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☆ King Charles has met 10 US presidents. Photos show their relationships through the years.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

King Charles III has met 10 US presidents, from Dwight Eisenhower to Joe Biden. Richard Nixon tried to set Charles up with his daughter Tricia, and he grew close to Nancy Reagan. Donald Trump was skeptical of Charles' environmental work, while Biden joins his climate meetings. Her son and successor, King Charles III, has met 10. Photos show how Charles' relationships with US presidents have developed and changed through the years.

Persons: King Charles III, Dwight Eisenhower, Joe Biden, Richard Nixon, Charles, Tricia, Nancy Reagan, Donald Trump, Biden, —, Queen Elizabeth II Organizations: Service

☆ China's latest supersonic spy drone looks a lot like the Lockheed D-21 that crashed there in 1971
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Benjamin Brimelow | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The aircraft, shaped like a dart and painted black, was a D-21 supersonic reconnaissance drone. Ultimately unsuccessful, the drone would be relegated to the annals of aviation history if not for the appearance of a strikingly similar Chinese drone unveiled at a recent military parade. AdvertisementThis is what we know about the high-flying Chinese spy drone and the D-21 upon which it could be based. High altitude, high speedLockheed's solution was to create an unmanned high-altitude high-speed reconnaissance aircraft with similar capabilities as the A-12, but much smaller. A WZ-8 reconnaissance drone is on display at the 13th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition on September 28, 2021 in Zhuhai, China.

Persons: —, Francis Gary Powers, Dwight Eisenhower, Marquardt, Bill, Ray Torrick, Chen Xiao, Benjamin Brimelow Organizations: Service, Air Force, 4200th Support Squadron, Andersen Air Force Base, Business, Lockheed Corporation, Soviet, White House, CIA, Central Intelligence Agency, Lockheed's, Works, Redesignated, Navy, US Air Force, Chinese Aviation Museum, Davis, Monthan Air Force Base, 13th China International Aviation, Aerospace, US National Geospatial - Intelligence Agency, 29th Air Regiment, People's Liberation Army Air Force's 10th Bomber, Global Affairs, Fletcher School of Law, Diplomacy, Modern, Institute Locations: Guam, China, Soviet Union, Soviet, Yunnan, Beijing, Tucson , Arizona, United States, Zhuhai, People's Republic of China, Liuan, Korean, Taiwan, Pacific, West

☆ Mike Johnson: Doing ‘the right thing’ may cost the speaker his gavel
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —It took less than six months for Speaker Mike Johnson to reach his existential moment. His tiny majority means he can’t afford to lose more than one GOP vote to pass a bill on a party-line vote. But a GOP speaker dependent on Democratic votes will be seen by many Republicans as a tool of the minority party and would be on borrowed time. In this way, those who oppose Ukraine aid on principle could vote against it, allowing Democrats who support it to ensure its passage. These are important responsibilities,” Johnson told Tapper.

Persons: Mike Johnson, Kevin McCarthy, Paul Ryan, John Boehner –, Johnson, ” Johnson, CNN’s Jake Tapper, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Thomas Massie of, Donald Trump’s, Trump, Greene, Chip Roy, Roy, ”, –, CNN’s Manu Raju, ’ Johnson, he’s, Tapper, “, Dan Crenshaw, CNN’s Raju, Johnson “, ” Trump, hasn’t, bankrolling, Dwight Eisenhower, George W, Bush, Vladimir Putin doesn’t, We’re, Putin, Xi, Lloyd Austin, Biden, he’d Organizations: CNN, Louisiana Republican, Republicans, Texas Rep, Democratic, GOP, White, Texas GOP, Lago, Trump, Senate, “, ”, House Defense Locations: Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Mexico, Kyiv, Washington, Texas, Mar, Trumpism, Europe, Iran, North Korea, British, Jordanian, Russia, Russia’s, United States

Look no further than the close and historically complicated relationship that American presidents and congressional leaders have negotiated with Israel leaders over the last 75 years. Obama declined to invite Netanyahu to the White House during the visit, with White House officials saying that holding such a visit so close to Israel's election would be inappropriate. The standard Obama set for a White House visit wasn't one Bill Clinton subscribed to years earlier. The bigger the ally's economy, the less likely American leaders are to meddle openly in its elections. “There are moments when American leaders want to and need to speak out and have their say.

