Part of it is the "micromobility cult," an obsession with boosting every possible alternative to automotive traffic; part is the insane avoidance of anything...
“If we lost the House, the Senate and the presidency, our country is finished. Because these are lunatics you’re dealing with," President Trump warned.
For too long, United Nations secretaries-general have preferred to virtue-signal and jet-set around the globe rather than manage their organization. Current U.N. chief Antonio Guterres has taken about 190 official trips spanning nearly 900 days — the figure would be even higher without a dip during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pair each of these trips with […]
Iran’s next wheat harvest depends on more than improved rainfall. Wheat farmers told Iran International on Oct. 14 that delayed government payments left them short of cash to buy seed and fertilizer for autumn planting. Officials said most debts were settled and attributed some remaining delays to administrative discrepancies. For producers facing cash outlays now, […]
Recent reporting that QatarEnergy has begun buying long-term liquefied natural gas supplies from abroad as a hedge against another interruption through the Strait of Hormuz should be read as more than a business story. It is an acknowledgment that even one of the world’s largest energy exporters can no longer assume that its own physical […]
If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it is probably a Muslim Brotherhood duck. A few days ago, President Donald Trump claimed that Abdul el Sayed and his family are linked to the Muslim Brotherhood — a group designated as a terrorist organization and outlawed even […]
A Defense Intelligence Agency report released last week underlines the rapidly growing threat to U.S. interests in space. It offers yet another reminder of the Space Force’s rising importance. The War Department‘s intelligence service, the DIA, is responsible for operations and analysis related to national defense. So, while this new report employs careful analytical language, […]
Public school closures are accelerating across the country, and voters in several states have a chance to speed up or slow down the process on Tuesday. Closures are largely determined by school board members and affected by a district's funding situation, which itself is downstream from state legislatures and governors' mansions. With school board seats...
There are no shortages of storylines to watch as the historic 2026 midterms draw to a close. The GOP is on defense as election forecasters, like Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ), predict Democrats have an 82 percent chance of flipping the House and a 62 percent shot at winning the Senate. A gloomy economy, President Trump's...
Democrats are expecting to win big on Election Day, but disagreements are already erupting among them over how aggressively to target President Trump for what they say are abuses of power and corruption. Democratic lawmakers and strategists are divided over whether to push another impeachment against Trump. Senators and leaders in the House are generally...
This week’s midterm elections feature a handful of races involving former athletes, coaches or sports media personalities who are hoping to secure victory at the ballot box and bring their experience on or around the field of play to a role in government. Tuesday’s elections come at the end of a midterm cycle in which...
