In light of a leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that drew protesters to justices’ homes, Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Thursday introduced a bill that would make it a crime to leak confidential information from the nation’s highest court. The bill (pdf), titled Stop Supreme Court Leakers Act, aims to protect a range of…
GOP Introduces Legislation to Criminalize Leaks of Confidential Information From SCOTUS
Will Chinese Tariffs Be Sacrificed on the Altar of High Inflation?
Commentary Reversing Trump-era tariffs on China appears to be inevitable. With year-on-year inflation at 8.6 percent, the Biden administration is trying to find solutions to the problem. An ongoing effort that has failed to dent the inflation numbers has been the tapping of the strategic petroleum reserve aimed at depressing the price of oil. The…
Can the COVID Vaccine Affect Fertility?
Researchers have noted that a link between the jabs and menstrual changes are plausible. Here’s what the findings say. STORY AT-A-GLANCE Two U.S. researchers have more than 140,000 reports from people who’ve had changes in their period following COVID-19 injections Another 30,000 reports of period changes following the jabs have been reported in the U.K….
US to Cancel $6 Billion in Student Loans for 200,000 Defrauded Borrowers
WASHINGTON—The United States will cancel $6 billion in student loans for 200,000 borrowers who claimed they were defrauded by their colleges, the administration of President Joe Biden said. A settlement agreement between the borrowers and the Department of Education was filed with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on Wednesday and…
Richest Man in Illinois Moves Business From Chicago to Miami Amid Crime Concerns
The richest person in Illinois announced Thursday he’s moving his hedge fund firm’s headquarters from Chicago to Miami, Florida, coming as he said that crime in the Windy City is far too high. “Chicago will continue to be important to the future of Citadel, as many of our colleagues have deep ties to Illinois,” billionaire…
American Tourism Booming This Summer Despite Record High Gas Prices
Families are packing their bags, jumping in cars, and boarding airplanes without hesitation this summer, despite gas prices hitting a new high the week of June 10—a nationwide average of $4.97 per gallon. The main differences this summer are the distances people are traveling and how they’re choosing to get there. One survey showed that 73 percent…
Rep. Liz Cheney Soliciting Votes From Democrats
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) is starting to ask Democrats to switch parties and vote for her, as she faces a tough primary battle with a candidate endorsed by former President Donald Trump. Cheney’s campaign website recently added a section that asks and answers questions about voting. It notes that voters must be registered as a…
As New Title IX Rules Released, Rally Protests Transgender Athletes Competing in Women’s Sports
WASHINGTON—A group of female athletes from all over the nation protested on June 23 against transgender athletes competing in women’s sports. The rally at Freedom Plaza in Washington also celebrated the 50th anniversary of Title IX, which prohibits any sex-based discrimination in education programs and activities receiving federal funding and enabled college women’s athletic participation…
Evidence in Late 2020 Indicated Vaccinated Could Get COVID-19: Birx
There was evidence as early as the last month of 2020 that people who had received COVID-19 vaccines could still get COVID-19, Dr. Deborah Birx said on June 23. “We knew early on in January of 2021, in late December of 2020, that reinfection was occurring after natural infection,” Birx, the White House COVID-19 response…
‘The Harvey Girls’ (1946): Taming the Wild West of Hollywood
Commentary What do you get when you combine cowboys and waitresses in a 1940s musical? In 1946, this combination created a musical Western, “The Harvey Girls.” This MGM production was the first movie I watched while attending the Turner Classic Movie Film Festival in Hollywood this April. Starring Judy Garland, John Hodiak, and Angela Lansbury,…
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