Persons: Chuck Schumer, Benjamin Netanyahu's, Mitch McConnell, Schumer, ”, Mike Johnson, Benny Gantz, Netanyahu, Schumer's, Netanyahu —, “, —, Aaron David Miller, Donald Trump, John Boehner, Boehner, Barack Obama's, Obama, wasn't, Bill Clinton, Clinton, Shimon Peres, Peres, Edward Frantz, meddle, ” Frantz, November's, Donald Tusk, Tusk, Andrzej Duda, Johnson, Biden, Viktor Orbán, Orbán, Trump, David Pressman, Jake Sullivan, ” Sullivan, Dwight Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, George H.W, Bush, ” Miller Organizations: WASHINGTON, — Republicans, Democratic, Republican, Israel, Carnegie Endowment, International Peace, U.S, White, Israeli, University of Indianapolis, November's Biden, Trump, NATO, Polish, Biden, Republican House, Hungarian, White House Locations: Gaza, Israel, East, United States, Ukraine, Russia, Hungary, U.S, Hungarian, ” Hungary, Budapest, Sinai, Suez

☆ Opinion | Why It’s Hard to Explain Joe Biden’s Unpopularity
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Ross Douthat | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Joe Biden is one of the most unpopular presidents in modern American history. In Gallup polling, his approval ratings are lower than those of any president embarking on a re-election campaign, from Dwight Eisenhower to Donald Trump. Apart from anxiety about his age, there isn’t a chattering-class consensus or common shorthand for why his presidency is such a political flop. When things went south for other recent chief executives, there was usually a clearer theory of what was happening. Trump’s unpopularity was understood to reflect his chaos and craziness and authoritarian forays.

Persons: Joe Biden, Dwight Eisenhower, Donald Trump, Joe Simonson, George W, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton Organizations: Gallup, Washington Free, Biden, White Locations: Iraq

☆ Super Tuesday may underline Trump’s transformation of the GOP
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Ron Brownstein | Analysis Ronald Brownstein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

His performance so far reflects his success at transforming the Republican Party in his image. The most important message from the primaries is the most straightforward: Trump’s coalition is the dominant faction in the GOP. Like McConnell’s announcement, the choices by GOP elected officials in the primary contest signal their acknowledgement of the party’s direction. The share of GOP elected officials who have endorsed Haley isn’t anywhere near as large as her share of the total vote. But a deeper factor also explains the imbalance in support among GOP elected officials.

Persons: Donald Trump, He’s, Ronald Reagan, Nikki Haley, –, Trump, Reagan, Bob Dole, George W, Bush, Mitt Romney, Whit Ayres, Democrat Grover Cleveland, Republican Benjamin Harrison, ” Ayres, Ayres, Grover Cleveland, ” Chris Wilson, Ron DeSantis, “, ”, Gary Langer, he’s, Kyle Kondik, “ It’s, William Mayer, George H.W, George H.W . Bush, Democrat Al Gore, Haley, Dwight Eisenhower, Sen, Robert Taft, Mitch McConnell, Haley isn’t, Chris Sununu, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Liz Cheney, Wilson, Mike Johnson, McConnell, Kevin McCarthy, Jennifer Horn, Biden, William Galston, Galston, ’, ‘, Kristen Soltis Anderson, isn’t, Eisenhower, “ Trump, ” Galston, ” Trump, Missouri GOP Sen, Eric Schmitt, wouldn’t, he’d Organizations: CNN, Republican, Republican Party, South Carolina Gov, GOP, Washington, Trump, Veteran GOP, White, Democrat, Democratic, Florida Gov, ”, ABC, University of Virginia’s Center, Politics, Northeastern University, Republican internationalists, Republicans, Chicago Council, Global Affairs, Trump’s GOP, New Hampshire Gov, South, Brookings Institution, Biden, Republican National Committee, Missouri GOP Locations: Sunday’s, Iowa , New Hampshire, South Carolina, Michigan, George H.W ., Southern, Iowa, New Hampshire, Oakland, Washtenaw, Kent, Ukraine, Trump’s, Missouri

☆ Trump’s View of America and the World Is Nothing New - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( David Brooks | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

He seems to have been a very good father, but his political worldview was predicated on a deep pessimism. The Republican Party in the 1920s, ’30s and early ’40s was steeped in pessimism, and that pessimism showed up as it often does: as nativism, isolationism and protectionism. As World War II loomed, Senator Gerald Nye urged the passage of several neutrality acts to keep us from exporting arms to warring nations and opposed Lend-Lease to Britain. That version of the Republican Party ended in 1952, when Dwight Eisenhower defeated Taft for the Republican presidential nomination. Howard Buffett was so dismayed by the outcome that he refused to endorse Ike, his party leader.

