The historian who is known affectionately as the granddaddy of presidential prediction models says that Democratic presumptive nominee Joe Biden is a shoo-in to win the 2020 presidential race. The American University historian Allan Lichtman’s predictions are worth paying attention to because he has accurately forecast every election since 1984, including President Donald Trump’s stunning […]
President Donald Trump answers a question during a press conference in the White House on Wednesday. AFP/Getty Images Facebook Inc. on Wednesday removed a post by President Donald Trump that violated its coronavirus misinformation policy. The post was a video clip from a Fox News interview with Trump about reopening schools, in which he wrongly […]
Dear MarketWatch, I want to retire to Texas. I will be moving from Maine within the next five years and would like a location that has freshwater and some national or state parks. I estimate my monthly retirement income in the range of $3,750 to $4,200. I will be buying a house and selling the […]
The battle lines have been drawn. Disney’s decision to release its live-action “Mulan” movie on Disney+ for a $30 fee has split audiences into two camps. They include those furious about being charged three Hamiltons to watch something on a service that they are already paying for, when other releases (like, well, “Hamilton”) are included […]
Less than 24 hours after President Trump said some “great generals” told him they thought that Tuesday’s massive explosion in Beirut was an “attack” involving “a bomb of some kind,” Defense Secretary Mark Esper seemed less than convinced by that explanation. Speaking to an online audience Wednesday as part of the Aspen Security Forum, Esper […]
Black Lives Matter art and murals have been popping up around Baltimore. Win McNamee/Getty Images The Baltimore Department of Recreation and Parks is investigating after officials removed murals supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. The five murals were created by a variety of artists who had been granted approval by the city, The Baltimore Sun […]
After weeks of bashing mail-in voting and even suggesting the 2020 election should be delayed, President Donald Trump has changed his tune — at least when it comes to the critical swing state of Florida. Now he’s for it. The president on Tuesday encouraged voters in Florida to vote by mail, first via a tweet […]
The U.S. and China have agreed to high-level talks on Aug. 15 to assess Beijing’s compliance with the bilateral trade agreement signed early this year, according to people briefed on the matter. The trade pact has emerged as one of the few remaining avenues for the two countries to engage on matters of mutual concern. […]
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks to the media as White House chief of staff Mark Meadows listens Tuesday at the U.S. Capitol. Getty Images After more than a week of almost daily face-to-face meetings, Trump administration officials and congressional Democratic leaders have agreed to try to reach a coronavirus-aid bill deal by the week’s end. […]