The United States now faces the bleakest prospects for peace since 1945. Russia, China, and North Korea are all revanchist states seeking to overthrow the American-led world order created after the defeat of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan in 1945. This threat offers an opportunity for Americans to reflect on the lessons of the Cold War as the nation charts a course for the future.

When veterans who risked their lives in service to our country visit a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facility to receive the care, benefits and services they earned, they should not have to face political ideations and influence before they even walk through the front door. The VA, which is supposed to be apolitical, is meant to provide healthcare, education, benefits and other vital services to our nation’s veterans, not push any outside political agendas. 

Parents should not have to choose between going to work to provide for their families and making sure their children are well cared for. Child care is far too expensive and too hard to find – particularly in rural communities, where parents face unique challenges and have unique needs when it comes to caring for their children. 

Our nation wants to maintain its position of power on a global scale so it must make critical investments in equipment, relationships and American manufacturing. We are facing a high-intensity fight and we ought to both look like and act like we are ready.

How convenient. On the day when the headlines should be “China building secret listening post in Cuba,” the U.S. Justice Department pushes Trump to the headlines with some specious charges concerning classified documents.  

Virginia Lt. Governor Winsome Sears tells the crowd, “You are preserving America for the next generation.” Sears, a black Republican who served as an electrician in the Marine Corps, says that the way to preserve America is to support the U.S. Constitution – and she makes this point with an unflinching discussion of racism, arguing that America has made progress because of, not in spite of, our dedication to the Constitution.

Longtime Biden aide and gatekeeper Kathy S. Chung, who has been interviewed by federal prosecutors and congressional investigators in the Biden case, was part of a team sanctioned for withholding and even destroying key documents in the federal case that sought sensitive records from a central figure in the so-called Chinagate fundraising investigation of the late 1990s, RealClearInvestigations has learned exclusively. 

Adena Health has been proudly serving the communities of south central and southern Ohio for more than 120 years. Since 1895, we have remained focused on our commitment to providing our patients and communities with the best possible care. We are humbled by this responsibility and have never been more committed to fulfilling our mission.

Learn the value of deep breathing and attempting to see the other side of the pancake, no matter how thin it is. Then, you can hopefully have discussions instead of explosions. Now…if only I could remember to take my own advice.

Congress’ oversight authority is the last bulwark against the total erosion of justice. When you have leadership at DOJ, FBI, and the intelligence community all bending the knee to radical agendas to feed their own egos for the sole purpose of maintaining power, someone must answer the call.

Leaders with character will inspire trust. Leaders who articulate and live by a core set of principles are essential. Ultimately, a thriving democracy requires leaders who serve the public and who possess the moral courage and strength to do so with honor and integrity.

“At a time when China is our greatest geopolitical threat, I believe we must do more to stop them from aiding enemies such as Iran. What we are seeing is Iran circumventing American sanctions in close coordination with China." – Sen. Britt

Unfair foreign competition is a massive problem for Ohio companies, particularly from countries like China, where the government much of the economy. And our trade laws haven’t kept up with all the ways that foreign competition can cheat and get around the rules.

Since 2016, the DHS Office of Inspector General and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) have issued 25 reports examining staffing issues at our borders, but 80 percent of their recommendations have been closed without yielding tangible results at DHS.

The IRS has many deeply concerning issues to fix: abysmal customer service; leaks of taxpayer data; allegations of unjust targeting and preferential treatment in high-profile cases; destruction of taxpayer-filed documents; and more. The IRS should be focused on fixing all of those problems to make the agency function better for taxpayers.