Tag: Policies & Impacts

IN-DEPTH – Jan. 6 Defendants and Prisoners Raise Thousands in Donations the Government Wants to Confiscate

The United States government is going after money donated to Jan. 6 defendants and prisoners through crowdfunding platforms. For over two years, the United States government has pursued and punished anyone involved in the protests at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The FBI is still “seeking the public’s assistance in identifying individuals” whom…


Biden’s Green Rules Mean Appliances Will Soon Cost More and Do Less, Experts Say

News Analysis A pledge by the Biden administration in December 2022 to take “more than 100 actions” to impose significantly tighter environmental standards on consumer goods is now becoming reality, and consumer groups are predicting a future in which Americans pay more for products that do less, while manufacturers warn of shortages and supply chain…


Republicans Win Welfare Work Requirements in Debt Ceiling Battle

Within the debt ceiling debate and negotiations between President Joe Biden and the Republican-led House of Representatives, both sides were entrenched and firmly resistant to budging on the issue of work requirements to qualify for social benefits. Changes, however, were made to welfare work requirements. And as was the case with the broader Fiscal Responsibility…


EXCLUSIVE: ‘Liberty Is Messy’: Founder of True the Vote Gears Up for 2024

The lights are never off in prison, so Catherine Engelbrecht lost her sense of time; she thinks it was the early morning hours when she stood in line at the Montgomery Processing Center, a Conroe, Texas immigration detention prison, awaiting an uncomfortable medical assessment. Engelbrecht founded the election-monitoring organization True the Vote in 2010, and…


States Join Forces to Sue Biden Admin Over Border; Target Gets Downgraded | Live With Josh

Attorney Generals in 18 states are joining together in a lawsuit against the Biden administration over the border crisis. This takes place as even many Democrat majority states, including California and New York, say they’re reaching a breaking point from mass illegal immigration. Meanwhile, the conservative protests against woke companies is taking its toll. The…


[LIVE at 10:00 AM ET]: States Join Forces to Sue Biden Admin Over Border; Target Gets Downgraded

Attorney Generals in 18 states are joining together in a lawsuit against the Biden administration over the border crisis. This takes place as even many Democrat majority states, including California and New York, say they’re reaching a breaking point from mass illegal immigration. Meanwhile, the conservative protests against woke companies is taking its toll. The…


[LIVE NOW]: States Join Forces to Sue Biden Admin Over Border; Target Gets Downgraded | Live With Josh

Attorney Generals in 18 states are joining together in a lawsuit against the Biden administration over the border crisis. This takes place as even many Democrat majority states, including California and New York, say they’re reaching a breaking point from mass illegal immigration. Meanwhile, the conservative protests against woke companies is taking its toll. The…


What’s Next After Senate Passes Debt Ceiling Bill

The U.S. Senate passed the debt ceiling agreement—the Fiscal Responsibility Act—with a vote of 63-36, preventing the nation’s first-ever default. The bill will now head to President Joe Biden’s desk for signing. The agreement, crafted by Biden, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), and their teams of negotiators, suspends the debt limit through Jan. 1, 2025,…


Large Number of Job Openings May Lead to Rate Hike

U.S. job openings unexpectedly rose last month, but the strong labor market numbers could lead the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates again in June. It is beginning to appear that the banking-sector crisis caused by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in March had little effect on employers’ strong demand for workers. Fed Chairman Jerome…


New California Bill Would Limit Rental Security Deposits to One Month’s Rent

California lawmakers are considering putting a limit on the amount of security deposit landlords can charge renters, drawing opposition from several of the state’s property owners and realtors’ groups. The legislation has recently crossed a major hurdle on its way to full approval. Assembly members on May 22 advanced Assembly Bill 12, sponsored by Assemblyman…