Oil rebounds on signs of strong US demand
Oil prices rose nearly 1 per cent on Wednesday, recovering from a sharp slide early this week, as data showed relatively strong US demand, and as investors assessed the stability of a…
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US Federal Reserve’s Powell says tariff-driven inflation remains a big question
US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday (Jun 25) said the US central bank is still struggling to determine the impact of tariffs on consumer prices. “The question is, who’s…
HSBC sees ‘huge opportunities’ for Singapore businesses in India’s fast-changing economy
Companies based in Singapore are well-positioned to seize “huge opportunities” in India’s rapidly evolving economy, said two senior HSBC executives in a recent interview with The Business…
Judge orders release of Abrego Garcia -- eventually
A federal judge ordered the government to release Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the illegal immigrant at the center of a major deportation and criminal legal battle, from pre-trial detention,…
New York Chooses Its Fate
Lurking behind Mamdani’s pie-in-the-sky socialist agenda is his abiding commitment to anti-Zionism. None of this bodes well for NYC. Source link
Zohran Mamdani's commanding finish in New York mayoral primary rattles the Democratic Party
Avowed socialist Zohran Mamdani's win in the Democratic primary for New York mayor delivered a massive victory for the Democratic Party's insurgent wing and knocked the party establishment…
Trump lashes out at media over scrutiny of Iran bombings' success following intel reports
President Trump continues to defend the success of the U.S. attack on three of Iran's key nuclear sites, criticizing news reports that say otherwise. Source link
Justice Jackson’s Misguided Attack on Written Law
As a progressive judge, when Kagan thinks you’re wrong and Sotomayor thinks you’ve gone overboard, you should rethink your choices. Source link
Protesters jeer Senate appropriators, White House budget chief for 'death' cuts to spending
Protesters screaming that President Trump's proposed cuts to foreign aid would kill people were removed from a Senate hearing Wednesday with the top White House budget official. Source link
Trump's defense lawyer faces battle to win appeals court seat
Emil Bove, President Trump's former defense lawyer and now a pick to be a federal appeals court judge, vehemently denied Wednesday that he tried to get the Justice Department to ignore…
Trump cheers GOP effort to expand spectrum, the invisible highway fueling wireless networks
Senate Republicans are using President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" to establish a robust pipeline of wireless spectrum, an obscure but critical part of U.S. efforts to meet consumer…
Lawmakers aim to wall off Chinese AI from U.S. government agencies
A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers wants to stop U.S. agencies from acquiring or using artificial intelligence made by the Chinese Communist Party or other foreign adversaries. Source link
Department of Housing and Urban Development to relocate from D.C. to Alexandria
The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Wednesday that its headquarters will relocate from the crumbling Robert C. Weaver Federal Building in the District to a more…
Trump's DOJ sues an entire federal court trying to block deportations
President Trump's Justice Department took the unusual step Wednesday of suing an entire federal court, saying the judges in Maryland are bending over backward to give a break to illegal…
CDC nominee Susan Monarez sidesteps questions about disagreements with RFK in Senate hearing
Susan Monarez, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told senators Wednesday that she values vaccines, public health interventions and…
The Shrewdly Regenerative Apocalypse of “28 Years Later”
Perhaps because cannibalism comes with the territory, the zombie movie has proved uncommonly immune to a certain strain of critical attack: the kind that instinctively finds fault with the…
Trump’s New Intelligence Problem
The ‘deep state’ abides, in a different form. Source link
Trump: U.S. may provide Ukraine with more Patriot missiles
President Trump said Wednesday the United States may provide Ukraine with additional defensive missiles to intercept Russian air attacks. Source link
Trump says his feelings about NATO changed after summit
President Trump said he left the NATO summit feeling differently about the alliance than when he arrived, after countries showed their appreciation for the U.S. Source link
Lawsuit rips MIT for becoming 'breeding ground' for antisemitism
A lawsuit filed Wednesday against the Massachusetts Institute of Technology accused university officials of "standing idly by" as the campus became a hotbed of antisemitism, prompting a…
Trump says nuclear deal with Iran not necessary
President Trump Wednesday said it was no longer necessary to work out a nuclear deal with Iran, and he said U.S. negotiators will discuss the issue with Iranian officials next week. Source…
Trump considers candidates to replace Federal Reserve Chair Powell
President Trump on Wednesday said he has a handful of people in mind to replace Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, who has resisted Mr. Trump's calls to lower interest rates. Source…
Wary of Washington, Europe frets it will be left behind on an AI battlefield
THE HAGUE — Days before NATO was set to convene in the Netherlands, one of its top commanders, Pierre Vandier, tasked with transforming the alliance for the next fight, put out a call:…
A.I. Is Homogenizing Our Thoughts
In an experiment last year at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, more than fifty students from universities around Boston were split into three groups and asked to write SAT-style…