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As China reaches out, Asia shows signs of leaving the United States behind. The Washington Post Editorial Board At the end of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit last weekend, one image stood out. There was Chinese President Xi Jinping at center stage, smiling serenely and confidently, sur…

By Elissa Steedman with wiresABC/AP When Joe Biden stood in the US House of Representatives chamber for his final State of the Union address in March 2024, Marjorie Taylor Greene appeared to be one of Donald Trump’s most loyal soldiers. Sporting a crimson blazer and MAGA baseball cap, Ms Gree…

THE most remarkable thing occurred a few weeks ago, and it took me this long to make sense of it so I could share it with you, dear reader. I don’t blame you one bit if you don’t believe the story because, to be honest, I would not believe it myself if I had not experienced it firsthand.

FIFTY years ago, the Northern Marianas was still part of the Trust Territory administered by the U.S. (The other TT districts were Palau, the Marshall Islands, and what is now known as the Federated States of Micronesia.)

THE Truth is WE have 29 officials in the Legislature & two in the Executive Office YET it’s the SAME-O Impotency with taxes, nepotism, waste, austerity and UNLIMITED business & personal taxes FREELY given to J & P Holdings for 22 yrs. and still no Oversights — duh!

The Trump administration’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” has ignited debate, with critics accusing it of authoritarian overreach while supporters argue it aims to reform American universities’ approach to free speech and merit-based admissions.