Author name: Lance Hudgins

Congress has the power to end diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in scientific research grantmaking at the National Science Foundation (NSF), according to an analysis from OpenTheBooks released Thursday. OpenTheBooks’ report, first obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation, claims that “far too many” of the NSF’s scientific grants “reward divisive identity politics.” The watchdog organization

Republicans and Democrats on the House Oversight Committee voted Wednesday to subpoena a slate of former top officials in a rare show of bipartisanship. Oversight Chairman James Comer said the committee’s new ranking Democrat, California Rep. Robert Garcia, joined Republicans in authorizing subpoenas for Bill and Hillary Clinton, James Comey, Loretta Lynch, Eric Holder, Merrick

Former President Joe Biden has signed a memoir deal worth far less than those of his predecessors, The Wall Street Journal reported.  Biden secured an advance of roughly $10 million from the Hachette Book Group for his upcoming memoir, sources familiar with the matter told the WSJ . The amount pales in comparison to the

Appeals to the sacred nature of “our democracy” neglect a more fruitful approach to democracy as a game. Like all political systems, it presents players with particular rules, prohibitions, and, critically, means of exploitation. In the American context, victory necessitates wooing the electorate. Republicans and Democrats have seized on divergent strategies to this end. Democrats

Republican Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin introduced a resolution Thursday to unseal all court records relating to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Mullin accused Democrats of being disingenuous in their efforts at advancing Epstein-related legislation. 🚨 Here’s my new resolution. 👇 All credible information on the Epstein case must be made public so that the American

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is forming a Strike Force to review evidence relating to “Russigate,” which Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard publicized Friday, the DOJ announced in a Wednesday press release. “The Department of Justice is proud to work with my friend Director Gabbard and we are grateful for her

Emil Bove’s appointment to serve as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit cleared a key procedural hurdle Thursday afternoon following Democrats’ efforts to derail his nomination. The Senate voted to advance Bove’s nomination to a vote on final passage 50 to 48 with Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a sweeping reorganization and significant staff reductions on Thursday, citing a bloated workforce and rampant overspending during the Biden administration.  As part of the overhaul, the USDA plans to cut its Washington, D.C.-area workforce by more than 50% and relocate bureaucrats elsewhere in the U.S., the agency announced

July 24, 2025 12:52 PM ET Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary warned that the chemicals making up the fluoride being used in drinking water could be ‘carpet-bombing’ the organs of American children. Makary criticized the practice of fluoridation in drinking water in a speech for The Fund for American Studies on Wednesday

July 24, 2025 12:09 PM ET Former National Security Advisor Mike Waltz’s nomination to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) cleared a key procedural hurdle Thursday morning. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee favorably reported Waltz’s nomination out of committee largely along party lines during a vote of 12 to 10. Republican