This Is What It Sounds Like When Doves Laugh âIt would be premature to conclude with confidence that we have achieved a sufficiently restrictive stance, or to speculate on when policy might ease.â Fed Chairman Jerome Powell spoke those words on December 1 at a fireside chat at Spelman College. The markets rejected that idea
UCF football star plays baseball game, runs to field for spring game: ‘This is a dream for me’
June 20, 2023 by
Being a multi-sport athlete in college isnât uncommon, but it does come with a lot of pressure, especially when key games land on the same day. Just ask University of Central Floridaâs John Rhys Plumlee, who had to rush from the baseball field to the football field this past weekend. But he wouldnât change it […]
McCarthy: If GOP Plays Games in Speaker Elections, Dems ‘Could End Up Picking Who the Speaker Is’
November 29, 2022 by
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said Monday on Newsmax TVâs âSpicer & Co.â that if Republican members âplay games,â the Democrats may end up picking the next House speaker. Anchor Sean Spicer said, âWeâve had a couple of these folks that say that they wonât vote for you on the show. When we ask
WATCH: Members of U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Turn Away from the Flag as WWII Vet Plays Anthem
July 7, 2021 by
UPDATE (11:01 AM 7/6/2021): An account representing U.S. Soccer teams denies that the video shows any players disrespecting World War II veteran Pete DuPrĂ© and posted a video of players, including Megan Rapinoe, greeting him and signing a ball. Breitbart Newsâ story never said the players disrespected Pete DuPrĂ©; rather, it said some players disrespected the…
Jill Biden Plays the April Fool to Prank Traveling Press
April 3, 2021 by
First Lady Jill Biden pranked traveling reporters Thursday by disguising herself as a flight attendant to issue ice cream treats in an April Fool stunt. AFP reports her own staff, Secret Service and press were treated to dessert by a woman with short black hair, a black face mask and a nametag that read âJasmine,â…
The Role Pence Plays in the Trump White House
September 6, 2017 by
Vice President Mike Pence traveled through Latin America in August at a time when Venezuela was erupting with unrest. In April, Pence visited ally South Korea and stood on its border with its menacing neighbor to warn North Korea after a recent missile test that âthe era of strategic patience is over.â And, in February, […]
Putin Plays Mideast Chess as Obama Looks
October 1, 2015 by
It is sometimes said that in negotiations with foreigners, American leaders play checkers, while their wilier opponents play chess.  There is perhaps some truth to this, as American leaders sometimes chase short-term political results, a consequence of democratic governance and constantly changing leadership. By contrast, despotic Persians are credited with inventing chess, and in modern […]