Acting AG Todd Blanche says the media "should not be surprised" if they're subpoenaed for information related to their sources on national security-sensitive stories.
State of the Union: The Consumer Price Index report for April came in at 3.8 percent. The post Inflation Remains High as Iran War Pushes Up Energy Costs appeared first on The American Conservative .
The Consumer Price Index report published Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed 3.8 percent year-over-year (YOY) inflation for the month of April, the highest since May 2023, as energy costs rose 17.9 percent for the same period. The energy shock brought about by the war in Iran and Tehran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz has pushed oil and gasoline prices higher. Since the beginning of the conflict, the national average for gasoline prices has risen from around $3.00 before the war began in late February to $4.50 Tuesday morning . Brent crude has risen 44.2 percent to $107. Consumer price inflation excluding volatile items like food and energy, often subject to non-monetary shocks like the Iran war, continued to…Open
Eileen Wang, Mayor of Arcadia, California, is resigning from her post after being charged with working as an agent for China. #China #EileenWang #ChineseSpy About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders who can predict what is going to happen. It also sets the day's political agenda by breaking exclusive news with a team of scoop-driven reporters and demanding answers during interviews with the country's most important political newsmakers. Follow Rising on social media: Website: Hill.TV Facebook: facebook.com/HillTVLive/…
Wang and an associated operated a website that hosted content at the direction of an official of the People's Republic of China. One essay, which was also printed in the Los Angeles Times, disputed claims of a genocide or forced labor in China's Xinjiang province.
Three government ministers have resigned from Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's government, as a wave of Members of Parliament (MPs) from Britain's governing Labour Party demand he steps down.
Three government ministers have resigned from Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s government, as a wave of Members of Parliament (MPs) from Britain’s governing Labour Party demand he steps down. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Three government ministers have resigned from Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s government, as a growing number of lawmakers from Britain’s ruling Labour Party call for him to step down following heavy losses in local and regional elections last week. KEY QUOTE: “I cannot keep waiting around for a crisis to push for faster progress.” – Jess Phillips, Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley, in her resignation letter. DETAIL: Throughout Monday, dozens of Labour MPs called on Starmer to resign, including several…Open