Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent lashed out at California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday, calling him ‘economically illiterate’ and accusing him of prioritizing elite global gatherings over the state’s mounting fiscal, housing, and homelessness crises. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Bessent used the high-profile meeting to deliver a blistering critique of Newsom’s economic record and leadership. ‘I ...
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., has time and again pushed to rein in President Donald Trump’s war authorities, but he has rarely gone to the same lengths for his own party’s presidents. Kaine’s argument has stayed fairly consistent over the years that Congress should reassert its constitutional authority and decision-making in the run-up to a military conflict. And he has either ...
Europe should be happy President Donald Trump was elected — despite his threats to take Greenland — because without him, it would never have stepped up for its own defense, according to NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte. ‘I’m not popular with you now because I’m defending Donald Trump, but I really believe you can be happy that he is there because ...
LOS ANGELES — UCLA needed a major victory as it tries to build its NCAA tournament resume – and it got one. The Bruins put up one of their best performances of the season to take down No. 4 Purdue, 69-67, for its first signature win of the season, and a massive one in the Big Ten. It was all ...
Lisa Cook’s ascension to the Federal Reserve was historic from the start. Appointed by former President Joe Biden in 2022, she became the first Black woman to serve as a Fed board governor, the seven-member panel that sets national interest rates and oversees the banking system. Now, she stands at the center of another historic moment, as President Donald Trump ...
President Donald Trump blasted European nations for not being ‘recognizable’ at the World Economic Forum in Davos Wednesday. ‘I don’t want to insult anybody and say I don’t recognize it,’ Trump said during his special address Wednesday. ‘And that’s not in a positive way. That’s in a very negative way. And I love Europe and I want to see Europe ...
As President Donald Trump escalates his efforts to acquire Greenland from Denmark, the latest national polls reveal that most Americans oppose taking over the massive and crucially strategic island that lies between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans. Trump is holding crucial talks Wednesday on Greenland with NATO allies during a quick stop in Davos, Switzerland. On the eve of his ...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to publicly testify on the Trump administration’s actions in Venezuela in the Senate next week. Returning to his old stomping grounds in the Senate has become fairly routine for Rubio over the last few months, particularly as lawmakers have demanded more transparency over the administration’s actions in Venezuela and the Caribbean. And once ...
Jim Harbaugh said at his end-of-the-year press conference that he wanted his next offensive coordinator to be the head coach of the offense. Harbaugh could soon get a former head coach as the Los Angeles Chargers’ offensive coordinator. The Chargers are closing in on hiring former Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel as the team’s offensive coordinator, a person close ...
For generations, Indiana football was associated with futility. Before Curt Cignetti’s hiring after the 2023 season, the Hoosiers had just 13 winning seasons since the moon landing. They had only three bowl wins in their history, the last of which came in 1991. They hadn’t won more than eight games since 1967. Perhaps most notably (and infamously), they had more ...