In 1973, OPEC imposed a complete oil embargo against the United States in direct response to America’s support for Israel during the Yom Kippur War that October. The embargo lasted five months, inflicted enormous economic damage on the American economy and caused Americans — standing in line for rationed gasoline — to doubt themselves and their leaders…… Read more
The Secret Service’s “cascade of preventable failures” in Butler, Pennsylvania, nearly cost President Trump his life last year, and the disciplinary penalties that followed were “far too weak,” a new Senate report concluded. The report, released Sunday on the first anniversary…… Read more
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino and Attorney General Pam Bondi reportedly had a heated exchange this week over how the administration has dealt with the Jeffrey Epstein probe. The disagreement included the alleged assessment of the deceased pedophile’s supposed “client list” that Justice Department authorities say never existed…… Read more
A familiar, sporadic glow is dotting the night sky around the nation’s capital as fireflies return in force for the summer months. Experts said the lightning bugs filling the Washington area — from Rock Creek Park to the suburbs of Virginia and Maryland — are the result of a favorable climate in the months leading up to the warm season…… Read more
President Trump said Thursday he will impose a 35% tariff on Canadian goods, a major development in the U.S. trade relationship with its northern neighbor. Mr. Trump, writing on Truth Social, complained about Ottawa’s treatment of the U.S. and faulted its efforts to stem fentanyl trafficking across the border…… Read more
Perhaps it’s too soon to mark nuclear power’s revival in the U.S. but there is a burst of activity that should ultimately yield a new generation of advanced nuclear plants and small modular reactors. This is especially true for major industrial energy consumers – which now also includes data centers – where there is a strong economic incentive to use more nuclear power…… Read more
Chinese and Russian bombers that conducted a joint patrol near U.S. territory in November for the first time represented practice for conducting a strategic nuclear attack on the United States, according to a joint report by an Air Force think tank and a Japanese Defense Ministry think tank. The report said nine joint Chinese-Russian bomber flights since 2019 were…… Read more
President Trump said Wednesday that he used ‘common sense’ to calculate the steep tariffs that he slapped on countries unless they can broker new trade deals with the United States. Mr. Trump explained his thinking on tariff rates just hours after sending more letters to eight countries announcing the new levies…… Read more
President Trump said Tuesday that his administration has been “testing” the idea of taking over the District and suggested that he could also exert some influence over New York if Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani is elected mayor…… Read more
The “pass-through” deduction, which allows the owners of eligible businesses — partnerships, S-corporations, etc. — to only include 80% of their business income on their individual tax returns is a major help. More than 90% of U.S. businesses file this way and if this deduction expired this year, all of them — my business included — would be facing much higher tax bills in 2026…… Read more
In 1973, OPEC imposed a complete oil embargo against the United States in direct response to America’s support for Israel during the Yom Kippur War that October. The embargo lasted five months, inflicted enormous economic damage on the American economy and caused Americans — standing in line for rationed gasoline — to doubt themselves and their leaders…… Continue Reading
The Secret Service’s “cascade of preventable failures” in Butler, Pennsylvania, nearly cost President Trump his life last year, and the disciplinary penalties that followed were “far too weak,” a new Senate report concluded. The report, released Sunday on the first anniversary…… Continue Reading
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino and Attorney General Pam Bondi reportedly had a heated exchange this week over how the administration has dealt with the Jeffrey Epstein probe. The disagreement included the alleged assessment of the deceased pedophile’s supposed “client list” that Justice Department authorities say never existed…… Continue Reading
A familiar, sporadic glow is dotting the night sky around the nation’s capital as fireflies return in force for the summer months. Experts said the lightning bugs filling the Washington area — from Rock Creek Park to the suburbs of Virginia and Maryland — are the result of a favorable climate in the months leading up to the warm season…… Continue Reading
President Trump said Thursday he will impose a 35% tariff on Canadian goods, a major development in the U.S. trade relationship with its northern neighbor. Mr. Trump, writing on Truth Social, complained about Ottawa’s treatment of the U.S. and faulted its efforts to stem fentanyl trafficking across the border…… Continue Reading
Perhaps it’s too soon to mark nuclear power’s revival in the U.S. but there is a burst of activity that should ultimately yield a new generation of advanced nuclear plants and small modular reactors. This is especially true for major industrial energy consumers – which now also includes data centers – where there is a strong economic incentive to use more nuclear power…… Continue Reading
Chinese and Russian bombers that conducted a joint patrol near U.S. territory in November for the first time represented practice for conducting a strategic nuclear attack on the United States, according to a joint report by an Air Force think tank and a Japanese Defense Ministry think tank. The report said nine joint Chinese-Russian bomber flights since 2019 were…… Continue Reading
President Trump said Wednesday that he used ‘common sense’ to calculate the steep tariffs that he slapped on countries unless they can broker new trade deals with the United States. Mr. Trump explained his thinking on tariff rates just hours after sending more letters to eight countries announcing the new levies…… Continue Reading
President Trump said Tuesday that his administration has been “testing” the idea of taking over the District and suggested that he could also exert some influence over New York if Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani is elected mayor…… Continue Reading
The “pass-through” deduction, which allows the owners of eligible businesses — partnerships, S-corporations, etc. — to only include 80% of their business income on their individual tax returns is a major help. More than 90% of U.S. businesses file this way and if this deduction expired this year, all of them — my business included — would be facing much higher tax bills in 2026…… Continue Reading