Category: national

Discovering Alaska’s National Forests: America’s Last Frontier | Alaska: History & Beauty Ep6 | Documentary

Explore Alaska’s natural resources, the diversity of its people, and the beautiful scenery. …


Voices from the Ice | Alaska: History & Beauty Ep3 | Documentary

Journey into the rugged, ice-carved Chugach National Forest in south-central Alaska to explore the plant and animal communities created by glaciers. …


Military’s Push for Diversity Harms Warfighting Ability, Defense Analysts Say

News Analysis The U.S. military’s increased push for diversity and inclusion, as reflected in the far-reaching National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) signed by President Joe Biden on Dec. 23, 2022, aims to remake the military’s culture and ethos along the same lines as left-wing policies put to use at elite private colleges and other areas…


Lawsuit Alleges Oklahoma State University’s Policies Violate Free Speech

A free speech group has filed a lawsuit against Oklahoma State University (OSU) over policies that it alleges violate Constitutional rights to free speech. The lawsuit, filed by Speech First, a Washington-based nonprofit organization dedicated to the defense of freedom of expression on campuses, challenges several university policies that it says “deter, suppress, and punish…


New Panel to Probe ‘Weaponization’ of Government Is Short-Term Solution, Will Not Restore Constitutional Rule: Expert

News Analysis The vote by the new GOP House majority on Jan. 10 to establish a select subcommittee, with broad subpoena powers, for the purpose of scrutinizing actions by the executive branch and the “weaponization” of the government for political ends is a welcome development, but may not go far enough toward restoring and preserving…


Mexico City Mayor Deploys National Guard to Metro After Accidents

MEXICO CITY—Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum announced on Thursday the deployment of over 6,000 National Guard members to stations and “other facilities” of the capital’s metro system after a series of incidents she described as unusual. Sheinbaum, considered a top contender for the ruling Morena party ahead of Mexico’s 2024 presidential election, said that she…


‘Watershed Moment’: Analysts React to Appointment of Special Counsel to Probe Biden Classified Documents

News Analysis Attorney General Merrick Garland’s appointment of Robert Hur, a former U.S. attorney in Maryland, as special counsel who will lead an investigation into the discovery of classified documents at two locations connected to President Joe Biden is a step toward restoring credibility to the Department of Justice (DOJ), observers and legal experts have…


Classified Documents Found at Biden’s Office Will Fuel Internal Democrat Dissension Over 2024 Bid, Strategists Say

News Analysis Dissatisfaction with President Joe Biden among members of his own party is likely to grow markedly in the wake of revelations that Biden left classified documents to which he had gained access during his time as vice president in an office he used in Washington as an honorary member of the University of…


Massive Government Spending Will Exacerbate 2023 Economic Downturn: Analyst

News Analysis As a raft of banks forecast economic pain in 2023, one economic historian warns that the U.S. government’s gargantuan spending programs will push the economy well past its breaking point. Experts are debating whether the United States is likely to experience a recession. Even the more optimistic forecasts posit that, if a full-blown…


Former GOP Congressman Says McCarthy Opponents Seeking to Break ‘Same Old, Same Old’ Pattern in Washington

If the election of Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker finally does come to pass after thirteen unsuccessful nominations, it will help usher in a new period of “business as usual” in Washington, rendering the Republican Party largely incapable of taking action on the issues of greatest concern to voters, a former GOP lawmaker has…