Building on the Success of Uniting for Ukraine

reason.com CBS News recently published an article reviewing the impressive success of the Uniting for Ukraine program, which allows Americans to sponsor Ukrainian migrants fleeing…

TikTok CEO Assures Overcoming US Ban; Says “We Aren’t Going Anywhere”

coingape.com TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew has assured the users of the application that the company will fight and overcome the US ban. According to Reuters, the CEO stated that the social…

Veteran fund manager updates outlook for stocks after correction

thestreet.com Stocks exploded higher in the first quarter, with the S&P 500 gaining 10%. What’s behind that climb? At the beginning of the year, investors were euphoric about the…

A look at what's in the $95 billion foreign aid package and what the money does

pbs.org President Biden signed the massive foreign aid package after months of delay amid Republican opposition. The $95 billion measure includes assistance to Ukraine, Israel and…

Ukrainian evangelical pastors show resilience while facing persecution from Russian forces

pbs.org After Russia attacked Ukraine in 2022, some 20,000 Ukrainian children were forcefully transferred to Russia. As the city of Mariupol was being surrounded by Russian troops,…

Putin sends Russia's defense minister a warning shot

newsweek.com Russia's deputy defense minister was arrested Tuesday evening on bribery charges, but some analysts have speculated the detainment of Timur Ivanov was a warning to his boss,…

JPMorgan Chase is caught in U.S-Russia sanctions war after overseas court orders $440 million seized from bank

cnbc.com JPMorgan Chase CEO and Chairman Jamie Dimon gestures as he speaks during the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing on Wall Street firms,…

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rips Democrat's "shameful" post on Bernie Sanders

newsweek.com Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized fellow Democratic Representative Jared Moskowitz's social media post on Wednesday about Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders,…

‘Time to Unite the Haters’: Bannon Ally Calls For MAGA to Recruit Progressives to Oust Mike Johnson

mediaite.com (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) Grace Chong, the CFO and COO of Steve Bannon’s War Room podcast, reacted to the heckling of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Columbia’s…

U.S. aid deemed crucial for Ukraine to avoid defeat against Russia, path to victory uncertain

pbs.org A big, new package of U.S. military aid will help Ukraine avoid defeat in its war with Russia. Winning will still be a long slog. READ MORE: Senate overwhelmingly passes aid…

What to Know About $95 Billion US Aid Package for Ukraine, Israel

youtube.com The Senate passed a long-delayed $95 billion emergency aid package for Ukraine and other besieged US allies, clearing the way for resumed arms shipments to Kyiv within days.…

Trump Boys Eric and Don Jr. Want to Run Second-Term “Loyalty” Vetting for Their Dad: Report

vanityfair.com Donald Trump’s first term in office represented a terrifying four years that millions of people would like to forget. Yet despite how bad it was, it’s important to remember…

Biden Takes Swipe At "MAGA Republicans" While Signing 'Vital' Ukraine, Israel Aid Bill

zerohedge.com Biden Takes Swipe At "MAGA Republicans" While Signing 'Vital' Ukraine, Israel Aid Bill During Wednesday's signing ceremony authorizing the House and Senate-approved 95$…

China and Russia Limit Trading In The US Dollar

watcher.guru China and Russia, two of the world’s strongest nations and allies, are joining hands to dethrone the US dollar. While Russia has already urged the Middle East oil producers…

House Speaker Johnson drowned out by booing crowds at Columbia University speech on Gaza protests

cnbc.com Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Mike Johnson (R-LA) attends a news conference at Columbia University in response to demonstrators protesting in support of…

Speaker Johnson Heckled Mercilessly at Columbia: ‘Enjoy Your Free Speech’

mediaite.com Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) spoke at Columbia University on Wednesday, where he was heckled by pro-Palestine protesters. The Republican leader was joined by several GOP…

The US is now allowed to seize Russian state assets. How would that work?

seattletimes.com The big U.S. aid package for Ukraine and other allies that President Joe Biden signed Wednesday also allows the administration to seize Russian state assets located in the…

‘Huge Disaster’

forbes.com 04/24 update below. This post was originally published on April 23 Bitcoin has just undergone its latest halving supply cut, triggering "unprecedented" crypto "chaos."…

Billionaire Texas oilman inks deal with Venezuela's state-run oil giant as U.S. sanctions loom

apnews.com A company started by a Texas billionaire oilman announced a deal Wednesday with Venezuela's state-owned oil company to rehabilitate five aging oil fields, days after the…

