POHNPEI, Federated States of Micronesia—A twin-engine, blue-and-white U.S. Air Force transport jet carrying Secretary of State Mike Pompeo descended to land on Pohnpei, one of four Pacific island states that comprise the Federated States of Micronesia. Onboard the jet during approach, the remote island’s aquamarine coastal waters and lush green tropical forests appeared as an […]
US President Donald Trump on Thursday doubled down on his criticism of Muslim congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib and welcomed Israel’s decision to bar them from visiting the country. “I’m only involved from the standpoint of they are very anti-Jewish and they’re very anti-Israel,” Trump told reporters, according to The Hill. “I think it’s […]
Rand Paul is mistaken. It’s not often I say that, so let me explain. Speaking on the Senate floor last month, Kentucky’s junior senator—elected with Tea Party support in his first run for public office in 2010—declared the following in response to a massive two-year spending deal: “Today is the final nail in the coffin. […]
Netherlands Party for Freedom (PVV) leader Geert Wilders declared that limiting Islam’s power in his country will only strengthen the country. “We’re strong enough to fight Islamization and stop Islam.” “We’re not weakening our law or democracy, but merely strengthening them,” Wilders wrote in his Twitter account. So I think that if we are strong […]
(CNSNews.com) – President Trump said Tuesday the Iranians were not seizing U.S. ships in the Strait of Hormuz because few U.S. tankers use the Persian Gulf chokepoint nowadays – “because we have our own oil and gas.” “Very few American boats are there,” Trump told an audience at a petrochemicals plant in western Pennsylvania. The […]
A week ago, I wrote about the turmoil in Hong Kong and pointed out that a crackdown would be bad for China’s already-faltering economy. I had a chance to again address the issue yesterday. What made this interview different is that it included a discussion of what Trump should do. My expertise is economics rather […]
While millions of Americans were vacationing this summer, the seemingly impossible happened in Washington: On July 17, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), and Steve King (R-IA) all voted in favor of the same healthcare legislation. The bill in question, H.R. 748, sought to repeal the so-called “Cadillac Tax” imposed by the […]
Colombia, a major source of banana exports, has declared a national emergency due to the spread of a banana-eating fungus called Fusarium wilt tropical race 4, or TR4. Signs of the fungus were first spotted in northern Colombia in June, Science reported. The fungus has devastated banana plants across Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Middle […]
The Labor Department on Wednesday announced a new rule to grant the “broadest protection permitted by law” to religious organizations contracting with the federal government. The proposed rule to clarify civil rights protections for religious groups will be added to the Federal Register on Thursday, but is now open to public comment. “Today’s proposed rule […]
A substantial increase in medical and humanitarian care has followed the surge of illegal immigrants at the U.S.-Mexican border, according to Department of Homeland Security statistics. As of July, the department had deployed about 200 more medical professionals to the southwest border than it had at the end of 2018. Amid sharp criticism of U.S. […]
