House Passes Iran War Powers Resolution

Reality Denied Authored by James Thorne via RealClearPolitics.com, Elon Musk’s recent interview with The Economist underscored a simple but increasingly uncomfortable truth: In today’s political climate, stating the obvious can sound like provocation. The Overton Window, the range of ideas considered acceptable in public debate, has not merely drifted, it has been pulled away from the constraints of reality. Musk’s real value in this conversation is not that he is always right. It is that he forces a confrontation between reality and rhetoric. And once that confrontation occurs, the limits of the...

Iranian officials are in negotiations with members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) about creating a system to charge fees for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz.  According to the Wall Street Journal, Iran is seeking to impose a toll on vessels entering and exiting the Persian Gulf similar to how Turkey taxes ships transiting […]

DOJ Sues States Over Alleged Failure To Turn Over Food Stamp Data Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, The Trump administration has sued four states, accusing them of withholding crucial data on food stamp applicants. Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania refused to turn over information to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that would let federal officials identify fraud, Trump administration lawyers said in lawsuits filed on June 26 against the states. Officials are asking judges to enter injunctions that would force state authorities to hand over the last five years...