In the hours following Hamas’ Oct. 7 assault on Israel‚ American officials rushed to determine if terrorist groups planned to attack troops and diplomats abroad. They immediately struggled. The U.S. had spent years pulling back intelligence and military resources from the Middle East and shifting focus elsewhere‚ believing Russia and China posed greater threats. That shift was now being felt more acutely than ever. Analysts whose work had been focused on other regions were forced to...

Rarely does a policy change make no sense on its own terms‚ contradict other policies of the same administration‚ and harm America’s domestic and foreign interests. But the Biden administration has managed to do all of that with its decision to stonewall approval of new liquefied-natural-gas export terminals. The White House statement on the decision begins with a high-school-freshman opening sentence (“In every corner of the country and the world‚ people are suffering the...

Ivanka Trump could be the successor if a judge imposes a lifetime real estate ban on former President Donald Trump this week‚ a business expert said. Trump‚ his two eldest sons‚ Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump‚ as well as the Trump Organization‚ are co-defendants in the $370 million civil fraud trial brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James. She accuses them of inflating his net worth by billions of dollars to obtain benefits such as better bank loans...

If we’ve got to pick a year‚ it’s 2027. Imagine China is harassing Taiwan with near-constant flyovers of fighter jets and drones. Beijing has increased the frequency and scale of its amphibious exercises‚ so much so that it is getting hard to know what is a run-of-the-mill military drill‚ and what might be the start of the real thing: a full-scale invasion of Taiwan. Because in this hypothetical future‚ the real thing is looking increasingly possible. In it‚ Chinese leader...

Intercessors around the world will gather for a day of prayer this Wednesday to "pray prayers of serious repentance" for America. The National Gathering for Prayer and Repentance will take place at the Museum of the Bible and be livestreamed on January 31st from 7:30 a.m. EST to 1 p.m.  House Speaker Mike Johnson‚ Congresswoman Michele Bachmann‚ and Rabbi Jonathan Cahn will be among several speakers at the event including other members of Congress and members of Parliament from...

UPS fell short of Wall Street revenue estimates Tuesday‚ reporting drops in shipping volume‚ both internationally and domestically‚ in its fourth-quarter earnings report. The company also announced 12‚000 layoffs as part of an effort to align resources in 2024. Shares of the package giant dipped nearly 6% in premarket trading. Here’s how the company performed compared to Wall Street estimates: Adjusted earnings: $2.47 vs. $2.46 per share expected‚ according to LSEG‚...

A century and a half ago‚ Confederate Gen. Joseph Orville Shelby splashed into the wild waters of the Rio Grande off this border city and fled to Mexico‚ refusing to surrender to Union soldiers. Now the park named in his honor has become a front line in a feud between the state and the federal government — a power struggle over who ultimately has the right to control the border and the tide of humanity trying to cross it. Texas National Guard Humvees carry rifle-toting troops and...

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