Biden defends monitoring hurricane crisis from Delaware: ‘It’s called a telephone’

WASHINGTON — President Biden fumed Monday when a journalist asked the retired commander-in-chief about monitoring the deadly hurricane's flooding from his Delaware vacation home rather than the White House: “That's called a phone call.” did. “Why weren't you and Vice President Harris taking command here in Washington this weekend?” a journalist asked Mr. Biden, 81, […]

China Defends Its Supply Chain Monopoly After Getting Linked to Lebanon Electronics Blast

One of China's top diplomats on Thursday opposed “attempts to weaponize and/or politicize supply chains” against the backdrop of hundreds of mysterious explosions targeting Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon this month. He encouraged the world to do so. Officials in the country confirmed that the explosions were caused by pagers, walkie-talkies, mobile phones, solar panels and […]

Brazil’s Socialist President Defends Twitter Ban at U.N.

Brazil's far-left President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Opening Remarks He appeared at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday to defend widespread censorship of conservatives, accusing the Israeli government of seeking “revenge” against Hamas terrorists. Brazil open Brazil addresses the General Assembly every year, a tradition that began in 1955 when Brazilian leaders volunteered to […]

FTC Trust-Buster Lina Khan Defends Herself from Kamala Harris’s Donors

Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Lina Khan, America's leading anti-monopoly advocate, is defending herself against Vice President Kamala Harris' billionaire donors who have called for her removal. During the period 60 min Interview In an interview with Lesley Stahl, Khan was asked about public and private comments from Harris' major donors on Wall Street and at […]

FTC Chair Lina Khan defends merger and acquisition crackdown

Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Lina Khan In an interview aired on Sunday, the minister defended the agency's role in policing mergers and acquisitions, saying companies were causing inflation. Khan was interviewed by Lesley Stahl on CBS News' “60 Minutes” at a town hall hosted by Khan and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). The FTC chairman said, […]

UN chief defends UNRWA, says only ‘a few elements’ participated in Oct. 7

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday defended UNRWA's work in Gaza, saying only “very few elements” within the organization have ties to Hamas. Israeli UN Ambassador Danny Danon claimed last week that the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) had been completely taken over by Hamas. Secretary-General Guterres […]