Blinken lands in China warning over Beijing’s support for Russia

semafor.com Semafor Signals Supported by Insights from Financial Times, The New York Times, and The Washington Post The News US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Shanghai…

TikTok ban signed into law by President Biden: How we got here, and what comes next

techcrunch.com TikTok ban signed into law by President Biden: How we got here, and what comes next The TikTok ban has cleared Congress and received White House approval, putting new…

TikTok CEO says fight over ban will head to court: 'We aren't going anywhere'

nbcnews.com TikTok CEO Shou Chew said Wednesday that the company would go to court to try to remain online in the United States. In a video posted on the app, Chew denounced a potential…

Evan Gershkovich’s appeal against his detention rejected by Moscow court

theguardian.com The American journalist Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested over a year ago in Russia, will remain in jail for at least two more months after a Moscow court rejected his…

Biden just signed a bill that could ban TikTok. His campaign plans to stay on the app anyway

apnews.com When President Joe Biden showed off his putting during a campaign stop at a public golf course in Michigan last month, the moment was captured on TikTok. Forced inside by a…

Biden Saved By Friendly Audience After Major Teleprompter Flub

mediaite.com Screenshot via The Hill YouTube President Joe Biden received an endorsement the North America’s Building Trades Unions on Wednesday, and a major flub made in remarks at the…

Wednesday links: the shelf life of a stock

abnormalreturns.com Banking The number of bank branches in the U.S. peaked in 2012. (sherwood.news) Where SVB's business stands as JP Morgan ($JPM) looks to make inroads. (bloomberg.com) ETFs…

'We need to move fast'

fortune.com President Joe Biden signed into law on Wednesday a $95 billion war aid measure that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and that also has a provision that would…

Julian Simon was right: Ingenuity leads to abundance

reason.com If you're looking for further evidence that the world is recovering from the disruptions of pandemic policy, the Simon Abundance Index provides just that. After a brief…

Scoop: Newsmax Chief Behind Interview Edit That Sparked Wrath of Top Republican, Staffers Say

mediaite.com Screenshot The day after Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) appeared for an interview on Newsmax, he publicly lambasted the conservative network. “Newsmax cut an entire segment of my…

US President Biden Enacts TikTok Ban: ByteDance Given One-Year Ultimatum

coingape.com US President Joe Biden has signed a law that compels TikTok owner ByteDance, a Chinese corporation, to sell its interest on TikTok within 12 months of the signature. If the…

Would America dare to bring down a Chinese bank?

economist.com If any politician has the demeanour to ease tensions with Beijing, it is Janet Yellen. America’s treasury secretary comes across as a twinkly eyed professor, rather than a…

Ukraine uses long-range missiles secretly provided by U.S., AP reports

pbs.org Ukraine for the first time has begun using long-range ballistic missiles provided secretly by the United States, bombing a Russian military airfield in Crimea last week and…

Senate Demands ByteDance Divest from TikTok or Face U.S. Ban

tftc.io The United States Senate approved a bill demanding that Chinese firm ByteDance divest its ownership of the popular social media app TikTok within 270 days or forfeit access…

Bitcoin fails to draw safe haven flows amid Middle East crisis: Kaiko

cryptobriefing.com Bitcoin’s value fell by 6% in April, diverging from traditional safe-haven assets like gold and the US Dollar, which experienced a rally amid the Middle East conflict…

TikTok vows to challenge ‘unconstitutional’ law that could ban app from US

thehill.com TikTok vowed Wednesday to challenge a law that could potentially ban the popular social media app in the U.S. "This unconstitutional law is a TikTok ban, and we will…

Will TikTok Be Banned in the U.S.? What the New Law Means for the App’s Users

variety.com TikTok could be banned in the U.S. as soon as January 2025. Here’s what the new law means for users of the popular short-form video app. Did the TikTok Ban Bill Become a…

Greg Abbott backs Republican who enraged MAGA ally

newsweek.com Texas Governor Greg Abbott backed fellow Republican Representative Tony Gonzales of San Antonio on Wednesday, after Gonzales recently sparked outrage from a Make America…

'Voters know Biden and Trump all too well'

theweek.com Alex Shephard in The New Republic The high stakes of the first election clash between Joe Biden and Donald Trump fueled record vote totals in 2020, and their rematch this…

