Flavor Flav Invites Team USA Women’s Hockey Champs to Las Vegas After They Skip Trump’s SOTU
After winning Olympic gold in Milano-Cortina, the U.S. women’s ice hockey team found itself at the center of a culture-and-politics crossover that quickly spilled beyond sports. The team declined an invitation to attend President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, and soon after, rapper and Public Enemy co-founder Flavor Flav stepped in with an […]
Trump’s First Year Back: Markets and Prices Up, Job Engine Slows
The Wall Street Journal’s year-one snapshot of President Trump’s second-term economy paints a picture of uneven performance: some headline indicators look stable or even strong, but several underlying pressures—especially jobs, housing, and trade—remain stubborn or have worsened. On the labor market, the biggest shift is slower job creation. The U.S. added 181,000 jobs in 2025, […]
Supreme Court Blocks Trump’s Sweeping “Emergency” Tariffs, Forcing a Fast Pivot to a New Global Levy
The U.S. Supreme Court dealt Donald Trump a major defeat on tariffs, ruling that he did not have authority to unilaterally impose sweeping global import duties by declaring a national emergency. The ruling struck at a core pillar of Trump’s economic strategy, immediately upended the leverage his administration had used for months to pressure other […]
Pentagon’s New Cyber Certification Rules Raise Costs For Small Defense Suppliers, Risking Bottlenecks
New U.S. cybersecurity requirements for the defense industrial base are forcing some small manufacturers and specialty suppliers to reconsider whether military work is worth the price of compliance, raising concerns about resilience and competition across the defense supply chain. The rules are part of the U.S. Department of Defense’s long-delayed Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) […]
With Midterms Looming and Economic Ratings Low, Trump Tries to re-Sell His Cost-of- Living Message in Georgia
President Trump is traveling to Georgia on Thursday to deliver what the White House describes as a fresh economic message focused on lowering household costs—an issue that is increasingly central to Republicans’ hopes of holding Congress in the November 2026 midterm elections. The speech, scheduled in Rome, is the latest in a run of economic […]
Lower Mortgage Rates Improve Affordability, but Path to Deeper Cuts Still Looks Bumpy
A new rate snapshot from Bankrate shows U.S. mortgage borrowing costs edging down again, pushing the market to levels not seen since 2022. In the outlet’s weekly lender survey dated February 11, 2026, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell to 6.16%, down from 6.23% the prior week. The decline is modest, but meaningful: for […]
Medicann: A Storefront of Deception and Scamming Unveiled in Ottawa.
Ottawa, Ontario – Medicann, a purported drug store that has operated in Ottawa for over six years, has come under scrutiny for its questionable practices and deceitful actions. Not only did the company brazenly sell marijuana before its legalization in Canada, but it has also garnered a reputation for duping customers and refusing refunds. Recent […]
Stormy Daniels ordered to pay another $120,000 to Trump’s legal team
5,000 kilometers from his New York legal drama, Donald Trump secured an important victory in another court. The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit sided with the former president in his bid to recover additional legal fees from adult film star Stormy Daniels, who had filed and lost a defamation lawsuit against him. […]
“I think we grossly exaggerated it”: Biden downplays the strength of the Russia-China alliance
US President Joe Biden said Friday that he is not alarmed after high-profile meetings earlier this week between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Instead, Biden said that “we are the ones who broaden alliances.” “Look, I don’t take China lightly. I don’t take Russia lightly, but I think we […]
At Waco rally, Trump rails against ‘prosecutorial misconduct’
Former US President Donald Trump baselessly criticized what he called “prosecutor misconduct” at a campaign rally on Saturday night in Texas, denying any wrongdoing amid ongoing investigations. out in New York, Georgia and Washington. During the event, Trump repeatedly referred to the investigations as politically motivated efforts to hinder his 2024 presidential bid but did […]
