(The Center Square) – Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has ordered the Pentagon to stand up a new four-star command for drones and autonomous weapons by Oct. 1, 2027. The department has not said what the command will cost.
(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Rand Paul says his proposed Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act would help tackle the national debt by paying federal workers to find waste. Congressional scorekeepers say they have no basis for estimating how much it would save.
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump said he's giving "serious consideration" to renaming Lake Ontario "Lake America" amid trade tensions with Canada that could test a 1989 agreement on naming features the two countries share.
(The Center Square) – A Biden-era health care subsidy under Medicare Part D will no longer be available in 2027, the Trump administration announced, as the costs of the prescription drug coverage plan continue to rise rapidly.
To the editor: I strongly urge Congressman Walden and Senators Wyden and Merkley to oppose funding of the GOP’s proposed border wall in the upcoming budget negotiations. The wall will create environmental devastation in the Southwest deserts, at an enormous financial cost to this country and with little indication that it will substantially reduce illegal immigration.
To the editor: Want to be bold and try a little mental exercise today? Give yourself permission to momentarily put your current feelings about Representative Greg Walden aside just for a moment (go ahead, no one will know).
