Month: May 2023

Donations for Just Stop Oil Backer Dale Vince Are ‘Perfectly Legitimate,’ Says Labour

Britain’s Labour Party has defended the decision to accept donations from the backer of Just Stop Oil, arguing that it doesn’t affect the party’s views on the activist group. Shadow international trade secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds said Labour had been “extremely clear on our views on Just Stop Oil,” a group that is campaigning to halt…


Biden Receives Briefing on Hurricane and Wildfire Preparedness

President Joe Biden receives an annual briefing on extreme weather preparedness by the federal emergency preparedness and response team at 12:00 p.m. ET on May 31. …


LIVE 12 PM ET: Biden Receives Briefing on Hurricane and Wildfire Preparedness

President Joe Biden receives an annual briefing on extreme weather preparedness by the federal emergency preparedness and response team at 12:00 p.m. ET on May 31. …


Boris Johnson, Scott Morrison, and Pompeo Speak on AUKUS at Hudson Institute Event

The architects of the AUKUS agreement, former U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo; former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson; and former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, discuss the AUKUS agreement with other panelists in a Hudson Institute event at 12:00 p.m. ET on May 31. The agreement is a trilateral security pact between Australia, the…


LIVE 12 PM ET: Morris Johnson, Scott Morrison, and Pompeo Speak on AUKUS at Hudson Institute Event

The architects of the AUKUS agreement, former U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo; former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson; and former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, discuss the AUKUS agreement with other panelists in a Hudson Institute event at 12:00 p.m. ET on May 31. The agreement is a trilateral security pact between Australia, the…


Totalitarian Temptations Among Progressive Elites

Commentary During a mid-May CBS morning show, host Nate Burleson asked former U.S. President Barack Obama if there’s anything about the country that still keeps him up at night. Obama said: “The thing that I’m most worried about is the degree to which we now have a divided conversation, in part because we have a…


Ron DeSantis, Real Presidential Firepower

Commentary Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced he’s in. He’s running for president. I caught DeSantis’ remarks in Orlando at the annual meeting of the National Religious Broadcasters the day before he formally announced. It was immediately clear that this is no ordinary politician. It has been said that there are two types of people….


Typhoon Mawar Losing Strength as It Heads Toward Japan’s Okinawa Islands

NAHA, Japan—Typhoon Mawar appeared to be losing force as it headed Wednesday toward Japan’s Okinawa Islands, where the United States maintains a significant military presence, after largely skirting Taiwan and the Philippines. After tearing across Guam last week, Mawar passed by Taiwan on Tuesday with sustained winds of 155 kph (96 mph) and gusts of…


Government Announces Childcare Funding Boost for Families on Benefits

Low-income families will be able to access increased childcare support amid the government’s plans to deliver a historic expansion of free childcare from 9 months old to the start of school. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announced on Wednesday that parents will be able to claim back monthly for their childcare costs on…


Stop Scaring Our Kids to Death

Commentary As nearly every standardized test is showing, our schools are doing an abysmal job teaching kids how to read or do math. In some cases, kids graduating from high school can barely read their diplomas. But the schools are wildly succeeding with their climate change indoctrination program. When I speak to kids on high…