As residents of Virginia, we have the privilege of voting in elections every year.
This tradition differs from most other states, who usually vote every two years for federal, state and local offices.
Because of this tradition, voters have to consistently pay attention to the news to stay engaged on election information.
For many people, daily needs tend to dominate our immediate… Read more »
The Democratic Party’s shutdown of the government this October is a unique political phenomenon for many reasons.
For starters, the Democratic Party’s historical aversion towards the impacts of government shutdowns has disappeared. Now, Democrats are willing to drag out a shutdown!
In October, leading Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer said “every day gets better” for Democrats during… Read more »
Families are gearing up for Halloween!
While haunted houses and horror movies are sure to induce fear for many children, nothing excites our communities more than the tradition of trick-or-treating.
What is a season of fright becomes a candy-fueled spectacle!
Unfortunately, this year’s Halloween offers a different kind of fright for many American households.
When houses close… Read more »
The United States is approaching its 250th birthday in 2026.
In the run up to next July 4th, there are a series of 250th birthday or anniversary events in American and Virginian history that are also worth celebrating.
Recently, I attended an event hosted by the VA250 Commission, an initiative created by the Virginia state legislature to commemorate historical events… Read more »
The Democratic shutdown in Washington, D.C., is poised to become one of the longest in United States history.
As of Friday, October 10, it is the fourth-longest in U.S. history.
If it lasts another 7 days, it would become the third-longest.
The effects of the third-longest shutdown were felt in many parts of the country, including Virginia’s Ninth District.
During that shutdown,… Read more »
A core tenet of making America safe is securing our land and maritime borders.
That means reversing the Biden-Harris open border policies that unleashed an illegal immigration explosion and facilitated the ongoing fentanyl crisis.
We are less than a full year into the Trump Administration, and border crossings are significantly down compared to the Biden-Harris… Read more »
Threats of a government shutdown from Congressional Democrats, led by Senator Chuck Schumer, have grown as the Congress approaches the end of the fiscal year on September 30th.
And yet, Democrats are trying to blame Republicans for the looming Schumer shutdown!
Should Schumer cause a shutdown, President Trump has made a commitment to “take care” of the military and social security… Read more »
Once again, Obamacare has entered Congressional debate. It is failing to deliver affordable health insurance!
This time, it is the Democrats making the argument.
Now, I confess to you that I was shocked to hear a Democratic Member of Congress say recently in a hearing: “if these credits expire and premiums rising by hundreds of dollars each month and thousands each year, putting… Read more »
NOTE: On 9/11/2001, foreign terrorists tried to end the American Dream. On 9/10/2025, an unknown terrorist attempted to do the same in assassinating Charlie Kirk.
The American Dream, founded on the ideals of unalienable Rights granted to all by their Creator, will survive. The terrorists of this world, foreign and domestic, cannot kill this truth.
Defending U.S. Energy
“I make no… Read more »
Some in the media would have you believe that the Trump Administration’s recent attempts to reform the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is an attack on American science.
This narrative became apparent when several CDC officials resigned their posts. One of those officials, Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, cited his concerns about CDC policies shifting away from scientific reality… Read more »
