Walter Olson One of the striking features of the present administration is the regularity with which its leaders, from President Donald Trump on down, confidently describe the state of the law in ways entirely contrary to what had been seen as settled, on topics that range from flag burning to Congress’s TikTok ban to whether civil servants can be removed ...
Steven Bartlett, the entrepreneur and Diary of a CEO host, has revealed his business empire has been valued at $425 million (£320 million) following a major eight-figure investment — a deal that cements his position as one of the richest entrepreneurs ever to appear on Dragons’ Den. The 33-year-old investor, who joined the BBC show in 2022, announced the new ...
President Donald Trump predicted that his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping would prove beneficial amid ongoing trade negotiations between the two countries during Trump’s Asia trip. ‘We’re going to be going to South Korea and, the following day, meeting with President Xi…that’s a big meeting and I think it’s going to work out very well, actually,’ Trump said during ...
House Democrats accused President Donald Trump on Monday of attempting to use the Department of Justice to improperly pay himself for legal damages he has incurred over the past decade, and they demanded senior department officials recuse themselves from the matter. In a public letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche and senior official Stanley Woodward, ...
Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked Republicans’ 13th attempt to reopen the government after having nearly a week to mull their options — and with a series of pressure-point deadlines rapidly closing in. On the 28th day of the shutdown, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., tried to advance the House-passed continuing resolution (CR) and was again foiled by Senate Minority ...
President Donald Trump spoke to U.S. service members aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George Washington in Yokosuka, Japan, Tuesday morning to promote his administration’s ‘peace through strength’ military messaging on the world stage. ‘A year and a half ago, we had a different country than we do right now,’ Trump told the military members. ‘Now we’re the most respected country ...
President Donald Trump’s legal team filed a ‘powerhouse’ appeal in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s case against him, demanding the verdict be thrown out and that the ‘most politically charged prosecution in our Nation’s history,’ as they called it, be dismissed altogether. Fox News Digital obtained the 111-page appeal filed in New York Supreme Court’s Appellate Division late Monday night. ...
Andrew Gillen While the Biden administration’s efforts to forgive student loans were persistent, most of their plans were prevented or at least paused by the courts. And when the Trump administration took office, it was clear that the paused plans would never come into effect. But recent news that the administration settled a lawsuit to restart forgiveness under some plans ...
BT Group is reportedly weighing plans to launch a new low-cost mobile brand as part of a potential strategy to compete with a wave of new market entrants — including fintech heavyweights Revolut and Monzo, both preparing to debut mobile services. According to the Financial Times, the UK’s largest telecoms company is assessing whether to develop an in-house budget brand ...
Norbert Michel and Jerome Famularo One of the latest buzz terms in federal housing policy is the “lock-in effect.” It refers to a homeowner being reluctant to sell their home because buying a new home would require taking out a mortgage at a much higher interest rate. In that sense, higher interest rates are “locking” people into their current homes. ...