President Biden speaks to the nation in his State of the Union address. The highlights and takeaways from the night. And — an Army soldier is indicted, accused of selling military secrets to a Chinese agent. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Friday, March 8, 2024. Biden’s State of the Union In…

Russia and China are exploring a collaboration to revolutionize lunar habitation. The leaders of Russia’s Roscosmos and the China National Space Administration are considering the installation of the first nuclear power plant on the moon. “Today we are seriously considering a project — somewhere at the turn of 2033 to 2035 — to deliver and…

Members of the European Union are debating whether the future should involve renewable energy or nuclear energy. On Monday, March 4, France and 12 other nations signed a letter urging the EU to embrace nuclear energy while Germany championed the side of renewable energy, according to Reuters. However, while countries within the EU remain split…

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., is opening an investigation into the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). The investigation seeks to understand how much influence outside organizations may have had on the October 2023 decision to abandon digital trade principles, which the U.S. first put forward in 2019. At the time, Trade…

The European Union barely avoided sliding into an official recession at the close of 2023. The U.K. is in recession, while Germany has admitted to “recessionary conditions.” Portugal and Spain, meanwhile, led EU economic growth with growth rates of less than 1%. Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan observes that this recession seems to be…

The latest report by Freedom House — an organization that describes itself as a defender of human rights — reveals that more than 20% of the world’s national governments have reached beyond their borders to assassinate, assault, imprison, interrogate and deport dissenters. The analysis found that national governments are reportedly searching the world for political…

Six miles. A handful of U.S. Special Operations soldiers will be stationed on an island controlled by Taiwan, just six miles from mainland China. The United Daily News in Taiwan reported U.S. Army Green Berets will deploy in three-man teams to a couple of amphibious camps, acting as consultants to further train Taiwan’s own special…

Helium has been discovered by scientists and researchers in Minnesota’s Iron Range, according to CBS News Minnesota. Scientists and researchers called the findings a “dream discovery,” as a drilling confirmed a high amount of helium reportedly buried 2,200 feet in the earth on Thursday, Feb. 29. The next steps in the process are for a…

In what’s shaping up to be a literal power struggle, the world of cryptocurrency mining is clashing with federal regulators over the growing energy demands of crypto mining operations. Crypto mining requires extensive electricity for its computing needs, exacerbating the global challenge of reducing emissions at a time when urgent cuts are necessary. Crypto mining’s…

India’s government ordered X to take down certain accounts and posts to prevent social media users from seeing them. X said it will comply but disagrees with India’s request. A post on the social platform’s global government affairs account says in part, “in compliance with the orders, we will withhold these accounts and posts in…