China has sent a “police delegation team” to the Pacific island state of Kiribati, to the alarm of U.S. and allied officials troubled by Beijing’s footholds in the waterways between Australia and Hawaii. “We are aware that they are seeking a greater security role in the Pacific, and we have been consistent in our view […]
EAGLE PASS, Texas — Border Patrol agents based in this region of south-central Texas were thrilled Thursday as former President Donald Trump pulled into town. “He’s Daddy,” a Border Patrol agent based in Eagle Pass told the Washington Examiner in a text message. Agents are not authorized to speak with media and spoke on the […]
Former President Donald Trump slammed the past rhetoric from Democratic officials, including President Joe Biden, about the border being “secure,” claiming it was disinformation and labeling them “masters at it.” Trump, speaking on Fox News’s Hannity as part of his visit to the southern border on Thursday, claimed Democrats’ spewing pf “disinformation,” on the border […]
It’s been a little more than eight months since Gov. Chris Sununu (R-NH) announced he would leave office after eight years, setting up a fight for a governorship that’s swung back and forth between Republicans and Democrats for decades, and in an Electoral College swing state where President Joe Biden and the GOP nominee-in-waiting, former […]
Perhaps this town was no longer big enough for the both of them. With former President Donald Trump on the cusp of clinching the 2024 Republican nomination, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced he was stepping down from his post before the end of the year. “One of life’s most underappreciated talents is to […]
It is always sad to watch the final season of one of your favorite TV shows, as we fans of HBO‘s Curb Your Enthusiasm have been doing this season. We are grateful for all the great times and uproarious laughs the show has given us, and we are happy they decided to make this final season at […]
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley‘s campaign rally in northern Virginia on Thursday evening was repeatedly interrupted by protesters upset over the Israel–Hamas war. Haley is barnstorming several Super Tuesday states, including Virginia, to gear up support in her primary against former President Donald Trump. But her campaign speech was derailed by at least seven pro-Palestinian protesters who […]
Retired Army Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges is among the many former U.S. military commanders who fault President Joe Biden’s administration for giving Ukraine only enough military support to keep it from losing, but not enough to win. Hodges, now retired and living in Germany, where he was once based, is a former commanding general of […]
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) is calling for a crackdown on life insurance, arguing that the wealthiest people are using certain plans to dodge billions of dollars in tax liability. Wyden, who is the chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, claims that private placement life insurance plans — which are only available to high earners […]
The U.S. economy has proven remarkably resilient amid the Federal Reserve’s largely successful attempts to pull off a soft landing from sky-high inflation. But not everyone has enjoyed the benefits. The Fed’s monetary tightening, raising interest rates the most in more than 40 years, has led to a minor blood bath across the tech sector. […]
