The Fed chair’s first meeting was largely uneventful but laid the groundwork of challenges for his tenure. The post Is Warsh His Own Man? appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics Is Warsh His Own Man? The Fed chair’s first meeting was largely uneventful but laid the groundwork of challenges for his tenure. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) President Donald Trump is nothing if not a real estate developer. He has long argued for looser monetary policy from the Federal Reserve during his tenures to stimulate the broader economy, push up the stock market, and lower mortgage rates. He was not without his partisans on the Board of Governors: Stephen Miran, during his short tenure, acquiesced to those requests and remained one of the central bank’s most aggressive advocates for…Open
The country is in desperate need of state capacity, or at least some space to breathe. The post In President Keiko, Peru has a Chance for Stability appeared first on The American Conservative .
Latin America In President Keiko, Peru has a Chance for Stability The country is in desperate need of state capacity, or at least some space to breathe. Peru appears to have kicked a habit that many suspected was ingrained: It has almost certainly elected Keiko Fujimori as the next president by a narrow margin. Although the counting up of the final votes and the recounts will go on for some time, by all appearances Keiko has secured a knife-edge victory—her margin of victory will probably be less than half a percent. The victory marks a welcome reversal for Peru’s highest profile politician: Keiko herself has lost the past three…Open
Trump has left an unusually large amount of drama in his wake after last week’s G7 conference in Europe. The festivities seem to have culminated in a dust-up between the president and Italy’s prime minister—and one-time Trump fangirl—Giorgia Meloni. The origins of the spat are still a bit mysterious, but it appears Meloni was trying […] The post The Trump–Meloni Dust-Up Was Pure ‘Euroslopulism’ appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs The Trump–Meloni Dust-Up Was Pure ‘Euroslopulism’ As the Ukraine war rages on, European elites look as unserious as ever. (Photo by Massimo Valicchia/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Trump has left an unusually large amount of drama in his wake after last week’s G7 conference in Europe. The festivities seem to have culminated in a dust-up between the president and Italy’s prime minister—and one-time Trump fangirl—Giorgia Meloni. The origins of the spat are still a bit mysterious, but it appears Meloni was trying to play the “outraged girlboss ” with Trump in the hope that he would recommit to…Open
Thousands gathered at Peace Memorial Park to reflect on the horrors of war during ceremonies marking the 81st anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa.
House Democrats were left stunned on Tuesday night after two of their colleagues — including the chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus — lost primaries to left-wing challengers. Why it matters: The New York primary results are poised to double the number of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) members in Congress, something that is not sitting well with some moderates. - "People who do not support the DSA wring their hands at cocktail parties, while the DSA is organizing," Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.), the co-chair of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, told Axios. - Another centrist House Democrat, speaking on the condition of anonymity to offer candid analysis, called the results an "earthquake" and a "huge defeat" for…
Jack Schlossberg fell well short of his bid to win a highly contested Democratic primary in Manhattan, his campaign hurt by staff defections and missed meetings.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani flexed his political muscle, getting a clean sweep as his three endorsed congressional candidates advanced to November’s general election