Persons: I’ve, Warren Buffett’s, Howard Buffett, Franklin Roosevelt, George Marshall, Buffett, Johnson, Gerald Nye, Robert Taft, Dwight Eisenhower, Taft, Ike Organizations: Democrats, Republican Party, Reed, Lease, United States, Marshall Plan, NATO, World Bank, Republican, John Birch Society Locations: Nebraska, United States, Britain, America

☆ Why Zelensky’s plea will fall on many deaf Republican ears
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

CNN —There is a simple reason why many Republicans will snub Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s desperate plea for billions of dollars in arms and ammunition. He told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins in an interview in Kyiv Sunday that Republicans such as Trump ally Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance – who have been speaking out against more Ukraine aid – do not comprehend the stakes of the conflict. How Trump transformed the GOPThe Ukraine war funding showdown highlights how America’s domestic politics are already reverberating around the globe. The splits in the GOP over Ukraine were exposed last week when 26 Senate Republicans voted against the bill containing Israel and Ukraine aid while 22 backed it.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky’s, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, It’s, Zelensky, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, Ohio Sen, J.D, Vance –, –, ” Zelensky, Trump, Mitch McConnell, Vladimir Putin, Putin –, III, Biden –, Putin, Alexey Navalny, Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George H.W, Bush, Matt Gaetz, ” Trump, Mike Johnson –, Biden, Johnson, ” Jake Sullivan, CNN’s Dana, •, • There’s, Vance, ” Vance, ’ ”, ” Zelensky –, CNN’s Collins, Avdiivka –, he’s Organizations: CNN, America, Republican, Kyiv Sunday, Trump, Ohio, GOP, NATO, Party, Trump Republicans, Conservative Political, Florida, Ukraine, White, Ukraine –, Munich, Conference, Republicans Locations: Europe, Russia, United States, Ukraine, Kyiv, Soviet, Washington, America, Mexico, “ State, South Carolina, European, China, Taiwan, Avdiivka, Israel, There’s

☆ This Again? In Frozen Iowa, the Press Corps Ponders a Slog of a Campaign.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Michael M. Grynbaum | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Maybe it was the apocalyptically cold weather, with wind chills reaching minus 43 Fahrenheit. Or the winnowed field of candidates and an anxiety-addled electorate that is dreading the prospect of the first rerun election since the Dwight Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson rematch of 1956. For whatever reason, the usual media circus that accompanies the Iowa caucuses has felt smaller this year, literally and spiritually. The number of credentialed journalists fell to 1,200, from 2,600 four years ago. The attenuated vibe was best summed up by a T-shirt on sale in the hotel gift shop:“Election 2024: Welp, I Guess We’re Doing This Again.”

Persons: Dwight Eisenhower, Adlai Stevenson, ” Organizations: Des, Des Moines Marriott Downtown Locations: Iowa, Des Moines, Washington, Manhattan

☆ The first US moon lander in more than 50 years launched with human remains on board, paving the way for space burials
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-08 | by ( Marianne Guenot | Jessica Orwig | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewA US spacecraft carrying human remains launched on Monday in a bid to become the first private mission to land on the moon. "Unfortunately, it appears the failure within the propulsion system is causing a critical loss of propellant," the company that built the lunar lander, Astrobotic, said in an update Monday afternoon. AstroboticSeveral capsules on board the lander are part of a memorial service offered by private companies Celestis and Elysium Space. The screenwriter was also part of the first human "space burial" in 1992 when his ashes were put aboard NASA's spacecraft Columbia. Astrobotic Peregrine Mission One is the first of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)-backed missions to launch.

