Tag: Policies & Impacts

Bank Runs Feared Amid SVB Crash; Domino Effect Could Roll Through Economy

A key bank for America’s tech sector, Silicon Valley Bank, is in the process of collapsing. This is sparking bank runs, as people try to get their money out while they still can. In this live Q&A with Crossroads host Joshua Philipp we’ll discuss these stories and others, and answer questions from the audience. …


The Federal Trade Commission’s Monopoly on Thought

Commentary The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was established with massive bipartisan support in 1914 to fight monopolies. But under the Biden administration, this powerful government agency has become something like a police force favoring the most dangerous form of monopoly: that which prevents competition in free expression. Although there were differences on whether to regulate…


Hundreds of Illegal Immigrants Attempt to Storm Border at Texan Port of Entry

Border patrol agents were forced to erect temporary barricades at a port of entry along the southern U.S. border on March 12, as thousands of illegal immigrants tried to enter the country, with hundreds stampeding border officials by force. The stampede incident started at the Paso Del Norte International bridge entry point in El Paso, Texas, around 1.30 p.m. local…


Live 10:30 AM ET: Bank Runs Feared Amid SVB Crash; Domino Effect Could Roll Through Economy

A key bank for America’s tech sector, Silicon Valley Bank, is in the process of collapsing. This is sparking bank runs, as people try to get their money out while they still can. In this live Q&A with Crossroads host Joshua Philipp we’ll discuss these stories and others, and answer questions from the audience. …


House Republicans’ Deregulation Drive Could Be Derailed by Spate of Train Wrecks

House Republicans’ fast-track push for federal regulatory reform could be derailed by a nationwide spate of railroad accidents, including the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern train wreck in East Palestine, Ohio, that forced hundreds to flee their homes for days in fear that leaking toxic chemicals would explode. With residents exposed to still-undetermined health risks from…


Antifa Assaults Journalists, Observers Ahead of Detransitioner Rally at Capitol

SACRAMENTO—Chanting “go home Nazis” and “trans rights are human rights,” more than 100 activists—some carrying Antifa insignia and wielding clubs—attacked journalists across the street from the state Capitol building on March 10. The transgender activists, carrying a black-and-red flag and signs with other Antifa insignia, staged a “Day of Rage” protest about an hour before…


Antifa Assaults Journalists, Observers Ahead of Detransitioner Rally at State Capitol

SACRAMENTO—Chanting “go home Nazis” and “trans rights are human rights,” more than 100 activists—some carrying Antifa insignia and wielding clubs—attacked journalists across the street from the state Capitol building on March 10. The transgender activists, carrying a black-and-red flag and signs with other Antifa insignia, staged a “Day of Rage” protest about an hour before…


Antifa Assaults Journalists, Observers Ahead of Detransitioner Rally in California

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Chanting “Go home, Nazis” and “Trans rights are human rights,” more than 100 activists—some carrying Antifa insignia and wielding clubs—attacked journalists across the street from California’s state Capitol on March 10. The transgender activists, carrying a black-and-red flag and signs with other Antifa insignia, staged a “Day of Rage” protest about an hour before…


Rubio Introduces Bill to Block EV Tax Credits to Ford’s Plant Using Chinese Technology

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee, introduced a bill on Thursday to block subsidies to Chinese battery companies. If enacted, Ford’s new electric vehicle battery plant that licenses a Chinese battery maker’s technology will not qualify for the EV tax credits appropriated in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)….


Biden May Give European Automakers US Tax Credit for Battery, Critical Mineral Production

The United States and the European Union will negotiate a revised trade agreement that could allow European manufacturers to receive U.S. tax credits for producing critical minerals such as lithium and nickel for electric car batteries. Following a March 10 meeting at the White House between President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von…