President Donald Trump pressured the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee to end a longstanding practice in the Senate to expedite his nominations to district courts and U.S. attorney’s offices, but the lawmaker isn’t budging. Trump late Tuesday night demanded that Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, ‘have the courage’ to end the ‘blue slip’ tradition in the Senate, ...
Steve Ricchetti, a longtime Democratic operative and lobbyist, is sitting down with House Oversight Committee investigators Wednesday. He’s known as a member of former President Joe Biden’s inner circle who reportedly played a key role in downplaying concerns, both public and private, about the ex-commander-in-chief’s mental fitness for office. Ricchetti also reportedly helped craft Biden’s historic letter announcing the end ...
President Donald Trump warned that his August 1 deadline for making a trade deal with the U.S. ‘stands strong’ on Wednesday, threatening several key nations with a big tariff hike. ‘The August first deadline is the August first deadline — it stands strong, and will not be extended. A big day for America!’ Trump wrote on Truth Social, using all-caps. ...
At the surface, it sounds simple: virtual reality meets gambling. But a proper VR casino isn’t just a reskin of a desktop game. It’s a fully immersive, 3D environment where players walk around, interact, and gamble with the kind of presence that flat screens just can’t offer. Think blackjack tables where you can glance at someone’s avatar. Poker games where ...
Alright, so here’s the thing — even if you don’t watch Premier League every weekend, this season’s title race is worth paying attention to. Especially if you’re into systems, strategy, or watching people push limits under pressure. Because what’s happening right now isn’t just sports — it’s basically a live case study in optimization, resilience, and failure points. You’ve got ...
Risk management. Sounds boring, right? Sounds like a thing some consultant in a navy suit says over a PowerPoint full of pie charts. But here’s a little secret they don’t tell you in business school: the people who really understand risk — they’re not always in corner offices. Sometimes, they’re in hoodies, staring at stacks of chips, quietly folding a ...
Between them, the six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council – namely Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE – are the main hub of business and tourism in the Middle East region. Yet, despite their close ties and geographical proximity, each has maintained separate visa systems for travellers up till now. That is set to change, though, ...
Jeffrey Miron and Jacob Winter States and cities throughout the US continue to raise their minimum wages, and some members of Congress are pushing for a federal increase. There have long been debates, however, about whether these policies cause unemployment. A recent study sheds new light on this question by examining whether minimum wage increases in the United States expanded ...
Neal McCluskey Since the widespread adoption of public schooling, private schools have had an existential problem: it is very difficult to compete with “free.” When COVID-19 brought the country to a halt in March 2020, private schooling looked to be in big trouble. Why would people voluntarily pay for education, on top of taxes, that would not even be in ...
A top White House official waded into the Sydney Sweeney-American Eagle advertisement controversy late Tuesday, calling left-wing backlash and claims of a ‘shift toward whiteness’ more ‘cancel culture run amok.’ Steven Cheung, President Donald Trump’s communications director, reposted an MSNBC headline claiming Sweeney’s ad promoted racial superiority in the form of genetic ‘whiteness’ – and wrecked it in a caption. ...