Persons: —, Peregrine, John Thornton, Celestis, Gene Roddenberry, Majel Barrett, George Washington, Dwight Eisenhower, John F, Kennedy, — Arthur C Clarke, Stanley Kubrick, Gene Roddenberry's, Thornton, Mr, Peregrine isn't, Astrobotic, landers, Artemis Organizations: Service, Business, Astrobiotic, United Launch Alliance, Cape Canaveral Space Force, Peregrine, NASA, United Launch Alliance Vulcan, New York Times, Navajo Nation, The New York Times, Houston, Payload Locations: Cape, Florida, Navajo, Stickiness, Russia, India, China

It also is one of the most substantial exceptions to the Posse Comitatus Act, which generally prohibits using the military for law enforcement purposes. Trump has spoken openly about his plans should he win the presidency, including using the military at the border and in cities struggling with violent crime. His plans also have included using the military against foreign drug cartels, a view echoed by other Republican primary candidates such as Florida Gov. The threats have raised questions about the meaning of military oaths, presidential power and who Trump could appoint to support his approach. William Banks, a Syracuse University law professor and expert in national security law, said a military officer is not forced to follow “unlawful orders."

Persons: Donald Trump, “, I’m, ”, ” Trump, Trump, don’t, Joseph Nunn, Brennan, “ There’s, Nunn, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Michael Flynn, Flynn, Charles Q, Brown, Joe Biden's, Lyndon Johnson, Dr, Martin Luther King Jr, Johnson, John F, Kennedy, Dwight Eisenhower, Eisenhower, George H.W, Bush, Rodney King, Michael O’Hanlon, O’Hanlon, Pat Ryan, Ryan, William Banks, Banks, ” Nunn, Jill Colvin, Michelle L, Price, Linley Sanders Organizations: WASHINGTON, New, Brennan Center for Justice, Florida Gov, South, Army, FBI, Trump, Pentagon, Joint Chiefs, Staff, U.S . Capitol, AP, Republican, Washington, Civil, 101st Airborne, Central High School, National Guard, Brookings Institution, Democratic, U.S . Military Academy, Syracuse University, Associated Press Locations: Iowa, New York City, Chicago, Florida, South Carolina, U.S, Baltimore , Chicago, Rock , Arkansas, Los Angeles, New York, West, Washington

☆ Fact Check: Hezbollah anti-ship missiles clip dates to 2019, not 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An old video of Shi’ite Islamist group Hezbollah’s anti-ship missiles has been falsely shared as footage published in response to U.S. deployment of carriers to the eastern Mediterranean amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in 2023. Experts believe that the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group in Lebanon may possess more than 100,000 rockets including precision missiles, such as drones and anti-tank, anti-aircraft and anti-ship missiles. However, the circulating video long predates the 2023 Israel-Hamas war. The caption states: “The video Footage depicting C-802 anti-ship cruise missiles has been resealed for the first time. The video of Hezbollah's anti-ship missiles was published in 2019, not during the 2023 Israel-Hamas war in response to the presence of U.S. carriers.

Persons: Gerald R, Dwight Eisenhower, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, “, Read Organizations: Hamas, Ford, Reuters, Facebook, Iran Press News Agency, Thomson Locations: Israel, Palestinian, U.S, Lebanon, Lebanese

☆ New fund bets big on Eisenhower-era stocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Meredith Mutter | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Investors concerned about the market may want to consider stocks that have stood the test of time — otherwise known as dividend monarchs. That's a top strategy for Roundhill Investments, which launched its S&P Dividend Monarchs ETF this month. It focuses on the dividend monarchs. According to the firm's website, it's the first U.S.-listed ETF designed to track the performance of these kinds of stocks. As of Nov. 9, FactSet reports the S&P Dividend Monarchs ETF's top holdings are 3M , Federal Realty Investment Trust , Leggett & Platt , Black Hills Corporation and Stanley Black & Decker .

Persons: That's, David Mazza, CNBC's, They've, they've, Mazza, Dwight Eisenhower, Leggett, Platt, Stanley Black, Decker Organizations: Roundhill Investments, Federal Realty Investment Trust, Black Hills Corporation, Stanley Locations: U.S

SHANGHAI, China (AP) — American Ballet Theatre returned to China on Thursday for the first time in a decade in the latest sign that strained U.S.-China relations are beginning to improve. The tour marks a revival of cultural exchanges between China and the United States. She said cultural exchanges between the U.S. and China “are very necessary" at this time. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns said Monday during an event celebrating American World War II veterans who helped China battle Japan. But the two peoples of the countries have always been together.”The ABT last performed in China in March 2013 in Beijing.

