President Biden’s WOTUS rule allowed EPA officials in Washington, D.C. to make case-by-case determinations of what should be considered a water of the U.S. This rule allowed the federal government to heavily regulate privately owned land containing ponds, puddles, and even dry ditches, needlessly placing more people under restrictive regulations and fines.

Tim Walz – Democrats’ failed vice presidential candidate – claimed he gets a daily “boost” from checking on Tesla’s stock price, which has declined amid the terrorism campaign.

To address and mitigate its impacts, I was proud to join Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) to introduce legislation that would permanently repeal the death tax. The Death Tax Repeal Act would protect the hard work of Americans and provide relief from this counterproductive policy.

The founding fathers were cautious and fearful of setting up a government with anything like an imperial office as its head. They had had it with King George, and they were determined not to make that mistake deliberately. 

That advice – about telling the truth early, all, and yourself – has been my core strategy as a lawyer who specializes in crisis management and media communications strategy. It is the subtitle of a book I wrote 20 years ago.

As schools take on more non-academic responsibilities and push specific ideologies on kids, academic achievement suffers and parent resentment grows. Meanwhile, teachers – who entered the profession to teach – find themselves drowning in obligations far afield from their expertise, including the expectation that they behave like activists at work. 

Strict rules govern the handling of sensitive information. Rep. Don Bacon, a Nebraska Republican and retired Air Force brigadier general, told RealClearPolitics that if an enlisted service member had inadvertently leaked similar information, they would likely lose their security clearance and face swift discipline.

While one hopes the president will demand that his people use only government channels for official business, this episode should alert him to potential enemies within.

Sen. Ernst distributes monthly “Squeal Awards” to those who act piggish by wasting taxpayer dollars. Perhaps she should create a special round of Squeal Awards in response to this left-wing smear campaign: The first award goes to Pro-Publica, the donor-funded news organization that considers itself an “independent, nonprofit newsroom,” which published the piece trying to discredit the senator. It is no surprise that Pro-Publica skews left; it’s funded by George Soros.

The lost and divided Democrats cast about for a “message” and a “messenger” to improve their chances in the next election. They believe a magic word or slogan (“nazis,” “oligarchs,” “authoritarians,” and “autocrats” all have been tried and failed), rather than concrete beliefs and plans, will “meet this moment” and win over American voters. But voters know the Democratic Party lacks anything affirmative or real.

So now my family has a farm, on which my parents had a large mortgage. They bought these 164 acres for $15,000. Keep in mind this was 1957 when a foreman in a factory, like my dad, likely made about $5,000 a year.  

As President Trump works with the Republican-controlled Congress to pass his big, beautiful tax bill, it is exposing some ugly truths about the policy conviction of certain GOP members.

We need to work together to find solutions to this crisis of knowledge and this crisis of confidence. We need to support civics teachers in every way we can so they can, in turn, help students become young citizens and take responsibility for self-government.

Fourth District Court of Appeals Presiding Judge Jason Smith was excited to bring his experience to the bench during his second Ohio Supreme Court assignment.