Trump ordered that the term Homo sapiens be changed to Hetero sapiens. In history books and on websites, the airplane from which the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima will no longer be identified as the Enola Gay, but rather the Enola Straight. Trump also ordered billionaire Mark Cuban, who supported Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, to change his name to Mark American. If he does not do so, he will be charged with terrorism.   read more

Following in the footsteps of Arizona’s controversial anti-immigration bill, the Florida legislature is considering its own new law that would allow law enforcement to stop motorists suspected of being in the country illegally. But the Florida l...   read more

There are more than 20,000 parks in America’s 85 largest cities, providing residents with playgrounds, flower gardens, sports fields, bike trails, dog parks, river walks and more. According to a report by The Trust for Public Land, the leading c...   read more

The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) is one of the few federal agencies housed in the legislative branch. Responsible for monitoring and investigating the bilateral trade relationship between the United States and the Peop...   read more

Kenneth A. Myers III has served as director for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and the U.S. Strategic Command Center for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction since July 27, 2009. The DTRA was created in 1998 with the responsibility ...   read more

In a highly unusual foreign policy move, the Obama administration has decided to sever all assistance to certain units of Pakistan’s army. The move comes in response to the airing of gruesome video footage on the Internet showing Pakistani soldier...   read more

The Small Business Administration (SBA) has finally launched a special program designed to help women-owned small businesses get a small piece of the government contracting pie. In the last year of the Bill Clinton presidency, Congress adopted t...   read more

Is there something about the Mercedes-Benz SL-Class automobile that makes drivers break the law more often than other vehicle owners? Or does the SL Class just attract a more risky element? A new report from Quality Planning found SL-Class drive...   read more

Jose W. Fernandez is in charge of the State Department’s Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business Affairs (EEB). EEB implements policies involving international trade, investment and finance, economic development and sanctions, debt policy, terro...   read more

The impoverished nation of Timor-Leste, which only recently emerged from years of colonial rule, has a new U.S. ambassador with significant experience in the Australasian region. President Barack Obama nominated Judith R. Fergin to the post June 1...   read more

Judge Royce Lamberth of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has allowed a lawsuit to proceed against one of China’s largest banks for allegedly helping finance the terrorist group Islamic Jihad.   The case was brought by the p...   read more

A local chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is helping an anti-abortion organization challenge the legality of Ohio’s state election law. The Susan B. Anthony List wants to run billboards against Democratic Congressman Steve Driehaus, cl...   read more

Legalizing marijuana in California, which is the intention of Proposition 19, would not only save the state millions of dollars in prison costs and boost revenues through new taxes, but also bring back a forgotten commodity: hemp.   During the...   read more

Native American farmers rejoiced this week as the Obama administration settled an 11-year legal battle involving allegations of discrimination by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). In addition to USDA officials conceding the government u...   read more

Democratic Congressman Jason Altmire of Pennsylvania is no friend of small businesses, says the American Small Business League, which selected the two-term representative as the most anti-small business member of Congress.   What earned Altmir...   read more

Republican and Tea Party candidate Joe Miller of Alaska got some unwanted publicity when two off-duty soldiers working as bodyguards tried to arrest a journalist asking questions of the U.S. Senate candidate.   Providing security at the town-h...   read more

Taking advantage of its virtual monopoly of rare earth minerals, China recently has reduced exports of the vital materials to the West. Chinese experts say the moves may be an indication of Beijing flexing its economic muscle and demonstrating i...   read more