(Morgan Sweeney, The Center Square) December’s jobs data changed little from November, rounding out an underwhelming year for the U.S. labor market.
Initial estimates put job gains at 50,000, though if December is like every other month this year, that number will be revised downward in the coming months.
By comparison,...
(Dan McCaleb, The Center Square) President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an executive order to protect revenue from all sales of Venezuelan oil held in U.S. Treasury accounts from seizure by courts or creditors.
Citing the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the National Emergencies Act, Trump said the executive order is...
(Headline USA) Republican Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has expressed alarm that a man who worked as his family's bodyguard is facing federal drug trafficking charges.
Justin Salsburey, 43, of Bellefontaine, and his wife, Ruthann Rankin, were each charged late last month with conspiracy and possession with the intent to...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) A Wisconsin teenager implicated in a plot to assassinate Donald Trump has pleaded guilty to murdering his parents.
The teenager, Nikita Casap, 18, was arrested last February for killing his mother, Tatiana Casap, and stepfather, Donald Mayer, at their village of Waukesha. The FBI learned of...
(Will Porter, Antiwar.com) Denmark’s premier has warned that US military action against Greenland would unravel the NATO alliance and the entire international order, after President Donald Trump reiterated hopes to take over the country.
Speaking to Danish broadcasters on Monday, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen condemned “unacceptable pressure” by the Trump administration...
(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) As the country is about to embark on a pivotal election year, President Donald Trump addressed the GOP U.S. House of Representatives retreat.
During a nearly 90-minute speech held at the newly renamed, Trump-Kennedy Center, the president laid out what he calls a “roadmap to...
(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) As American taxpayers are plagued with high housing costs, rising medical expenses and other costs, many refugees continue to qualify for over a dozen costly federal benefits, as Congress could decide to continue the quadrupled funding for the program.
Hundreds of thousands of refugees were...
(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate are reacting to President Donald Trump's announcement of the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
In a post to social media, Trump announced the U.S. carried out a "large scale...
(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) Following days of civil unrest in Iran, President Donald Trump issued a warning to the Iranian regime that the U.S. is prepared to take action if civilians are shot.
Trump posted the warning overnight Friday, indicating he may be throwing support behind the uprising in...
(Kyle Anzalone, Libertarian Institute) North Korea’s state media announced that Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test of a strategic, long-range cruise missile.
“A long-range strategic cruise missile launching drill was staged in the West Sea of Korea on December 28,” a statement published by KCNA on Monday said....