Tag: Policies & Impacts

Can Americans Still Defend Themselves Without Getting Arrested?

If someone you love were threatened, or even physically attacked, do you have the right to defend them? And even more so, when police are being defunded and when criminals are being released on the streets, do you have a right to protect yourself? Do you have to just let things happen? Do you just…


Democrat Bill Would Pack Supreme Court to Lessen Conservative Influence

Senate Democrats unveiled a new bill that would pack the Supreme Court by adding four new seats beyond the current nine seats, a move that could lead to the loss of the court’s current conservative majority. The legislation comes after President Joe Biden’s commission on Supreme Court reform failed in December 2021 to recommend expanding…


Court Backlog Clog: It’s the Story of Immigration Now and It’s Growing Inexorably Worse

News analysis New migrants pouring into the United States after the Biden administration let a COVID-19 restriction called Title 42 expire last week will not break the nation’s stretched court system. The system is already shattered, according to several former judges, immigration experts, and Department of Homeland Security data. The average wait time for a…


Biden Administration Says Nevada’s Lithium Mine Project Can Continue After Court Ordered Review

The Biden administration says Nevada’s massive lithium mine project can continue construction after the administration completed a court-ordered review that approved the project, despite legal challenges from tribal leaders and conservation groups. The Interior Department announced Tuesday it is taking steps to clarify mineral rights under the 1872 law to reflect the “realities of the…


Postal Chief Says Service Is Better While Lawmakers Say There Is Still Work to Do

The Postmaster General told the House Oversight Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) had made significant progress toward the goals of its Delivering for America 10-Year Strategic Plan. But during its May 17 hearing, the subcommittee wanted to hear that the mail would be delivered on time….


[PREMIERING 7:00PM ET]: Can Americans Still Defend Themselves Without Getting Arrested?

If someone you love were threatened, or even physically attacked, do you have the right to defend them? And even more so, when police are being defunded and when criminals are being released on the streets, do you have a right to protect yourself? Do you have to just let things happen? Do you just…


Federal Reserve Must Not Become a Climate Policymaker, Senate Republicans Say

In a letter to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a group of Senate Republicans criticized the central bank for initiating its climate agenda while the institution grapples with rampant inflation and banking turmoil. Upper chamber GOP officials, led by Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), wrote that the Fed is inching toward implementing climate change into its…


Nevada Legislature Passes Gun Control Bills, Awaits Gov. Joe Lombardo’s Move

The Nevada Legislature passed three gun control bills on May 15, sending them to Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo’s desk for his signature of approval. Lombardo, a former police officer and Second Amendment supporter, has not commented on whether he will veto the bills. On his campaign website, Lombardo says he “supports the right of all law-abiding…


IN-DEPTH: Biden Administration Continues Questionable Legacy of Weather Manipulation

It sounds like something out of science fiction. Blocking sunlight from reaching the earth, creating rain, and altering a hurricane are concepts usually associated with movie villain stereotypes. But this is exactly what the U.S. government has invested millions of dollars into for decades, including this year. But the United States isn’t alone. Due to…


Cornell Professor Tracks CRT in Higher Education, Elite K-12, and Medical Schools

A website developed by a Cornell University law professor to track critical race theory (CRT) in America’s colleges and universities is expanding to expose CRT’s presence in the curriculum at elite K-12 and medical schools. Criticalrace.org is a website created by Cornell Professor William Jacobson, featuring a state-by-state compilation of America’s educational institutions and a report…