From JFK to Nixon to Trump, the presidential appearance on late-night TV has become something of a right-of-passage, a time for presidents to boast of accomplishments while showing off a bit of their lighter sides. Biden will make his first late-night appearance with a one-on-one interview with host Jimmy Kimmel. Straight Arrow News contributor Newt…

The United States has committed tens of billions of dollars in military aid to Ukraine since Russia’s invasion in late February. Combined with other foreign aid, the total U.S. commitment has been nearly $54 billion. Just this week, the Biden administration announced it was sending rockets to Ukraine that can more precisely take out long-range…

For decades “strategic ambiguity” has been the U.S. policy towards Taiwan, but recently, President Biden said he would intervene militarily if China invaded the self-ruled island. With Russia’s Ukraine invasion as backdrop, Beijing now has a model in which to compare. Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan breaks down the assumptions China has been operating…

President Joe Biden will meet with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to discuss, among other things, inflation and economic growth. The White House said these two topics would be part of a larger discussion over the state of the U.S. and global economies. Tuesday’s meeting appears to be an about face from President Biden. Last…

The same day the Commerce Department adjusted the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) numbers for the first quarter of 2022, the Labor Department reported a drop in initial unemployment claims last week. 210,000 people filed initial unemployment claims last week, down from 218,000 the previous week. “The 4-week moving average was 206,750, an increase of 7,250 from…

According to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, a majority of Americans now find the economy to be more important than Russian sanctions. When asked to pick between “sanctioning Russia as effectively as possible, even if it damages the U.S. economy” and “limiting damage to the U.S. economy, even…

Wall Street began gaining ground following seven straight weeks of losses. The S&P 500 rose 1.9%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2% and the Nasdaq rose 1.6% Monday. “The market is taking a little bit of a breather for several weeks of high levels of volatility and selling pressure,” Schwab Asset Manager, CEO and…

President Joe Biden launched a new trade deal with 12 Indo-Pacific nations aimed at strengthening their economies. Biden, speaking at a news conference in Japan, said the pact is designed to raise the economic profile of the U.S. and create a counter to China within Asia. The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework is a broad plan for…

Chinese President Xi Jinping has faced pressure to control the spread of COVID-19 and continue to grow the economy as his potential third term nears. He can legally seek out another term in power because the National People’s Congress removed presidential term limits in 2018. Xi’s approach to managing COVID-19 has been one of several policies…

The debate over the $1.7 trillion in college debt is back in the spotlight as President Biden is reportedly considering canceling at least $10,000 of debt per borrower. The president has already extended the freeze on federal student loan payments and collections until August, as the White House figures out what to do about an…