Persons: ”, Susan Jaffe, ABT, Giselle, “, Jaffe, —, Zhang Xiaoding, Zhu Xiaoyi, Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, China Nicholas Burns, ” Burns, Dwight Eisenhower’s, ___ Mistreanu, Caroline Chen Organizations: Ballet Theatre, Shanghai, Theater, Philadelphia Orchestra, National Center, Performing Arts, Shanghai Grand Theatre, U.S, Economic Cooperation, U.S ., Soviet Union Locations: SHANGHAI, China, U.S, New York, United States, Shanghai, Beijing, ”, Washington, Asia, San Francisco . China, Ukraine, Japan, American, Taipei, Taiwan

☆ Military Spending Is Something Both Political Extremes Get Wrong - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Paul Krugman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Then there’s the war in Ukraine, where many on both the far left and the far right want to cut off aid, effectively giving Vladimir Putin victory. There are multiple reasons for that convergence, most of which I’ll leave to other analysts. But one common theme on the left and the right is the claim that we can’t afford the expense of that aid. What people making such claims should know is that their views about how much we spend on the military are generations out of date. Military spending today is much smaller as a share of the economy than it was then:

Persons: Vladimir Putin, I’ve, Dwight Eisenhower Organizations: Ukraine Locations: Ukraine, Israel, Spanish

☆ A low-cost way to protect against an S&P 500 drawdown as risks escalate
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Michael Khouw | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

The Cboe Volatility Index , commonly referred to simply as "the VIX", is an index derived from 30-day S & P 500 index options prices. Put simply, the VIX represents the options market's expectations for S & P 500 volatility over the next 30 days. Sometimes referred to as a "fear index", Friday's VIX Index closing level of 19.32 is only slightly below the 6-month high of 20.09 seen on May 4th. Financials significantly outperformed, finishing Friday up 0.2% while the S & P overall fell by 0.5%. Options traders and strategists are often asked, "Is there a way to use options to hedge my portfolio?".

Persons: Gerald Ford, Dwight Eisenhower, Ike, Ray Dalio, Wells, Financials, doesn't Organizations: Investors, Federal, University of Michigan, West Bank, IDF, Bridgewater Associates, JPMorgan, Citigroup, Trader, Trust Locations: Ukraine, Gaza, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Iran, Europe, Wells Fargo

☆ US aircraft carriers - What they bring to the Middle East
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

FORD CARRIERThe Gerald R. Ford carrier, along with supporting ships, arrived in the eastern Mediterranean early last week. The Ford, which was commissioned in 2017, is the United States' newest aircraft carrier and the world's largest, with more than 5,000 sailors aboard. It has an arsenal of missiles, like the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile, which is a medium-range, surface-to-air missiles used to counter drones and aircraft. The supporting ships, such as the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser Normandy, Arleigh-Burke-class guided missile destroyers Thomas Hudner, Ramage, Carney, and Roosevelt. EISENHOWER CARRIERThe Pentagon directed the Dwight Eisenhower carrier strike group to move to the eastern Mediterranean.

Persons: Gerald R, Ford, Burke, Thomas Hudner, Ramage, Carney, Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, Ike, Mason, Idrees Ali, Sandra Maler Organizations: USNS Laramie, U.S Naval Forces, U.S . Sixth Fleet, Pentagon, FORD, Ford, Hornet, EISENHOWER, Thomson Locations: U.S Naval Forces Europe, WASHINGTON, Israel, United States, Arleigh, Kuwait

☆ Factbox-US Aircraft Carriers - What They Bring to the Middle East
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon has deployed two aircraft carriers -- and their supporting ships -- to the eastern Mediterranean since the attacks on Israel. FORD CARRIERThe Gerald R. Ford carrier, along with supporting ships, arrived in the eastern Mediterranean early last week. The Ford, which was commissioned in 2017, is the United States' newest aircraft carrier and the world's largest, with more than 5,000 sailors aboard. It has an arsenal of missiles, like the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile, which is a medium-range, surface-to-air missiles used to counter drones and aircraft. The supporting ships, such as the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser Normandy, Arleigh-Burke-class guided missile destroyers Thomas Hudner, Ramage, Carney, and Roosevelt.

Persons: Gerald R, Burke, Thomas Hudner, Ramage, Carney, Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, Ike, Mason, Idrees Ali, Sandra Maler Organizations: WASHINGTON, Pentagon, FORD, Ford, Hornet, EISENHOWER Locations: Israel, United States, Arleigh, Kuwait

☆ Rural Broadband Is an Opportunity for America
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

An earth digger used to dig down cables for broadband connection. Photo: Getty Images/iStockphotoThe headline “Broadband for All Comes With Some Sky-High Costs” (Page One, Sept. 6) implies a waste of taxpayers’ money. A giant waste of taxpayers’ money? But it was the right vision to make America great. Likewise, bringing fiber optics to all corners of this country is the right vision to keep America great.

