US Boat Strike Kills Two, Leaves Six ‘Survivors’

30 House Dems Demand US Confirmation That Israel Has Nuclear Arsenal In the latest indication that Israel's position in American politics is growing increasingly shaky, a group of 30 House Democrats have co-signed a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, demanding that the US government finally acknowledge the existence of Israel's nuclear arsenal. It's a milestone event: For decades, both parties have diligently co-conspired in avoiding such a confirmation, typically claiming ignorance on the rare occasions when journalists or citizens asked them about it. MUST SEE: For many years, journalist...

To The Woke Woodshed: Burnham Is Funding UK Populism By Liquidating The Progressive Project Andy Burnham has been UK Prime Minister for three days, and he has already settled into a routine: announce something cheap for households in the morning, pay for it by killing a progressive unicorn.  The tally so far: Monday, within hours of kissing rings at the Palace, Burnham signaled he would fast-track oil and gas development in the North Sea - which is just words for now, but 'un-Labour' enough that Donald Trump welcomed it in the same...

FERC Will Impose Reforms If PJM Fails To Adopt Changes By September, Chairman Warns By Ethan Howland of UtilityDive The PJM Interconnection has until the end of September to agree to governance and stakeholder reforms or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will impose them, the agency’s chairman, Laura Swett, said Thursday. “PJM is facing a grave legitimacy crisis,” Swett said at a technical conference FERC held on the grid operator’s governance issues. “Some transmission owners are openly discussing leaving the RTO altogether. Put plainly, market participants have lost confidence in PJM’s decision-making...