Politics
What the Abrego Garcia Dispute Is Really About
The Trump administration has distorted the Court’s words to inflate the significance of the case. Source link
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China's blockade means rare earth minerals vital to U.S. military, microchips just got rarer
China is blocking -- or at least slow-walking -- the export of rare earth minerals used in military equipment, cars and other materials,…
News
A Venezuelan man was tackled in a New Hampshire courthouse and sent by ICE to Texas
A Venezuelan man facing misdemeanor charges in New Hampshire was apprehended in a courthouse by federal agents who also knocked over a…
Politics
Democrats dislike the 'chaos' of Trump's trade war but are OK with some tariffs
Democrats are quick to say that President Donald Trump's tariffs are horrible, awful, terrible. But Democrats are also stressing that they…
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Smithsonian workers returning to the office starting Easter Monday
All Smithsonian Institution employees will return to the office five days a week starting the day after Easter. Source link
News
Encountering Buckley in Business and Politics
He was one of a kind, and America is better off for having patriots like William F. Buckley Jr. engaged in the big fights of the day.…
Politics
Trump to impose 25% tariff on pharmaceuticals
President Trump said pharmaceutical tariffs are coming to get the U.S. to start making its own drugs. Source link
Lifestyle
CNN Special’s Delusions a Recipe for More Political Violence
Insisting that only the violence of the right is worth highlighting while rationalizing and downplaying that of the left will lead to more…
Business
Nvidia to produce AI servers worth up to US$500 billion in US over four years
Nvidia said it is planning to build AI servers worth as much as US$500 billion in the US over the next four years with help from partners…
Business
Apple takes top spot for first-quarter smartphone sales, data shows
Apple took the top spot for global smartphone sales in the first quarter on the back of the iPhone 16’s launch and strong demand in…
Business
Great Eastern chairman declines to speculate on potential delisting at AGM
Great Eastern Holdings (GEH) chairman Soon Tit Koon said that he does not wish to speculate on the potential delisting of the insurer, as…
Politics
Bruised dollar languishes near three-year lows on tariff anxiety
The dollar drifted lower on Monday (Apr 14), while the Japanese yen and the euro progressed higher as investor confidence in the world’s…
Business
Goldman Sachs’ profit jumps as traders deliver gains
Goldman Sachs reported a 15 per cent rise in first-quarter profit as market volatility led to record revenue in equities trading and…
News
Wilmar maintains innocence after Indonesian judges who acquitted it are arrested on corruption charges
Wilmar International maintained its innocence after four judges who cleared it – as well as two other palm oil companies – in a corruption…
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Will We Let Easter Work on Us This Time?
The Passion, Pope Francis, and living like Jesus Source link
News
Careless Tax Reform Could Destroy a Lifeline for the Poor
Higher taxes don’t just ‘eat the rich,’ contrary to what we hear so often. Source link
Politics
Abrego Garcia Should Be Returned from El Salvador
The Salvadoran national and the U.S. government’s disputed claims should both be sorted out via a lawful process here in the United…
Politics
Does a Fetus Have Constitutional Rights?
In the first two years after the Supreme Court eliminated the constitutional right to abortion, the number of abortions performed annually…
Politics
Frank Viva’s “Hot Air”
For the cover of the April 21, 2025, issue, the artist Frank Viva attempts to portray the feelings that grip anyone following the news…
Culture
Kurt Weill Kept Reinventing Himself
“Music is no longer a matter for the few,” Kurt Weill declared in 1928, the year he wrote “The Threepenny Opera.” In Weill’s opinion,…
Business
Singapore shares and STI close higher on Monday, mirroring regional indices
Across the broader market, advancers outnumber decliners 377 to 181 after 1.1 billion shares worth S$1.4 billion change hands The Straits…
Politics
Federal Work Force Prepares for Another Round of Mass Firings as Deadline Nears
Federal agencies are facing a deadline on Monday to present their plans for another round of mass firings, the next step in the Trump…
Politics
Trump to Meet President of El Salvador, Where Deportees Face Prison
President Trump will meet with President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador at the White House on Monday as the administration ramps up its use…