Predictably, the inclusion of China in the Bretton Woods institutions has only frustrated these institutions' purpose. It is time to recognize this reality and ostracize China rather than keep trying in vain to co-opt it.
Pollution from the plastics industry is a major force behind the heating of the planet, according to a new report from the federal government. The industry releases about four times as many planet-warming chemicals as the airline industry, according to the paper from scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. Its emissions are equivalent to...
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said on Wednesday that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is “recycling” Russian propaganda in falsely saying Ukraine is a Nazi state. In an interview on MSNBC’s “The Reid Out,” Raskin noted concerns – even from high-ranking GOP lawmakers like House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Turner (R-Ohio) and House Foreign Affairs Committee...
NEW YORK — Former President Trump on Wednesday took aim at prospective jurors in his first criminal trial despite a gag order barring him from making public statements about them. “’They are catching undercover Liberal Activists lying to the Judge in order to get on the Trump Jury,” Trump posted on Truth Social, giving credit...
Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-N.J.) remains hospitalized and in stable condition after suffering from a cardiac episode last week, his office said Wednesday. “Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. suffered a cardiac episode based on complications from his diabetes last week. Today, he is in stable condition at a local hospital and continues to be under...
Rep. Marc Molinaro (R-N.Y.) said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) political “theater” must “come to an end,” likely referring to his colleague's looming threat to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Ga.). “Her theater and this constant effort to hold the Congress hostage has to come to an end,” Molinaro said in an interview on CNN’s “The...
Jury selection is set to resume on Thursday, the third day of former President Trump’s hush money trial in Manhattan. Seven jurors have so far been picked, with 11 more to go that includes six alternates, whittled down from hundreds of New Yorkers called to serve on the panel. Dozens of jurors were almost immediately...
The International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes is an outdated institution that does not contribute to economic development or address global challenges like climate change.
Legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin said Wednesday that former President Trump’s recent social media post “clearly” violated the gag order in his hush money criminal case. Trump's post, quoting a Fox News host, reads: “’They are catching undercover Liberal Activists lying to the Judge in order to get on the Trump Jury,’ Jesse Watters.” In an...