Harris Faulkner called it what it is on The Faulkner Focus: the United States has put Iran’s oil trade in a chokehold. The administration’s naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz isn’t abstract policy talk — it’s a hard, cold lever being pulled to squeeze Tehran’s lifeblood: oil revenue. What the blockade actually looks like More
President Donald Trump surprised Washington and the tech world this week by inviting Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, to join him aboard Air Force One on the way to his summit with President Xi. Huang flew to Alaska to board the plane during a layover after not being on the official list of More
California’s high-speed rail plan has always been a big promise with an even bigger price tag. Now the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) says it wants to “capture” the extra tax money that springs up around proposed stations — in other words, take local tax growth from Central Valley towns and funnel it to the More
President Donald Trump’s trip to Beijing isn’t a photo-op or a goodwill tour. It’s a live negotiation over the two things that will decide who runs the 21st century economy: energy and technology. Listen close — that’s where leverage lives. What’s actually on the table in Beijing Come with me past the velvet ropes and More
President Donald Trump didn’t just fly to Beijing for a photo op. He brought some of America’s top business leaders with him — and at least two of them, Elon Musk and NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang, actually boarded Air Force One. The move was bold, blunt, and built to send a message: this trip is about More
Governor Gavin Newsom rolled out a flashy program this week called Golden State Start, promising 400 free diapers for newborns through a partnership with the nonprofit Baby2Baby. On paper that sounds kind and helpful. In practice, reporters and critics quickly started doing the math and asking why roughly $7.4 million in budgeted money plus a More