U.S. stocks rebounded Tuesday morning as the markets adjusted to the new reality under President Trump's tariff plans and investors hoped for bilateral deals that could reduce trade barriers.
The artificial intelligence arms race is here, and it runs on electricity. If even a fraction of Silicon Valley’s AI hype proves true, America should be moving mountains for the power necessary to fuel that race — especially with China now hot on our heels after DeepSeek’s recent breakthroughs. Unfortunately, too much red tape, uncertainty, and […]
When Iran’s supreme leader speaks, the world expects a predictable mix of praise for his Palestinian allies, blustery predictions of Israel’s demise, and bitter denunciations of the Great Satan (the United States). Any departure from Ali Khamenei’s usual script is worth noting. In his recent Eid al-Fitr prayer sermon, Khamenei added something as surprising as it […]
On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order ending the weaponization of the federal government. The move aimed to undo the damage caused by the Biden administration‘s politically driven prosecutions, most notably of Trump. While this is a promising first step, officials must extend their focus beyond former President Joe Biden’s abuse […]
Vice President Vance on Tuesday slammed former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) for voting against President Trump’s pick for a top Pentagon role, characterizing it as an act of "political pettiness." “Mitch’s vote today—like so much of the last few years of his career—is one of the great acts of political pettiness I’ve ever...
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) criticized Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after she posed with a rifle in Phoenix amid the Trump administration’s deportation crackdown. “Human traffickers. Drug Smugglers. 18th Street Gang members,” Noem wrote in a post on the social media platform X. “Spent the morning in Phoenix with our brave @ICEgov and...
More Americans view President Trump as favoring Russia too much in negotiations to end the war with Ukraine, according to a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center and published on Tuesday. Overall, Americans gave a mixed or negative review of the president’s foreign policy during the first couple months of his administration. On Ukraine...
The White House on Tuesday insisted that President Trump won’t back down on his threat to impose a more than 100 percent tariff rate on China, significantly escalating the trade war between the two nations hours before the deadline approaches. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked what it would take for Trump to...