Persons: Dwight Eisenhower Organizations: America

☆ Opinion: The surprise winner of the debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Opinion Cnn Contributors | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +30 min

CNN —CNN Opinion asked our political contributors to weigh on the first Republican presidential debate of the 2024 season. On Wednesday night, on more than one issue, Haley broke with the old guard in some meaningful ways. Karen Finney: Ron DeSantis falls flatKaren Finney Ralph AlswangeAfter weeks of buildup and reports of serious debate preparation with a top Republican debate coach, this was supposed to be the night that Florida Gov. Instead, DeSantis delivered a flat debate performance devoid of any standout moments, demonstrating why he is the best alternative to former President Donald Trump. Asa Hutchinson in a few instances, not one of the GOP candidates sounded like a serious contender for the White House.

Persons: Nikki Haley, “, Donald Trump, Haley, won’t —, that’s, Trump, Joe Biden’s, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Haley’s, Karen Finney, Karen Finney Ralph Alswange, DeSantis, Donald Trump ., MAGA, George Soros, Florida’s, ” Karen Finney, Patrick T, Brown, Patrick, Mike Pence, Ramaswamy’s, Ramaswamy, Pence, “ It’s, ” Ramaswamy, Sophia A, Nelson, ‘ Rich, Richmond ’ Sophia A, Nelson Sophia A, Richmond ”, Oliver Anthony, Sen, Tim Scott of, Margaret Thatcher —, Michelle Obama, ” Scott Jennings, Scott Jennings, Nikki Haley overperforming, Doug Burgum, Asa Hutchison, Chris Christie, unapologetically, George W, Bush, Mitch McConnell, Jill Filipovic, Jill Filipovic Vivek Ramaswamy, G.T . Bynum, Bynum, Ronald Reagan —, —, shamefully, Putin, Nicole Hemmer, Robert Taft, Dwight Eisenhower, Ike, Ronald Reagan, Pat Buchanan, Carolyn T, Robert M, Who, Geoff Duncan, GOP Geoff Duncan CNN, Asa Hutchinson, ” Roxanne Jones, Roxanne Jones, Nikki Haley —, I’ve, Jones, ”, WURD, Kristen Soltis Anderson, Nikki Haley’s, ” Raul A, Reyes, Joe Biden, Biden, Raul A, Jon Gabriel, Jon Gabriel Immigration, I’m, ” DeSantis Organizations: CNN, South Carolina Gov, Republican Party of Trump, Florida Gov, Biden, Republican, Donald Trump . Time, New, New Jersey Gov, Democratic, Trump, GOP, Public Policy Center, Economic, North, Richmond, British, Republican Party, North Dakota Gov, Arkansas Gov, RunSwitch Public Relations, Twitter, Pew Research Center, Internal Revenue Service, Department of Education, Pew, Former South Carolina Gov, Rogers Center, Vanderbilt University, “ Partisans, Conservative, Wednesday, Department of Justice, UN, Former New Jersey Gov, America’s Conservative Party, White House . Florida Gov, ESPN The Magazine, ESPN, New York Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Kristen Soltis Anderson CNN Former South Carolina Gov, America, Reyes CNN, Special Forces, Fox, CNN Town Hall, USA, Gallup, The Arizona Locations: China, Florida, Hawaii, New Jersey, America, Washington , DC, Ukraine, Tim Scott of South Carolina, Georgia, Louisville , Kentucky, millennials, New York, Israel, United States, Tulsa , Oklahoma, Mexico, El Paso, dearer, Arizona, The Arizona Republic

☆ Biden nods to Camp David history by inviting Yoon, Kishida
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Steve Holland | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Most famously, President Jimmy Carter brokered the Camp David accords in 1978 between Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin. The first foreign leader to visit Camp David, then known as "Shangri-La," was British Prime Minister Winston Churchill who was there for World War Two talks with Roosevelt. Eisenhower, who named Camp David for his father and grandson, would grill steaks for family and friends. One time George W. Bush hosted Russian leader Vladimir Putin at Camp David and introduced Putin to his Scottish terrier, Barney. The seemingly mundane at Camp David can sometimes erupt into major headlines, like the time President George H.W.

