Johnson Wins Speakership After Two Holdouts Flip

Johnson Wins Speakership After Two Holdouts Flip

by Ben Whedon   Mike Johnson has won the first round of voting for Speaker after two holdouts flipped to back him. Johnson initially took 216 votes to Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries’s 215. Three other lawmakers cast votes for someone else and none voted...
H-1B Visas Have an Undeniable Fraud Problem

H-1B Visas Have an Undeniable Fraud Problem

by John Solomon   Shortly before Americans celebrated Christmas, two federal criminal cases affirmed long-standing warnings that the government’s H-1B visa program was ripe for fraud, and slow to bring accountability. The cases in California and Illinois...
Commentary: Obama’s ‘Censorship’ Office Goes Bankrupt

Commentary: Obama’s ‘Censorship’ Office Goes Bankrupt

by Gabe Kaminsky   The Global Engagement Center, an office housed within the State Department and aiming to thwart disinformation and misinformation, has been forced by Congress to close up shop. It’s no mystery why; the taxpayer-backed GEC violated its mandate...