Trump Argues Warrantless Surveillance Is Needed to Secure America

President Donald Trump said that a dozen Latin American nations had enlisted in a US-led coalition to fight cartels in the region.  Trump announced the new military organization, along with Latin American leaders, at his Doral resort in Florida on Saturday. The coalition was dubbed Shield of the Americas, and includes Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa […]

Fed Independence Is Sacred... Or So We've Been Told Authored by Richard Roberts via RealClearMarkets.com, For the better part of a year, many had become convinced that the Federal Reserve's independence was in its final days. The narrative rested on two prongs. First, an FOMC browbeaten by relentless public attacks, threats of removal, and a Justice Department criminal probe into Chair Jerome Powell. The pressure, many argued, had grown so intense that Fed decisions would no longer be trusted to reflect economics rather than politics. Second, a new chair expected to arrive in May...

President Donald Trump said an Apache helicopter was shot down by Iran. He claimed that the crew members survived but that he would attack Iran in response.  “I have just been informed by our Great Military that last night the Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache Helicopters while patrolling over the Strait […]