CBP Chief Says Border Wall Should Be Finished By Late 2027

Russia Says UAE's 'OPECxit' Won't Spark Immediate Price War Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, quoted by the Russian news agency Interfax, downplayed fears that the UAE's planned OPEC exit will trigger an immediate oil price war and race to the bottom.  "In the current situation, what kind of price war can there be when there is a shortage in the market?" Novak said, adding with the Strait of Hormuz remaining all but closed, "a huge amount of oil isn't reaching the market today, and demand is significantly higher than...

NewMexit: Secession In The Southwest? Authored by Stephen Anderson via The Mises Institute, Lea and Roosevelt counties in the US state of New Mexico (NM) in 2026 are seeking to secede and join the state of Texas. “There was a state representative or two from New Mexico who were expressing frustration with the government in Santa Fe,” Texas State Representative Carl Tepper said. “They have expressed an interest in being annexed by Texas, . . .” Their action is referred to as “NewMexit.” Ludwig von Mises wrote many times that a group of people in a sovereign...

Downtown Seattle Lost 30,000 Jobs Since 2020 Payroll Tax: Report Authored by Dylan Morgan via The Epoch Times, A new report from the Downtown Seattle Association published June 15 stated that downtown Seattle has lost around 30,000 jobs since 2020, when city leaders passed the “JumpStart” business tax, while neighboring Bellevue has become more attractive for businesses. “What we have seen in downtown Seattle is not a ‘jump start,’ but instead, a slowdown,” the report stated. “Seattle has become a tax outlier in the region, and it’s costing the city jobs and tax...