Month: April 2023

‘Dirty Trick’: Barr Blasts Letter Framing Hunter Biden Laptop as Russian Disinformation

Former Attorney General Bill Barr has slammed the 2020 letter written by intelligence officials dismissing the Hunter Biden laptop scandal, calling it a “dirty trick” and accusing them of being “political hacks.” Just weeks before the 2020 presidential election, the New York Post ran a story about messages accessed from Hunter Biden’s laptop suggesting that…


UN Security Council Unanimously Condemns Taliban Ban on Afghan Women Working for UN

The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to condemn the Taliban’s ban on women working for the organization on April 27, calling the decision “unprecedented in the history of the United Nations.” The resolution, and a separate one calling on the Taliban to quickly reverse its crackdown on the rights of women and girls, was passed unanimously by…


Italian Power Couple Applauds Shen Yun: ‘They Are Important for a World That Lives Well’

MILAN—Adriano Teso, and entrepreneur who participated in the founding of the IVM group and an active member of the community formerly elected to the Parliament, enjoys learning about culture. Mr. Teso and his wife, Laura Morino, enjoyed Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Teatro Arcimboldi on April 27. “What started in the first half continued in…


Professors Remain Defiant as Conservative States Move to Restrict Tenure

Professors in North Carolina and other red states are lashing out against bills moving through Republican-led legislatures that would remove or weaken academic tenure and counter divisive political ideology. Hundreds of University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill) professors signed a letter published on April 24 in the university’s student newspaper opposing a tenure bill and…


Judge Accuses No-Show Missouri Prosecutor of Contempt, Calls Office ‘A Rudderless Ship of Chaos’

A Missouri judge is advancing an “indirect criminal contempt” allegation against St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner and one of her assistants. On April 27, Circuit Judge Michael Noble conducted a 30-minute hearing to address why Gardner and Assistant Circuit Attorney Chris Desilets failed to attend two proceedings in a case involving the wounding of an…


Increasing US Engagement in the Pacific with Special Envoy Joseph Yun: A Hudson Institute Event

Ambassador Joseph Yun, the special presidential envoy for compact negotiations and leading re-negotiator of agreements with the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau, discusses with Hudson Asia-Pacific Security Chair Patrick Cronin the concerns of these states regarding the influence that China’s Belt and Road Initiative imposed…


LIVE NOW: Increasing US Engagement in the Pacific with Special Envoy Joseph Yun: A Hudson Institute Event

Ambassador Joseph Yun, the special presidential envoy for compact negotiations and leading re-negotiator of agreements with the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau, discusses with Hudson Asia-Pacific Security Chair Patrick Cronin the concerns of these states regarding the influence that China’s Belt and Road Initiative imposed…


LIVE 11 AM ET: Increasing US Engagement in the Pacific with Special Envoy Joseph Yun: A Hudson Institute Event

Ambassador Joseph Yun, the special presidential envoy for compact negotiations and leading re-negotiator of agreements with the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau, discusses with Hudson Asia-Pacific Security Chair Patrick Cronin the concerns of these states regarding the influence that China’s Belt and Road Initiative imposed…


FBI Director Decries Proposed 22 Percent Budget Cut, Says China ‘Not Dialing Back’

A more than 20 percent cut to the FBI budget could have a drastic effect on the agency’s ability to tackle violent criminals, child abuse, and the economic espionage threat from China, FBI Director Christopher Wray warned lawmakers on April 27. Wray issued the warning during his testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science,…


Exxon Delivers Record 1st-Quarter Profit on Higher Output

HOUSTON—Exxon Mobil Corp. on Friday reported a record first-quarter profit that was more than double a year ago and topped Wall Street estimates as rising oil and gas output overcame a pullback in energy prices from high levels. Oil companies are riding a wave of strong demand and cost-cutting tied to efforts to counter COVID-19…