US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing federal agencies to reduce certain mortgage costs, including through the automatic cancellation of mortgage insurance for eligible future borrowers and a permanent
The Trump administration is escalating its efforts to slash federal spending on consulting services, with major firms like Deloitte and Accenture now required to justify billions of dollars’ worth of government contracts.
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Former UK Prime Minister David Cameron has taken up a part-time, paid advisory role at Finback Investment Partners, a private equity firm founded and chaired by Jeb Bush, the ex-governor of Florida
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US President Donald Trump called Russian President Vladimir Putin and told him that the US government is committed to a peace process in Ukraine. As part of the deal, Trump’s administration made
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As far as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is concerned, each person in the Global North is worth nine people in the Global South. We get that calculation from IMF data on voting power
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Alexander Hamilton wrote in The Federalist: “ The violent destruction of life and property incident to war, the continual effort and alarm attendant on a State of continual danger, will compel the nations
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Prior to the 2024 election, there was a debate about whether Donald Trump was a fascist. I thought that was the wrong moniker because fascism has specific associations with genocide and totalitarian
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The Issue Thalif Dean, in his excellent article titled UN’s Biggest Crisis in 80 Years? appearing in this newspaper of 5 March 2025 says: “ The United Nations, in its nearly 80-year-old history, is
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Jeff Bezos is transforming Blue Origin with a no-nonsense, high-pressure approach similar to Amazon’s corporate culture as he aims to close the gap with Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The billionaire’s hands-on involvement has
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Global oil prices tumbled to their lowest levels in three years as concerns over weakening U.S. demand and increased crude supply weighed on the market. Brent crude fell below $70 per barrel
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In a narrow 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against the Trump administration, ordering the immediate release of nearly $2 billion in frozen foreign aid payments. The ruling marks yet
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A coalition of billionaire investors, including BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, infrastructure mogul Adebayo Ogunlesi, and Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing, has orchestrated a $22.8 billion acquisition of key global ports—most notably, two
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Russian political philosopher Alexander Dugin has drawn a controversial parallel between the United States and Russia, arguing that if Mexican nationalists behaved like Ukrainian nationalists, former U.S. President Donald Trump would have
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The CIA has reportedly confirmed a pause in intelligence sharing with Ukraine, marking a significant shift in U.S. support for Kyiv amid its ongoing conflict with Russia. The decision, as reported by
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U.S. President Donald Trump has intensified his assault on the international trade system by imposing steep tariffs on major economic partners. On March 3, Trump announced a 25% tariff on imports from
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In a dramatic push to shrink the federal government, the Trump administration has reportedly identified 443 federal buildings, including major agency headquarters, as potential candidates for sale. According to Reuters, the General
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