Unsurprisingly, China was the key focus of this past weekend's G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan. Alongside the United States, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is concerned by China's increasingly aggressive posture. The U.S. and Japan recognize that a key Chinese strategic objective is to undermine the unity of democratic allies by leveraging vast investments alongside the dangling dagger of economic coercion. In turn, the G7's communique expressed concerns over Beijing's economic coercion and its policies on Taiwan, human rights, and the South China Sea.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who was narrowly elected Speaker in January after 15 ballots, is coming under heavy pressure from conservatives not to agree to any debt-ceiling deal that falls well short House-passed legislation that cut $4.8 trillion from the deficit. So far, President Biden’s proposal to cap discretionary spending has fallen flat with McCarthy,...
Two key officials have left progressive presidential candidate Marianne Williamson's campaign, according to a new report. Jason Call, who served as Williamson’s deputy campaign manager, and Peter Daou, the prior campaign manager, have both left her operation, Politico first reported on Monday. Shortly after the news broke, Williamson’s press secretary Duran Brown released a statement about Daou, which...
The U.S. stock market dipped Monday morning after a fake image of an explosion near the Pentagon went viral. The image was apparently created with artificial intelligence and tweeted out by a verified account resembling Bloomberg News called Bloomberg Feed. The caption read, "Large explosion near The Pentagon Complex in Washington, D.C. - Initial report." The...
The Supreme Court declined Monday to take up a challenge to California's ban on foie gras that was brought by duck and goose farmers who argued that the dish is the "most maligned and misunderstood food in the world." Foie gras is a specialty food product made from the liver of a duck or goose....
The Texas legislature has passed a law banning diversity, equity and inclusion programs at state universities. The bill now heads to the desk of Gov. Greg Abbott (R). The measure — the second of its kind passed by any state, after Florida — is one that critics say could hamstring flagship state institutions like the University of Texas and Texas...
The student behind the Twitter account targeting Tesla CEO Elon Musk's private jet is now tracking the travels of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R). Jack Sweeney, who ran the @elonjet account, is now tracking DeSantis' private jet through the account @desantisjet, which monitors the Florida governor's jet using publicly available flight data. However, Sweeney is...