As calls for transparency grow, President Donald Trump has waved away the idea of accepting U.S. responsibility for the massacre of schoolchildren in Minab, Iran, […]
New York Issues US’s First Statewide Moratorium on New Hyperscale Data Centers
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Tuesday making the state the first in the nation to implement a moratorium on new hyperscale […]
FCC officials took pricey gifts from Paramount as company awaited merger approval
The rich and famous who filed into the Kennedy Center’s opera house in December were there to enjoy one of the nation’s most exclusive celebrations […]
German military to join French nuclear exercise for first time
BERLIN — German military personnel are set to take part in France’s flagship nuclear drill Poker for the first time this fall, according to a […]
UK calls for FIFA inquiry into ‘Falklands are Argentine’ banner
LONDON — A top U.K. minister is calling on FIFA to investigate the “entirely inappropriate” banner unfurled by some of Argentina’s players after their World […]
Bank of Korea picks a fight with US Fed’s AI inflation call
TOKYO — Bank of Korea Governor Shin Hyun-song ended a three-and-a-half-year rate freeze on Thursday, lifting the policy rate 25 basis points to 2.75% — […]
What China’s sub-launched missile test really signaled
This article first appeared on Pacific Forum and is republished with permission. Read the original here. According to Chinese media reports, at 12:01 pm on July […]
ICE Won’t Change Under Trump
President Trump said on Wednesday morning that ICE should continue making vehicle stops, appearing to contradict his own administration’s suspension of the stops following federal […]
OMB’s New Proposed Rule Will Turn Federal Grants Personalist and Partisan
At the end of May, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) put forward a proposal for rules governing federal financial assistance, which includes almost […]
Ukrainian Defense Minister Fedorov Sacked As Zelenskyy Continues Cabinet Shuffle
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Mykhalo Fedorov as defense minister following a meeting with military leadership amid a cabinet reshuffle that has also seen Yulia […]
Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 12 people, Palestinian authorities say
Israeli airstrikes have killed at least a dozen people in Gaza over the past two days, local health officials said Wednesday, as strikes continue almost […]
Zambia’s Scott, once Africa’s only white leader, dies at 82
Zambia’s former vice president Guy Scott, who briefly became Africa’s only white head of state since the end of apartheid, died on Wednesday at the […]
‘You’re lying!’ MAGA commentator backed into a corner while defending deadly crackdown
A MAGA pundit on CNN couldn’t finish defending a recent Trump administration controversy before an outraged opponent jumped down her throat. During a panel hosted […]
Reporter flags Trump’s ‘Hunger Games-style’ kids competition as next odd D.C. spectacle
A political correspondent flagged Trump’s “Hunger Games-style” competition as auditions began for kids who will compete. During an episode of The Daily Beast Podcast, Farrah […]
The Class Roots of Return-to-Office Mandates
Bosses fight remote work because it threatens their control over the workforce. Defending remote work collectively can unite workers and strengthen the Left’s political power. […]
The ICE Murders Keep Coming. The Corruption Is Expanding. Trump Allies Are Complicit Wimps.
The blog on Substack today: As the confirmation hearing continued, Senators Adam Schiff and Corey Booker joined Senator Whitehouse in getting tough and exposing all […]
Meet the Multi-Millionaire Pro-Hamas Activist Who Was Arrested in Spain
Last week, Spanish authorities arrested far-left activist Fergie Chambers in Ibiza after the US Department of Justice called for him to be extradited on international […]
Inside Ed Miliband’s search for redemption
LONDON — For months, Ed Miliband has been Andy Burnham’s most powerful and most useful friend in Westminster. Now, as Burnham readies himself to enter Downing Street […]
5 midterm reshuffle headaches MEPs can’t escape this summer
BRUSSELS — EU lawmakers are heading into recess with a stack of political homework: whether the Socialists should challenge Roberta Metsola, what her political family […]
As the yen sinks, Asia’s monetary anchor subtly shifts to yuan
In mid-June, Indonesian Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa spent two days in Beijing and flew home with more than pleasantries. China’s finance ministry and the […]