Alexei Navalny and other opposition figures who posed threats to Russian President Vladimir Putin are dead. Ukrainian troops are running perilously low on ammunition. Russian forces are gaining ground in the Donbas. In America, the political fight over the utility of continued financial aid for Ukraine has reached a fever pitch. Taken together, those factors […]
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s legendary ability to raise massive sums of political cash may be on a collision course with a new and unpleasant reality. Campaign finance reports released this week flashed bright warning lights, showing two key committees in his political operation raised an anemic $13.8 million in January while collectively spending more than […]
America’s new civic religion enjoys protected status complete with catechisms from government officials and law enforcement. After all, in a country where toppling satanic statues leads to hate crime charges, one should expect the veneration of “pride.” According to WPLG-TV in Miami, 19-year-old Dylan Brewer of Clearwater, Florida, will face felony charges for allegedly inflicting […]
Have we come to the point where the media is now an Ouroboros of coverage, eating its own tail in an effort to feed off of some kind of narrative? The latest example involves Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Swift is the world’s most famous pop singer and Kelce, her boyfriend, the second-best player on […]
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Facing a cash crunch and harsh criticism from a faction of far-right conservatives, Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel on Friday called for the party to unite behind the goal of defeating President Joe Biden. McDaniel spoke at the RNC‘s winter meeting in Las Vegas behind closed doors on Friday, addressing […]
House Republicans in swing districts are flexing their political muscle to force changes to an $80 billion bipartisan tax deal, raising questions about whether GOP leadership can advance a bill that has widespread support. A small group of New York Republicans is demanding that the cap on federal deductions for state and local taxes — […]
President Biden huddled with top advisers Monday vowing to respond to the weekend attack that killed three U.S. soldiers at a Jordanian base on the border with Syria, amid reports monitors at the base may have confused the hostile drone with one launched by the American outpost itself. The strike, the latest in a tit-for-tat […]
The U.N. aid agency serving Palestinians in Gaza faced more funding cuts Monday amid accusations that 12 of its employees were involved in the Oct. 7 attack that sparked the Israel–Hamas war. An Israeli document obtained by The Associated Press on Monday details Israeli claims that U.N. teachers and a social worker employed by the […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair Jerome Powell will enter this week’s Federal Reserve meeting in a much more desirable position than he likely ever expected: Inflation is getting close to the Fed‘s target rate, the economy is still growing at a healthy pace, consumers keep spending and the unemployment rate is near a half-century low. A […]
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Just over a month after taking office, libertarian President Javier Milei faced a one-day general strike Wednesday protesting his decree targeting Argentina‘s unions as well as his proposals for economic and labor law changes. The biggest union, known by its acronym CGT, organized the strike and was joined by other unions. […]
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