An X account belonging to a conservative activist with over 1 million followers has been posting numerous examples of individuals celebrating or downplaying the political assassination of Charlie Kirk, racking up several firings along the way. ‘For years, the left tried to destroy people for simply having conservative values,’ Students for Trump National Chair Ryan Fournier told Fox News Digital. ...
Nicholas Anthony Amid failing to justify financial surveillance to Congress, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) quietly published a new requirement that allows the government to surveil transactions as little as $1,000. If this announcement seems familiar, it may be because earlier this year, the agency tried to surveil transactions as little as $200 at the southern border. The order ...
Jerome Famularo Recently, we published a briefing paper that highlights our case against the US Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund. The CDFI Fund is essentially a welfare program that subsidizes financial services through tax credits and grants. Congress should eliminate the CDFI Fund because it is a tool for redistributing resources from taxpayers (present and future) to politically ...
As questions swirl about FBI Director Kash Patel’s leadership of the agency, particularly in the immediate hours after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, Senate Republicans appear ready to back him. Patel is due before the Senate Judiciary Committee for an annual oversight hearing of the FBI on Tuesday morning, but the timing comes at a crucial moment for him as ...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio early Tuesday said that the U.S. and Qatar were on the verge of finalizing a defense cooperation agreement as he framed the Middle Eastern ally as the ‘only country in the world’ positioned to mediate between Israel and Hamas. The secretary’s comments came as he was leaving Jerusalem, where he had met with Israeli Prime ...
Britain has dropped further down the world’s innovation league table, falling to sixth place in the latest global rankings published by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (Wipo). The UK was ranked fifth last year and fourth in 2024, with the latest slip raising fresh concerns about the country’s ability to remain competitive against fast-rising rivals. The annual Global Innovation Index ...
When Gyve Safavi and Mark Rushmore first met on a speedboat in the south of France — with advertising tycoon Sir Martin Sorrell also on board — few could have predicted that the chance encounter would spark a £24 million sustainable toothbrush business. Their brand, Suri, now boasts celebrity fans including Sir Jony Ive and the Kardashians, and is stocked ...
Tottenham-based e-commerce brand Vanquish Fitness has secured a £1 million trade loan from NatWest, guaranteed by UK Export Finance (UKEF), in a move designed to accelerate its growth and expand its reach in international markets. Founded in 2014, Vanquish has carved out a niche in the competitive athleisure and gym wear market, supplying high-quality active streetwear to a global customer ...
Google has unveiled plans to invest an additional £5 billion in the UK over the next two years, in a move it says will help expand the country’s artificial intelligence economy, create thousands of jobs and accelerate breakthroughs in science and technology. The announcement coincides with the state visit of US President Donald Trump, during which major technology and energy ...
Elon Musk has bought $1 billion worth of Tesla shares in his first open-market purchase since 2020, underscoring his commitment to the carmaker as it prepares for a shareholder vote on a record-breaking compensation package. Regulatory filings show Musk acquired 2.6 million shares through a revocable trust at prices ranging from $372 to $396, lifting his stake in Tesla above ...