Persons: Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin, Biden, David, Camp David, Japan's Fumio, Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol, Franklin Roosevelt, Jimmy Carter, Anwar al, Sadat, Menachem Begin, Winston Churchill, Roosevelt, Churchill, Nikita Krushchev, Dwight Eisenhower, Bill Clinton, Ehud Barak, Yasser Arafat, Arafat, Clinton, ” Clinton, “, ”, Harry Truman, Ronald Reagan, Donald Trump, Eisenhower, George W, Bush, Carter, Putin, Barney, George H.W, Marlin, Marlin Fitzwater, Steve Holland, Heather Timmons, Grant McCool Organizations: U.S, ., ROK, Works Progress Administration, Israeli, British, Cuban Missile Crisis, White, Camp, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Camp, Thurmont, WASHINGTON, Japan, South Korea, Maryland, U.S, Laurel Lodge, Aspen Lodge, Roosevelt . U.S, Catoctin, Soviet, Russian, Russia

☆ Opinion | Where’s the Vicuña Outrage?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Maureen Dowd | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

There was a single word that encapsulated such an outrage: vicuña. President Dwight Eisenhower’s chief of staff, Sherman Adams, accepted a vicuña coat from a Boston textile manufacturer doing business with the federal government. Now Thomas sneers at the law by failing to disclose gifts from billionaires eager to gain influence. (The gifts also benefited his wife, Ginni Thomas, who tried to help Trump overthrow the government.) ProPublica told the ka-ching: “At least 38 destination vacations … 26 private jet flights … a dozen V.I.P.

Persons: Dwight Eisenhower’s, Sherman Adams, Thomas sneers, Ginni Thomas, ProPublica, ” Thomas, Anita Hill, Joe Biden, Prevost Le, Thomas, Anthony Welters Organizations: Trump, Times Locations: Boston, ”, Washington

☆ Deep space orbit to provide non-traditional resting place
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The couple from Mesa, Arizona, will be sending their DNA into space in the upcoming Enterprise mission being launched by Celestis, a space burials company based out of Houston, Texas. [1/3]Gerry Paulus holds a DNA Memorial Kit given to families by Celestis, inc. as a keepsake for those who use their space burials service, in Mesa, Arizona, U.S., June 26, 2023. REUTERS/Liliana Salgado/File PhotoWhile space burials are not a new concept, the company is preparing for their first deep space flight, orbiting around the sun indefinitely. "That repository is going to be 330 million kilometers out into space," Celestis President Colby Youngblood said. Reporting by Liliana Salgado and Evan García; Writing by Mark PorterOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Gerry, Elizabeth Paulus, they’ll, we're, ” Elizabeth Paulus, Gerry Paulus, Liliana Salgado, Gene Roddenberry, James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols, George Washington, Dwight Eisenhower, John F, Kennedy, Colby Youngblood, Evan García, Mark Porter Organizations: Enterprise, Celestis, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: United States, Mesa , Arizona, Houston , Texas, U.S

☆ Jill Biden visits UK's Downing Street ahead of King Charles' coronation
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/3] Akshata Murty, the wife of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets with U.S. first lady Jill Biden at Downing Street in London, Britain May 5, 2023. REUTERS/Peter NichollsLONDON, May 5 (Reuters) - U.S. First Lady Jill Biden met British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's wife Akshata Murty at Downing Street on Friday as she visited London to represent the United States at King Charles' coronation. Jill Biden, 71, will visit a local school on Friday afternoon along with Murty before meeting staff at the U.S. embassy and King Charles at a reception in Buckingham Palace. U.S. President Joe Biden has faced some criticism, notably from his predecessor and potential 2024 election rival Donald Trump, for skipping Charles' coronation. Biden visited Belfast and Ireland last month to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday peace pact.

☆ CEOs like Jamie Dimon, Warren Buffett, and Elon Musk want the government to fight inequality and 'reignite the American dream'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-15 | by ( Ethan Dodd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

His proposals include investing in American industry, teaching students workplace skills, and expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit. Forecasting "storm clouds ahead," Dimon wants the government to drive economic growth by subsidizing industry, investing in the workforce, and reducing income inequality. Following in Buffett's footsteps, Dimon said JPMorgan owes its business success to the "extraordinary conditions our country creates" for economic growth. Akin to Musk, Dimon said he didn't want the government to micromanage industry, believing "Adam Smith's invisible hand still prevails." He suggested expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit, a tax refund that allows lower-income working individuals and families to keep more of their earned income.

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