Given likely future pressures on Japan’s defense budget, there is much to be said for increasing the synergies that could be realized from ever-closer cooperation with the United States, which faces its own long-term pressures on defense spending.
It’s a commonly held assumption that education holds the key to future prosperity and financial security. But is college now just an expensive and antiquated rite of passage for affluent Americans that doesn’t necessarily equate to gainful employment at the end of a four-year degree? According to a recent joint report by the Burning Glass...
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said the Baltimore bridge recovery operation is “remarkably complex” as crews work to remove the cargo ship that hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge last week as well as the debris. Moore joined NewsNation’s 'Cuomo' late Thursday, telling host Chris Cuomo the ship is “literally the size of the Eiffel...
The U.S. economy added 303,000 jobs in March, and the unemployment rate dipped slightly to 3.8 percent, according to new Labor Department data released Friday. The March jobs report once again beat expectations. Economists had anticipated that the economy would gain 200,000 jobs and that the jobless rate would dip to 3.8 percent. The latest...
There’s no denying Biden’s sagging support among nonwhite voters, but it seems to have more to do with class than race.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that Israel’s efforts to increase aid to civilians in Gaza is encouraged but may not be enough to meet expectations. Blinken said that opening more border crossings has the potential to help the civilians stuck in Gaza, but the U.S. also wants to see the Israel Defense Forces...
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday dismissed two officers after finding that a fatal strike this week killing seven workers with the charity group World Central Kitchen (WCK) should not have occurred. A preliminary investigation carried out by the Israeli Joint Chiefs of Staff found that the IDF mistakenly thought a convoy carrying the...
Biden would do well to follow President Abraham Lincoln’s policy of using domestic products when laying the transcontinental railroad.
Republican Nella Domenici raised $1.25 million between January and March of this year in the race to unseat Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), her campaign announced on Friday. Her campaign said Domenici, the daughter of the late Sen. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.) and a former Bridgewater Associates executive, received contributions from over 1,100 donors and noted that her...
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek (D) ended the state’s experiment with decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of hard drugs this week, but the debate over whether the state pulled the plug too soon is just beginning. Addiction experts in the state say the decision to end Measure 110 is misguided and misinformed, coming about...
The potential fallout from Florida's looming six-week abortion ban is likely to reverberate across the entire country, and abortion access groups are preparing for an imminent crisis. The state Supreme Court's ruling Monday to uphold the current 15-week ban and allow a six-week ban to take effect May 1 will effectively shut off abortion access...
President Biden has one less thing to worry about in his bid for a second term after No Labels announced on Thursday it would not field a candidate in this year’s election. But Hillary Clinton, of all people, might have caused him a new problem after telling disaffected voters to “get over yourself” during a talk show...
Former President Trump’s growing criticism of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza signals a glaring break from GOP talking points backing Israel’s right to self-defense. Trump allies played down the importance of his interview with Israeli reporters last week, saying his staunch support of Israel would continue in a potential second term. But his comments...
President Biden’s reelection campaign hit former President Trump on Friday over the guest list for his high-dollar fundraiser in Palm Beach, Fla., on Saturday. Trump is aiming to outraise Biden’s $26 million fundraiser in New York City last week with the event hosted by hedge fund founder John Paulson. The event is expected to raise $33 million....
President Biden will travel to Baltimore on Friday to get an update on the aftermath of a major bridge collapse in the city and outline federal response efforts in the 10 days since it fell. Biden will get an update on the response efforts from the Coast Guard and Army Corps of Engineers to remove...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) slammed New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s (D) invitation to stay at a migrant shelter in New York during his visit to the Big Apple, calling it a “gimmick” in an interview on Thursday. “The invitation is nothing more than a gimmick,” Abbott said during an interview on Fox News’s...
Iran executed 853 people in 2023 – the highest number on record since 2015, according to a new report in Amnesty International. The surge in executions comes as Iran continues what Amnesty calls Iran’s “war on drugs.” In 2023, more than half – 481 – of the total executions were for drug-related offenses. The mass...
McDonald's announced Thursday that Omri Padan, the CEO and owner of Alonyal Limited, would be selling its franchises in Israel back to the corporation. Alonyal began its McDonald’s operations in Israel more than 30 years ago and now has “grown the business to 225 restaurants and more than 5,000 employees.” The employees and restaurant operations...
John Kirby, White House national security communications adviser, said the U.S. will wait and see what Israel does in the coming hours and days and U.S. policy is hung on the protection of aid workers. Kirby joined Fox News Channel’s “Your World with Neil Cavuto” Thursday shortly after President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Joe Cunningham, the national director for the political organization No Labels, said Thursday that the group won’t put forth a third-party presidential ticket because the hero the group was looking for “never emerged.” Cunningham joined Fox News channel's "Your World with Neil Cavuto" shortly after No Labels made its announcement, where he was questioned about...
The Wisconsin governor has signed a bill requiring K-12 schools to teach Asian American history, according to a press release from the governor’s office. The bill, which Gov. Tony Evers (D) signed Thursday, also requires schools to teach Hmong American history, per the release. In the release, Evers said that “[t]he Hmong and Asian American...
Israel's wartime Cabinet approved the opening of a key border crossing in northern Gaza as pressure has mounted for the region to get more critical humanitarian aid access to struggling Palestinians. The government will take immediate steps to open the Erez border crossing in northern Gaza, according to a statement from Israel's prime minister's office...
President Biden marked the 56th year since the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with a statement paying tribute to King’s legacy and warning against the reemergence of political violence. “Fifty-six years ago today, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his last breath in the cause to redeem the soul of our nation,”...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the independent candidate running for president, sent out a fundraising email Thursday that called the defendants who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, “activists,” but his team later backtracked, saying it was an error. The emails, sent to his supporters Thursday, said WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is a “political prisoner”...
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) launched a fundraising campaign Wednesday, using former President Trump's attacks against her from earlier this week. "I just want to make sure you heard: Donald Trump was just in Michigan. He spent his time here launching personal attacks and lies against me," Whitmer wrote in a fundraising pitch for the...
