North Korea is promising to refine its weapons development and strengthen its nuclear capabilities. Supreme leader Kim Jong Un made the comments Monday at a state event celebrating the country’s 76th anniversary. ‘The obvious conclusion is that the nuclear force of the DPRK and the posture capable of properly using it for ensuring the state’s right to security in any ...
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., was forced to delay a House-wide vote on his plan to avert a partial government shutdown on Wednesday after a slew of GOP defections put the bill on life support within days of its rollout. Johnson told reporters there would be ‘no vote today’ on the measure, a short-term extension of this year’s government funding called ...
A focus group reacting live to the presidential debate appeared to have strong opinions about the controversial conservative plan, Project 2025. Project 2025 was launched by the Heritage Foundation as part of their Presidential Transition Project for the 2024 cycle. The project has become a talking point for Democrats, who have attempted to smear it as radical and tie it ...
Three years since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and 23 years since the 9/11 terror attacks that led to the U.S. invasion, Afghanistan finds itself in a worse position now than it was on that fateful day. ‘This country has become once again a safe haven for terrorism. It will become a battlefield once again,’ Afghan National Resistance Front (NRF) ...
Jeffrey Miron One consequence of misguided government polices is a smaller economic pie, i.e., reduced economic efficiency. A different, but under-discussed consequence, is arbitrary redistribution. A recent paper illustrates: Our research … focuses on the US-China trade war that began in 2018 and explores how all firms importing from China responded to the imposition of import tariffs. Unsurprisingly, our results ...
Former President Trump is not surprised by pop superstar Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Trump claimed the singer was always going to endorse the Democratic Party during a call-in to ‘Fox & Friends’ on Wednesday morning. ‘It was just a question of time. She couldn’t […] possibly endorse Biden. You look at Biden, you couldn’t possibly ...
Romina Boccia Transparency and accessibility of information about federal spending are critical for equipping citizens to hold their representatives accountable. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) serves a crucial function in analyzing government spending. The CBO could do its job more effectively if Congress sharpened the nonpartisan watchdog’s tools to alert policymakers and constituents to looming fiscal threats—well before they escalate ...
League of Legends uses a complex system to determine player rankings and progression. At the heart of this system is LP, or League Points, which players accumulate or lose based on their performance. Understanding how League of Legends works is crucial for anyone looking to climb the ranks and improve their standing in the game. While LoL boosting can speed ...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has faced criticism after justifying her decision to claim £4,400 in taxpayer-funded expenses for heating her second home, a day after MPs voted to scrap winter fuel payments of up to £300 for millions of pensioners. The decision comes as the government moves to cut benefits for pensioners while maintaining expense claims for MPs. In an interview ...
Former President Donald Trump’s top allies are rushing to declare victory after his debate against Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday night. GOP lawmakers are touting a Trump win even as they criticize ABC News moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis for their handling of the debate, accusing them of acting with bias against the ex-president. ‘President Trump delivered a ...