The smartest insight and analysis, from all perspectives, rounded up from around the web: If you want to see everything wrong with the U.S. housing market, just head to Southern California, said Alena Botros in Fortune. It’s no secret that housing in Los Angeles is expensive; the average value of a single-family home there is…
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DeSantis has no plans to meet with Biden during Florida visit
Gov. Ron DeSantis does not plan on meeting with President Joe Biden when the man he’s hoping to challenge in the 2024 election visits Florida on Saturday to survey the damage caused by Hurricane Idalia. “We don’t have any plans for the Governor to meet with the President tomorrow,” Jeremy Redfern, press secretary for the…
Russia-North Korea arms talks advancing to supply Ukraine war: U.S.
Arms negotiations between North Korea and Russia are “actively advancing,” the United States said Wednesday, citing new intelligence. Washington is concerned about potential weapons deals from Pyongyang to supply the Kremlin’s struggling war in Ukraine, including significant quantities and multiple types of munitions, the White House said. Following Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu’s recent trip to…
6 private homes in the woods
Mount Shasta, California Sentinel Retreat stands on 55 acres of oak, dogwood and pine near Lake Siskiyou and Shasta Trinity National Forest. The four-bedroom, red cedar-log home features a great room with a 20-foot tree-and-bear sculpture, rock fireplace and picture windows framing Mount Shasta; a chef’s kitchen; and two main suites with patios. Outside are…
Why Haley and Ramaswamy dominated Republican debate
Why Haley and Ramaswamy dominated Republican debate | View caption Hide caption Vivek Ramaswamy, a wealthy entrepreneur rising in the polls, was a youthful stand-in for Mr. Trump. Barely old enough to run for president, Mr. Ramaswamy managed to compare himself to both former President Barack Obama and Mr. Trump. An American-born son of Indian…
Biden to survey Hurricane Idalia damage in Florida on Saturday
President Joe Biden on Thursday said he would travel to Florida this weekend to survey the damage from Hurricane Idalia, days after it caused major flooding and power outages before weakening into a tropical storm. Biden announced the trip during a visit to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s headquarters, where he met with Department of…
Hungary PM Orban’s claim Trump re-election only way to end Ukraine war
Donald Trump has received huge praise after Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban claimed the only way to end the Ukraine war is for the US to re-elect the former president. Orban – known as Vladimir Putin’s closest ally in the European Union – made the starling claims during a sprawling interview with former Fox News…
Judge rejects former Trump aide Peter Navarro’s executive privilege claim, paving way for trial in contempt case
A federal judge on Wednesday denied ex-White House adviser Peter Navarro’s bid to escape contempt charges by claiming former President Donald Trump had invoked executive privilege over his potential testimony to a congressional panel investigating the events leading up to and including the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. The ruling paves the way…
The Week contest: Housing monument
This week’s question: A Washington, D.C., real estate listing includes neither a house nor property, but a single, crumbling brick wall, which is on sale for $50,000. If this structure were to become a monument to high housing costs, what should it be called? Click here to see the results of last week’s contest: Literary warnings…
What price should the US pay for an Israel-Saudi Arabia peace pact?
Peace of a sort may be at hand between Israel and Saudi Arabia. The Wall Street Journal reported the two longtime antagonists are preparing to normalize relations, with Saudi Arabia finally giving formal recognition to Israel in return for “concessions to the Palestinians, U.S. security guarantees and civilian nuclear help.” There are still “long odds,”…