Politics
With Ramaswamy run expected, Ohio treasurer drops bid for governor to run for secretary of state
Republican Vivek Ramaswamy's expected run for Ohio governor continued to reshape the 2026 election on Wednesday, as two-term state…
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Politics
Senate to move on Trump agenda as House GOP splinters over spending cuts
Senate and House Republicans, after weeks of sparring over which chamber holds the key to enacting President Trump's legislative agenda,…
Politics
Protesters across the U.S. rally against Trump and the shuttering of USAID
A movement to oppose President Donald Trump organized under the hashtags #buildtheresistance and #50501, which stands for 50 protests, 50…
Politics
With Gaza rehab and other global policy ideas, Trump goes from America First to America Everywhere
President Donald Trump promised voters an administration that wouldn't waste precious American lives and taxpayer treasure on far-off wars…
News
Ford sees sharp profit drop as Trump tariff, EV threats loom
FORD Motor warned that profit may fall by US$2 billion or more this year on an expected drop in vehicle prices and costly new-model…
Politics
Dems break ice on Trump impeachment 2.0
Democrats launched their first impeachment salvo against President Trump's second term, with Rep. Al Green of Texas announcing he'll file…
Politics
Trump unleashes a supercharged MAGA agenda and Republicans come aboard
President Donald Trump is testing how far Republicans are willing to go in supporting his supercharged "Make America Great Again" agenda,…
Lifestyle
Fuchsia Dunlop’s Taste for Adventure
In the nineteen-nineties, Fuchsia Dunlop—now a celebrated food writer and expert in Chinese cooking—enrolled at the Sichuan Institute of…
Business
Why Sabana Reit should hold off on asset sales for now
Such action would have been more appropriate when Sabana Reit tried to merge with ESR Reit in 2020, or when it first started the perilous…
Politics
Sobriety on Tariff Threats, Please
Maybe the talks with Mexico and Canada amount to nothing. Or maybe the threat moves them onto Trump’s breakneck timetable. Source link
Politics
Sen. Joni Ernst applauds Secretary of State Rubio's push to overhaul USAID and review its spending
Sen. Joni Ernst is looking to keep the focus on the lack of transparency and accountability at the U.S. Agency for International…
Politics
Trump not aiming to place soldiers in Gaza, White House says
President Trump is not looking to put boots on the ground in Gaza or force taxpayers to pay for its rebuilding, the White House said…
Politics
Trump Plays a Dangerous Game with the Abraham Accords
The regional actors he needs to attract to the coalition were drawn by its focus on Iran at the expense of the Palestinian issue. So much…
Business
Vanguard’s record fee cuts tighten screws on BlackRock, Invesco
VANGUARD Group’s biggest salvo yet in its campaign to cut fees for the investing masses presents industry rivals with a painful choice.…
Business
Parkway Life Reit H2 DPU falls 1.3% to S$0.0738 on enlarged unit base
THE distribution per unit (DPU) of (Reit) for the second half ended Dec 31, 2024, was S$0.0738, sliding 1.3 per cent from S$0.0748 in the…
Business
Uber’s fourth-quarter earnings miss overshadows bookings growth
UBER Technologies reported weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings and operating income, overshadowing steady bookings growth.…
News
The Karla or Carlos Controversy Confounds Hollywood
Twists in the trans revolution upend film-industry journalism. Source link
Politics
Intersex People Don’t Negate Trump’s Two-Sexes Executive Order
People with intersex conditions have long been used as the bait in the Left’s motte-and-bailey argument to declare sex mutable at will.…
Politics
Republicans Should Support Workers — Not the Failed Union Model
Rather than double down on the Biden-Harris approach, as Senator Hawley proposes, the GOP can choose to put the American worker first.…
News
Collectivism in the C-Suite
A review of A Tyranny for the Good of Its Victims, by Andy Puzder. Source link
News
USAID Is a Failure
There will be legal issues ahead, but on the merits, overhauling the agency is worthy and important. Source link
News
How I May Have Solved a Murder
On a California landlord’s fatal stabbing, a Border Patrol shooting, and a twisted transgender cult. Source link
Business
Over 500 investors start claims process against Switzerland for Credit Suisse AT1 write-down: Singapore law firm
They are claiming losses amounting to about US$250 million, making it the the largest claim against the European country in treaty…