(CNSNews.com) – U.S. envoy for Afghanistan peace efforts Zalmay Khalilzad said Monday the U.S. and the Taliban have reached an agreement in principle on a draft deal that will see 5,000 U.S. troops leave within about five months if the Taliban meets its commitments. Khalilzad told the TOLO News television station in Kabul that under […]
(CNSNews.com) – Walmart announced Tuesday that it will no longer allow customers with open carry permits in states that allow them to openly carry firearms in their stores, and it is discontinuing sales of certain ammunition. In a letter to Walmart associates, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon cited the recent shooting massacres in El Paso, Texas; Dayton, […]
The Trump administration on Tuesday announced sanctions against the Iranian Space Agency. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement that the sanctions will be implemented against the Iran Space Agency and two of its research institutes. “This is the first time the United States is designating Iran’s civilian space agency for activities […]
The decision by a California appeals court Friday overturning the conviction of an illegal immigrant who shot and killed Kate Steinle in San Francisco in 2015 once again put the national spotlight on the serious problem of crimes committed by people in the U.S. illegally. The appeals court in San Francisco overturned the conviction of Jose Inez Garcia-Zarate on […]
The Planned Parenthood Federation of America is a very curious health care provider. Begun long ago as a birth control organization when contraceptives were contraband, the organization evolved rapidly to adapt to the themes that preoccupied its famed leaders. First, of course, was Margaret Sanger, who combined her commitment to birth control with an embrace […]
After advocating for the Trump administration to relax former President Barack Obama’s stringent fuel economy mandates, several major automakers have rebuked the administration’s proposed rule for freezing the mandate at model year 2020. Now, the automakers are siding with California, voluntarily agreeing to increase the average fuel economy of their fleets to about 50 miles […]
Labor Day offers Americans a chance to appreciate the tremendous value of America’s workers and job creators. At the Department of Labor, where I serve, we are proud of the hard work Americans have put in to build today’s historically strong labor market, and of the regulatory reform we’re doing to ensure opportunities continue to […]
Vice President Mike Pence will travel to Poland this weekend in place of President Donald Trump, who canceled his three-day visit on account of Hurricane Dorian’s looming arrival in Florida. During this visit, Pence is expected to announce measures that further solidify the U.S.-Polish bilateral relationship, the revitalization of which has proven one of the […]
The Democratic National Committee passed a resolution at its summer meeting championing “religiously unaffiliated” voters, who the resolution noted are the “largest religious group” within the party. The DNC’s “Resolution Regarding the Religiously Unaffiliated Demographic” stated that “religiously unaffiliated Americans overwhelmingly share the Democratic Party’s values,” and “have often been subjected to unfair bias and […]
Republican Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan told Fox News’ Laura Ingraham on Thursday that he doesn’t owe former FBI Director James Comey an apology, noting that Comey “owes the whole country” one. Jordan has been an open critic of Comey, saying in 2018 that Comey thinks “the rules don’t apply to him.” Comey was fired as FBI director […]
