Jobs Growth Falls Below Expectations In April While Wages Remain Stagnant
The unemployment rate hit a point unseen since Bill Clinton was President in April, but jobs and wage growth remain tepid at best.
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California College Republicans Might Have Funding Stripped, Given To Black Student Union
The student government at the University of California, Berkeley will vote Thursday on whether or not it should strip its College Republican club of funds and give them to the black student union. Associated Students of the University of California senator Rizza Estacio proposed the motion, asserting the Berkeley College Republicans violated school policy when hosting campus events, reported The College Fix .
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Amazon Stops Plan To Build Office Tower In Downtown Seattle. Here’s Why
Amazon has paused development of its 17-story building in Seattle amid a debate over a city tax hike that would cost the e-commerce giant an estimated $20 million annually. "I can confirm that pending the outcome of the head tax vote by City Council, Amazon has paused all construction planning on our Block 18 project in downtown Seattle and is evaluating options to sub-lease all space in our recently leased Rainer Square building," said Drew Herdener, an Amazon spokesperson.
Turkey Is No Ally Of NATO
It's like the spinach in your colleague's teeth: You don't want to admit to yourself it's visible, because then you'd be compelled to address the issue. But it has to be done.
Equaling The Playing Field On Trade Is A Sweet Deal For The US
With issues surrounding international trade now on the forefront of various countries' economic agendas, American proponents of free trade are finding themselves having to explain their viewpoints and defend the economic benefits of trade, including to a Republican White House. China is imposing tariffs on US fruits, nuts, pork and wine in retaliation for President Trump's steel tariffs.
Cuba and Venezuela, the similarities and the differences
That should not be surprising given that when Hugo Chavez was president of Venezuela he asked Fidel to help build a totalitarian structure. Castro was so diligent that, to avoid mistakes, he even sent Chavez Cuban personnel with vast experience in these matters.
Relationship Issues: The President Is Not Your Father, Nor Should You View Him As Such
There is Danger from all Men. The only Maxim of a free Government, ought to be to trust no Man living, with Power to endanger the public Liberty.
Former Baseball Star Johnny Damon Says Trump ‘Is Doing A Great Job’
"I think Donald [Trump's] doing a great job of trying to bring everything to the table, just work at something instead of wasting people's time," the 44-year-old retired baseball outfielder shared with Fox News Monday . New York Yankees' Mark Teixeira looks on as Tampa Bay Rays' Johnny Damon tips his hat to the fans after hitting a single to pass Lou Gehrig on the all-time hit list during the second inning of their American League MLB baseball game in St. Petersburg, Florida September 27, 2011.
Trump Reportedly Tells Rand Paul US Getting Out Of Afghanistan
Paul, who has long called for an end to the war in Afghanistan, has repeatedly called on President Trump to live up to his campaign promises and bring the troops home. According to The Washington Post , Trump has told Paul that he plans on doing just that.
Trump Takes Aim At Mueller Probe: ‘Can’t Obstruct If There’s No Crime’
President Donald Trump took aim at special counsel Robert Mueller's desire to ask him dozens of questions regarding the 2016 presidential election, in a Tuesday morning tweet. So disgraceful that the questions concerning the Russian Witch Hunt were "leaked" to the media.
New Talking Point – “An Audience of One”
On the heels of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's summary of the documents that Israel has seized detailing Iran's plan to thwart the nuclear deal reached with the U.S. and other governments in the twilight of the Obama Administration, be on the lookout for a new talking point from the left which will be repeated ad nauseam in other media outlets: Netanyahu's presentation was intended for "an audience of one," namely President Donald Trump. I just heard a Fox News reporter repeat this line unattributed though he might have picked it up from Bret Baier .
John Bolton on push to rid North Korea of nuclear weapons
Michelle Wolf got it just right "Thank you!" - That's how comedian Michelle Wolf answered Sean Spicer's declaration that her headlining stand-up set at the the White House Correspondents' Association dinner was "a disgrace." Her response is instructive: To Wolf Michelle Wolf's Routine Sets Off a Furor at an Annual Washington Dinner - WASHINGTON - The panna cotta had been served and the First Amendment duly celebrated by the time the comedian Michelle Wolf took the stage on Saturday at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.
Duke Ellington Wills Connover and the jazz that went over the walls of communism
Duke was a jazz giant. However, I first heard of him many years ago when my father used to listen to The Voice of America in Cuba.
Don’t Get Angry About Mean Insult Comics If You Helped Put One…
No, Michelle Wolf Didn't Joke About Sarah Huckabee Sanders' Looks - As soon as Michelle Wolf finished delivering her blistering White House Correspondents Dinner roast of the Trump administration and the members of the press that cover it, she was, not surprisingly, criticized for much of what she said. At the White House correspondents' dinner, the buzz was reduced to a snore - until Michelle Wolf showed up There were no sitcom actors.
Are we Really on the Brink of a New Era in Korea?
Keeping diplomatic developments coming at a head-snapping pace, the South Korean government said on Sunday that North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, had told President Moon Jae-in that he would abandon his nuclear weapons if the United States agreed to formally end the Korean War and promise not to invade his country. The apparent concessions from the youthful leader were widely welcomed as perhaps the most promising signs yet of ending a standoff on the Korean Peninsula frozen in place since fighting in the Korean War ended 65 years ago.
The “Post-Truth” Era?
A couple of weeks ago, Michael Hayden, retired Air Force General and former head of both the CIA and the NSA, gave a talk to the Alabama World Affairs Council, which I attended. I was struck that one of my take-aways from the talk was a feeling of nostalgia.
Migrants From Central American Caravan Caught Scaling The Border Fences
The caravan of migrants from Central America seeking asylum in the U.S. has arrived at the border, and some people associated with the group have already been caught scaling the border fences. "Several groups of people associated with the Central American caravan" illegally entered the U.S. "by climbing over the dilapidated scrap metal border fence on either side of the San Ysidro Port of Entry," Rodney S. Scott, chief of the Border Patrol in the San Diego sector, which sits just north of Tijuana, told reporters Saturday.
General George S. Patton: American Icon And The First Victim Of The Cold War
A new graphic-novel-style documentary film, Silence Patton: First Victim of the Cold War takes a deep look at the career, character and demise of General George S. Patton, the iconic and controversial four-star general from World War II. The 90-minute, graphic-novel-style documentary presents a depth of research based on the general's own diaries and focuses on little known post-war geopolitics and carnage that laid the groundwork for the Cold War.
White House Correspondents Dinner Once Again Demonstrates Why It Shouldn’t Exist
As has often been the case, the White House Correspondent's Dinner is arousing some degree of controversy, mostly because of the comedy or lack thereof.