A Chicago-based non-profit transparency watchdog declared victory on Aug. 25 in a years-long battle to expose more than $300 billion in California government spending, making it the 50th and last state to have its “checkbook” made public. Unlike most of the other 49 states, however, California officials fought OpenTheBooks.com at every turn and would have…
Nonprofit Watchdog Claims Victory in Battle to Make California’s Spending Public
Trump-McConnell Spat Distracting From GOP’s Work to Defeat Democrats in Midterms, Strategists Say
News Analysis The swift escalation of the feud between former President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) does not help inspire candidates or rally GOP voters in closely watched midterm races in swing states, some political strategists and analysts have told The Epoch Times. The Republican Party infighting may ultimately lead to…
Federal Court Blocks Biden Rule Forcing ER Docs to Perform Abortions Against Their Faith
A federal judge blocked, for the time being, a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regulatory guidance that sought to compel emergency room doctors to perform abortions even if doing so violates their conscience or religious faith. In a 67-page decision, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Lubbock Division, enjoined…
Federal Court Blocks Biden Rule Forcing ER Doctors to Perform Abortions Against Their Faith
A federal judge in Texas blocked, for the time being, regulatory guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that sought to compel emergency room doctors to perform abortions even if doing so violates their conscience or religious faith. In a 67-page decision, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas,…
Unvaccinated Canadians Think Life Would Be Better in the US, Survey Finds
Unvaccinated Canadians think they would enjoy life more if they lived in the United States, according to a new survey. Abacus Data surveyed 1,500 Canadian adults from July 11 to 17, 2022. While just one in every ten Canadians believe life overall would be better in the U.S., that number spikes among the unvaccinated. Among this…
New Economic Research Study Sees No Tax Policy Impact From 2010 ‘Citizens United’ Decision
A new study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) finds the 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court decision did not, contrary to repeated claims by Democrats and progressive activists, enable corporations to buy favorable tax policies. “Across all outcomes, we find no statistically or economically significant effects of independent political contributions on tax…
Attempts to Prosecute Trump ‘Not Prudential’ and Will Backfire, Legal Experts Say
News Analysis The manifold legal moves undertaken against former President Donald Trump, including the FBI’s Aug. 8 raid on his home in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, the Jan. 6 hearings, and the investigation of his business dealings led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, break from long-established protocol about not prosecuting presidents after they leave office…
Mar-a-Lago Raid Has Marred DOJ’s Image, Observers Say
News Analysis The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s raid last week on the home of former President Donald Trump in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, ostensibly for the purpose of retrieving documents containing classified information pertinent to national security, has undermined public trust in federal law enforcement and the Department of Justice (DOJ), experts say. Though the affidavit that…
Trump’s Influence Has Energized Outsiders in GOP Primary Races, Strategists Say
News Analysis A number of successful candidates in the GOP primary elections held on Aug. 9 in Vermont, Connecticut, Minnesota, Wisconsin, espouse domestic and foreign policies consistent with those of former President Donald Trump. The FBI’s Monday night raid on the former president’s Mar-a-Lago home, as part of an investigation into the alleged moving of…
FBI Raid Set to Fire Up Trump-Aligned Candidates in Primary Races: Strategists
News Analysis A number of successful candidates in the GOP primary elections held on Aug. 9 in Vermont, Connecticut, Minnesota, Wisconsin, espouse domestic and foreign policies consistent with those of former President Donald Trump. The FBI’s Monday night raid on the former president’s Mar-a-Lago home, as part of an investigation into the alleged moving of…
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