Preston Martin figured the retro blue Volkswagen van he slept in for a year during college was a goner, given that he parked it in a Malibu neighborhood just before the Palisades fire ripped through, reducing homes and cars to rubble and charred metal. So the surfboard maker was stunned...
(ZeroHedge)—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has informed relatives of hostages kidnapped by Hamas that the end of the war in Gaza is near, amid reports that a ceasefire and hostage exchange deal has been reached. A formal deal could be announced within hours, he has said. Axios reports Wednesday morning,...
Population growth in the U.S. is expected to stagnate between 2025 and 2055 as fertility rates continue to decline, a report released Tuesday by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found. A predicted significant decline in illegal immigration as well as many women choosing to delay motherhood are two contributing factors....
(Just The News)—Gov. Kathy Hochul is pledging to cut taxes by more than $1 billion, provide inflationary refunds to New Yorkers and expand child tax credits as part of an ambitious agenda for the coming year. Hochul used her state-of-the-state address Tuesday to highlight the proposals, many of which would...
(The Center Square)—The U.S. Congressional Budget Office released new data showing that in the last calendar year, the federal deficit has risen over $2 trillion. The CBO released its monthly report on federal spending and revenue to show the increase, which is more than double the deficit levels just a...
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Jan. 14 that the House plans to raise the debt ceiling through reconciliation but suggested that could change. “We’re socializing that among members,” Johnson said at an event hosted by Politico. “I’m not really wed to that, it was the initial idea. So...
(DCNF)—Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who ran his vice presidential campaign on defending democracy during the 2024 election, has notably remained silent as Democratic lawmakers in his state are threatening a legislative session boycott to deny GOP lawmakers a quorum to elect a speaker and conduct legislative business. The start...
Canadian officials said Monday that the country will be buying more submarines from the United States in an effort to offset the trade deficit the US has with its northern neighbors. The move is also an effort to prevent Trump from implementing tariffs on the goods sold in America from...
The House is taking up legislation that would slash more than $35 million in annual taxpayer funding to the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and its supporting institutions, according to a copy of the bill obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. Rep. Chip Roy (R., Texas), a member of the...
In a remarkable turn during her Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, President-elect Trump's Attorney General nominee, Pam Bondi, effectively turned the tables on Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse after he implied she would politicize the Department of Justice (DOJ). During an intense exchange, Whitehouse questioned Bondi about the appropriateness of starting...
The economy is set for a big boost as President Donald J. Trump's policies begin having an impact. But there's one area of uncertainty that remains even after his victory: the national debt. Even if other economic indicators show positive signs, there is no way to get around the ballooning...
Elon Musk was sued on Tuesday by the Securities and Exchange Commission for having failed to timely disclose purchasing more than 5% of Twitter’s common stock in March 2022 — a parting shot at the mogul by lame-duck SEC boss Gary Gensler. In a complaint filed in Washington, DC, federal...
(Just The News)—The Michigan State Police is piloting its first electric patrol vehicle, which hit the streets this week in Lansing. “This is an exciting opportunity for us to research, in real time, how a battery electric vehicle performs on patrol,” said Col. James F. Grady II, director of the...
(DCNF)—Republican strategist Scott Jennings clashed with CNN host Abby Phillip Monday night over whether disaster relief aid for wildfires in California should be made “conditional,” requiring policy changes. The area around Los Angeles has been impacted by multiple wildfires that rapidly spread through Pasadena and other localities, destroying thousands of...
Tequila inventories in Mexico have surged past half a billion liters, approaching the country's annual production levels, as demand slows in key markets like the US. The oversupply crisis has translated into the second bust cycle for agave prices since the Dot Com crash 25 years ago. Mexico's Tequila Regulatory...