Tag: Policies & Impacts

PREMIERING at 10AM ET: If Beijing is the #1 Threat, Why is Washington Targeting Americans?

American civilian and military leaders say war with China is ever more likely. But the United States isn’t prepared for conflict—it doesn’t even have enough ammunition to defend against the CCP’s hostilities. While China’s military might grew, the United States’ ruling class instead focused its might on warring against their fellow Americans. *Follow Over The…


Adult Entertainment Industry Group Sues Over Utah’s New Age Verification Law

The state of Utah is being sued over its new age verification law requiring companies that publish adult content to verify users’ ages before allowing them to view material on their sites. The Free Speech Coalition, a trade association for the adult entertainment industry, filed a federal lawsuit on May 3 alongside Andrea Barrica, founder of…


IN-DEPTH: Ukraine ‘Endgame’ Likely Means Intensified US-NATO ‘Long Game’ Against Russia: Experts

After winning back territory in the fall and holding most of those gains through winter, the world awaits Ukraine’s much-anticipated spring offensive to drive Russian invaders out of the nation’s eastern provinces. Despite optimism, however, most European and United States analysts do not expect the offensive will deliver a decisive enough victory to end Vladimir…


Supreme Court Inches Closer to Decision in Major Redistricting Case

The U.S. Supreme Court is moving closer to deciding if it will issue an opinion in a high-profile case in which Republicans want the court to recognize state legislatures’ power to regulate federal elections without interference from state courts, which they say the U.S. Constitution requires. Many legal observers had speculated that the case was…


Regulators Failed to Do Their Jobs in Preventing Banking Turmoil: Senate Committee

Federal regulators who fell asleep at the wheel and failed to do their job of preventing distress in the banking system need to be held accountable., lawmakers argued at a Senate hearing. The Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee held a hearing to hold executives accountable after the three bank failures. There was chatter…


Oklahoma Lawmakers, Activists Call on Governor to Sign Reprieve of Death Row Inmate

OKLAHOMA CITY—Anti-death penalty activist Sister Helen Prejean told a group of about 35 people in the Oklahoma State Capital that the state couldn’t be trusted with the power to execute people. “In that governor’s hand is the power of life and death. We have got to end this; they can’t handle it,” Prejean said. Prejean…


Biden Clears Path for New Sanctions Amid Violence in Sudan

President Joe Biden signed an executive order on May 4 that opened the door to new Sudan-related sanctions amid the ongoing power struggle between rival military generals in the African nation. The order authorizes future sanctions against individuals who threaten the “peace, security, or stability” of Sudan, impede the country’s democratic transition, or commit acts…


Auto Worker’s Union Withholds Support for Biden’s Reelection Campaign Over His EV Policies

United Auto Workers (UAW) is delaying its endorsement of President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign, according to a May 2 union memo. The Detroit-based union is holding back out of concern for recent Biden administration policies that encourage the transition to electric vehicles (EVs). UAW, based in Detroit, has not endorsed the president, whom it supported in 2020, due…


Pennsylvania Senate Approves Special Prosecutor for Philadelphia Mass Transit Crimes

When the Pennsylvania House flipped from Republican to Democrat majority, much of the state Legislature lost its appetite for impeaching Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner. But there is a workaround that Senate Republicans believe will curb crime in Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania House this week approved legislation that would require the Pennsylvania attorney general to appoint…


Regional Banking System ‘at Risk,’ Warns Bill Ackman

Famed investor Bill Ackman is warning that America’s regional banking system is at risk and criticized the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) for worsening the banking crisis facing the nation. “The regional banking system is at risk,” Ackman stated in a tweet on May 4. The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has “woke up…