop from the 48% of people in that age group…
The number of U.S. murders, shootings, robberies and rapes declined consistently for a second straight year, according to the FBI’s annual report on nationwide crime trends, although the most recent federal data on victimization shows that violence and disorder in cities remain well above 2019 levels. The bureau’s Crime in the Nation report for 2024…
Pope Leo XIV has the highest favorability rating among 14 world leaders, according to Gallup polling that finds the first American pope enjoying rare bipartisan support in his homeland. The company reported Tuesday that 57% of U.S. adults responding to a recent survey expressed a favorable view of the new Roman Catholic leader, 11% gave him an unfavorable rating…
The National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) Association and NRB President & CEO, Troy A. Miller, participated in media interviews for the month of July to highlight the importance of preserving AM radio—a critical platform to broadcast messages of faith, freedom, and family to millions across the country. Miller is the leading voice in the national conversation…
Last week, I reported that Fairfax County Public Schools’ superintendent, Michelle Reid, has posted a job vacancy for a taxpayer-funded personal bodyguard. This “executive protection agent,” would be one of Queen Reid’s many job perks in addition to her $424,146 annual salary and $12,000 car allowance…
Attorney General Pam Bondi has ordered federal prosecutors to take action on Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s criminal referral of Obama-era officials involved in the Trump-Russia collusion hoax. With the order to begin legal proceedings, the prosecutor will schedule the presentation of evidence to a grand jury seeking a possible indictment…
Just 39% of Generation Z adults say alcohol is their go-to social drink, according to Keurig Dr Pepper’s inaugural State of Beverages report. More than 60% prefer nonalcoholic options when spending time with friends, the highest rate of any generation, the July report said…
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has ordered an investigation into Fairfax County’s top prosecutor, a beneficiary of liberal billionaire George Soros’ campaign funding machine, after a man with a lengthy rap sheet was charged with snatching a toddler at a shopping mall just days after being released from jail…
The USS George Washington was in the Timor Sea with other boats from Carrier Strike Group 5, part of the U.S. 7th Fleet, to participate in the 2025 Talisman Sabre exercise alongside Australian military personnel. Airman Jose Antonio Rivera Lynch IV, 19, went missing from the USS George Washington on Monday…
The Senate adjourned late Saturday for its summer break without a deal on fast-tracking confirmation of President Trump’s nominees, setting up a September battle over the nominations and government funding. Mr. Trump said Senate Democrats and Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer engaged in “political extortion”…
A federal judge ruled Friday that the Department of Homeland Security can’t use a speedy process known as “expedited removal” to oust millions of migrants the Biden administration allowed in using a legally iffy parole program. Judge Jia Cobb, a Biden appointee to the court in Washington, said the fast deportation law generally applies to new arrivals…
In this week’s edition of poor leadership and fiscal irresponsibility, Fairfax County Public Schools posted a job advertisement for Superintendent Michelle Reid’s very own personal security detail. This “executive protection agent,” to be hired on a 260-day contract, will enjoy a starting annual salary of at least $90,000. According to the job advertisement…
