Ukraine Defies Vance Warning With Massive Strike On Russia's Key Black Sea Port, Shuttering Grain Terminals

What's In A Name? Alaska GOP Succeeds In Stopping Democrats From Stealing The Senate Election Alaska's election officials may have just saved a U.S. Senate seat from one of the more brazen ballot schemes in recent memory. The state's Division of Elections issued a preliminary ruling this week that Dan J. Sullivan of Petersburg is ineligible to appear on the 2026 Senate ballot, dealing a significant blow to Democrats - in what Republicans have characterized as a coordinated Democratic effort to siphon votes from incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan through deliberate...

Toyota And Honda See Sharp Declines In Profit Amidst Iran War Pressures, Spiking EV Costs Toyota expects a sharp decline in profit as rising material and shipping costs tied to the Iran conflict pressure its business, according to Bloomberg.  The automaker projected operating income of ¥3 trillion for the fiscal year ending March 2027, well below both analyst expectations of ¥4.6 trillion and last year’s ¥3.8 trillion. The company said supply chain disruptions are driving up costs for aluminum, resins, and other materials, while logistics issues remain unpredictable. Toyota estimates the regional...

Would The Founders Still Recognize Their Republic? Authored by Andrew P. Napolitano Which is better — to be ruled by one tyrant 3,000 miles away or by 3,000 tyrants one mile away? — Rev. Mather Byles (1706-1788) Does it really matter if the instrument curtailing liberty is a monarch or a popularly elected legislature? This conundrum, along with the witty version of it put to a Boston crowd in 1775 by the little-known colonial-era preacher with the famous uncle — Cotton Mather — addresses the age-old question of whether liberty can long survive in...