S.Korea Reaffirms Push For Military Independence After Trump Announced Scaled-Back Drills

Let Americans Keep The Savings They Find Authored by Wendy Barnes via RealClearPolitics, As candidates spend the coming months telling voters how they would transform American health care, they should not overlook reforms that could make care more accessible and affordable without requiring complex new government programs. Millions of Americans are already trying to make their health care dollars go further. They compare prices, explore alternatives to insurance, and choose lower-cost ways to obtain prescriptions and routine care. Yet federal policies often penalize them for doing exactly what policymakers say they want...

Auto Stocks Slide As VW Cuts Outlook, Industry Urges Trump To Keep BYD Cars Out Earnings pressure and trade-policy uncertainty are weighing on auto stocks on Friday. Volkswagen shares fell as much as 7.5% after the struggling European automaker lowered its operating-margin forecast, reflecting a write-down on its Porsche stake and weak Chinese demand. Separately, US auto industry groups urged the Trump administration to maintain restrictions on Chinese vehicles, according to a Bloomberg report. "Allowing them to open a domestic facility would provide a foothold in the US market at the expense of...

The Real Threat From The Iran War Hits Farmers, Not Fuel Pumps Authored by Michael Wilkerson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Prices for retail diesel and gas have each risen by over a third ($1.30+ and $1.00 per gallon, respectively) since the launch of Epic Fury. Americans learned in the 1970s that Middle East conflict means energy pain, and that lesson has been reinforced through every subsequent Gulf crisis. This time, however, the more consequential threat to American household budgets is not the fuel pump. It is quietly moving through...