The Contest Queen

Evelyn Ryan worked hard helping her husband, Leo, provide for their struggling family. Evelyn and Leo married in 1936 and had ten children together. Since 1943, Leo had been employed by the Defiance Screw Machine Products, but his salary usually failed to meet the needs of such a large family.

When It’s Time To Go Home

I grew up in the far southwest corner of Arkansas. Nature drove the speed of life, and the towns breathed at an unhurried pace. Even now when I return there, the clock seems to slow and things just don’t move as fast.

U.S. House of Representatives codifies 50 executive actions

Six months into the Trump Administration, Republicans in the 119thCongress are delivering on President Trump’s America First agenda.

Are leaders choosing trial lawyers over energy independence?

Gov. Jeff Landry (R-LA) called tort reform changes enacted at the state legislature a victory. But for anyone who cares about Louisiana’s role in making America energy-dominant, it’s hard to see what we’re celebrating.

Ask Rusty:

Why Hasn’t My SS Benefit Changed Because I Am Still Working?Dear Rusty: I am currently receiving Social Security benefits while continuing to work full time. There are no restrictions on my wage earnings because I waited until full retirement age before beginning benefits.

Blow up Washington, D.C.’s brutalist buildings, and the sooner, the better

There’s a reason God created dynamite. The brutalist federal buildings that have blighted Washington, D.C., for decades deserve the same fate as Carthage after the Third Punic War, and the nation’s capital is finally beginning to move on from these concrete monstrosities.

House Claws Back $9 Billion in Wasteful Spending, Sends Rescissions Package to President Trump’s Desk

Speaker Mike Johnson released the following statement after House Republicans passed the Senate-amended rescissions request to cut $9 billion in wasteful spending uncovered by DOGE.“President Trump and House Republicans promised fiscal responsibility and government efficiency.

Bill will end government payments to the deceased

Senate Homeland Security Committee unanimously passes Kennedy, Peters bill to end government payments to deceased Americans The U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) Wednesday unanimously voted to advance Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Sen. Gary Peters’ (DMich.

House approves FY26 Defense Department budget

Speaker Johnson released the following statement after the House approved H.R. 4016, the FY26 Department of Defense Appropriations Act.“The House’s passage of the FY26 defense appropriations bill helps display America’s strength at home and abroad.

Ask Rusty:

What month should I file my claim after I turn 70?by Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American CitizensDear Rusty: I have a very simple question: I will turn 70 on Sept.