Forbes/Reuters: Oil Prices Hit $100 Again—Trump Touts Cost Hike Benefits Trump touts oil price gains, saying ‘we make a lot of money,’ angering lawmakers Oil Wealth and Public Benefit: The United States vs. the United Arab Emirates On March 12, 2026, Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that “the United States is the largest oil […]
“Jesse and Me” A Statement from Congresswoman Maxine Waters The very Reverend Jesse Jackson, presidential candidate and civil rights leader, was not only my close friend and confidant, he was my longtime political ally and mentor. Rev. Jesse Jacskson was my idol and spiritual and political leader. He was a brilliant, gifted and courageous […]
On This Hill, We Shall Die. “He” moves forward with his “MY WAY OR THE HIGHWAY, AMERICA” threat. In the middle of a war, he threatens to do nothing for the next nine months, forcing the Constitution to bend to his will, changing voting laws in the middle of the stream, ahead of existing law, […]
For more than seven decades, U.S. policy in the Middle East has oscillated between direct intervention, strategic patronage, and coercive containment. Iran sits at the center of that arc. The bilateral relationship can be understood as two sharply distinct phases: a Cold War security partnership anchored in monarchical rule, and a post-revolutionary rivalry […]
The Other Side of the American Dream: Tracking the Rise in Americans Moving Abroad For generations, the United States symbolized upward mobility and global opportunity. In recent years, however, a quieter countercurrent has emerged: a measurable increase in Americans choosing to live elsewhere. Although the federal government does not maintain a precise count of citizens […]
BY Charles Jackson Mounting Scrutiny Over Oil Consumption in Hyundai and Kia Vehicles as Owner Complaints Persist Hyundai and Kia continue to face regulatory scrutiny, class-action litigation, and consumer complaints tied to excessive oil consumption in a range of gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines produced primarily between 2011 and 2021. The issue—frequently traced to carbon-stuck […]
Congresswoman Maxine Waters Introduces Resolution Honoring National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, has introduced a House resolution recognizing National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, observed annually on February 7. The resolution, H.Res. 1039, underscores the continued disproportionate impact of HIV/AIDS on Black Americans and […]
Why the United States Remains an Outlier on Universal Health Care Roughly 70 percent of the world’s nations provide some form of universal health coverage to their citizens, according to data compiled by the World Health Organization and the World Bank. These systems vary widely in structure — ranging from single-payer models like […]
Under California Vehicle Code sections 23123 and 23123.5 (often referred to as the “Hands-Free” or “No-Touch” laws), the price of a ticket is: First Offense: $162 minimum total (based on a $20 base fine plus mandatory court fees and assessments). Subsequent Offenses: $272 minimum total (based on a $50 base fine). Key Penalties & […]
Years ago, I worked with a young man from the Arab world. I never asked which country he was from, but he once explained something that stayed with me. He said that in his country, if a government commits harm against its own people or others, and citizens openly support that government’s actions, then those […]