Israel Lifts Restrictions At Jerusalem Holy Sites, Ben Gurion Airport Fully Reopened, Normalcy Returns

Cotton And Stefanik Bill Targets CCP Ties In U.S. Military Trucking Submitted by American Truckers United, Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) have introduced the “Trucking Security and CCP Disclosure Act of 2026.” This legislation requires any carrier handling Department of War equipment to certify that neither it nor its subcontractors are owned, controlled by, or maintain significant ties to entities on the Department of Defense’s list of Chinese military companies (section 1260H of the 2021 NDAA). American Truckers United applauds Senator Cotton for finally taking concrete action on...

How U.S. Retailers Are Absorbing The Fuel-Price Shock We have diligently tracked the Gulf-related fuel-price shock hitting the American consumer, with prices rising at the fastest rate in three years, personal savings depleted, and spending still running hot, a trend Goldman flags as increasingly troubling for the broader economy. This cocktail has revived uncomfortable memories of the 1970s: higher energy costs, squeezed households, and a consumer still spending into weakness. But another important area of coverage is how companies are faring as freight, fuel, and supplier costs, along with tariff pressures,...

Over 150 years ago, Congress passed a statute that criminalized home distilling—the practice of setting up a still in one’s home or backyard to manufacture alcoholic beverages. Last week, however, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed that this statute was unconstitutional. In other words, the Court of Appeals recognized that my clients—the nonprofit Hobby Distiller’s Association […]