The Biden administration has officially granted California permission to ban new gas car sales in the state by 2035.  California set a strict emissions standard that would ban new gas cars in the state by 2035, but officials needed to obtain a waiver from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in order to proceed with the mandate. The EPA announced on Wednesday that they would be approving two waivers,...

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., has compared America’s practice of doling out aid to foreign countries to a preposterous hypothetical scenario in which an individual waters their neighbor’s yard while their own house burns.  “US foreign aid spending is like watering the neighbor’s yard while your house is on fire,” he tweeted. The congressman followed up his initial comment by sharing an AI-generated image of House Speaker Mike Johnson...

Congressional leaders struck a deal to avert a government shutdown that includes a provision stating that the federal government will fully pay for the rebuilding of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. The provision also allows the Treasury Department to recoup at least some funds spent through insurance payments, as well as federal and state litigation related to its collapse. A container ship called the Dali struck...