The Walt Disney Company is an American icon. Unfortunately, it is entwined both in America’s culture battles and in the tariff wars of President Donald Trump. On Wednesday of this week, Disney’s stock topped $100 for the first time in over a month. The company reported very strong revenues and earnings for its quarter ending in March. Wall Street analysts and investors were worried […]
“China is the most benevolent country on the planet.” “Our bilateral relationship is one of the closest in the world between a big and small country.” “China’s contribution to global peace and prosperity … is unmatched.” These are the servile words of Gaston Browne, prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda, one of our smallest and […]
We’re witnessing a judicial insurrection. Just last week, a judge in California demanded that Border Patrol agents not arrest people they believe to be in the country illegally. This is just the latest in a long list of extrajudicial actions left-wing judges are taking in an effort to stop President Donald Trump. We’ve seen judges try to […]
President Trump and his economic team are experimenting with a hodgepodge of messaging tactics to sell his tariff policy as it struggles to appease concerns over rising prices. Trump this week began likening himself to a shopkeeper. Meanwhile, his Treasury secretary said young girls would be better off than their parents if they had fewer...
The decision by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) to forego a bid for the top Democratic seat on the House Oversight Committee has quickly sparked a series of behind-the-scenes maneuvers to replace Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), the current ranking member, whenever the seat opens up. The jockeying sets the stage for what could potentially be an...
President Trump has since taking office leaned heavily on executive actions, the impacts of which are likely to be felt for years to come and will be harder to reverse for future administrations than those implemented by past presidents. Within the first 100 days alone, Trump has already nearly surpassed the total number of orders...
When the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a new requirement for placebo testing on all new vaccines last week, the agency suggested the move would help protect consumers. But medical experts and vaccine makers say wide application of the rule would be an unnecessary drain on time and money, while raising ethical...
A ceasefire deal between Yemen’s Houthi rebels and the U.S., mediated by Oman, has secured a tentative end to attacks on American ships in the Red Sea, but details are slim on the concessions made by both sides. Still, the ceasefire allows the Trump administration to claim victory in clearing the pathway for commercial shipping. Attacks...
Republicans are looking to regroup on President Trump's agenda, which one GOP lawmaker says is becoming a "trainwreck." Senate Republicans met at the Library of Congress Wednesday to plot a path forward on the stalled budget reconciliation bill, amid growing tensions between conservatives, who want to make deep cuts to government spending, and moderates, who...
Proposed reductions in federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are the latest flash point for Republicans as they work through sticking points on the “big beautiful bill” of President Trump’s legislative priorities. SNAP benefits, formerly known as food stamps, are currently funded entirely by the federal government, while costs of administering it...