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Adversaries: California plan to tax billionaires puts Sanders and Newsom at odds
LOS ANGELES — As national Democrats search for a unifying theme ahead of the fall’s midterm elections, a California proposal to levy a hefty tax on billionaires is turning some of the party’s leading figures into adversaries just when Democrats can least afford division from within. Bernie Sanders will be in Los Angeles campaigning Wednesday…
Read MoreWH adviser Hassett urges ‘discipline’ for Fed economists over tariff study
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s top economist on Wednesday urged that Federal Reserve economists be punished for research last week that showed American companies and consumers paying for nearly all the new tariffs imposed by the White House last year. “The paper is an embarrassment,” Kevin Hassett, director of the White House’s National Economic Council…
Read MoreNorman C. Francis, civil rights champion and recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom, dies at 94
Norman C. Francis, a civil rights pioneer and champion of education who played a pivotal role in helping rebuild New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, died Wednesday. He was 94. Community members, activists and leaders across Louisiana celebrated the life and accomplishments of Francis. “The nation is better and richer for his having lived among us,”…
Read MoreRepublicans sue to stop Virginia redistricting referendum
Republican organizations filed a lawsuit Wednesday objecting to Virginia Democrats’ 2026 redistricting ballot referendum for using misleading language and violating state law and the state constitution. The emergency motion sought a temporary restraining order to stop the process before early voting starts on March 6 for the referendum. “Virginia Democrats are trying to ram through…
Read MoreFDA will drop two-study requirement for new drug approvals, aiming to speed access
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration plans to drop its longtime standard of requiring two rigorous studies to win approval for new drugs, the latest change from Trump administration officials vowing to speed up the availability of certain medical products. Going forward, the FDA’s “default position” will be to require one study for new…
Read MoreU2’s new music honors Renee Good and draws inspiration from world events
LOS ANGELES — U2 is returning with its first collection of new songs in nearly a decade, opening with a tribute to Renee Good, the Minnesota mom fatally shot by a federal agent during this winter’s massive immigration crackdown. The Irish rock band released the six-song EP “U2 – Days of Ash” on Wednesday. Its…
Read MoreFollowing Munich, the U.S.–European Relationship Faces a Key Moment
In the face of EU chest-puffing, it shouldn’t be surprising that the U.S. is willing to take a fighting stance in Europe. Source link
Read MoreThe Interest Rate Panic Is Historically Illiterate | National Review
Outside of periods of global catastrophe, rates have long been considerably higher than they are now. Source link
Read MoreShould Justice Alito Retire? It’s Complicated | National Review
Politics alone suggests that one or both of the most senior justices should retire. But there’s always more to that decision. Source link
Read MoreAir Force One to lead the way with red-white-blue-gold pattern, replacing Kennedy-era colors
Air Force One and other planes in the executive transportation fleet are getting a new color scheme that President Trump has wanted since his first administration. The new colors will be red, white, dark blue and a gold stripe, the Air Force confirmed to Fox News on Tuesday. The livery will apply to the entire…
Read MoreStephen Colbert’s Talarico Tantrum Further Vindicates CBS | National Review
Is it any surprise his show is getting canceled? Source link
Read MoreTrump’s economic interventions spark free-market debate within the party of Reagan
President Trump recently ordered the Department of Defense to prioritize coal energy over other forms of energy, leaning into a personal brand of “Trump capitalism” that is testing decades of GOP free-market orthodoxy. Blue-collar workers in the struggling coal industry cheered the Feb. 11 move, which ordered the “Department of War,” as Mr. Trump calls…
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