The upcoming 2026 Congressional midterms presents opportunity for public discussion on term limits, representation in Congress and the net worth of the candidates running. A good place to start: Term limits. How long should Members of Congress serve? While House terms carry for 2-years and Senate terms carry for 6-years, there is no current limit on the […]
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When influential advanced artificial intelligence developer Anthropic recently clashed with the Pentagon over concerns about the use of its technology, national security experts and Silicon Valley observers seemed to take an unprecedented pause: How far should government go in using AI for military, surveillance and law enforcement missions? Anthropic was the trailblazer, the first of its kind used
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Approaching its 250th birthday, America feels like two nations sharing one flag. Neighbors become enemies over one or two election cycles. Truth turned into opinion. Social media platforms ablaze with never-ending toxicity and conflict. Conversations turned into battlefields. Media outlets staking claim to ideological positions. Civil disagreements in legislatures breaking out in actual fights. Holiday
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Even with the Trump administration’s recent about-face on tariffs, lowering the economic missile on daily items such as beef, coffee, basic fruits, juices and other staples, the cost of living still remains high. Tariffs are not being viewed as a useful foreign policy drill bit as the administration first expected. Instead, Americans are worried it’s
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A very recent and protracted government shutdown, as partisan driven and politically charged as it was, put a fresh and needed spotlight on federal workers. The experience, in some way, offered a silver lining, forcing American’s to revisit the critical importance of federal workers, all playing a vital role in keeping the nation running efficiently and effectively.
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Imagine a world in which essential medications came with prices so high that they could devastate a family’s finances. This all captures the reality of the American healthcare system, where – among other challenges – skyrocketing prescription drug costs disrupt the economic outlook for countless families. It factored into a bitter and hyper-partisan clash between
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One common theme in recent critical statewide elections in Virginia and New Jersey that more than likely played a critical role in across-the-board voter rejection of President Trump was abortion. Women voters dominated the first fresh test elections for Democrats and Republicans on the eve of 2026 midterm House and Senate races, as well as state
Illiteracy is on the rise in the U.S. – and it’s not just a problem for America’s youth, it’s also a challenge for just as many adults. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (the NAEP known as “America’s Report Card”) shows dramatic drops in reading and math scores to their lowest levels since the early 2000s when
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Earlier in the year, as anticipated, President Trump announced a slew of cuts to a vast array of federal government agencies, programs and initiatives. So far, based on a pile of rushed executive orders, the administration asserted that it accomplished its planned “50 wins” over 50 days. Caught up in that fast fury of budget changes
In its most basic form, Social Security is best known as a critical federal program that many people cannot do without: with nearly 12 percent of the U.S. population living below the poverty threshold and nearly 30 percent living as lower income, Social Security offers a layer of financial protection to Americans in retirement, individuals
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