House Oversight chair James Comer says it's "unacceptable" that lawyer Alan Dershowitz failed to appear before the panel Monday as part of its probe into Jeffrey Epstein.
The Trump administration keeps finding new ways to wage trade wars. As one novel tariff authority nears its expiration, it's testing another — threatening huge duties on Canadian goods under a never-before-used law. Why it matters: The administration's willingness to test new trade authorities makes tariff policy harder for businesses, investors and foreign governments to handicap. - It's hard to know which will survive challenges in the courts, and over what time horizon there may be any resolution. - Even if individual tariffs are delayed or struck down, the administration can still use the threat of them to gain negotiating leverage while forcing companies to plan for higher costs. - It's unfolding even as renewed conflict in the…
The Trump administration keeps finding new ways to wage trade wars. As one novel tariff authority nears its expiration, it's testing another — threatening huge duties on Canadian goods under a never-before-used law. Why it matters: The administration's willingness to test new trade authorities makes tariff policy harder for businesses, investors and foreign governments to handicap. - It's hard to know which will survive challenges in the courts, and over what time horizon there may be any resolution. - Even if individual tariffs are delayed or struck down, the administration can still use the threat of them to gain negotiating leverage while forcing companies to plan for higher costs. - It's unfolding even as renewed conflict in the…Open
Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein may have acted as an unregistered foreign agent — and tried to leverage his past relationship with President Trump , when doing so, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee alleged in a letter demanding records. The big picture: Rep. Jamie Raskin's (D-Md.) inquiry previews the types of investigations the party could launch with subpoena power if they retake a chamber this fall. Driving the news: Raskin wrote to administration officials that the Epstein files show the disgraced financier seemingly tried to become an emissary for Saudi Arabia and appeared to advise leaders in Kuwait, Israel and Russia. - In one exchange , Epstein appeared to pitch himself to Saudi Arabia as a "Financial…
Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein may have acted as an unregistered foreign agent — and tried to leverage his past relationship with President Trump , when doing so, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee alleged in a letter demanding records. The big picture: Rep. Jamie Raskin's (D-Md.) inquiry previews the types of investigations the party could launch with subpoena power if they retake a chamber this fall. Driving the news: Raskin wrote to administration officials that the Epstein files show the disgraced financier seemingly tried to become an emissary for Saudi Arabia and appeared to advise leaders in Kuwait, Israel and Russia. - In one exchange , Epstein appeared to pitch himself to Saudi Arabia as a "Financial…Open
Nigel Farage has criticized new Prime Minister Andy Burnham's government for pursuing a "leftward shift" without a voter mandate and called for an immediate General Election.
Nigel Farage has criticized new Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s government for pursuing a “leftward shift” without a voter mandate and called for an immediate General Election. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Nigel Farage has called for an immediate General Election now Andy Burnham has become Britain ‘s new Prime Minister, arguing that the new premier lacks a public mandate to pursue major political and economic reforms. Speaking to supporters in Norfolk, England, the Reform UK leader said Burnham’s administration would move the country “further to the left,” predicting higher taxes, increased government borrowing, and policies that would cost households the equivalent of thousands of pounds. DETAIL: Farage noted that…Open
What a failed Biden-era effort to save American glove makers teaches us about tariffs. The post How Not to Do Industrial Policy appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics How Not to Do Industrial Policy What a failed Biden-era effort to save American glove makers teaches us about tariffs. Credit: Amanda Wayne via Shutterstock Earlier this month, Bloomberg published a brutal autopsy of industrial policy gone wrong. The article documented how, beginning in 2020, the U.S. government provided $850 million to six American companies to bolster domestic manufacturing of nitrile gloves, a critical component of the medical supply chain. Six years later, not one of those companies is making gloves. The company that received the most funding, Blue Star NBR out of Wytheville, Virginia,…Open
Genetic prediction models are poised to revolutionize medicine. But because they have been trained on European DNA, they threaten to widen health care disparities.
A new nonprofit wants to streamline gene therapy for diseases often avoided by pharmaceutical companies — making treatment more like a routine procedure than a bespoke drug.
Volunteers are reuniting pets with families, offering Venezuelans comfort amid loss and devastation.
Their resolve for freedom hardened during the pandemic, when they lived through a crippling food shortage and were forced to witness frequent public executions.
By James Zumwalt There’s no doubt that North Korea’s Kim Jong Un is closely watching how the U.S. wages war in Iran, wondering what it means for his own future.