Trump: US ‘hasn’t even started destroying what’s left in Iran’

The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George Washington, the Continental Congress, and the men and women whose bravery and sacrifice led up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. April 3, 1776 The American patriots may lack sufficient funds […]

A French-owned container vessel and a liquefied natural gas tanker have successfully passed through the Strait of Hormuz after weeks of Iran halting traffic through the route. The Malta-flagged CMA CGM Kribi en route to Western Europe crossed the strait on Friday, according to vessel tracking data. It is the first Western cargo ship to […]

The United States does not need as much job creation as it has in years past, thanks in large part to the crackdown on illegal immigration, meaning that recent job growth is stronger than it might seem at first.  Employers don’t need to add payroll jobs to prevent unemployment from trending up. The economy may […]

The headline The economy added 178,000 jobs in March, and the unemployment rate fell slightly to 4.3%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday. Forecasters had expected the unemployment rate would be unchanged at 4.4% and that job growth would total 65,000. The interpretation Dan North, a senior economist with Allianz Trade Americas, told the Washington Examiner that the […]