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

A memorial dedicated to all American women who have served their country is in need of funding, as many of its most dedicated supporters from World War II are dying off. Upkeep of the memorial, which is located in Arlington National Cemetery, cost...   read more

The U.S. Senate voted unanimously to force the Federal Reserve to undergo an audit, for the first time, by Congress’ investigative arm. But the proposed legislation would only allow for a one-time examination by the Government Accountability Offic...   read more

Conservatives are trying to make an issue out of Elena Kagan’s lack of judicial experience before she joins the U.S. Supreme Court. Republican U.S. Senator John Cornyn of Texas, for one, has said that having been a judge is a “necessary credential...   read more

Contrary to how it feels for many Americans, taxes are not abnormally high these days. Data from the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis shows the country in 2009 paid the lowest rate of taxes since 1950. Whereas Americans have hi...   read more

As far as Representative Steve Cohen (D-Tennessee) is concerned, the Restroom Gender Parity in Federal Buildings Act—aka the “Potty Parity” bill—is nothing to joke about. Too many U.S. government buildings lack sufficient bathroom facilities for w...   read more

So much debris has collected in orbit around the earth that British scientists are now predicting collisions involving operational satellites could occur every five years in the coming decades.   The growing problem became glaringly apparent las...   read more

If Elena Kagan is confirmed as the next justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, the religious and educational composition of the high court will be narrowly defined. No Protestants will be serving on the court, with Kagan giving the court three Jewish ...   read more

Five years ago, a deadly explosion at a refinery in Texas landed BP on probation as part of a plea agreement it reached with the U.S. Department of Justice. That probation should now be revoked, argues an attorney representing some of the victims ...   read more

The Deepwater Horizon accident in the Gulf of Mexico was not the first safety problem that oil rig operator Transocean has suffered in recent years. A review of safety reports logged with the federal government showed the company accounted for alm...   read more

American Special Operations forces have been running a secret prison in Afghanistan, according to information gathered by the Red Cross. Known as the “Tor” or Black Jail by detainees, the facility is reportedly part of the U.S. military’s larger p...   read more

Leslie Sabo should have been awarded the military’s highest honor 40 years ago, after he was killed in action during the Vietnam War. But the Department of Defense’s bureaucracy lost sight of the paperwork, causing the matter to be forgotten until...   read more

With pre-existing conditions expected to become a thing of the past once the federal healthcare reform plan kicks in, the Families USA Foundation decided to issue a report showing how widespread a problem this has been for Americans.   The found...   read more

The United States has the political votes to join an international treaty banning land mines—an agreement first pushed by Washington more than 15 years ago—leaving it up to President Barack Obama to join in the effort. Sixty eight senators, repres...   read more

While the talk continues about throwing out incumbents from Congress during the 2010 election, challengers will be hard-pressed to bring about change in state legislatures.   A review of state legislative races in 2008 by the National Institute ...   read more

Many Americans may not feel rich these days, but the country nonetheless is swimming in wealth when it comes to retirement assets. According to an analysis by the Investment Company Institute, the U.S. had $16 trillion as of the end of 2009 in all...   read more

When the space shuttle Atlantis makes its final voyage on May 14, it will carry into space a symbol of a scientific hallmark from the 17th century. The symbol will be a tiny piece of Isaac Newton’s apple tree…the one that inspired the famed mathem...   read more