Emily Babay

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Data centers in Georiga

Foreign cash is sabotaging America in AI race against China

Jason Isaac · April 16, 2026 7:00 am

FILE - Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's choice to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, appears before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, file)

RFK Jr. testifies as MAHA coalition comes under strain: What to know

Gabrielle M. Etzel · April 16, 2026 7:00 am

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito attends a meeting, in Rome, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025

Democrats vow to block next Trump Supreme Court pick amid Alito speculation

Ramsey Touchberry · April 16, 2026 7:00 am

Red, green, yellow, and orange color fuel gasoline dispenser background.

Gas prices: Sixth day with a drop in fuel costs over the last seven days

Washington Examiner Staff · April 16, 2026 6:32 am

President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the 2026 World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

America’s NATO and Israel alliances are imperfect, but important

Tom Rogan · April 16, 2026 6:00 am

Dollar bills.

Third round of April Social Security payments goes out in six days

Asher Notheis · April 16, 2026 6:00 am

A television broadcasts news about the Supreme Court striking down President Trump's global tariffs on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. The US Supreme Court struck down Trump's sweeping global tariffs, undercutting his signature economic policy and delivering his biggest legal defeat since he returned to the White House. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Fairness and Justice

How to solve the tariff refund mess

David Burton · April 16, 2026 6:00 am

Vendor Nguyen Thi Thuy makes her way to a floating market before sunrise in Can Tho, Vietnam.

What Americans can learn from Vietnam

Jon Miltimore · April 16, 2026 6:00 am

President Donald Trump speaks during a Mexican Border Defense Medal presentation in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025.

How Trump reshaped immigration court to crush asylum

Anna Giaritelli · April 16, 2026 6:00 am

In light of the new spending Republicans and Democrats agreed to this week, the national debt could easily grow by more than $1 trillion by early 2019.

America is on the verge of bankruptcy. Nothing will matter when the crisis hits

Les Rubin · April 16, 2026 6:00 am

3D rendering of an empty corridor in a modern hospital.

Faith, Freedom, and Self-Reliance

340B keeps rural hospitals alive. Big Pharma wants it gone

Taylor Millard · April 16, 2026 6:00 am

Two House Republicans are proposing the return of public shaming in response to the torrent of bad behavior by their colleagues, including ex-Reps. Eric Swallwell (D-CA) Tony Gonzales (R-TX).

Lawmakers using taxpayer money for misconduct payouts could soon face public shaming

Lauren Green · April 16, 2026 6:00 am