For much of the past year, the labor market looked like the greater risk. Hiring had slowed sharply, raising fears that a low-hire, low-fire economy could tip into outright job losses.
Election analysts are projecting that several seats in Michigan are “toss-ups,” which means either party has a decent chance of winning in the congressional district. Here is a look at some of the candidates vying for those seats.
A small but growing number of Democrats are embracing their own version of "America First" in response to Donald Trump 's ongoing war with Iran in partnership with Israel. Why it matters: Trump's war is scrambling the politics of a slogan he once owned, fracturing the right even as some Democrats — including potential 2028 presidential candidates — embrace it. Driving the news: Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive Senate candidate in Michigan who campaigned with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) last weekend, told Axios: "I'm the most America First candidate in the country, proudly." - "When you keep our money here rather than sending it to some other country's war machine, that's America First…
Leaks reveal failed journalist Paul Mason secretly advised ex-Prime Minister Keir Starmer, his Defence Secretary and now-Chancellor John Healey, and top aides on important security matters.
Mason’s belligerent pronouncements on the need for Britain to “deter” Russia through a massive military build-up influenced Labour’s policies and rhetoric. This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Mason was secretly working with notorious British military intelligence operative Chris Donnelly to turn Labour toward a hardline position on Russia and defense spending. Since the Ukraine proxy war erupted, Donnelly has secretly guided London on escalation strategies, including attacks on Kerch Bridge, and the creation of Gladio-style terrorist armies in Ukraine. All along, he and Mason have fed lines to Healey and other Labour frontbenchers on the conflict,…Open
Russia’s Defense Ministry says its air defenses intercepted 133 Ukrainian drones overnight across several areas, including Russian territory, the Black Sea and Crimea