US News Roundup — October 2, 2026 The FBI issues a classified "Patel Report" on times the bureau "fell short." Director Kash Patel's bureau sent a classified internal report to its workforce examining episodes from the FBI's past where ...
US News Roundup — October 1, 2026 Tennessee halts all executions after a botched lethal injection. Christa Pike, the only woman on Tennessee's death row, survived a failed execution attempt on September 30 and remained in critical condition...
US News Roundup The Supreme Court let the Trump administration resume "third-country" deportations while the case proceeds, allowing migrants with final removal orders to be sent to nations other than their own even when they weren't born there. ...
US News Roundup A New Steel Giant for Iowa. President Trump announced an $18 billion investment in America's steel industry, including a $15 billion steel manufacturing plant and a $3 billion Minnesota iron-ore mine to supply it. Mesabi Metallics...
Trump and Xi Extend Trade Truce by Two Months Lead-in: The United States and China agreed to extend their trade truce by an additional two months, giving negotiators more time to work toward a broader deal and holding off a fresh round of tariff esca...
Reflections on South Korea's Approach to Exchange Rate Challenges
Reflections on South Korea's Approach to Exchange Rate Challenges In recent weeks, the notable decline in the Korean won's value against the US dollar has sparked widespread discussion about the government's strategy. Many are questioning...
About the Current Political Direction of the Republic of Korea
1. Concerns About the Current Political Direction of the Republic of Korea Many of us have long admired the Republic of Korea as a vibrant liberal democracy that achieved remarkable economic growth and earned a reputation as a free, open, and hopeful...
South Korea met two criteria and was re-added to the Monitoring List
The South Korean government's foreign exchange intervention (primarily selling USD to defend the won's value) is a sensitive issue that can raise concerns about designation as a currency manipulator by the United States. However, as of Novembe...
The Precarious Bubble: South Korea's Artificial Stock Market Surge and Impending Crash Risk
The Precarious Bubble: Unraveling South Korea's Artificial Stock Market Surge and Impending Crash Risk In the heart of East Asia's economic powerhouse, South Korea's stock market has embarked on a meteoric rise that defies fundamental logi...
South Korea’s Credit Rating: One Notch Down Explained
South Korea’s Credit Rating: One Notch Down Explained Below is a summary of South Korea’s current sovereign credit ratings (as of November 2025) and what “one notch lower” would look like for each major rating agency. (“O...
Orange County News – October 2, 2026 An Extreme Heat Warning covers all of Orange County through 8 p.m. Thursday, October 8, the National Weather Service said, with inland areas such as Irvine, Santa Ana, Anaheim and Mission Viejo expected to r...
Today's Top Stories Seal Beach declares a coastal emergency. City Council members ratified a local emergency this week to speed up preparations against sand loss ahead of a forecasted "super El Niño," making Seal Beach the fourth Orange Co...
Orange County News – September 29, 2026 Capistrano Beach and Dana Point brace for more coastal damage as Hurricane Polo approaches: Coastal communities still recovering from Hurricane Marie are bracing for renewed battering as Hurricane Polo...
Orange County News – September 28, 2026 Coastal flood advisory extended: A coastal flood advisory for Orange County beaches remains in effect until 5 p.m. Wednesday as long-period swells generated by Hurricane Polo and Tropical Storm Odalys con...
A Hurricane's Coastal Threat Hurricane Polo, now a major Category 3 storm off the Baja California coast, is combining with a second system, Hurricane Odalys, to send dangerous swells toward Orange County's coastline. The National Weather Serv...
Trump Says He’ll ‘Fight Even Harder’ After Sussmann Acquittal
Former President Donald Trump pledged to “fight even harder” in the political arena after a former Clinton campaign lawyer charged with making false statements to the FBI was found not guilty. “If anything, it makes me want to fight ...
Durham Investigation Verdict Revives Trump-Era Claims of Politicization at DOJ
Special counsel John Durham, the prosecutor appointed to investigate potential government wrongdoing in the early days of the Trump-Russia probe, leaves federal court in Washington, Monday, May 16, 2022. Photo: Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP The acquittal of ...
Special Counsel John Durham Wins Key Motion in Case Against Former Clinton Lawyer
A federal judge on May 4 granted a motion from special counsel John Durham to review documents that Hillary Clinton’s campaign and other parties had claimed were protected by privilege, which means the documents may ultimately be made available ...
John Durham Issues Trial Subpoenas to Members of Clinton Campaign, DNC
Connecticut's U.S. Attorney John Durham in 2018. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP) Special counsel John Durham has issued trial subpoenas for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign, the Democratic National Committee (DNC), Fusion GPS, and Perkin...
Former Clinton Campaign Lawyer Made False Statements to Second Government Agency: Durham
Former Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussman, who is accused of lying to the FBI when he claimed he was not handing over information about then-candidate Donald Trump in 2016, made false statements to CIA officers in a meeting after Trump wa...
