Will Michigan’s Gaza Protest Votes Shake Biden’s Israel Support?
President Joe Biden’s vow to stand in solidarity with Israel’s campaign to root out Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip seems far less ironclad now than it did in the immediate aftermath of the Oct. 7 attacks on the Jewish state, with Biden increasingly voicing support for a cease-fire as he faces mounting political pressure […]
Panera Spared $20 Wage After Donation to Newsom
Panera Bread was excluded from California’s new $20-an-hour fast food minimum wage after its billionaire owner donated to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s campaign, the New York Post reports. After Greg Flynn, the billionaire CEO of Flynn Restaurant Group, publicly denounced the bill, lobbied the Democrat leader, and donated at least $164,800 to Newsom’s campaign, a bread […]
Moldovan Breakaway Region Seeks Russian Aid
Officials in Moldova’s Russia-backed breakaway region of Transnistria appealed to Moscow for protection Wednesday, as tensions escalate with the pro-Western government. Moldova, a candidate to join the European Union, imposed new customs duties on Jan. 1, 2024 on imports to and exports from Transnistria, which borders Ukraine and is not recognized by any United Nations […]
Teamsters, Anheuser-Busch Reach Deal to Avert Strike
Workers at Anheuser-Busch, represented by the Teamsters union, have reached a tentative agreement with the nation’s largest brewer, one day before they were posed to go on strike. According to Axios, the strike would have interrupted operations at 12 breweries across the nation. The union has described the tentative five-year contract with Anheuser-Busch as an improvement […]
Defying Evidence, Hunter Blasts GOP, Insists Dad Not Involved in Business
Hunter Biden was defiant Wednesday in a closed-door deposition on Capitol Hill, blasting a Republican impeachment inquiry into his father and the family’s business affairs as a “house of cards” built on “lies” as he faced a battery of probing questions from lawmakers. “For more than a year, your Committees have hunted me in your […]
G7 Finance Meeting Marred by Divisions Over Seizing Russian Assets
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Wednesday publicly challenged U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s view that it would be legal to monetize some $300 billion in frozen Russian assets, revealing deep divisions among leading industrial nations. Le Maire, speaking after a Group of 7 finance officials meeting, rejected the U.S. position and said France […]
Judge Denies Trump Co-Defendants Access to Classified Docs
U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon sided with Department of Justice special counsel Jack Smith on Wednesday by denying co-defendants access to classified documents held by former President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. The Independent reported Cannon, who was appointed by Trump, ruled against Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira, who along […]
Tentative Deal to Prevent Shutdown: AP
Congressional leaders reached a tentative agreement Wednesday to prevent a government shutdown for now, days before an end-of-the-week deadline that risked shuttering some federal operations, according to two people familiar with the situation and granted anonymity to discuss it. Under the new plan being finalized, Congress would temporarily extend funding for one set of federal […]
Supreme Court to Decide Trump Criminal Immunity Claim in ’20 Election Case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide Donald Trump’s claim of immunity from prosecution on charges brought by a special counsel involving his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, again thrusting the nation’s top judicial body into the election fray as Trump seeks to regain the presidency. The justices put on hold […]
Mo. Gov. Parson, More Than 50 State Officials Endorse Trump
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson endorsed former President Donald Trump for the GOP presidential nomination Wednesday ahead of the state’s Republican caucus Saturday. Other Show Me State officials who on Wednesday endorsed Trump, the front-runner to win the nomination and face President Joe Biden in November, included Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, Attorney General Andrew Bailey, Secretary […]