Bankrate.com senior industry analyst Tedd Rossman discusses a new Federal Reserve report on Americans' record-high credit card debt and Reuters' Jonathan Landay discusses the State Department's review of 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
2024 Republican presidential candidate Gov. Doug Burgum (ND) toured a machine shop in Gilford, New Hampshire, owned by the vice chair of the Belknap County Republican Committee. While there, he met a number of the employees, and talked to them about their jobs and his work as North Dakota governor. Afterward, he and his wife Kathryn met with local Republican activists and answered questions about his vision for being president.
The senior director and deputy director of the Atlantic Council's Freedom and Prosperity Center sat down with Anna Gawel, managing director of Devex, to discuss several of the findings of the 2023 Freedom and Prosperity Indexes. They touched on the relationship between freedom and prosperity, saying the freer a nation is, the more prosperous it will be. In their findings, they determined that though North America and Europe are the freest regions in the world, global prosperity has experienced a decline due in large part to the COVID-19 pandemic. They also addressed China and Russia, the growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, and women's economic freedom around the world.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg held a news conference ahead of the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. He talked and answered questions from reporters about the ongoing negotiations between Sweden, Turkey, and NATO leaders over Sweden's accession to the military alliance. Mr. Stoltenberg said the conversations were continuing, and he and other NATO leaders were still planning for Sweden's addition to the alliance. He also answered questions on the creation of the NATO-Ukraine defense council, which he said would help formalize NATO's support for Ukraine in its war against Russia. He also detailed an estimated 8.5 percent boost in spending by European members of the alliance and Canada, which he said would bolster ongoing support for Ukraine.
The Center for the National Interest held a virtual discussion on the pros and cons of artificial intelligence (AI). Panelists weighed questions including can AI be used for harm by unstable countries and regimes, would it replace humans for certain jobs, and what is the role of governments in regulating this technology.
The American Enterprise Institute hosted a panel on the Supreme Court's upcoming decisions on the Biden administration's student loan debt relief program. The Court heard oral arguments about the matter in February 2023, which were Biden v. Nebraska and Department of Education v. Brown. In the respective cases, six states and two student loan borrowers challenged President Biden's program and its legality. The panel was in agreement that the conservative-majority Court would likely strike down the policy.
Casey DeSantis, wife of 2024 Republican presidential candidate Gov. Ron DeSantis (FL), launched the "Mamas for DeSantis" group at an event in Johnston, IA, where she was joined in conversation by Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-IA). Mrs. DeSantis talked about her work as Florida's first lady, which included advocating for the creation of new charter schools and championing parents' rights initiatives throughout the state. She also met and took pictures with many of those in attendance.
New U.S. military aid package for Ukraine includes cluster munitions, preview of NATO leaders' summit next week, Labor Dept jobs report, Republican Presidential candidates Donald Trump & Doug Burgum, and Casey DeSantis, wife of candidate Ron DeSantis.
New U.S. military aid package for Ukraine includes cluster munitions, preview of NATO leaders' summit next week, Labor Dept jobs report, Republican Presidential candidates Donald Trump & Doug Burgum, and Casey DeSantis, wife of candidate Ron DeSantis.
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan stressed during a briefing that Ukraine will be defending their "own sovereign land" as he addressed the recent decision by the U.S. to give cluster munitions to Ukraine in defense against Russia, President Biden's upcoming trip to Europe for the NATO Summit and the illegal detainment of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been held in a Russian prison for 100 days.
Business journalist Jason Del Rey looks at the rise of Amazon and Walmart and their economic impact on the U.S. and the world. He's interviewed by Insider chief tech correspondent Eugene Kim.
Amherst College law professor Hadley Arkes talked about the idea of natural law and its importance to our Constitution. He was in conversation with federal appeals court judge Neomi Rao. This event was hosted by the James Wilson Institute in Washington, DC.
Raja Shehadeh, founder of the Palestinian human rights organization Al-Haq, talked about his father's efforts to resist the occupation of Palestine by the British, the Jordanians, and the Israelis. This event was hosted by Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC.
Alex Ryvchin discussed antisemitism from its origins to modern times and traced the evolution of conspiracy theories aimed at Jews. This event was hosted by the Consulate General of Israel to the Southeastern United States at The King Center in Atlanta.
Business journalist Jason Del Rey looks at the rise of Amazon and Walmart and their economic impact on the U.S. and the world. He's interviewed by Insider chief tech correspondent Eugene Kim.
Raja Shehadeh, founder of the Palestinian human rights organization Al-Haq, talked about his father's efforts to resist the occupation of Palestine by the British, the Jordanians, and the Israelis. This event was hosted by Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC.
Amherst College law professor Hadley Arkes talked about the idea of natural law and its importance to our Constitution. He was in conversation with federal appeals court judge Neomi Rao. This event was hosted by the James Wilson Institute in Washington, DC.
Alex Ryvchin discussed antisemitism from its origins to modern times and traced the evolution of conspiracy theories aimed at Jews. This event was hosted by the Consulate General of Israel to the Southeastern United States at The King Center in Atlanta.
Business journalist Jason Del Rey looks at the rise of Amazon and Walmart and their economic impact on the U.S. and the world. He's interviewed by Insider chief tech correspondent Eugene Kim.
