Israel Destroys Last Bridge to Southern Lebanon Ahead of Ceasefire

Merkel Receives The First European Order Of Merit Award, Repeats Call For Crackdown On Free Speech Authored by Jonathan Turley, The European Union recently announced the first recipients of its new European Order of Merit, the organization’s highest award. The headliner was Angela Merkel, former Federal Chancellor of Germany, who indeed personifies the European Union for both her fans and her critics. For many years, some of us have criticized Merkel as one of the leading forces behind European censorship efforts that have eviscerated the “Indispensable Right.”  Not surprisingly, Merkel called for more censorship and...

Rudy Giuliani Hospitalized In Critical Condition Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been hospitalized and is in critical condition, according to The New York Times, citing his spokesman, Ted Goodman. "Mayor Giuliani is a fighter who has faced every challenge in his life with unwavering strength, and he's fighting with that same level of strength as we speak," Goodman said, before asking "that you join us in prayer" for the former NYC mayor. Goodman did not disclose what medical emergency sent Giuliani to a Florida hospital Sunday afternoon. President...

Blackstone's Flagship Private Credit Fund, World's Largest, Posts First Monthly Loss Since 2022 It only took a constant barrage of negative news surrounding the private credit space, including a surge in redemptions, investor gating, questions about loan markets as well as outright fraud, not to mention relentless criticism from of some of the biggest luminaries in credit, including Saba's Boaz Weinstein and Diameter's Scott Goodwin, for Blackstone to concede that its private credit book may have been mismarked. According to Bloomberg, Blackstone's flagship private credit fund - and the world's largest...