Congress remains silent through centuries of convention requests from states
The Founding Fathers made a provision in the U.S. Constitution for Congress to be required to call a convention if two-thirds of the states demand one. But longtime advocates for an Article V convention of states say Congress received more than enough applications decades ago.
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The empire strikes back: Saudi Arabia takes on U.S. shale
Drivers have been enjoying the huge drop in gasoline prices, but behind the scenes, the oil-rich nation of Saudi Arabia appears to be playing a game of economic chicken with U.S. shale producers.
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Pay-to-play scandal involves UT dean, Texas Exes
As University of Texas president Bill Powers has come under fire over a pay-to-play admissions scandal, many higher-ups rushed to defend him. Now, a new trove of public records obtained by Watchdog.org show that many of his defenders may have also been involved.
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Daily on Defense: Zelensky cites new phase of war, poll shows strong support for Ukraine, Truce ends in Gaza, Tuberville targets woke officers
Follow us on Twitter View this as website BY JAMIE MCINTYRE ADVERTISEMENT ZELENSKY: 'WE DID NOT ACHIEVE THE DESIRED RESULTS': I n a wide-ranging interview with the Associated Press, conducted Thursday in the war-ravaged northeastern Ukrainian town of Kharkiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky offered a sobering assessment of the shortcomings of Ukraine's summer counteroffensive against Russian forces, while remaining resolute about the need to keep fighting. "We wanted faster results. From that perspective, unfortunately, we did not achieve the desired results. And this is a fact," Zelensky said. "We are losing people, I'm not satisfied. We didn't get all the weapons we
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