If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times: The presidential election is going to be about pocketbook issues, kitchen table issues. It’s going to be about the economy, stupid. The Biden economy has barely grown in the last five quarters, and the leading indicators
After a closely fought race between Türkiye’s main presidential candidates, voters will return to the polls on May 28 to decide who will lead the country. The second-round vote will determine whether the country remains under the firm grip of incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan or can embark on a
The raid into Russian territory by two anti-Putin Russian militias based in Ukraine has cast a spotlight on the groups, whose existence until recently was denied by the Kremlin. The two groups that claimed responsibility – Liberty of Russia Legion and Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC) – describe themselves as Russian armed dissidents.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine would be a sure signal from the world that Russia’s invasion would end in defeat. Ukraine’s quest for the U.S.-built jet received a big boost over the weekend when U.S. President Joe
By Samantha Aschieris, The Daily Signal |May 25, 2023 The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party released two reports Wednesday with numerous policy recommendations aimed at bolstering “Taiwan deterrence” and helping to stop the genocide “against the Uyghurs and other minorities” in China. “The competition with the CCP
By Anthony B. Kim, The Daily Signal | May 24, 2023 “Your future is our future.” That was the simple yet powerful message of former British Prime Minister Liz Truss to Taiwan. Truss made a notable five-day trip to Taiwan starting on May 16, becoming the first former British prime minister
In a CBS Evening News exclusive interview, IRS agent Gary Shapley raises concerns about potential preferential treatment in the investigation of Hunter Biden's tax-related activities. CBS's Jim Axelrod delves into the matter, shedding light on the agent's allegations. * IRS agent Gary Shapley raises concerns
By John Stossel via the Daily Caller Foundation | May 25, 2023 Recently, Gov. Ron DeSantis sat down with me for a one-hour interview. I started by praising him for keeping Florida largely open during Covid. “I just had to make the decision as a leader,” says DeSantis. “Are you gonna
The tech dispute between the U.S. and China is just another facet of the strained and contentious relations between the two.
By Michael Rectenwald for the Mises Institute | May 24, 2023 On May 12, 2023, Elon Musk announced that Linda Yaccarino, the now former chairman of global advertising and partnerships at NBCUniversal, would become the new CEO of Twitter. Musk’s appointment of Yaccarino followed an advertiser exodus that caused Twitter’
It’s safe to say that at no time in human history have more people been better fed than are in our current era. So of course the left has to make sure that doesn’t continue. John Kerry, the man who has almost perfected the art of looking down
By Ryan McMaken, The Mises Institute | May 24, 2023 In perhaps one of the most unexpected and sudden shifts in consumer demand in recent years, sales of Bud Light have now fallen sizably for six weeks in a row, with no end in sight. The New York Post reported on
Ramaswamy must enhance his performance to maintain his viability.
If Republicans are the stupid party – and you will get no argument from us here about that – perhaps the correct label for today’s Democratic party is “brainless.” Witness what it did in just the past few days: President Joe Biden showed up at the pro-abortion EMILY’s List gala,
By David Ditch for the Daily Signal | May 23, 2023 Following a number of rounds of discussions between House Republican officials and the Biden administration, the two sides still haven’t reached an agreement on increasing the federal debt limit. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., described a Monday evening conversation
By Ryan McMaken, The Mises Institute | May 23, 2023 Negotiations over increasing the federal debt ceiling continue in Washington. As has occurred several times over the past twenty years, Republicans and Democrats are presently using increases in the debt ceiling as a bargaining chip in negotiating how federal tax dollars
