When NBC affiliates in Tennessee showed the movie "Necessary Roughness" in 1994, those affiliates were required to give a Democrat Senate candidate 4 minutes and 13 seconds of free airtime. The Democrat was running against Fred Thompson, the actor turned Republican Senate candidate. When ...

Next week, as Congress prepares to welcome President Trump to deliver his State of the Union address, we know we have a lot of work left to do to deliver on our promises to the American people. However, it is important to celebrate our victories - victories that have begun to deliver real ...

I read in the Alpena News, January 28, 2026 edition, about Governor Whitmer’s creation of the first-ever "Michigan Maritime Strategy to Protect the Greatest Lakes”. Whitmer’s strategy “provides a clear roadmap for attracting new investments… and strengthening Michigan’s water-based ...

"Freedom has more often been lost in small steps by progressive incrementalism, than it has been by catastrophic upheavals such as violence or war." -- James Madison (1751-1836) Last week, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which covers Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio created quite a stir at the Munich Security Conference last week. Rubio's speech emphasized the shared heritage, history and culture of Europe and the United States -- described broadly as "Western civilization" -- and called upon the nations of Europe to ...

The passing of Jesse Jackson marks the end of a turbulent and transformative era in American politics. For more than five decades, he stood at the intersection of protest and power, unapologetic in his focus on race, relentless in his pursuit of equity, and unafraid to confront America's ...