Congress cleared a $9 billion package of spending cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting for President Trump’s signature, codifying a small portion of Department and Government Efficiency savings. The Senate-amended measure, which restored $400 million to a global AIDS prevention program that the original package had cut, passed the House…… Read more
President Trump signed a bill Wednesday that permanently places illicit fentanyl and its chemical cousins on the most restrictive list of drugs in the U.S. The HALT Fentanyl Act is a long-awaited move to clarify regulations around the synthetic opioid and ensure consistency in drug enforcement…… Read more
South Korea’s new government plans to take over wartime operational control of South Korean troops from the U.S. within five years, a shift that would almost certainly collapse the joint warfighting command on the peninsula and probably trigger a downsizing of U.S. Forces Korea…… Read more
The Kremlin turned thumbs-down on President Trump’s demand that Moscow accept a ceasefire in Ukraine within the next 50 days. The Russians called the ultimatum unacceptable and promised to continue its aggression if diplomacy breaks down…… Read more
President Trump showed his frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, saying he will impose steep “secondary” tariffs on Russia if the Kremlin doesn’t reach a ceasefire deal with Ukraine within 50 days. He also announced that he would send more U.S. weapons to Kyiv…… 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…… 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
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
Congress cleared a $9 billion package of spending cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting for President Trump’s signature, codifying a small portion of Department and Government Efficiency savings. The Senate-amended measure, which restored $400 million to a global AIDS prevention program that the original package had cut, passed the House…… Continue Reading
President Trump signed a bill Wednesday that permanently places illicit fentanyl and its chemical cousins on the most restrictive list of drugs in the U.S. The HALT Fentanyl Act is a long-awaited move to clarify regulations around the synthetic opioid and ensure consistency in drug enforcement…… Continue Reading
South Korea’s new government plans to take over wartime operational control of South Korean troops from the U.S. within five years, a shift that would almost certainly collapse the joint warfighting command on the peninsula and probably trigger a downsizing of U.S. Forces Korea…… Continue Reading
The Kremlin turned thumbs-down on President Trump’s demand that Moscow accept a ceasefire in Ukraine within the next 50 days. The Russians called the ultimatum unacceptable and promised to continue its aggression if diplomacy breaks down…… Continue Reading
President Trump showed his frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, saying he will impose steep “secondary” tariffs on Russia if the Kremlin doesn’t reach a ceasefire deal with Ukraine within 50 days. He also announced that he would send more U.S. weapons to Kyiv…… Continue Reading
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
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