Senator Rand Paul fired a warning this week that should bother anyone who fills up a gas tank: higher prices now could look tame if what he calls “anti‑fossil fuels zealots” take full control. He shared an opinion piece and used the recent Democratic gains as evidence that more aggressive green policies are coming — More

The United Nations’ COP31 climate summit has convened in Antalya, and the event is already serving up more theater than solutions. Türkiye holds the official presidency and is playing host while Australia runs the negotiations. That odd split — negotiated last year — is in full effect at the opening, and it raises the same More

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) just won the closed-door House Republican conference vote to become the next House GOP minority leader. The secret-ballot tally was 106 for Jordan and 73 for Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA). That one-line result tells you more about the direction of the Republican Party than a dozen pundit panels ever could. What More

Former United States Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg just announced a new book called NEXT, and natural political instincts say this is more than a book tour. The publisher lists a January 26, 2027 release, and Buttigieg’s own post says it’s “not a policy manual” but a call for “big swings” to remake Washington. Smart More

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier just pushed a very public button. His office issued a formal investigative subpoena to the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) probing whether the group took money or other support from foreign actors tied to Cuba and China. This is not theater — it’s an official demand for records and testimony More