Can Germany, Austria, and Switzerland stay neutral amid rising Sino-Russian threats?
Western security and the post-1945 democratic-led international system face growing threats. The war in Ukraine is only the tip of the iceberg for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s imperial appetite. Putin denies these ambitions to Western media but salivates about them to Russian audiences. Take Putin’s “I’m a modern-day Peter the Great” threats toward Estonia, for […]
Trump’s appeal request for $83 million E Jean Carroll defamation verdict denied
Former President Donald Trump’s appeal request for E. Jean Carroll’s $83 million defamation suit verdict was denied. In January, Trump was ordered to pay $83.3 million in a defamation lawsuit stemming from his denial of Carroll’s claim that he raped her in the mid-1990s. Trump almost immediately announced he would appeal the decision, an appeal that was […]
Maryland Senate underdog Alsobrooks emphasizes endorsements as Democrats try to fend off Hogan
Maryland Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks has reached into her electoral toolkit and pulled out her most intriguing endorsements with Rep. David Trone (D-MD) threatening her chances in the state’s Democratic primary. In a new ad, Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD), and Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), two of the state’s heaviest hitters in the Democratic Party, […]
Josh Shapiro condemns ‘unacceptable’ Columbia protests
Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) condemned pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University as “unacceptable.” Protests have taken hold of several major universities across the country, centered on U.S. support for Israel during its war with Hamas. The most visible protest has been at Columbia, where protesters have forced it to adopt hybrid classes. The demonstrations drew the […]
Trump on trial: Four legal problems former president has as lawyers ask Supreme Court to consider immunity
Former President Donald Trump has been the focus of several legal stories across the country over the past day as he is also the center of two separate court proceedings. The former president is seeking to win another term in the White House in November, but while his name has been in the headlines, it […]
Whopping edge for Trump over Biden in bellwether state: Poll
(The Center Square) – Voting for the winning candidate 64.5% of the time since 1900, North Carolina has carved a bellwether spot in presidential elections. And that’s even missing the last one. The trend is notable alongside a new poll that, so far, is an outlier in margin though not in choice. In analysis April […]
Trump free-market advisers brace for battle over dollar policy in second term
Free-market advisers to Donald Trump are bracing for a renewed effort by protectionist allies of the former president to devalue the dollar, a measure critics say would increase prices and harm living standards. Supply-side conservatives are worried about a renewed focus by Trump on the dollar, as well as by reported plans from former U.S. […]
EPA finalizes new rules cracking down on power plant emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency finalized four new rules Thursday that set tougher emissions limits on coal and new gas-fired power plants, taking restrictions further than the agency’s earlier proposed regulation and sparking fierce backlash from industry groups that are likely to mount a challenge in court. The rules, finalized under separate authorities including the Clean […]
Johnson works to turn down House temperature as rebels weigh revolt
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is moving to cool House tensions as a band of hard-line Republicans weigh whether to set in motion an attempt at his ouster. Conservatives are livid with Johnson over a series of bills he put on the floor, most recently foreign aid for Ukraine that a majority of Republicans opposed. Rep. […]
Parents of wounded Israeli-American hostage release video urging leaders to ‘get a deal done’
The terrorist organization Hamas released a video on Wednesday showing Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Reuters reported. In response, the boys’ parents made a video of their own. The video was posted on Hamas’s official Telegram account, The Times of Israel reported. Goldberg-Polin, 23, was missing the bottom half of his left arm in the video. The video featured Goldberg-Polin identifying […]