Month: February 2022

Biden Announces New Sanctions On Russia; Oil Prices Surge Amid Russian Invasion | NTD Business

President Joe Biden is rolling out more sanctions against Russia Thursday, after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Oil prices are surging, as Russia attacks Ukraine. With Russia being one of the top oil exporters, what does that mean for inflation? The number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits has reached a 52-year low. A finance expert says…


Why Sussmann’s ‘Good Samaritan’ Defense Could Backfire | Truth Over News

Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann has now replied to the recent bombshell filing from special counsel John Durham—not once, but twice. Durham—who is prosecuting Sussmann for lying to the FBI—revealed that Sussmann and an IT executive called Rodney Joffe, had exploited Joffe’s access to internet traffic at the White House, as well as Trump Tower…


US Signals Renewed Focus on South Pacific to Counter Rising Chinese Influence

NEW DELHI—The United States and several allies have signaled a renewed focus on the Pacific Island with fresh visits and diplomatic engagements this month, but a lot more needs to be done to mitigate the Chinese regime’s influence in the region, according to experts. Beijing has over the years steadily expanded its economic and political…


State Rejects LA Housing Plan Update, Seek More Ambitious Rezoning Effort

LOS ANGELES—State housing regulators rejected Los Angeles’ blueprint for increased development over the next eight years, telling the city it must re-zone by mid-October to accommodate 255,000 new homes, instead of over the next three years, or risk losing access to affordable housing grants, it was reported Feb. 24. The Los Angeles City Council unanimously…


Recession Is in the Cards

Commentary March approaches, the month that the Federal Reserve (Fed) promised to show its anti-inflation hand. It will, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell has announced, cease its quantitative easing and begin to raise interest rates. Unless favored heavily by Lady Luck, whatever steps the Fed takes will bring market and economic pain and, in time, probably…


Ontario Lifts State of Emergency Declared Due to Protests

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has lifted the province’s state of emergency previously declared in response to protests opposing COVID-19 mandates and restrictions. Ford’s office said in a statement on Feb. 23 that the “emergency tools” provided to law enforcement would still remain in place for now, “as police continue to address ongoing activity on the…


US Sanctions Won’t Change Putin’s Decision Calculus, Experts Say

National security analysts say Russian President Vladimir Putin will likely remain undaunted by the sanctions package unveiled Feb. 24 by U.S. President Joe Biden. Atlantic Council Senior Fellow Emma Ashford said Biden’s sanctions package was what most observers expected: a series of restrictions on Russia’s ability to use the Western financial system, while leaving Russia’s…


U.S. Sanctions Won’t Change Putin’s Decision Calculus, Experts Say

National security analysts say Russian President Vladimir Putin will likely remain undaunted by the sanctions package unveiled Feb. 24 by U.S. President Joe Biden. Atlantic Council Senior Fellow Emma Ashford said Biden’s sanctions package was what most observers expected: a series of restrictions on Russia’s ability to use the Western financial system, while leaving Russia’s…


DOJ’s Halt to Program Targeting CCP Espionage a Show of ‘Weakness’: Sen. Cotton

The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recent decision to scrap the “China Initiative,” a Trump-era effort to thwart economic espionage by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is “another instance of weakness” by the Biden administration, a U.S. senator says. “The CCP has stolen trillions of dollars of American intellectual property, destroyed millions of American jobs, and turned students…


Closure of DOJ Program Targeting CCP Espionage a Show of ‘Weakness’: Sen. Cotton

Critics have lambasted the Department of Justice (DOJ) for its recent decision to close the “China Initiative,” a Trump-era effort to thwart economic espionage from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). “The CCP has stolen trillions of dollars of American intellectual property, destroyed millions of American jobs, and turned students and researchers studying in the United…