You Only Had To Listen: Ron Paul Destroys Mike Johnson For Betraying America

zerohedge.com You Only Had To Listen: Ron Paul Destroys Mike Johnson For Betraying America Former US Congressman Ron Paul has gone completely ham on Speaker Mike Johnson, first - writing…

The tiny republic of San Marino is alarmingly friendly to Russia

economist.com EMMANUEL Goût has a long record of involvement with Vladimir Putin’s Russia. The 65-year-old Frenchman has acted for some of Russia’s leading energy groups and helped set up…

WATCH LIVE: White House holds briefing after Biden signs Ukraine, Israel aid bill into law

pbs.org White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will hold a news briefing after President Joe Biden signed into law on Wednesday a $95 billion war aid measure that includes…

Biden just signed a bill that could ban TikTok: Here's what that means for you

cnbc.com President Joe Biden signed a bill into law on Wednesday that would ban TikTok if its not sold within the year. The social media app is owned by Chinese company ByteDance.…

Reuters says crypto bro’s WW3 ‘video’ actually from WW2

protos.com A video shared by crypto influencer and alleged rug-puller Matt Wallace, which he claimed depicted the start of World War 3, has been debunked and confirmed as a…

The US secretly slipped ATACMS to Ukraine with more to come, putting high-value Russian targets in danger

businessinsider.com An Army Tactical Missile System during live-fire testing at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico on December 14, 2021 White Sands Missile Range/John Hamilton US lawmakers…

Biden Signs Foreign Aid Bill, Says Help Headed to Ukraine in 'Hours'

youtube.com President Joe Biden said he had signed a $95 billion national security package into law and said assistance to Ukraine would begin to move within “hours,” capping off a…

Biden: Foreign aid package will ‘make the world safer’

msnbc.com President Biden spoke after signing a foreign aid package passed by Congress and discussed the support it will provide to Ukraine, Israel and humanitarian efforts in Gaza.

Russia warns "America has chosen the path of war" over Ukraine

newsweek.com Russia's top diplomat in the United States has shared with Newsweek a stark warning to Washington in Moscow's first reaction to President Joe Biden's signing of a bill to…

Every US senator using TikTok who voted to ban it

newsweek.com A TikTok ban in the U.S. seems like a growing possibility after nearly 80 senators voted for a bill that could force the social media company's Chinese owner to sell the app…

Ukraine deploys new weapon for first time after secret delivery

newsweek.com Ukraine's military deployed long-range ballistic missiles secretly supplied by the United States against Russian forces for the first time, according to a Wednesday report…

Ukraine uses long-range ATACMS against Russia for the first time

nbcnews.com The U.S. provided Ukraine with powerful long-range ballistic missiles for the first time earlier this month, and its military has already used them twice in the last week…

TikTok creators fear for their livelihoods after U.S. lawmakers pass bill that could lead to ban

cnbc.com Ophelia Nichols, known as "shoelover99" on TikTok, is among the scores of online creators and influencers whose livelihood has been suddenly thrown into potential chaos.…

7 Gold Stocks to Buy as the Fear Trade Kicks into High Gear

investorplace.com From the big players to the small You don’t need much to understand the incentive for gold stocks to buy. Just open a newspaper (or a news app for the modern audience).…

Dawnrunner is a mecha-kaiju comic about the ‘Bandai-ification’ of the military-industrial complex

polygon.com Every beloved work of mecha fiction, be it anime or not, isn’t just about cool robots. Whether it’s the anti-war underpinnings of Mobile Suit Gundam, Neon Genesis…

TikTok Ban Becomes Law as Social Commerce Takes Off

pymnts.com President Joe Biden has signed a law banning TikTok unless it’s sold within a year. As NPR noted in its report Wednesday (April 24), the law is the largest threat so far to…

Conservative Elder George Will Nukes Anti-Ukraine Republicans from Orbit for Endangering ‘Civilization’

mediaite.com (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images) Washington Post columnist and conservative elder George Will excoriated the congressional Republicans who voted against an aid…

Biden is sending $61 billion to Ukraine. Much of it will pass through the US economy first

aol.com Washington is spending another $61 billion to help Ukraine. But most of the money will flow through the US economy first. The new law will allow the Pentagon to send…

Putin ally vows to destroy NATO by 2030

newsweek.com Top Russian general Apti Alaudinov, commander of Chechen forces fighting in Ukraine and an ally of President Vladimir Putin, has vowed that his country will destroy the NATO…