Wholesale prices rose 0.3% in October, easing from the previous month, though inflation remains elevated and the Federal Reserve is likely to raise rates in December.
The Senate Banking Committee wants testimony from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang about whether the U.S. adhered to rules around the export of advanced computer chips to China.
On Sept. 29, a FEMA official swore in a deposition that she went to law school as “a night student” while working for the agency. Two weeks later, her school’s subpoenaed records showed day classes in fall 2018 and spring 2019 and a degree from its “day division.” She ran FEMA’s Continuous Improvement Program in […]
The primary obligation of any sovereign government is the absolute, unapologetic defense of its borders. Controlling who enters and who stays is central to national survival — a reality Americans understand intimately as the crisis at the U.S. southern border reshapes domestic politics. Yet, while the United States grapples with its own crisis of continental […]
We know based on polls that Democrats simply do not like America. In fact, they dislike America so much that they want someone else to handle all the issues in our own backyard. An Economist/YouGov poll asked Americans whether or not they believe the United States should be the dominant power in the Western Hemisphere […]
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) brushed aside fears Wednesday morning about possible negative environmental impacts from SpaceX’s planned $100 billion launch facility in the state. He told CBS News on Wednesday that he was “not concerned about the environmental impact” of the new spaceport, which will be constructed along the Gulf Coast on a former...
Iran’s recent saber-rattling against Bulgaria has renewed questions over how much it’s willing to directly attack Europe in an effort to deter U.S. allies from aiding war efforts against Tehran. Bulgaria, among Iran’s biggest trading partners in Eastern Europe, is among the European countries Iran considered striking if President Trump escalated the war, Financial Times...
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), the chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, has launched an investigation into Flock Safety’s national surveillance network and is demanding to know who has access to the personal data of Americans captured on Flock cameras. Hawley in a letter to Flock CEO Garrett Langley wrote that the...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday will honor the Marines who served during the 2021 Abbey Gate attack in Afghanistan to mark five years since the deadly bombing. The Aug. 26, 2021, suicide bombing outside Kabul’s airport killed 13 U.S. service members and roughly 170 Afghan civilians as the U.S. carried out its swift withdrawal...
Gas station and travel center chain Buc-ee's said it will seek out “conservative, business friendly” states for new locations after receiving pushback over its decision to go after small business owners with allegedly similar logos. "We have a lot of opportunities. We're growing. We're building in a lot of places, but when you find a...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday that it disrupted a Chinese hacking operation that targeted its network and other sensitive U.S. agencies. The DOJ said in a statement that it seized hacking platforms “QScan” and “QTRouter,” which were operated by a state-run group employed by Chinese-based firm, Nanjing Xinjiuwei Network Technology Co. These platforms...
Paul Gigot, the editorial page editor of The Wall Street Journal, said investor Stanley Druckenmiller did not violate the Journal’s policies when he used artificial intelligence to write an op-ed the outlet published Monday. Gigot noted Tuesday that people use AI, which he called a “fact of modern life,” to “assist in their work and...
President Trump’s administration sent a nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia that would allow the kingdom to enrich uranium to Congress this week, kick-starting a congressional review process required under the Atomic Energy Act. However, President Trump's retroactive condition for the deal — that it will only move forward if Saudi Arabia joins the Abraham...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday approved a treatment for advanced pancreatic cancer, offering new life-extending care for patients with one of the most aggressive forms of cancer. The once-daily pill, called daraxonrasib and manufactured by Revolution Medicines, will be sold under the brand name Rasonque. It was approved for patients who already tried...
Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich on Wednesday called President Trump's 50 percent tariffs on Canadian imports "irrational." Reich warned in an interview with "Squawk Box" co-host Andrew Ross Sorkin on CNBC that prices would rise, particularly for housing, as a result of the trade war. "And as Canadian wood products become even more expensive, you're...
United Airlines will add 10 new destinations next year — the largest international expansion in the Chicago-based company’s nearly 100-year history. The airline announced Tuesday that it will introduce nonstop flights to Okinawa, Japan; Toulouse, France; Luxembourg City, Luxembourg; Marseille, France; Ibiza, Spain; Valencia, Spain; Terceira, Portugal; Ljubljana, Slovenia; Olbia (Sardinia), Italy; and Catania (Sicily),...
