Saturday, May 27, 2023
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Biden, McCarthy Have ‘Agreement in Principle’ To Raise Debt Limit as Default Looms
The Democratic president and Republican speaker reached the agreement after the two spoke earlier Saturday evening by phone.
Discover the Fallen Heroes in Your Family Tree This Memorial Day Weekend
It’s the moment, as the last major war is 80 years past.
Henry Kissinger Turns 100 With His Magnificent Brain as Sharp and Wise as Ever
In which our man in the Lords has the ‘inexpressible pleasure’ of wishing the ex-sergeant more good health, success, and happiness on his centenary.
Backlash Over Target’s Pride Month Bathing Suit Echoing Boycott of Bud Light
Common Sense Guided Liberals Fred Siegel and Michael Berman to the Right
Columnists
Editorials
Opinion
Why Do We Keep Underestimating Children?
A Reckless Game of Chicken by the Biden Administration Comes Into Focus in Treasury’s Latest Numbers
DeSantis Proves Unready for His Closeup in Boon to Trump and Biden
Liberal Policies Have Made America’s Big Cities Shoplifters’ Paradises, Forcing Retailers to Flee
National
Work Requirements Emerge as Last Hurdle as Biden Says Debt Ceiling Deal ‘Very Close’
‘Hell no, not a chance,’ one of Speaker McCarthy’s negotiators replies when asked if Republicans might relent on the issue.
Comer To Speak With FBI Director Regarding Alleged Biden ‘Bribery Scheme’ as He Focuses on a $5 Million Payment
Comer is threatening to hold FBI Director Wray in contempt of Congress unless he produces a document purported to lay out this bribery plot.
Biden and McCarthy Narrow in on Budget Deal To Lift Debt Ceiling as Deadline Looms
The two expressed optimism heading into the weekend that the gulf between their positions could be bridged.
Congress Flees Washington as Debt Talks Stall and Discharge Petition Plan Gains Steam
President Biden and Speaker McCarthy are reportedly close to a deal but still $70 billion apart.
Hunter Biden Whistleblower Speaks on ‘Slow-Walked’ Criminal Investigation: ‘It Was Way Outside the Norm’
‘I just couldn’t, you know, fathom that DOJ might be acting unethically on this,’ Gary Shapely said after government efforts to protect the president’s troubled son.
California Governor Criticizes Target After Stores Remove Some Gay-Themed Clothing Amid Death Threats
In one video, an activist approaches a Target employee asking ‘Do you support this Satanic propaganda?’
Foreign
Washington Readies for the Likelihood That Erdogan Retains Power
Yet the Turkish leader’s hold on power may not last that long, as inflation is rampant and the government at Ankara is running out of foreign currency.
EU’s Burdensome Green Deal Has Some in France, Germany Seeing Red
Time for a petite regulatory break, President Macron says.
Italy’s Meloni Rides the Storm in Italy’s North, Stressing Market-based Approaches to the Epic Flooding
Some 36,000 are left homeless as six months of rain falls in 36 hours.
F-16s Aren’t ‘Magic Weapons,’ Pentagon Warns, as Russia Again Rejects Negotiations
Providing Ukraine with 10 F-16s could cost $2 billion, the joint chiefs of staff chairman says.
Space Race Heats Up on Korean Peninsula With Launch of Seoul’s First Spy Satellite
The American Space Force unit, headquartered at Osan Air Base south of Seoul, is counting on South Korean satellites to complement Washington’s own satellites monitoring the North’s nuclear and missile program.
Kremlin Infighting Intensifying as Putin Pumps Up Nuclear Threats
We may long for the days when Putin merely launched bloody wars and brazenly violated international pacts if one of the Russian extremists now jockeying for position at Moscow gets in power.
Politics
Biden ‘Bribery Scheme’: House GOP Threatens To Hold FBI Director in Contempt for Failing To Release Documents About Alleged Corruption
‘The American people need to know if President Biden sold out the United States of America to make money for himself,’ the House Oversight Committee chairman says.
Two-Thirds of Californians Say Senator Feinstein ‘No Longer Fit To Serve’: Poll
Governor Newsom is said to be toying with the idea of appointing Oprah Winfrey to the seat if Ms. Feinstein is unable to finish out her term.
In Harbinger of Deepfakes To Come, Trump Roasts DeSantis in AI-Generated Parody of Floridian’s Campaign Announcement
‘And Ron DeSanctimonious can kiss my big beautiful 2024 presidential ass,’ an AI-generated President Trump said in a video Mr. Trump posted.
Senator Cruz Declares He’s Set To ‘Fight the Barbarians’
In an interview with the Sun, the lawmaker supports sound money, opposes a centralized cryptocurrency, and decries President Biden’s ‘weakness’ and ‘appeasement.’
Investigation of California Congressman’s Ties to Chinese Communist Spy Concludes
The investigation followed a 2020 report that a Chinese national, Christine Fang, had developed relationships — including sexual relationships — while targeting up-and-coming politicians in America.
Editorials
Opinion
Why Do We Keep Underestimating Children?
A Reckless Game of Chicken by the Biden Administration Comes Into Focus in Treasury’s Latest Numbers
DeSantis Proves Unready for His Closeup in Boon to Trump and Biden
Liberal Policies Have Made America’s Big Cities Shoplifters’ Paradises, Forcing Retailers to Flee
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