Owing largely to heavy-handed federal rules, identity thieves have had a field day targeting banking consumers. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s very-much-in-flux Section 1033 “open banking” rule was promoted by the Biden administration as a modernization of the financial system, but in reality, made everyone’s data less secure. The rule compelled banks to give third-party […]
One morning last month, an 11-year-old boy who lives in our small town in Southern Italy asked me a question I never expected to hear from an 11-year-old boy who lives in a small town in Southern Italy. He asked me, “Have you read the Epstein files?” We were in a classroom at the local […]
As a lifelong fan of women’s sports, thinking about things like media rights or federal sports policy never really crossed my mind while watching Caitlin Clark drain threes from half court or Dawn Staley make history year after year. But looking back now, I better understand that none of those moments happen without the system […]
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets for former Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei’s funeral procession in Tehran. They chanted against the United States and Israel, carrying portraits of the killed supreme leader, and calling for vengeance against President Donald Trump. Still, big crowds under authoritarian regimes should never be confused with popular […]
Think welfare programs are overly tolerant of fraudsters? Wait until you see how kind they are to low-quality providers. Consider the Ensign Group. As the largest owner of federally certified nursing home facilities, it gets most of its revenue from the government. Taxpayers aren’t getting much from that arrangement. A recent investigation by the investment […]
The cost of ObamaCare coverage could shoot up even higher next year as insurers are proposing a median increase of 14 percent, according to an analysis of initial filings from KFF. If the preliminary filings hold, it would mark the second-straight year of double-digit premium increases, putting customers on the hook for thousands of dollars more in...
A multifront legal battle is intensifying over the Trump administration's controversial overhaul of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, with arrests for alleged vandalism colliding with scrutiny of the renovation. President Trump shared plans in late April to repair and renovate the 2,028-foot landmark on the National Mall, describing it as “terrible” and “filthy” and promising the project...
The Trump administration said Tuesday that the latest strikes on Iran came only after "unwarranted aggression by Iranian forces" after three commercial oil vessels in the Strait of Hormuz were under attack. The airstrikes hit over 80 targets, including Iranian defense systems, command and control networks, coastal radar sites, anti-ship missile capabilities and more than...
President Trump lashed out at Spain early Wednesday during remarks from the NATO summit, urging the U.S. to cut off all trade with the European country over what he called a lack of contributions to defense spending. “Spain is a wasted cause. We don’t want to do any trade business with Spain anymore by the...
President Trump early Wednesday said the ceasefire with Iran is "over" and declared he didn't "want to deal with them anymore" after both sides traded strikes overnight and the U.S. revoked a sanctions waiver that allowed Tehran to sell oil and petrochemicals. Trump spoke from the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey. He's scheduled to host a press conference...
The government's focus on this problem validates that the disclosure gap between registered lobbyists and paid protest organizers was never one related to principle.
In today's issue: ▪ Trump says Iran talks are ‘waste of time’ ▪ Israel at center of Michigan Senate debate ▪ The race to replace Platner ▪ Democrats seize on One Big Beautiful Bill President Trump said he thinks the memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iran is “over” after the U.S. traded attacks with Tehran...
