Maryland's iconic black-and-gold state flag just beat all 49 states in a viral Reddit bracket — here's why the Old Line State's banner is truly in a class of its own.…
Today: October 26, 2026
The International Energy Agency says the Iran war has triggered the worst oil supply shock on record. With oil prices 37% above pre-war levels and the U.S. Naval blockade entering day three, here's what it means for energy markets, everyday Americans, and…
After a landmark anti-DEI legal battle forced Fearless Fund to close its U.S. grant program for Black women, CEO Arian Simone took the mission to Africa. The fund officially launched in Ghana on March 21, 2026, offering microfinance loans and a pitch…
HUD has completed its move of roughly 3,000 headquarters employees from downtown D.C. to Alexandria, Virginia — the first major cabinet agency relocation under the Trump administration. The shift raises questions about commuter impact, transit demand, downtown D.C. vacancies, and federal accountability…
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) have both resigned from Congress, thinning an already razor-thin House majority. The departures follow a week in which sexual abuse allegations are spurring broader calls for a reckoning on Capitol Hill. Why it…
The Justice Department is seeking to legally erase the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders tied to the January 6 Capitol attack — a move that goes further than pardons by attempting to wipe the legal record entirely.…
On April 16, 2027, I will stand on the House floor and read the names of thirty-two people. And I will ask one question: Are we finally ready to say enough? I know that day the way you know the thing that…
Getty Images/ImaZinS RF Congress is voting this week on whether to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (colloquially known as FISA). The program expires April 20. If it passes clean — with no reforms and no warrant requirements —…
© 2017 Tracie Van Auken & Courtesy of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation There’s a thought experiment I want you to sit with for a moment. Let’s say you’re in Accident, Maryland — a real town in Garrett County, population just over…
There’s a pond tucked into the Jefferson National Forest just outside Blacksburg, Virginia called Pandapas Pond. If you’re from Southwest Virginia, you probably know about it. I went there as a little kid on daycare field trips, the kind where everyone’s just…
