New details emerge showing secrecy from White House on planned march on Jan. 6
The riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, required multiple catalysts. One was the willingness of some of those present to engage in violence: small-scale violence like upending barriers or aggressive violence like attacking law enforcement with blunt objects.
How a Trump Supreme Court finalist ruled bigly against his side
In 2017, U.S. Circuit Judge William H. Pryor Jr. was one of three finalists for the first Supreme Court vacancy Donald Trump got to fill. On Monday, Pryor delivered a stinging rebuke of Trump’s former chief of staff in a key
The racism and ahistoricism of Trump’s ‘poison the blood’ rhetoric
Donald Trump doesn’t hate immigrants. He married two women who immigrated to the United States from Eastern Europe. Nor is he particularly insistent about immigrants having children in the United States. His three oldest children were born to Ivana Trump,
Trump super PAC launches ad against Haley as she rises in New Hampshire
A super PAC supporting former president Donald Trump is launching television ads in New Hampshire targeting Republican rival and former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley, whose campaign has gained momentum in the Granite State, host of the first GOP primary. The
New home construction jumps, raising hopes for better housing market
The Census Bureau says U.S. companies broke ground on a surprisingly high number of houses in November. The agency says housing starts rose 9% from a year ago, primarily because of an 18% increase in starts on single-family houses. Housing starts
Here’s when the 2024 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment will kick in
Social Security recipients and others on fixed incomes will soon see a slight increase in their monthly benefit checks from the U.S. government. Starting in January, the estimated average monthly retirement benefit will increase by 3.2%, or $59 a month, for
U.S. passport processing times return to pre-pandemic levels
Processing times for U.S. passport applications have returned to pre-pandemic levels, the State Department announced Monday. Routine passport applications are currently processed within six to eight weeks, while expedited service, which costs an additional $60, takes two to three weeks, the
BP becomes latest to pause Red Sea shipments as Houthi attacks continue
BP has become the latest firm to pause travel through the Suez Canal following a series of attacks on vessels by Houthi militants from Yemen. In a statement Monday, the oil major said the safety of its workers was its priority. “In light of the
Bitcoin Reaches New All-Time High In Options Open Interest
Demand for Bitcoin options is soaring, with average daily open interest on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) touching an all-time high of $1.9 billion as of December. According to CoinGlass, the last high for CME open interest was in April at
Banks Flock to Chinese Digital Yuan Pilot – 60 Now Offer CBDC Wallets
Source: Sean K/Adobe Nine more banks have joined China’s digital yuan pilot, bolstering the number of banks offering CBDC wallets to 60. Per Beijing Business Today (via Sohu), the latest batch of commercial banks to join the pilot include three big city-based