Treasury Department says alliance conflicts with Trump admin’s ‘priorities to grow the U.S. economy’ Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during his confirmation hearing (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The Treasury Department withdrew the United States from a global climate alliance that was launched to push the financial sector to adopt green mandates. The so-called Network of Central Banks
‘The U.S. should stop using the politically charged term West Bank to refer to the biblical heartland of Israel,’ says Cotton Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) / Getty Images Republicans in the House and Senate are finalizing legislation that would formally recognize the West Bank as “Judea and Samaria,” applying Israel’s official term for the
Pete Buttigieg is almost certainly preparing to run for office in Michigan. That’s why he relocated there from Indiana in 2022, a maneuver commonly referred to as “carpetbagging.” He is reportedly “taking a serious look” at the U.S. Senate race in 2026 after incumbent Sen. Gary Peters (D., Mich.) announced his retirement this week. He
Outgoing Democratic National Committee chairman Jaime Harrison believes the party made a mistake in replacing Joe Biden with Kamala Harris as its 2024 nominee, he said in an interview Friday. Harrison wanted to “stick by” Biden even after the former president’s disastrous debate performance last summer, he told the Associated Press. “My nature is, ‘I’m
It’s Friday, January 31, 2025. Democrats have never been more “aroused,” according to Chuck Schumer. We’ve certainly noticed a difference. At the moment, Democrats are passionately trying to figure out how Donald Trump used creeping fascism to crash a plane into the Potomac and whining theatrically about his failure to restore food prices to their
Before Wednesday, the Trump administration had “swiftly and smoothly” issued scores of executive orders that “left the Resistance in shock and Democrats stunned,” writes Free Beacon founding editor Matthew Continetti. Then, Trump’s win streak ran out. Under scrutiny from Democrats and their journalistic and judicial allies, Trump’s Office of Management and Budget rescinded a memo
The horror-comedy Nightbitch, now streaming on Hulu, centers on an unnamed Mother (Amy Adams), who struggles to adapt to her life as a stay-at-home mom two years on. She and her son spend most of their days at home, punctuating their lives with occasional visits to the park and library. This mother has no real