Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is testifying before the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday morning after warning that the United States is not ready to cut interest rates. “For the time being, we are well-positioned to wait to learn more about the likely course of the economy before considering any adjustments to our policy […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) expressed hope that “cooler heads” will prevail in the conflict between Israel and Iran despite the latter country being “an irrational actor.” Trump’s peace deal between the Middle Eastern countries, announced Monday evening, was jeopardized after the two countries exchanged attacks four hours before the ceasefire was set to begin. […]
The Washington Monument, a top tourist destination in Washington D.C., closed Tuesday due to extreme heat warnings. Visitors were also barred from the monument Monday as temperatures neared 100 degrees. Tuesday is expected to see a high of 99 degrees. For those living in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, temperatures are expected to exceed 100 degrees […]
President Donald Trump has taken aim at his predecessor once again, this time blaming him for Iranian “super cells” allowed into the United States. “[President Joe] Biden let a lot of stupid stuff in,” Trump told reporters en route to the Netherlands. “…And among everything else, he let a lot of super cells in. Many […]
Iran has arrested over 500 people over alleged ties to Israeli intelligence since the Iran-Israel conflict started less than two weeks ago, according to a human rights organization. More than 530 people were arrested across Iran since the rapidly escalating conflict began on June 13, the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights detailed in a report […]
President Donald Trump stopped short of outright castigating Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday but suggested he is growing tired of Russia‘s ongoing offensive against Ukraine. Trump made the comments while flying to the Netherlands on Tuesday morning to attend the NATO summit. Though Trump’s Saturday decision to launch airstrikes against Iran will likely overshadow […]
The Gates Foundation announced Tuesday that it is pledging $1.6 billion over five years to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Gavi CEO Sania Nishtar reported that the nonprofit has vaccinated 1.1 billion children in 78 low-income countries since its inception in 2000, and estimates that 19 million deaths were prevented as a result. It has been the Gates Foundation’s […]
The law firm that represented Hunter Biden in two federal trials sued him on Monday, alleging he failed to pay at least $50,000 in legal fees. Winston & Strawn recently filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, arguing Biden’s failure to pay despite the law firm’s repeated requests amounts to […]
Three years after the Supreme Court decided Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the battle over abortion access has splintered into a new era of legal, legislative, and political fights, proving that the end of Roe was only the beginning of a broader policy war. This Washington Examiner series, Aftershocks of Dobbs, examines how activists, lawmakers, and courts are driving the […]
President Donald Trump is heading to Europe for talks with NATO allies as the world reels from his dramatic strikes on Iran over the weekend, followed by the announcement of a ceasefire with Israel Monday evening. “European Allies were quite supportive of the U.S. decision to use military force against Iran’s nuclear program,” Jennifer Kavanaugh, […]
