Foreign leaders, automakers and drugmakers are scrambling to get ahead of President Trump's plan to upend the global trade regime by imposing reciprocal tariffs on friends and foes alike.
As research on state abortion bans emerges, the national debate deflects from abortion’s moral permissibility and toward its raw outcomes. It’s a move to which the states’ rights framework lends itself. Birth rate data from 2023 are the principal lens through which to track changes since the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022. The […]
Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) is rebranding himself ahead of a possible 2028 presidential run to match what he thinks Democratic voters want. Judging by his new public persona, Walz thinks Democrats want an obnoxious jerk. Walz is on a “Told You So tour” as he positions himself as a Democratic presidential candidate. Like many Democrats […]
President Trump and Linda McMahon, his new Education secretary, are working to return education to states, school districts and families by scaling back the Department of Education and giving states the flexibility to stretch federal dollars further.
Dengue fever cases have been rising among U.S. travelers and are expected to climb this year, according to a warning from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A “record number” of dengue fever cases were identified among U.S. travelers last year — a total of 3,484, an 84 percent increase compared to...
The Trump administration is authorizing a major gas facility to export the fuel abroad — clearing a major hurdle in getting the controversial project approved. The Energy Department approved a permit for the Calcasieu Pass 2 (CP2) gas export project to sell gas to countries with which the U.S. does not have a free trade...
Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s, said he thinks the risk for a recession is “uncomfortably high” as the markets react to President Trump’s tariff agenda. “The recession risks are uncomfortably high and they’re rising,” Zandi said Wednesday on CNN. “I think they’re less than 50/50, but it really does depend on the president, what...
The Israeli military said Wednesday that it had relaunched a ground offensive in Gaza following renewed airstrikes on the enclave a day prior, breaking a two-month ceasefire with Hamas. Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) began “targeted ground activities” in central and southern Gaza, partially retaking a key area in the territory known as Netzarim Corridor. The...
The White House on Wednesday condemned Democrats for not speaking out about attacks on Tesla dealerships and cars, doubling down on the Trump administration’s criticism over the recent targeting of Elon Musk’s company. “We certainly think it's despicable the violence that is taking place against Tesla, the company, its employees, and also just Americans who...