12+ hour, 29+ min ago   (462+ words) Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he didn't have information about the U.S. government aircraft that landed in Russia. Posted by lee_the_agent at 11:31 PM | 9 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | CIA Director John Ratcliffe flew to Russia to hold unspecified talks in Moscow,…...

18+ hour, 29+ min ago   (122+ words) In matters involving the president and cryptocurrency, some experts say the Securities and Exchange Commission has abandoned its mission of protecting investors. Posted by schwellenbach at 05:30 PM | 2 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | Remember when Jimmy Carter sold his peanut…...

1+ day, 27+ min ago   (458+ words) Robert Kagan: The dominant power in the Middle East from now on will not be the U.S. or Israel but Iran. Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 11:32 AM | 9 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | "Iran has, with American help, completely reconfigured the power structure…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (962+ words) United States Secretary of Education Linda McMahon discusses pushing students toward trade school starting in elementary school: "I think you can have some introduction of skilled trades in elementary school." Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 09:33 PM | 14 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (196+ words) Monthly PCE rises 0.2% in July after 0.1% decline in June. Annual PCE inflation unexpectedly held steady. Fed funds futures imply about 40% chance of September rate hike after data. Second-quarter consumer spending growth is revised up to 3.4% from 3.2%. Posted by lamplighter at…...

2+ day, 16+ min ago   (245+ words) "Rocky Horror Picture Show" star Tim Curry has died. The veteran actor was 80. Posted by qcp at 11:43 AM | 10 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | Tim Curry has died. He was 80.[image or embed] Time meant nothing ever more, again. #1 | Posted…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (160+ words) Countries impacted by Trump's travel ban are among those with the fewest student visas issued in 2025, though China and India, typically the two largest suppliers of international students to the U.S., were also hit hard. Posted by retort at 01:54 PM | 3 COMMENTS…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (415+ words) Days before the Army's top officer was abruptly fired earlier this year, he was advised by a fellow general now vying to replace him to stop the military's investigation into an unauthorized helicopter flyby of musician Kid Rock's Tennessee estate,…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (348+ words) The deep-red state of Alabama is staring down the barrel of having to repay millions of dollars back to the federal government as a result of President Donald Trump's Big Beautiful Bill. Posted by Reinheitsgebot at 02:30 PM | 7 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (258+ words) Nearly six months after the U.S. Navy evacuated 1,300 family members from Bahrain at the start of the Iran war, officials are saying the evacuees cannot return for the foreseeable future and should find new homes elsewhere. Posted by reinheitsgebot at 03:33 PM…...