Idioms have always fascinated me. They are phrases that are commonly used but mean something very different from their literal definitions. It's their popular use that imparts their understanding. I often wonder when they were first used, and why. 

Terrorist regimes cannot be appeased. They must be deterred, disrupted, and when necessary, defeated. Iran poses a real danger to American lives, and I will continue to ensure that our armed forces have every tool they need to stop it.

I have said and written for years that former Pittsburgh Pirates superstar (and later former Cincinnati Reds outfielder) Dave Parker (and his former teammate Al Oliver) belong in the Baseball Hall of Fame. After way too many years of waiting for the call, Parker passed away today on June 28 at the age of 74. His special induction ceremony was just weeks away.

The U.S. Supreme Court's Friday ruling limiting the power of judges to block a president's policies nationwide will have widespread implications for similar lower court decisions, an analyst says.

After years of crisis and chaos at the southern border thanks to reckless open-border policies, the Trump administration and GOP-controlled Congress are committed to border security and enforcing immigration law. 

Mamdani is not the answer to the Democrats’ problems or the voters’ problems.

If the trajectory of contemporary warfare continues to evolve rapidly, the tactical and strategic advantage may still lie with those military and political innovators, like the Ukrainians and the Israelis, who are two steps ahead of any Silicon Valley software.

Citing new intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, director of national intelligence, said that Iranian nuclear facilities have been destroyed by U.S. airstrikes and that if the Iranians attempted to rebuild those facilities it would likely take them years.

South Carolina and other states can bar taxpayer dollars from the federal Medicaid program from going to Planned Parenthood for abortion services, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

If all of us choose to raise our kids without any morals and discipline, just because we have that right, then in just a few generations we will have grunting, rooting-in-the-mud pig leaders of our families and our good ol’ USA.

While the Iranian government may not be ready to rejoin the family of nations, the Iranian people are ready. Holding out an olive branch, with clear, achievable, and verifiable metrics on both sides will, at a minimum, increase domestic pressure on the current government.

The U.S. cannot afford to sideline the urgent threat posed by sUAS. Unlike other emerging challenges, drones are a cheap, commercially available and easily weaponized tool.

Congress must use every tool at its disposal to ensure Jewish Americans can live free from the threat of harassment and violence.

Looking up at this quote from Daniel Webster perfectly outlines the role each legislator plays in Congress – to develop our nation’s resources and utilize the vast opportunity which they present.

As American families make travel plans and assess energy costs for their farms and businesses during the summer, it is as important as ever to champion domestic production of affordable fuels.