Open Thread

Small business owners are struggling to keep up with the rising cost of healthcare. Nearly a third have recently stopped offering health benefits as premiums continue to climb. It is critical that lawmakers understand the various reasons for rising costs, and begin to address them now — one by one — or small businesses will […]

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands as they depart following a bilateral meeting at Gimhae Air Base on October 30, 2025, in Busan, South Korea. | Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Key takeaways Donald Trump’s upcoming summit with Xi Jinping is likely to be dominated and somewhat overshadowed by the ongoing conflict in Iran.  In recent months, US attention and military resources have been shifted from Asia to the Middle East, where the war has proven longer and more di

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) teased that a CIA whistleblower will testify at a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing on Wednesday and will provide intricate details of an alleged “deep state” cover-up regarding the origins of the COVID-19 virus and other information related to the pandemic.  Paul announced the whistleblower’s testimony in multiple social media posts […]

Selon une enquête de CNN, les réacteurs pourraient avoir été destinés à des sous-marins nord-coréens. Les explosions qui ont précédé le naufrage alimentent les soupçons d'une opération clandestine en pleine Méditerranée.